Page 22 of Accidental Theirs (Alpha Billionaire Daddies #6)

Chapter Nineteen

DOMINIC

My phone ringing jerks me awake, my head springing up from my home study, a piece of paper stuck to my cheek.

Licking my lips, I pull it off, grimacing.

I fell asleep at my desk. I’ve been going over and over the files, every receipt, every transaction, but it all comes to the same conclusion: Carter Holdings is done.

I pick up my phone as it buzzes on the table, squinting at it through sleepy eyes.

It’s nearly three in the morning, for God’s sake. Who could?—

Olivia’s beautiful face in her contact photo lights up the phone, and I answer it immediately.

“Liv? Are you drunk? Do you need me to come get you?”

“I’m at home.” Her voice sounds sober but small. “I need you.”

I’m already standing up, striding out of the room to grab my keys. “I’ll be there in ten minutes.”

It actually takes me around eight minutes because I’m speeding, worried that she’s upset, that she’s hurt.. .

Olivia hasn’t been this needy in a really long time, and it’s concerning.

She texts me that she has the door unlocked, and I just walk in.

She looks up at me, sniffling, her eyelids puffy, her mouth pouted. She’s bare-faced, wearing a pair of sweats and a camisole.

My heart melts.

I’ve always loved her like this, just as she is. She’s so beautiful, even without cosmetics or fancy clothes.

I know that she likes to keep herself well-dressed and well-kept, but this is what I fell in love with.

“Oh, honey.”

A sob catches in her throat, and she eats more from the chocolate chip ice cream half gallon on the table in front of her.

I approach her slowly, not wanting her to ask me to leave. I grab a spoon from her dishwasher and get my own spoonful, popping it in my mouth.

“What's going on?”

Olivia looks at me, her mouth still in a pout as she puts the spoon down on the counter.

“I’m pregnant.”

If I wasn’t bracing my hands on the counter, I would have fallen over.

“You’re...” I can’t say it. I can’t finish my sentence.

“I’m going to have a baby, Dom.”

All the breath leaves my lungs in a rush. “Oh, honey.”

“I don’t know whose it is.” Her words strike like an arrow through my heart.

Fuck. That night. That cursed night.

I did it because it was what she wanted, because I thought maybe it'd help her trust me. I haven’t even begun to confront the conflicting feelings I have about it .

Especially since Damien and Sebastian are still sniffing around her.

“But it might be mine.”

She nods, still crying.

Now isn’t the time to be jealous, even if my head wants to explode.

I breathe deeply to calm myself and then come around the counter, sweeping her up into my arms.

She jumps up to help me, and I catch her around her ass and thighs, carrying her to the bedroom.

“It’s late,” I tell her. “You need to rest.”

When I tuck her in under the covers she clutches at me. “I can't sleep. My head is too loud.”

“Then I’ll quiet it down. Everything’s okay, honey. I’m going to be there every step of the way. I’ll fight for you and the baby.”

“What if it's not yours?" Her voice trembles.

I kiss her softly and then pull away, looking her in the eyes. “It’ll still be yours, won’t it? And I want you, Liv. I always have. You and anything that you might bring with you, even a baby.”

“Until when? Until something new comes along? Some one new?”

I grit my teeth, hating myself for ever making her feel like I’d leave her for something shiny and new.

“I made a mistake. A huge mistake. But I learned from it. And now I know there’s nothing I want more than you, Liv. There’s nothing and no one that could take me away from you.”

She lets out a sob, pressing her face against my chest as I hover over her.

“Do you mean that, Dom? Really mean it?”

“Yes," I breathe, shifting to get under the covers with her. “Yes, I mean it, Liv. With all my heart and soul. ”

“Will you stay?”

“Forever,” I promise fiercely, taking off her clothes.

She sits up to help me, and when she’s nude before me, I look down at her with hungry eyes.

She pulls at my shirt, tugging it out of my pants, and I sit up, impatiently tugging it off with one hand.

