“What’s her name?”
“I can’t tell you that. It’s a secret.”
He nods toward the road. In the distance, a dust cloud tells me they’re finally here.
I stand up and wait for Ty to pull in next to my truck and Butcher’s bike. The passenger door opens before they come to a complete stop, and Callum is jumping out. He walks toward the porch with purpose in his step and a swagger I’ve missed.
He’s even more handsome than I remember. Even though I saw him a couple of days ago on the camera, seeing him in person takes my breath away. My heart skips a beat as he stands before me. He’s dressed in his signature Wranglers, a white button-down, and a gray jacket over the top. It’s similar to what he wears to the office. I’m instantly reminded of the day I went to his office for lunch, and he made love to me there. My clit throbs with desire, and I squeeze my legs together.
His eyes track my movement, and a sexy grin tugs at his lips.
“Nymph,” he says, and before I can think, I’m jumping for him.
He pulls me tight against his body. I take a deep breath, inhaling his cologne and everything that is Callum. He sighs, andthen he pulls back enough to kiss me long and deep. His tongue slides between my lips, dancing with mine. His arms tighten around me as our tongues entwine, and we lose ourselves in each other.
“Hey, Cowboy. Your kid is starting to cry. I do baby animals, not baby babies,” Ty whines.
“I’m going to fucking eat you alive as soon as Ria gets to bed tonight.” He pulls away from me slightly, letting me slide down his body. He keeps his hold on me until I’m steady on my feet. His hand moves between us to adjust himself, and then he rests a palm on our child. “When I’m done, I’m going to kiss the hell out of this sexy bump.”
I shiver at the thought of his lips on my body. He shakes his head before turning away and heading back to the truck.
I walk behind him, and when he opens the door, I peek in to get my first look at Ria in months. She’s grown so much. Her green-blue eyes, just like Callum’s, focus on me. She’s wearing another cute outfit, pink with little black hearts all over it, along with white leggings and tiny black-and-pink shoes. A large pink bow wraps around her head, and her honey-blond hair is growing out. She coos as soon as she sees Callum, and my heart clenches.
“I can’t believe how big she’s gotten,” I say in awe. Soon, I’ll have a baby who will grow just as fast.
“Yeah, she’s a little weed. She’s crawling and rolling around the floor.” He has so much pride in his voice.
He’s an amazing father to her, and I know he’ll be one to our child too, but it still causes me to panic for a moment. Right now, I can’t leave the ranch because of fear. I worry about someone coming after me. What happens if they come after this precious baby or mine? I smooth my hand over my belly as I step back.
“Get that thought out of your head. It will all be okay,” Callum says as he takes my hand and drags me back up the porch.
When we cross the threshold of my small place, I immediately take in the space as he would see it. He walks over to the tiny living room and pulls a blanket from the diaper bag slung over his shoulder. He spreads it on the floor and lays Ria on her back. She flips to her stomach immediately and pushes up on her arms to look around.
“Watch the baby, nymph. I’m going to grab our bags. I’ll be right back.”
“Okay.”
I sit down on the floor to play with Ria. She smiles at me and starts cooing.
“Oh, you don’t say, baby girl.”
Looking into the top of the diaper bag, I see some toys and pull them out for her. She reaches for one and rolls onto her back, gnawing on the toy keys.
“Are you trying to cut some teeth there, baby girl?”
She laughs as she swings the keys, but they fly back and smack her in the face. I wait to see what she’ll do next, and sure enough, her little face scrunches up, and she lets out a loud wail of pain.
I lift her into my arms. “Did those big, bad keys bite you back?” I ask, and she lays her head against my chest, just like she did all those months ago. A piece of my heart settles, just as it did then.
“I love seeing my girls together,” Callum says as he walks in with a large suitcase and several other bags. “Which room is ours, and where is Ria’s?”
I point off to the side. “Ours is the first one, and hers is at the back, across the hall.” I pause, trying to figure out how to get up off the floor while still holding Ria. “Let me get up and help you.”I realize I’m going to have to lay her back down, but she’s got a grip on my hair, her head resting against me.
“Nope, stay right there, baby. I got this.”
He moves off, and I rock Ria for a bit until she squirms to get down. I set her back on the floor to play some more.
Cowboy