One Baby Daddy (Dating by Numbers #3)(54)

I’m happy. I feel at peace with Adalyn in my arms. It almost is like my life is coming full circle, everything falling into place.

Now . . . to have the talk with her.

Living in Philadelphia while she lives in Binghamton is going to be inconvenient, especially with her nurse schedule, but I really think we can work it out and hopefully—if I’m a lucky son of a bitch—she’ll consider moving to Philly, even if it’s not immediately, given she’s new to her job.

The town car pulls in front of Adalyn’s house and idles. “We’re here.” I kiss the top of her head. It’s late and if she didn’t have such an early shift tomorrow morning, I’d suggest I follow her into her house. But she needs a good night’s sleep, especially considering what little sleep we’ve had over the past two days.

“Mmm . . . but I’m so warm, and if I leave this car, I’m going to have to face the real world, and I’m not sure if I’m ready for that. Ten more minutes.”

I chuckle as she tries to snuggle in closer. “Ten more minutes, babe, will lead you to falling asleep in this car.”

“Nothing wrong with that. Don’t you want to just take a little nap, have a little snuggle time?”

Groaning, I wrap my arm around her and squeeze her tightly. “I want nothing more than to stay in the tiny bubble we created, but you have work tomorrow, and I have to get back to my training.”

She waves me off. “You’re fit enough, you’ll be fine. I mean, how many more muscles do you really need?”

“All of them, babe. All of them.” I chuckle and kiss her forehead. “Come on, I’ll walk you to your door.”

Grunting with disapproval, she lifts off me. “You know, if I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were trying to get rid of me.” Stiffly turning on the seat, she asks, “You’re not getting rid of me, are you?”

“Yup, that’s been my plan the entire time.”

“I knew it.” She shakes her fist to the sky. “Played, by Hayden Holmes. It will be my InTouch Weekly article I sell out of desperation and payback.”

“When they’re interviewing you, can you at least mention my sizable cock?”

Eyes narrowing. “I’ll mention its size for sure, but I’m going to tell you right now”—she hops out of the car and leans in through the door—“it’s not going to be in your favor.”

“You’re the devil.”

The driver takes her suitcase to the sidewalk and she takes it from him with a thank you. Walking up the pathway to her house, she says over her shoulder, “You have no idea, Holmes. Get ready for the wrath of Adalyn. Ohhhhh boy.” She laughs manically, as I follow closely behind her. “When my brothers get ahold of this information, you can bet your tiny macaroni that there will be a bounty put on your head. First person to rupture your nuts with a hockey puck wins.”

I squeeze my legs together when we reach her front door. Fuck, that would hurt. “Damn, if I would’ve known the psychotic nightmare you’d turn into, I never would’ve asked you out.” I pull her in by her hips, smiles on both of our faces.

“You should always do your research, Hayden, especially a man in your position. You never know who the psychos are going to be. We might seem normal at first, but that’s how we get you. Then, we flip a switch and tear your world apart.”

“Noted.” Sighing, I press my forehead against hers. “Did you have fun?”

All joking aside, she grips my shirt and nods. “I had an amazing time. Thank you for taking me and giving me some memorable moments to lock away forever.”

“Memorable moments, huh?”

She nods and plays with the collar of my shirt. “Being fucked in a dressing room. Blow jobs in town cars. Sex in the shower.” She moans. “That was my favorite.”

Town car blow job was a close second for me.

“Are all your memories sexual?”

“Mostly, since you held out on me for so long, but spending time with Calder and Rachel was amazing. Seeing Hamilton was so much fun. Going to the top of the Statue of Liberty and geeking out like tourists is right up there. Oh, and don’t forget about the pizza. Ugh, the pizza was so good.”

“The pizza, let’s fly back for the pizza.”

“Okay.” She attempts to pull me back to the car but I stop her. “Ugh, you’re no fun. Where’s your adventure?”

“I have no idea why I’m the responsible one here. I’m not the one who has to get up early tomorrow and be present enough to perform medical tasks on reallive human beings.”

“Well . . . when you put it like that.” She twists her lips to the side. “Damn it, Hayden. Ugh, you’re right. Putting in an IV with zero sleep isn’t very responsible or fun.”

“I prefer my nurses to be well rested.” I lean closer to her ear and add, “And fucked.”

Shivering in my arms, she looks at me through her eyelashes. “Well, you took care of the second half of the sentence.”

“And I’m trying to take care of the first half.” Hooking my finger under her chin, I bring my lips to hers, sweetly kissing her, not diving too deep, and not pressing too hard. “Go on, go get some sleep. I’ll text you in the morning, okay?”