Total pages in book: 25
Estimated words: 23854 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 119(@200wpm)___ 95(@250wpm)___ 80(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 23854 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 119(@200wpm)___ 95(@250wpm)___ 80(@300wpm)
Finally, he slides out and gently lifts me off the counter. I hang off his arms as he carries me through the penthouse and into our bedroom. He sets me down, pulls the sheets over both of us, and wraps himself around me, one hand on my belly, his lips in my hair.
“Dominic?”
“Yes, angel?”
“When I applied for that job, I thought no one would ever notice me.” I casually trace the veins on his biceps, following them like my own personal map. “I thought I’d go my whole life being overlooked. Invisible.”
His arm tightens around me. I feel his love. His protection.
“I noticed you, angel.” His voice is low and sure. “And I’ll never look away.”
I close my eyes, press back against the strong warmth of his chest, and feel our son shift beneath his father’s palm.
Five years ago, I was a broke girl who was three months behind on her rent. Then I signed a contract I didn’t read, drew a smiley face on a cup, and walked into a trap that ended up being the best event of my entire life.
He saw me. And he showed me that even though I didn’t know it, I’d been waiting this whole time for him.
THE END