“Saige, I think you made the right decision. I wasn’t in a good place back then. I would not have been a good influence in his life. I think it worked out the way it was supposed to.”
“Nash, you have a good heart,” I said. “You are a good man and you have done so much for Jace in the short time you’ve been in his life. Jace has had a complete turnaround with your influence. If you want to be in his life, you can. You should. You are his father. I won’t ask you to commit if you’re not ready, but I think you are.”
“I don’t want to screw the kid up,” he said. “My dad messed me up.”
I touched his arm. “He messed up, but you’re not messed up.”
“I am a little jaded,” he said with a laugh. “You don’t have to lie. I know what I am.”
“You’ve been through a lot. No one blames you for being jaded.”
“I want to be in Jace’s life,” he said. “I do, but it terrifies me.”
“Don’t be afraid. Kids are resilient. I do at least one thing a week to screw him up. We can screw him up together.”
He laughed. “That’s just what we need. We can’t release another one of me into the world.”
“We’ll do our best to fix the parts that are broken while screwing up other parts.”
“You sure do make a convincing argument,” he joked.
I turned to face him. “Nash, I won’t force you, but I love you. Jace loves you. We would welcome you with open arms. We will take you with flaws and all.”
“You love me?” he asked.
I blinked. I couldn’t believe I had just said that. It was too soon. I was going to scare him away. For a man that had commitment issues, I just triggered every one of his fears. “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I got ahead of myself.”
“No, don’t be sorry,” he said. “I love you too.”
Now it was my turn to be shocked. “You do?” I asked with a surprised look.
He laughed, reaching up to stroke my cheek. “I know it might be hard to believe, but as it turns out, I can feel. I do feel. I love you, and as strange as it seems, I love Jace. I don’t even know him, and I love him. Do you think it’s because he’s my son?”
“That’s very possible,” I told him. “I know I loved him before he was ever born. I didn’t know him, but I loved him.”
His hand rested against my cheek. He lowered his mouth to mine and kissed me. I sighed into him. It was good to be loved by this man. His kiss was sweet and gentle. I felt him pulling me. I willingly went with him. “Ah, a bed,” I whispered.
“You have to admit a bed is so much better,” he said.
“Yes, it is.”
“What time do you have to pick up Jace?” he asked.
“I could call and ask Joss to pick him up,” I said slightly out of breath. His mouth was moving over my neck and setting off all kinds of fireworks in my brain.
“Do that and be fast,” he ordered.
“My purse is in the living room.”
“I’ll get it. You take off your clothes and be waiting for me in bed.”
He was out of the room before I could say anything. I wasted no time stripping out of my clothes. He came back just as I dropped my blouse.
“You’re taking too long to do that,” he said as he moved behind me. He handed me my purse as he kissed the back of my neck. I fished my cell out of my purse, dropping the bag to the floor. He had unhooked my bra and was nibbling at my neck while massaging my breasts.
I quickly tapped out a text message full of spelling errors, but she would understand the meaning. I waited for her to reply. Once I knew he was taken care of, I dropped my phone inside my purse and leaned back against him.
I dropped my head to the side, exposing my neck. His hands moved down my waist and pulled me back against the erection nestled against my ass. One hand slipped under my panties and over my slick folds. He made love to me with his fingers while his mouth roamed over my neck, nibbling and sucking until I was close to exploding.
“Take me,” I begged.
“I will. Just give me one little orgasm first. Let