Ryley's Revenge (Gloves Off #2)(34)

“Yes, they were. I was only doing it to get a rise out of you.” There was a bedspread set I really liked, so I walked over and picked it up. “What do you think about this one? I like the different shades of blue and green.”

Ryley took it from me and put it in the cart. “Much better.”

We walked around the store until we finally got to the baby furniture. Instinctively, I rubbed a hand over my stomach and smiled. I didn’t know how long I had, but in a few months I would have a baby in my arms with Ryley by my side. It was too good to be true.

“Do you think we should go ahead and buy a crib?” Ryley asked, looking at the various options.

I knew better than to get ahead of myself. “It’s probably not a good idea,” I murmured low.

He furrowed his brows and looked over at me. “Why do you say that? We’re going to need one eventually, right?”

I ran my hands over the dark cherry sleigh-style crib and frowned. “There are a lot of things that can go wrong in the first trimester, Ryley. I would hate to have the nursery done and then something happens to the baby.”

A pained expression crossed his face and he tensed. “I never thought about that. You’ve been taking care of yourself, right?”

“Of course,” I claimed wholeheartedly. “I haven’t had any alcohol since before we went to Vegas, when I had my first inkling I was pregnant. I didn’t want to take the chance.”

He put his arm around me and kissed the side of my head. “Then we’ll be fine. My girls are strong.”

Rolling my eyes, I smacked him in the arm. “Not you too. I told you we’re having a boy. You and Gabby are going to drive me insane.”

We walked up to the register and Ryley paid for the new bedroom set, smirking at me. “What can I say? I see us having a little girl with dark brown curls and green eyes. I’m going to have fun scaring off her boyfriends.”

“No, you won’t. She’ll have you wrapped around her finger,” I teased.

Ryley leaned over and placed his lips against mine, holding me close. “Just like her momma.”





AFTER THE DAY Ryley and I had, I couldn’t believe how exhausted I was when we got back from shopping. I watched him start the load of bed sheets in the washer before navigating his way around the kitchen to cook us dinner. I was in heaven. We ate dinner on the back deck and then afterward, I went exploring in his house—our house—while he got the fire ready in the pit.

“I can’t believe you’re actually burning those sheets,” I announced, shutting the patio door.

He tossed the last pillowcase onto the pile and the flames grew higher. “I’m not going to miss them.” When he turned around, his eyes went wide as he regarded the length of my body with hunger. Since we were going to spend time by the pool, I’d put on one of my bikinis. “Hot damn,” he exclaimed. “You look so f*cking sexy right now.”

It was strange because when I looked in the mirror, I could tell my flat stomach was starting to bulge just a tiny bit. “Do you think you’ll be saying that when I get bigger?” I asked nervously.

He sensed my hesitation and came to my side, placing his hand on my stomach. “Are you serious? You’re not going to be able to keep me off of you.” Biting his lip, he glanced over at the pool and then back to me. “So what do you say? You want to relive that fateful night?”

I smiled and ran my hand over his growing cock. “What do you think?”

After lowering his shorts to the ground, he reached behind me and untied my top, letting it fall to the ground before untying my bottoms.

“You don’t regret what we did, do you?”

“No,” he answered seriously. “When we were in Vegas, there was a part of me that wanted you to be pregnant. After you took the test and I held you in my arms, I didn’t want to let you go. I knew as soon as it came back negative you’d be gone again. Do you regret it?”

I shook my head and kissed his chest, trailing my lips up to his neck. “No,” I murmured in his ear. “The only thing I regret is leaving when I was too afraid to stay. That is something I’ll never forgive myself for doing.”

Lifting me in his arms, I wrapped my legs around his waist and he carried me into the pool. “Well, we don’t have to worry about that anymore. You’re here and you’re mine. That time doesn’t exist to me now.”

The water was warm as he lowered us into it and held onto me tight. When his lips found mine, I lost myself in his touch and opened for him, letting him claim me. Fisting my hands in his hair, I clutched him tighter when he circled his cock around my opening, pushing in just a bit. My skin broke out in chills as he lowered his lips to my neck on down to one of my nipples, pulling it with his teeth. I yelped and his deep chuckle vibrated all the way to my clit. He pushed in a little more until he was fully inside, lifting me up and down by my hips.

Backing me against the wall, he thrust harder and deeper, grunting in my ear. He grabbed my breast and squeezed, holding onto the back of my neck to keep me from rising up. “Fuck, this feels good,” he growled. “And now I can come inside you anytime I want.”

“Yes,” I moaned, tilting my head back.

Lowering his face to my neck, he kissed me gently. “I could get used to his.”