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Walking out of Kiara’s room while she hid under the covers must be one of the hardest things I had ever done. I had known something was off when she stared at me with her golden wide eyes. She was pulling away and I could see that. But hearing what she wanted from me gave me a cold shower of reality that we were doing this for a baby.Herbaby. All I was meant to do was put a baby inside her and move on.

I clenched my fists, turning the shower to cold. I didn’t know why I thought she was opening up to me. All her flirty eyes, secretive smiles meant nothing now. It wasn’t even her fault for saying the truth to me. We both had been clear about our needs from before. I get to play with her body, and she gets to have a baby. Simple as that.

Then why does my chest feel hollow?

Kiara Sharma surrounded me with her feminine scent. She was all over me.Fuck, I can still taste her sweetness on my lips. The feel of her tight walls clamping on me as if her body didn’t want to let go of me. I wanted to go back to her room and take her again, demanding that I hadn’t played with her. The need to control her was overwhelming, but I knew I would ruin whatever we had if I acted like a caveman right now.

I would deal with her tomorrow, taking and controlling her body however I wanted.

* * *

My coach called Liam and me early in the morning for extra laps. This time, I surpassed Liam with ease, and he congratulated me for it. After showering in the locker room and changing, Liam asked me, “So what happened?”

I shrugged.

He sighed. “Did something happen with Kiara?”

I glared at him, “How did you know? Did you talk to her?”

Liam smirked at me, his grey eyes glinting with mischief. “I don’t have a death wish, Kane. It’s all over your face. You pushed past your limits because something is on your mind.”

As we made our way to our cars, I paused before replying, “Something happened. Talk tonight?”

“Dinner’s on you. I will let Rio and Volt know.” Sliding his Ray-Bans over his eyes, he got in his Aston Martin and roared out of the lot.

I rolled my eyes.Show off.

I had an afternoon practice to do at the school as the assistant swim coach. While I was making sure that the students kept kicking their legs and did not drown, I felt a tingle in my back and knew someone was watching me. I closed my eyes.Control yourself, Ethan, this is not the time or place.I talked to myself before opening my eyes and looking over my shoulder to find a very nervous Kiara.

Fuck.

She looked stunning in her tight trousers and formal blouse which did nothing to hide her curves. Her hair was in a ponytail, and I wanted nothing but to wrap my hand around it as I took her from behind. Clenching my jaw, I looked away and scolded Eiffel down. I was coaching kids for fuck’s sake.

“What do you want?” I asked, toweling myself dry as she nervously bit her lip.

Wish I could grab her jaw and bite her lip instead.

Calm down.

“I wanted to talk with you about last night and apo—”

My humorless chuckle cut her off. “This is not the time and place for that, darling,” I whispered, “I don’t care about last night. All you want from me is to fuck you and put a baby inside your womb. I will do it, but in return, I want your body however I please.”

Heat flushed her cheeks, and I wanted to trace the path down to her slender neck. I added, “Be ready by ten.”

With that, I left her standing by the bleachers, her cheeks flushed and thong drenched.

* * *

Dinner with Liam, Rio, and Volt had been nothing but easy. Ryan couldn’t arrive as he wanted to spend a day alone with his wife. Volt was whipped with Becky and seeing him talk about his kids made me really happy for him and wish I could have a family in a few years as well. Rio had moved in with his boyfriend and by the look of it, he looked deeply in love. Liam didn’t want to settle down, something we had discussed when we became best mates. I had been the same, but seeing Kiara and me together at Katherine’s baby shower, they didn’t bring it up. I was thankful for that.

After taking one glass of scotch, I blurted, “I don’t know what to do with Kiara.”

Rio and Volt audibly sighed as they gave me a pitiful look. Liam, on the other hand, cocked his head at me. “What do you mean?”

“Becky couldn’t stop talking about both of you, she ships you both,” Volt muttered, “I can’t believe it’s been six years and you guys don’t have babies.”

I choked on my drink.