Page 49 of Billionaire Enemy's Baby
Dad tosses his head back and laughs. “Yeah, I know, but your mom is very cautious about you and Mya, and she doesn’t want you to get hurt. She would never want that.”
“I don’t think he’s going to hurt me this time around.” I actually feel confident as I say that. Seeing Josh back here and not in New York City is proof to me that he wants to try again. The fact that he’s here making a real effort with his daughter shows me he really does want to be a family. Or at least he wants to be a father to Mya. “I think it’s going to work out.”
“Me too,” Dad replies. “But I do think that you guys need some time alone as well. So, why don’t you leave Mya here tonight? We can get her to sleep and you guys can spend some time together and really work things out. Make a plan for Mya.”
I eye my father gratefully, because that actually sounds perfect.
“You sure? I don’t want to put too much on you guys, you already do so much to help me.”
“Are you kidding me?” Dad nods over towards Mom. “You know she absolutely loves looking after Mya, don’t you? She will do anything for that girl. And for you as well.”
“You think she’s ever going to be able to accept what’s happening now?”
Dad sighs for a moment. “If he has good intentions and actually wants to take care of you and Mya, then yes she will come around. It might take some time, but she will.”
I nod along because I think he’s right. I think Mom will come around too, but she’s going to have to adjust her mindset first. She’s hated Josh for the same reason that I have, because we thought that he just abandoned us and walked off without looking back. But really he didn’t know about Mya. Through no fault of our own, miscommunication happened. I don’t even blame Wyatt for what happened, because he had his own stuff going on. He was caught up in something, and couldn’t process my problems.
He isn’t to blame. No one is.
Dad quietly pulls Mom to one side to whisper the plan to her before they take Mya up to bed. Before she goes, she kisses both me and Josh goodnight, which is a really nice feeling. I’m glad this happened when it did, when she’s still young enough to embrace and accept things. It will make bonding with Josh much easier.
She’s actually going to have her father in her life now, which is wonderful thought.
“Josh, you want to go to my place?” I hiss to him once everyone is out of sight. “We need to talk, don’t you think? And we can’t do that here with my parents…”
He nods. “Err yeah, if you’re sure. I can just go if it’s easier?”
I shake my head and take his hands. We skip out of my parent’s home like teenagers again, sneaking off for a moment to ourselves. By the time we sneak into my home, we’re giggling like crazed kids, we might as well be spinning and dancing around.
I don’t knowwhatis going on with my heart, but I like it.
“Thank you for coming back,” I say as I sling my arms around his neck. “I appreciate it, and obviously Mya does as well. She likes you a whole lot, you know?”
“I hope so.” His eyes mist over. “Because I really like her a lot. I can’t wait to get to know her better. I’m hoping we have all the time in the world for that.”
I rise up my tiptoes and press my lips to his, my pulse pounding.
God the taste of him is so wonderful, I will never be able to get enough of this man.
“But it isn’t just Mya,” he pulls back to tell me hurriedly. “It’s you as well. I want you.”
I can’t help myself; I giggle some more. “You do?”
“Yeah, because this whole time I’m pretty sure I’ve been falling deeper in love with you with every passing second. I don’t know if I deserve it, but I want to be with you. Properly. I want us to actually have a chance at being a real family.”
“You… you love me?” I say in shock.
“Yeah,” he declares as if it’s obvious. “For sure. I really am in love with you.”
“Well, I love you too. I think I might have for years. I said it was a crush, but I’m pretty sure I was always head over heels in love with you.”
The next time he crashes his lips to mine, my heart explodes. I no longer feel like myself, I’m wild and carefree in the best way possible. Me and Josh are really here together, everything is out in the open, and the only way is up for us. We can only move forwards.
His hands are up my top in a heartbeat and I’m unbuckling his trousers, need surging through me. I can actually feel the love burning between us.
It’s phenomenal.
As we kiss, shrouded in this bubble of love and lust, we walk to the bedroom, still in one another’s arms.