Her hands spread across my chest, and my breath catches in my throat.

This sense of déjà vu washes all over me.

I’ve been here before, with her beneath me, arching her back as I cup her bare breasts.

God, this is all I’ve wanted. Just me and her, forever. And now, the baby.

I can’t think about what happens if it isn’t mine. I can’t think about how tomorrow she may regret all of this. All I can do is be there for her. All I can do is be hers.

I hiss when she cups me through my slacks, my hips thrusting instinctively.

“Dominic,” she gasps when I spread her thighs with one of mine.

I free myself from my slacks, pressing just the head of my cock into her as she claws at my shoulders.

“Don’t tease, babe.”

I smirk but press deeper inside of her, letting her feel every inch. “Wouldn’t dream of it.”

I lose my breath when I’m fully inside of her.

She’s so hot and wet that it makes my balls draw up, but I fight it back, keeping a steady pace as she pants.

She’s clenching around me.

“Are you close already?”

“Feels so good.” Her words nearly slur.

I keep going, faster and harder until she falls apart.

I keep going, thinking of anything but how she tightens around my cock .

I’m close, but I want her to come again before I do.

It’s different than it was before, not rushed and dirty and rough.

We’re not just fucking, we’re making love, and God, this feels better than any empty one-night stand I’ve ever had.

“I love you.” I lean down to kiss her deeply, sliding my tongue against hers. “Fuck, I love you so much.”

She doesn’t say it back, but I didn’t expect her to.

I don’t care. I can feel it through our bond, through the lovemaking. I know how she feels, even if she doesn’t.

Olivia’s nails dig into my shoulders when she comes again, crying out, and I know it’ll sting so sweet in the shower later.

“Fuck, Liv, I’m so close.”

She lifts her hips, rolling against me, and I hold my breath, letting my orgasm roll through me.

I thrust deep inside her, panting against her mouth.

Olivia runs her fingers through my hair, and I collapse on top of her.

She grunts in the back of her throat, and I can’t help but laugh, feeling giddy, and it’s not just the late hour.

I nuzzle against her neck, kissing up her throat to her earlobe before nipping it with my teeth.

She giggles and thrashes her head back and forth to stop me. “That tickles , Dom.”

I shift, pulling out of her and lying beside her on the bed.

Panic washes over her face, and she clutches at me. “You’re not leaving, are you?”

“No. Never, honey.” I pull her closer to me, and we fit together like we’re supposed to.

“You left me before.” Her voice wavers, and I kiss along the side of her face.

“I’m so sorry, honey. I’ll apologize every day for the rest of my life if that’s what it takes. I was stupid, then. Things are different now. ”

“Are they?”

“I promise, Liv. I promise I’ll never leave you again. They’d have to rip you from me.”

She twists, flipping over onto her other side.

I keep my arms loosely around her.

“It’s easy for you to say that, but I was a mess when you left, Dom. I can’t do that again.”

“I know, honey. I may have been the idiot that left, but I didn’t do any better.” I kiss the tip of her nose. “It was easy at first. I thought I needed to be free, or what I thought being free meant.”

I was so stupid. So, so stupid.

“But, Liv, I missed you so much. I wanted to take it back, but I didn’t want to lead you on. I had to change, for me and for you.”

“How can I trust that, though?” She bites her lip, and I thumb it out of her mouth.

“You can’t. I’ll just have to prove myself.” I brush her hair back from her face.

“Are you mad at me?” Her voice sounds small again, and it makes my heart ache.

I pull her as close as I can, kissing her softly. “Never.”

“Not even about?—”

“Never.”

She nuzzles against me, putting her head on my chest.

I wonder if she can hear my heartbeat speed up.

“You’ll stay with me?” Her words are slurred, her eyelids drooping shut, and it’s nearly daylight, so she’s falling asleep.

“Always, honey.”

She snores lightly, and I chuckle, kissing the top of her head before closing my own eyes.

Everything’s as it should be, despite all of the drama.