Total pages in book: 73
Estimated words: 74143 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 371(@200wpm)___ 297(@250wpm)___ 247(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74143 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 371(@200wpm)___ 297(@250wpm)___ 247(@300wpm)
“If?”
“Yes, if. Just because you know about them now doesn’t mean I’m going to introduce you to them. They’ve never met any man before, and I’m not entirely sure you’re going to be the first one to break that streak. Especially after you ran out of here so fast you left track marks.”
“I never intended to hurt your feelings, Sage, but I was a little taken aback.”
“I know. I get that. But what if I had told you about them? What then, huh? You still would have wanted to get to know me? Knowing I was a single mom of twins?”
“Listen, angry mama, you never gave me a chance to make that decision. You chose it for me.”
“I didn’t mean to. I didn’t know how to tell you. After you left that first night we met, I wound up knocked up. I lost my virginity on my birthday and got pregnant with twins. Not to mention, he was horrible. It was horrible. I ended up in the emergency room with my legs in stirrups while the doctor on-call inspected my vagina. Do you have any idea how traumatizing that was?”
“I can only imagine.”
“I did everything right, Ashton. We used protection. I even took the morning after pill just in case. The doctor was adamant about it, but it didn’t matter because God had other plans for me. And you know what?”
“No, what, sweet mama?”
“I wouldn’t change it for anything in this world. My twins are everything to me.”
“As they should be.”
“Oh my God! Why are you saying all the right things?”
“Don’t you want me to say all the right things?”
“Not unless you mean them.”
“Do I ever say anything I don’t mean? Unlike you, I’ve never lied to you.”
“You said you understood.”
“I do understand, but that doesn’t mean I’m not upset that you hid the truth from me.”
“I feel like we’re running around in circles.”
“Then stop running and stand still with me.”
“What does that mean?”
He grabbed my hand and tugged me toward him, making me straddle his waist.
“It means I want to see where this can go. With your twins.”
“Really?”
“I like you, Sage. A lot.”
“I like you too, Ashton. A lot.”
“I’m still not happy that you lied to me, but I’m willing to overlook it this one time and get to know you and your kids.”
To say I was a little shocked would be an understatement. However, when he swept the hair away from my face, I was putty in his hands.
The worst part…
He knew it too.
—Ashton—
“You do know what you’re signing up for, right?”
I nodded. “I have siblings who have kids, and I’m their favorite uncle.”
“You’re not meeting my kids anytime soon, Ashton.”
“Alright, I can respect that. The day you decide I can meet them, I will happily introduce myself to…”
“Haiden and Haven.”
“Damn, you didn’t even give them a chance,” I joked, trying to lighten the mood between us.
She smirked, playfully slapping me on the chest.
“I’m kidding. It’s cute. And I’m sure I’m going to like them as much as I like their sexy mama.”
“They are pretty awesome.”
“You’re pretty awesome.” I kissed her. “Now, the real question is, how are you going to make up your lies to me, sweetness?”
“Oh, I have to make it up to you, do I?”
“It would be the right thing to do.”
“And what right thing would that be?”
“I have one thing in mind.”
She pecked my lips. “I really am sorry, Ashton.”
“I know. Now get on your knees and show me how sorry you really are, Sage.”
She blushed.
“I do love that shade of red on you, baby.”
“Charmer.” Slowly lowering her body to the floor in front of me, she gripped onto the seam of my gym shorts. “I think I can do that. Very well, actually.”
“Well, you do have a lot to make up for.”
From the moment she pulled out my dick and deep throated it into her pouty little mouth, I was hers.
Knowing all along…
I always had been.
Chapter 21
—Sage—
“Mom, are we there yet?” Haven asked, sitting in the passenger seat near me.
She was the only one who was excited about today; Haiden not so much. Four months had passed since Ashton found out about them, and it's been about five months since we began dating. The time had finally come for him to meet my twins. The nervousness I felt since I’d told him that I was ready to introduce them to each other last week was an uncertainty I didn’t think I’d ever truly felt before.
Everything was going amazing between us. Ashton was patient, attentive, loving…
He didn’t give me shit if I couldn’t see or talk to him. He always understood no matter what. There were a few dates that I had to cancel on him last minute, and his response was to send me flowers.
I know, right?
The last bunch came with a super sweet card that read: “You’re the best mom, and they’re lucky to have you.”