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Every cabinet and closet I looked in had been stashed with more odd foods There were nuts in the bathroom drawers There were chips--of aluest bathtub Apparently, I have a small juicer in my closet too

But even as funny as this is, I can’t help but love hiht he put into his weird stocking

I round the couch, grabbing the reo I spot theon the couch When I lean back, I feel it I’ve felt it a few ti his presence known

"Asher!" I screa into the roo his confused eyes on asps

"Come here! Hurry" I keep ainst froiveon the floor next to"Do you feel it?"

"Do I feel what, Sunshine?" He hasn’t stopped looking at ainstas hard as I can that I get another firm kick It takes a few minutes before I know he’s felt it His eyes widen, and I watch as complete euphoria takes place of the confusion His eyes shoot up to mine and I smile at him

"Can you believe it?" I whisper, afraid that, if I speak any louder, I ht scare the baby and he will stop

"Beautiful," heback up atsure I shared that with you, Sunshine" He leans in and gives ainst my belly "God, I love you--both of you," he says with a s you as o cook hter raining around me, and I love every second of it I watch hi hot as hell in his shorts

Damn, I’m one lucky woman

"Ten minutes," he calls from the kitchen

"Gotcha"

I turn azines, and some junk Apparently it’s been a few days since I checked the mail It’s never full of thisexcept the bills when I catch an envelope that must have fallen from my pile It’s just a plain, white envelope withthe other mail on the coffee table, I peel the back open and pull out the folded piece of paper before unfolding the single sheet and flipping it over so I can read the print I gasp when I see the words that are staring back at ood for you – you’ll back the fuck off now Or else

Oh my God! I can’t stop my body from the uncontrollable fear that has taken over My muscles have seized up in horror of what I hold in rasp and ju into the kitchen

Asher looks a

"Chelcie, what is it? Are you okay?" He starts roa visible that wouldet hard, and I can see the panic he’s trying to hide

"You have to tell ot you so upset so I can take care of it Please," he begs

Words are still beyond er towards the living rooht back"