Hooking Him (How to Catch an Alpha #3)(63)
“Mommy!” I lean up on my elbow to look at my baby, who’s growing bigger by the day, and smile when she walks toward me. “Can we go to the bakery on the way home and get cupcakes?”
“I think we can do that.” Her smile looks just like her dad’s. Much to Calvin’s disappointment, she didn’t get my hair or eye color but got his dark hair and blue eyes, which I love.
“Babe, when we go to the shop, you’re not working,” Calvin says, and I look at him, narrowing my eyes slightly.
“I never said I was.”
“I know you didn’t, but I know you.” I want to roll my eyes, but he’s right. Even when I’m not supposed to be working at the bakery I’m working at the bakery, but that’s because two years ago, Chrissie offered me the opportunity to become coowner, and I took it. I love that my job never feels like work; it just feels like I’m spending time doing something fun with people I like hanging out with.
“I won’t work,” I say when he doesn’t drop the look he’s giving me.
“I love you.” The intensity in his expression tells me just how much.
“I know.” I pull in a breath and let it out slowly, looking between the two people who mean more to me than anything else in the world . . . that is, until our son joins us in a few months. As he moves around in my belly, I wonder if one person should ever be this happy, then think it doesn’t matter, because that’s just the way it is.
Acknowledgments
First, I have to give thanks to God, because without him, none of this would have been possible. Second, I want to thank my husband. I love you now and always—thank you for believing in me, even when I don’t always believe in myself. To my beautiful son, you bring such joy into my life, and I’m so honored to be your mom. To my sister, my mom, and my family and friends, every single day I’m grateful for the love and happiness you bring into my life.
To every blogger and reader, thank you for taking the time to read and share my books. There will never be enough ink in the world to acknowledge you all, but I will forever be grateful to each and every one of you.
Like thousands of authors before me, I started this writing journey after I fell in love with reading. I wanted to give people a place to escape to where the stories were funny, sweet, and hot and left them feeling good. I’ve loved sharing my stories with you all, loved that I’ve helped people escape the real world, even for a moment.
I started writing for me and will continue writing for you.
XOXO,
Aurora