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"Mind blowing, huh?" He leans up, his hand co aroundto love He sobers and looks down at my stomach "I didn’t hurt you, did I?"

I turn onas I ets softer when I call hiets this adorably cute, confused look before his face darkens, and I instantly question if I should have kept my verbal vomit in check Way to ruin the moment, Chelcie

"Do what?" he asks, but I know he knohat I’otten that look if he didn’t

"Uh, daotten this look that is so… It’s… Damn, I don’t kno to explain it You look atso remarkable and all I’ve done was call you a silly pet name I was just curious I’h I’m not sure what I did to be ee

"Chelcie" The command in his voice couldn’t beto ask you again, Sunshine"

After taking a deep breath and willing those stupid tears away, I look up I swear, all I do is cry these days; pretty soon, I’ heroines in books that never stop leaking! I gasp when I see the smile on his face His eyes are soft, and he looks so carefree and peaceful

"I’ ht, okay?" I nod "I will always be honest with you Always Even if you don’t want to hear it The only thing I ask is that you do the sahNo secrets, babe I understand why you didn’t tell me about the baby before now That’s in the past From now on, I want you to be coain "Okay, Sunshine That’s good"

He kisses es me to rest on his shoulder His arhis warm hand on top The steady beats of his heart help to cal peace that alain

"I know I told you about et into that deeper, baby Just know that there was absolutely no love when I was growing up I can’t re other than a bastard Constantly re me hoanted I was" He pauses when I sob softly "Hey, none of that I’ve come to peace with it It’s taken me a while, but she has no place left in my life I pretty o once I didn’t love her, but I enjoyed being around her Figured what the hell, surely there was a woman out there asn’t full of evil like my mother She wasn’t as bad, but I learned aled for al other than Asher So, I guess, long story short…hearing you callfro to me that I can’t even explain But I love it"

God, my heart breaks for this man This incredible man who has had way too much pain in his life I can’t even fathom how a mother could treat her own children the way his treated hiht of it ainst ine how that bitch of a mother could treat you like that And that…that woed to… Asher, I want to hurt thehtly "Sunshine, it’s in the past It’s been a long time since I let my mother hurt me, even emotionally As for Sarah Jane--that was her naht She was aher true colors before I married her"

"Why do you call s I should and could be asking him, I stupidly ask him why he calls me Sunshine