Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 92284 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 461(@200wpm)___ 369(@250wpm)___ 308(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 92284 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 461(@200wpm)___ 369(@250wpm)___ 308(@300wpm)
Ember’s hands fly to her mouth. “A puppy.”
“I may have, uh…hacked into those folders of yours, and when I saw you have equal amounts of puppy videos with the book ones… well…”
Her gaze darts between me and the dog, her face unreadable for a split second before she melts.
“He’s yours…ours.” I reach down and pat his little head. When he turns and gives me an affectionate lick, not gonna lie… I melt a little, too.
She scoops the little guy up and he nuzzles her neck.
“I can’t believe this,” she says, kissing the top of his head.
I stand watching, my arms crossed on my chest. “You need someone to look over you when I’m not here. He might not be ferocious yet, but I’ll train him.”
“Is that right?” she asks, her eyes shining at me as her voice drops. “Thank you.”
I bend and kiss her cheek. “And I love you. What are you naming him?”
“Oh my gosh… it has to be a book boyfriend name, of course. Rhett? No, no, Darcy. Maybe…Jasper? Romeo?”
“Bratvbloodline too much?”
When she laughs, I cup her face in both my hands. “Look how far you’ve come. You don’t have to do anything alone anymore. Do you hear me? Not now. Not ever.”
She lets out a shaky breath.
I smile at her. “I ordered peanut butter, too.”
“And pickles?” she asks hopefully.
“And pickles.’
By the time the tests arrived, she’s happily perched on my lap, eating her second sandwich and showing me her latest video, taken at a bookstore here in Moscow. The puppy is passed out.
And by the time the positive test sits in her palm, she’s calm. Her eyes shine at me.
“A baby.”
I smirk. “Semyon can’t even get a wife and now look. Motherfucker better get his shit together.”
“Rodion!” But she’s laughing. “Be nice.”
I lean in. “I will. I’ll get you anything you need, little queen. More peanut butter? Pillows? Pickles?”
She lets out a sigh and lays her head on my shoulder. “I don’t need anything, not really.” I hold her to me, staring at the little test that will change our lives forever. “I already have everything I need.”
I kiss her cheek.
So do I.
THE END