Lily
“We’re gonna let you guys talk,” Mom said and rose to her feet. Cassidy followed.
Mom took the peas with her, and Maverick closed and locked the door before joining me on the sofa.
“What are you hiding?” he asked, sitting beside me.
I almost said “nothing,” but I knew it would be wasted breath, so I sighed and rolled my sleeve up again.
Maverick scowled. “That f*****g bitch.”
“It’ll heal.”
“I have never wanted to hit a woman before, but she might be my first.”
I smiled. “I give you permission.”
Maverick stretched out, pulling me slightly on top of him and kissing me gently. “It won’t happen again.”
“I know.”
Shifting me, He laid his hand on my belly and kissed me again. “God, baby, if anything happened to you two...”
“I know, Mav. We’re okay.”
He stroked my face. “We’re
