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She stepped back. “I should go.”
I reached out and took her arm, pulling her back to me. I cupped her face. Her eyes widened in surprise and then they closed, as if she were savoring the feel of my hands on her cheeks. Yes, she knew what was important.
“I forgive you.” I leaned to her, drawing my lips over hers softly.
Her breath hitched and her fingers clutched my shirt.
When I pulled away, she let out a small sob. “Kade.”
“You owned up to your mistake. I know that I was a part of the problem. When you heard me talk about my concerns about not knowing if women wanted me for me or my money, that had only come about after meeting you. I was perfectly content to sow my oats. And then you showed up, looking so lovely and smelling like lavender and vanilla.”
She sniffed. I used my thumbs to wipe her tears.
“Something shifted inside me. Like my heart immediately latched on to you, and it wouldn’t let go. I didn’t understand it. It scared the shit out of me, and yet, I wanted whatever it was being around you promised. It made me crazy how you kept avoiding me, which I suppose contributed to my fear.”
“I’m sorry, Kade. I didn’t want to push you away. I wanted to grab on to you and love you from the minute I met you. But I didn’t feel like I was in your league. I decided to settle for being a notch on your bedpost just to have a chance to be with you. But the more you came around, the harder it was to keep my heart in check. When I learned I was pregnant, I was scared and confused. I knew I had to tell you but, I just… there’s no good excuse. At the time it made sense, but now I see that I was just being selfish.” She looked up at me. “I still don’t understand why you like me.”
“I love you, Morgan.”
She bit her lip as new tears fell.
“I love you because you’re sweet, charming, funny, bold, creative, and sexy. Really all I have is money and a nice face.”
She laughed. “No, you have so much more. So much more.”
She launched herself in my arms and then pulled away, her expression apprehensive. “This means I get another chance, right?”
“Yes, baby. We both get another chance.”
34
Morgan — Monday
If this was a dream, I never wanted to wake up. Kade was holding me like he wasn’t ever going to let me go. I clung to him to make sure he never did.
“I love you. I’m sorry. I love you. I’m sorry,” came out of my mouth like a chant I was so afraid he’d change his mind.
“Let me send your driver off,” he said, with a kiss on my cheek. “We’ll start fresh.”
I nodded, feeling a little wobbly from the roller coaster of emotions, but so happy. Blissfully happy.
He went outside, and a few minutes later was back.
“Now. Where were we?” he pulled me to him and kissed me breathless.
“I love it when you do that,” I said when his lips trailed along my jaw to my ear.
“Do what?”
“Kiss me. Touch me.”
“Fuck you?”
I grinned. “I really love that, too.”
He gave me a knowing smile as he took my hand. “Let me show you our room.”
Our. He used the word “our.” My heart cartwheeled in my chest. Or maybe it was the growl of my stomach.
He stopped. “Are you hungry? Do you need any food for the baby?”
I bit my lip. “I did miss dinner.”
He changed directions and led me to the kitchen instead. “You know, we haven’t really cooked together yet. This seems like a good time to start. What do you want? Eggs? Pancakes.”
“I make really good pancakes,” I said.
“Pancakes it is.”
We worked side by side, mixing the batter and cooking them in the griddle. It took a bit longer than usual, and we burnt a few because we got distracted by kissing.
Eventually, we sat at the table overlooking the ocean with a large plate of pancakes and warm syrup.
“All right. Let’s see how these taste.” He took a large bite of the fluffy hotcake. He let out a moan that reminded me of when we’d hade sex. “You win. These are fantastic.”
I grinned. Kade Raven, famous restaurateur, said my pancakes were fantastic.
“We should open a diner.”
I laughed. “That’s not too low brow for you?”
He gave me a sheepish smile. “Sorry I was such a pompous ass. I know what I know, but clearly, I don’t know everything. I should have supported your vision and trusted your instincts.”
“My vision was a food truck and my instinct had me hiring John Parker.”
Kade growled. “I fucking wanted to rip his throat out.”
I put my hand on his. “I never touched him, or him me. Never. Ever.”
