Page 26 of A Minute Past Midnight

The inside of her thighs were wet with my dick feeling like it was about to burst as I slid right in.

She felt just like home.

We both groaned as I took her lips and sucked on them gently at first. The kiss said everything our words couldn't express. The way her arms came around me as I rocked inside of her, tongue exploring my mouth while ending it with the suck of my lips, let me know that she’d missed me just as much as I’d missed her.

So much that I didn't care about using protection this time.

Reckless.

I knew.

That was just how quickly I'd fallen for her.

The only sound that could be heard was Kut Klose’s “Surrender” playing on the Bluetooth speaker. Samir and I had just gotten out of the shower after going another round. I changed the sheets and lit some candles while he made a few calls, before we both settled in my full-sized bed. I lay on my back while he lay on his side. His fingers intertwined in mine while his other hand massaged my scalp.

We were silent, me freshly fucked with a million thoughts swarming in my mind.

“I missed you,” he said, manipulating my fingers with his.

I turned my head slightly to look at him.

“You did?”

He nodded. “I’ve been thinking about you every day since our night together. I didn't think to get your number. Why you ain't call me? You don't like me?” he asked with a sexy smirk on his face.

I smiled. “Of course I do. I couldn't stop thinking about you either.” Then my smile dropped. Nerves settled in the pit of my stomach. I was afraid that once I told him I was pregnant, he'd run. Although I anticipated it, I hoped he’d at least give me the money to terminate it.

He lifted and looked at me with a slight frown on his face. “What's wrong?”

I swallowed. “I, um . . . I went to the doctor today. He told me I was pregnant. Almost nine weeks.”

I sat up against the headboard with my heart racing and anticipating his next words.

He didn't speak. Just stared down the length of my legs.

“I can get an abortion⁠—”

His head snapped up, and his eyes pierced me. “What?”

“I can get an abortion. I know this was unexpected, and we don't know each other beyond our sexual chemistry. I wouldn't want to burden you with such a huge responsibility. I'm in no condition to care for a child. I'm still trying to get my career. I can barely feed myself, I don't have a car, this apartment is way too small⁠—”

“Juliana.” He stopped me while grabbing my hands.

“Yes?”

“Breathe.” I released the breath I held in. “I know this is something that wasn't planned. I knew when the condom broke that it could have been a possibility, but I was banking on you being on birth control. I didn't even think to ask if you were. We were just in the heat of the moment, so it's a lot of shit we didn't think to ask each other.”

“I hadn't been active in a year. You're the first guy I'd had sex with since I moved here.”

“I believe you. That pussy is too tight for me not to believe it.”

My head dropped in my hand. “Oh, my goodness.”

He took my hand away from my face and looked at me with a serious look.

“It's whatever you decide, Cinderella. I'm not a man who don't take care of his responsibilities. If you decide that you don't want to keep it, I’m cool with that. I'm still gon’ fuck with you. If you decide you want to keep it, then I’m going to need you to pack up all your important shit. I refuse to let you raise our baby in this place. You can move in with me, or I can get you a house. Whatever you want, love.”

I could see the sincerity in his eyes as his thumb caressed my thigh.