Chapter Nine
Liam
Panting harder than I do when I'm competing, I wonder if Kinsley has any idea she has shattered my world as I know it. I thought I was happy here on the mountain on my own, but in the short time since I met this woman, she has become an addiction. And it's not just the mind blowing sex. She brings a light to the darkness I wasn't fully aware I was living in. My mind begins contemplating ideas on how to get her to stay.
It seems maybe my body and fate might have been one step ahead.
Kinsley suddenly scrambles from my arms. She stares in horror at my softening cock covered in our combined juices and whispers. "You're not wearing a condom."
My heart skips a beat at the realization. But it is not dismay which overcomes me, as it would have any other time if I had been in this situation with another woman. No, hope blooms in my chest as it swells with the idea of Kinsley growing round with my baby. My spent dick twitches at the thought. There's no way I can let her walk away now.
Kinsley does not seem to be as on board with the potential situation, though. She is now pacing back and forth, hands fisted in her hair, muttering. "How could I be so stupid? This is so bad. What am I going to do? I might be losing my job. How will I support and take care of a baby?"
At the last statement she whirls, her face contorted with rage, stabbing her finger at me. "You! You did this. You've been sidetracking me almost the entire time I have been here. Keeping me all blissed out with attention and sex, completely distracting me from what I was supposed to be doing. I'm pretty sure I'll lose my job if I don't get this article written. My new boss is just looking for an excuse to can me. Now I'll have no job and a baby."
When her face crumples and tears roll down her plump cheeks, it feels like a knife stabbing in my heart. I pull the blanket from the back of the couch, cautiously wrap it around her shoulders in case she feels like striking out physically. Instead, she seems to lose it further.
I sweep her into my arms and then sit back down with her on my lap. She tries to bury her face in my shoulder, but I cup her cheeks in my hands, tilting her head up so she has to look at me. My thumbs wipe away the trail of tears. "Sweetheart, whatever happens, we will deal with this together. I apologize for forgetting a condom. All I could think about was being inside you. But I'm not sorry it happened. Nothing would make me happier than you being pregnant with my baby. I know that sounds crazy because we just met, but before you freaked out, I was thinking about how I could get you to stay. I finally understand now how Lucas felt when he met Cora. They too, ended up together after a very short time. He told me when you know you know. It sounded ridiculous to me until I met you. Now I understand."
Mouth gaping like a fish, she blinks slowly at me.
I feel a corner of my mouth tug up slightly. Something I have a feeling will be happening more often now. "Now let's deal with the more immediate concern, the damn article. I'll do whatever you need to get it done. I know I have been an ass about it, but for you, I will suffer through it and give you whatever you need. If you are having problems with your boss, then maybe this is all happening for a reason. What are the odds we meet when you might be facing some changes? You can write from anywhere, can't you? Plenty of people make good money doing freelance writing."
Her eyes are saucer wide as she whispers. "Are you for real or am I still passed out from that orgasm and dreaming?"
An actual chuckle escapes this time. "You passed out, huh?"
Cheeks pink, she shoves at my shoulder. "Shut up."
"To address your question, you are fully awake, and I am completely real and serious."
"I have to say this is the craziest thing that has ever happened to me and not at all what I expected. I have had the thought I could get used to this on multiple occasions since I arrived here. You sure know how to spoil a girl. This is a lot, but I appreciate your willingness to support me however I need. How about we get this damn article done and then figure the rest out? I would like to continue seeing you and see what happens from there."
My heart pounds at her proposal. It's not her moving in with me right now, but I suppose that would be surprising if she did. I'll take what I can get for now and work on getting her here with me permanently soon.
"I'd be happier with you here with me all the time now, but I understand needing time to think things through before completely changing your life. Now that we have that sorted, let's go get cleaned up so we can work on that damn article."
I swipe my lips against hers in a brief kiss, so we don't get too carried away before standing with her in my arms. Then I take her to the shower, where we do end up getting carried away.