forward, I pat my shoulder and open my arms. “Your chariot awaits, milady.”
With a soft giggle, Emma’s just getting ready to leap into my arms when we both hear a familiar sound coming from down the hall. The pitter-patter of little feet.
Sighing, I straighten and kiss Emma’s forehead.
“Dada?” Mila’s sleepy little voice rolls into the kitchen right before she does.
It’s impossible to feel disappointed from the distraction when I look at my youngest daughter. She’s wearing Star Wars jammies and is clutching a baby doll.
“Yes, love?” I kneel down in front of her, resting my hand against her cheek. “You need me to go have a talk with those fairies about taking their fairy dust spreading somewhere else?”
Her nose crinkles like she’s considering that. Then she shakes her head. “I just needed a hug.”
My heart melts right there on the kitchen floor. Spreading my arms open, I move closer. “Me, too, Mila. Me, too.”
A beam breaks across her face right before she bounds into my open arms. Her arms tangle around my neck as I stand.
“Family hug,” she laughs, getting an arm around Emma and pulling her into the mix.
Emma chimes in with Mila’s laughter. “Family hug minus two members.”
That’s when we hear the sounds of more pitter-patters moving into the kitchen.
Emma looks at me. I look at Emma. This night isn’t going to go the way we’d planned. But as we open our arms to let our other two children rush into our arms, I realize that it’s going to be even better.
The woman I love. The children we’ve created together in love. I’m surrounded by love.
Life doesn’t get any better than this . . . though I know it won’t keep Emma and me from trying.
THE END
About the Author
K at Austen is the secret pen name of a New York Times and USAToday bestselling author. Kat writes stories that keep hearts (and other parts) satisfied.
O ther works by Kat :
Wilde Fire
R eady for more ? Kat’s next book, LOVE CHILD, will be released June 26th! Check out the blurb below and add it to your TBR if you like a safe read with a breeding-obsessed hero and a guaranteed happy ending!
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A bel Lockwood would do anything to become a father. Including hiring a company that matches womb donors with prospective fathers. Love Child caters to wealthy bachelors who’ve been unsuccessful creating a family the traditional way. Even though Love Child might be an unconventional route to take, the actual method involved in creating the child is as traditional as it gets. There’s nothing artificial about the process—inception takes place the way nature intended.
N earing forty and still single , Abel has accepted he won’t meet the right woman to marry and one day have a family with, so Love Child is his last hope for fulfilling his dream of becoming a father. He’s gone through the files of potential donors and handpicked one candidate he believes would be the perfect woman to create his baby with.
T he moment he comes face to face with Adeline Matthews, Abel knows she’s the one. But not just the one he’s hoping to make his baby with. The one he’s hoping to create a family with.
H e has to get her to recognize how perfect they are together. But first, he has to get her to agree to have his baby.
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@KatAustenWrites
Kat Austen
With a soft giggle, Emma’s just getting ready to leap into my arms when we both hear a familiar sound coming from down the hall. The pitter-patter of little feet.
Sighing, I straighten and kiss Emma’s forehead.
“Dada?” Mila’s sleepy little voice rolls into the kitchen right before she does.
It’s impossible to feel disappointed from the distraction when I look at my youngest daughter. She’s wearing Star Wars jammies and is clutching a baby doll.
“Yes, love?” I kneel down in front of her, resting my hand against her cheek. “You need me to go have a talk with those fairies about taking their fairy dust spreading somewhere else?”
Her nose crinkles like she’s considering that. Then she shakes her head. “I just needed a hug.”
My heart melts right there on the kitchen floor. Spreading my arms open, I move closer. “Me, too, Mila. Me, too.”
A beam breaks across her face right before she bounds into my open arms. Her arms tangle around my neck as I stand.
“Family hug,” she laughs, getting an arm around Emma and pulling her into the mix.
Emma chimes in with Mila’s laughter. “Family hug minus two members.”
That’s when we hear the sounds of more pitter-patters moving into the kitchen.
Emma looks at me. I look at Emma. This night isn’t going to go the way we’d planned. But as we open our arms to let our other two children rush into our arms, I realize that it’s going to be even better.
The woman I love. The children we’ve created together in love. I’m surrounded by love.
Life doesn’t get any better than this . . . though I know it won’t keep Emma and me from trying.
THE END
About the Author
K at Austen is the secret pen name of a New York Times and USAToday bestselling author. Kat writes stories that keep hearts (and other parts) satisfied.
O ther works by Kat :
Wilde Fire
R eady for more ? Kat’s next book, LOVE CHILD, will be released June 26th! Check out the blurb below and add it to your TBR if you like a safe read with a breeding-obsessed hero and a guaranteed happy ending!
* * *
A bel Lockwood would do anything to become a father. Including hiring a company that matches womb donors with prospective fathers. Love Child caters to wealthy bachelors who’ve been unsuccessful creating a family the traditional way. Even though Love Child might be an unconventional route to take, the actual method involved in creating the child is as traditional as it gets. There’s nothing artificial about the process—inception takes place the way nature intended.
N earing forty and still single , Abel has accepted he won’t meet the right woman to marry and one day have a family with, so Love Child is his last hope for fulfilling his dream of becoming a father. He’s gone through the files of potential donors and handpicked one candidate he believes would be the perfect woman to create his baby with.
T he moment he comes face to face with Adeline Matthews, Abel knows she’s the one. But not just the one he’s hoping to make his baby with. The one he’s hoping to create a family with.
H e has to get her to recognize how perfect they are together. But first, he has to get her to agree to have his baby.
* * *
@KatAustenWrites
Kat Austen
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