Her head comes up and her tear filled eyes blink a few times before she whispers, “You love me?”

“Head over heels, in fucking love, darlin’,” I utter back.

“You’re in love with me?”

“I’ll say it as many times as you need it, but it won’t change. I’m in love with you. I love you. I love you, Megan—you and Molly. So fucking in love with you that I knew it even before you said your first word to me.”

Her tears pick up, this time silent, and her eyes continue to search mine.

“I didn’t even pause when your daughter asked me if I was going to be her daddy, not when she asked for a baby, and not when I made it clear to her that should I get that honor—and it would be an honor, Megan—that I would love every second of it. Because I can tell you right now, what we’ve been building, that’s the plan. You, Molly and whatever children you give me will never, for a second, doubt how much I love them.”

“Your job is scary dangerous to me, Lee.”

“I understand, darlin’. I’m not saying that fear is going to go away, but we will work to make sure you can and know how to handle it, okay?”

She nods her head, the motion making some of the wetness in her eyes roll over and down her cheek.

“You love me?” she probes.

“Fuck, you’re cute.”

“I love you, Lee. I’m so in love with you that it’s terrifying, but what’s the most scary is I’ve never felt like this before. I don’t know if I’m doing it right.”

My chest swells, my heart speeds up and I swear with the way I feel right now, I might as well be Superman. Fuck, hearing her say that. Knowing that it’s costing her to admit, not only to herself but out loud, that she feels love for me that she never felt for her husband.

“There isn’t a wrong way to love someone, Megan. You keep giving me you and I swear that you will never regret giving me that.”

“I’m still scared, Lee.”

“We’ll work on that too, darlin’. One step at a time.”

She nods.

I close the distance between our mouths and kiss her deep. Deep and full of unspoken promise. “Go check to make sure Molly is sleeping, baby.”

She doesn’t move. Her eyes still half mast and if I had to guess, she hasn’t come out of the fog that kiss put over her.

“Megan. Go make sure Molly is sleeping. And do it quick before I strip you down and fuck you right here.”

She almost trips over her feet when she hurries off the couch and back down the hall. I take my time, making sure the door is locked and the house is shut down, because I have no intention of leaving after tonight.

“SHE’S ASLEEP. OUT COLD,” SHE tells me and steps toward where I’ve been waiting. I moved to the hallway outside of Molly’s room after turning all the lights off in the house and checking the lock on both front and back doors.

“I know we said we wouldn’t do this until Molly had time to adjust, but baby she asked us for a baby tonight, I’m pretty sure that’s as adjusted as it gets. I need to get you naked and my mouth on you so I can remind you why you love me so much.”

I started stalking toward her before I finished speaking and without waiting for her to speak, I pull her into my arms and drop my mouth to hers. My body pushes hers into the wall next to her bedroom door and my hands grab her hips to pull her closer.

“I’m not leaving, Megan.”

One hand goes up and I take her full breast in my hand, giving her a squeeze and then thumbing her nipple. Her head falls back against the wall and she moans.

“I don’t want you to leave, Lee,” she pants against my mouth.

“I’m not talking about tonight, Megan, even though I’m not leaving tonight either. I mean, I’m not going anywhere, darlin’.”

She pushes up on her toes and I bend, helping her get my mouth. Letting her take the lead, I open my mouth when her tongue presses against my lips. The second my mouth opens, the kiss turns hungry and her hands claw at my arms. I bend and place her ass in my hands. She doesn’t hesitate to give a little jump and as I lift, her legs wrap around my waist. She deepens the kiss and as our tongues swirl together she starts rocking her pussy against my hard cock. She’s got on another pair of short shorts and through the thin material I can feel the heat of her, making me groan, and then rock my hips forward when she answers me with one of her own.

I fumble slightly, but make my way into her bedroom without breaking our connection once. Turning before I sit on her bed, I move us until my back is against her wooden headboard and her legs are wide on either side of my hips.