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A couple of hours later, I stare at the grandfather clock in my home office and will it to move faster. As ten o’clock rolls around, I realize she isn’t going to get off of work early and my impatience grows. I only have an hour before I can pick Carlie up, but it feels like an eternity. It was hard to leave her to finish her shift, but I instinctively knew my little tigress wouldn’t react well to me stepping in and making demands.

When my phone buzzes, I welcome the distraction and glance down to read the message.

Jensen

Just a heads up. You missing practice went over like a fart in church. Rumors are flying around the locker room.

I’m not shocked. Those fuckers are worse than high school girls when it comes to gossip. The Falcons’ locker room gives the Silver Spoon Falls grapevine a run for its money.

Me

I have no doubt you threw me under the bus.

Jensen

Beep beep, motherfucker.

Me

What rumor did you start?

Jensen

I stuck mostly with the truth. I told them you rear-ended your girl and she girl was so upset to see you she passed out and then puked.

Me

Fucker. Did you at least explain we were in a car?

Jensen

Oh. I left that part out. My bad.

Son-of-a-bitch. I’m not surprised in the least. I’m sure all my players had a nice long laugh at my expense, but I don’t care. Finally finding my girl after all these months and discovering she’s carrying my child has me on cloud nine. Not even my asshole players’ bullshit can irritate me right now.

Me

I will get you back.

Jensen

I’m not worried.

At eleven-forty-seven, my girl comes walking out the ER doors, and I step out of my SUV to help her into the vehicle. “How was your day?” I ask her before placing a kiss on her soft lips.

“It was crazy,” she admits, and I lose the fight to control myself. I close my lips over hers and feel her curvy body melt against me. Her tongue tangles with mine, and I groan as my cock turns to stone.

I pull back and lay my forehead against hers. “We need to take this back to my place before I climb in and fuck you on the front seat of my vehicle. I’m pretty sure Dillon would think he’d won the lottery if he got to arrest me for public indecency.”

“We definitely don’t want you to spend the night in jail.” She reaches between us and runs her hand lightly across the bulge at the front of my jeans. “I have other plans for tonight.”

“Fuck. You’re going to keep me on my toes.” I step back to take several deep breaths. Once I have myself somewhat under control, I buckle her seatbelt and place one more kiss on her nose. “Now, be a good girl until I get you home.”

As I drive through the quiet town, she leans back in the leather seat and kicks off her shoes. “Thank you for picking me up.” Her tired smile cuts through me. I hate the thought of my pregnant soulmate standing on her feet for twelve-hour shifts, and I plan to do something about it soon.

“You don’t have to thank me for taking care of you.” I take her soft hand in mine and lift it to my lips. “I’m going to spend the rest of my life taking care of you.”

“That sounds good to me,” she mumbles sleepily then proceeds to fall asleep.

Knowing both my soulmate and my child need their rest, I carry her into my home and head straight to my bedroom. I probably should offer her the guest bedroom, but the thought of spending another night without her in my arms is intolerable.

“What?” She wakes up a little when I set her on the edge of my bed. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry I fell asleep on you.”

“Don’t apologize.” I reach down and pull off her socks before reaching for her scrub top. “You need your rest and so does my child. I’ll help you get undressed, then you can go back to sleep.”

“I need a shower first. There’s no way I can sleep knowing all the hospital germs are clinging to me.” She fake-shudders. “Why don’t we talk and then you can take me home.”

That’s not happening. “I have a better idea. Why don’t you shower in my bathroom and then sleep here?” She opens her mouth to argue, but I lay my fingers across her lips. “We can talk tomorrow after the doctor’s appointment.”

Carlie bites her bottom lip, and I can see the wheels turning while she debates my idea. “You don’t mind me staying over?”

“You should know something, Tigress.” I smile down and help her pull off her scrub top. “I don’t plan to ever let you sleep anywhere else.”

“Oh. That works for me.” She stares up into my eyes and I watch as her pupils dilate. “You could always shower with me.”

“That sounds like heaven.” She doesn’t have to ask me a second time. I finish helping her undress before ripping away my own clothes. I lift her sweet naked body into my arms and carry her into the bathroom. After setting her on her feet, I turn on the shower and take her soft hand in mine. “I’ve been dreaming about your gorgeous body for three fucking months. I might die if I don’t touch you soon.” I pull her against my body and step under the warm water.

“Touch me,” she whispers and throws her head back as I kiss my way down her throat. I leave little nips along the way. She wraps her hands in my wet hair and gives a little tug, urging me to hurry.

I close my lips around one of her berry red nipples and suck, causing my girl to sigh my name. Hearing my name falling from her lips nearly brings me to my knees. I ignore my hungry cock and get to work blowing my woman’s mind.

I drop to my knees and lift one of her silky legs over my shoulder. As I devour her sweet pussy, I take hold of her other leg to steady her. The warm water runs down my back, teasing my already painfully erect cock, and I realize I’m not going to last much longer.

Standing, I lift her against my body. She wraps her legs around my hips and I reach down to run my hand lightly over her sweet belly. “Is this okay?” I need to know I won’t hurt my child.

“More than okay,” she assures me and leans over to kiss the base of my throat. “Now, stop stalling and fuck me.”

The thought of hurting her terrifies me and I want to let her control this, so I sit back on the marble bench. “Why don’t you make love to me?”

“Hold on, Coach Marrow.” She straddles my legs and reaches between us to place my cock at her wet opening. “I’m going to rock your world.”

“You’ve been rocking my world since the moment I laid eyes on you,” I groan as she sinks down on my cock. Holding on to her curvy hips with one hand, I lift my hips up to meet her downward movements while trying to hold off my orgasm until she comes.

When I roll one of her nipples between my thumb and forefinger, she shivers and gasps my name and her silky walls flutter around my cock, nearly causing me to come. I slip my hand between our wet bodies to rub her clit.

She freezes in my arms and cries out my name as her pussy clenches my cock tightly, causing me to come with her. As my cock empties deep inside her sweet pussy, she drops her head onto my wet shoulder and sighs. “I’m sorry I ran out on you. We could’ve been doing this every day for the last three months.”

“It was torture not being able to find you.” I hug her wet body close. “And I plan to spend the next sixty or so years doing this.”

“I can handle that.” She smiles and places a kiss on my shoulder.