son as he sat down on the bed next to her.
When she opened her mouth to respond, he said, “I don’t want you to say it, not now and not until you realize just how much I love you. Then, you can tell me.”
“And until then?”
“I’m going to do everything that I can to make you fall in love with me.”
Chapter 38
Two Months Later…
“If I mean anything to you, anything at all, you’ll sleep through the night so that mommy can get some much-needed alone time with daddy,” Melanie said with a hopeful smile only to sigh when pale green eyes continued to glare up at her.
“Did I mention that I love you?” she asked as she moved to take the bottle away only to have Cody grab hold of the bottle with his little hands, narrow his eyes on her, and continue to suckle.
“You are so demanding,” Melanie said with a mock glare that he really didn’t seem to appreciate.
“That is one terrifying glare,” Aidan said from the doorway, drawing her attention to find him standing there, watching them with that smile that he’d been wearing since Cody was born and god, she wanted him, Melanie thought, biting back a sigh.
Over the last two months, she’d found herself falling more in love with him and all she wanted to do was to be able to able to show him how much he meant to her. When she found out that she was pregnant, the only thing that she could think of was his reaction to the condom breaking and…
She’d been terrified to tell him about the baby, afraid of how he was going to react when he found out only to have him destroy every last fear that she had and turned out to be an incredible father, a kind man, and one of the best friends that she’d ever had. He was always taking care of her, holding her hand, hugging her, and kissing her as he whispered how much he loved her in her ear. He didn’t complain about her carb addiction, the long hours that she spent working or try to change her into something that she wasn’t. Most nights after he tucked Cody in, he’d grab his iPad and join her on the couch while she worked, reading articles and answering emails just so that he could spend time with her.
“Why don’t you go relax? I’ll put him down,” Aidan offered, already moving to take Cody, whose face lit up when he saw his father.
Knowing how much Aidan looked forward to this time with Cody, Melanie reluctantly handed the little traitor over. Not that she was taking this personally, because she wasn’t. She was glad that Cody loved his daddy because Aidan was a great father, but had he carried Cody for nine months and had his vagina ripped in two to give him life? No, but that was fine, Melanie told herself as she watched Cody snuggle up in his daddy’s arms, close his eyes with a smile and make her decision to randomly ground him when he was fifteen that much easier.
Not caring that she was pouting, Melanie walked into the kitchen, grabbed a Hostess apple pie out of the drawer where she kept her stash, walked into the living room, plopped down on the couch, pulled her blankets around her, and promptly dropped over onto her side so that she could glare at the television for a little while as she tried to figure out what she was doing wrong.
Maybe she should just tell him that she was ready to have sex? Melanie thought as she watched the man that she would really like to have start doing all those things that she really loved again, crouch down in front of her. “I’m gonna go to bed,” Aidan said as he leaned over and kissed her forehead, making her bite back another sigh.
“I’ll be there in a minute,” she said, watching as he walked away.
Maybe she should have told him that the doctor cleared her so that they could have sex? Then again, since Roger probably already told him…
She was going to spend the rest of the night overthinking this, Melanie decided with a sigh as she shoved the blankets aside, climbed off the couch, and headed towards the bedroom, pausing to check in on Cody, who was already fast asleep, and found Aidan in bed. After double-checking the baby monitor, Melanie climbed into bed, curled up on her side, and-
“Sorry,” Aidan