Clara Barnes wants a baby, and I’m going to give her one.
I wanted Clara the first time I saw her, but as soon as I figured out she was the local vet and would be working on my ranch, I knew I had to let her go. I put myself in the friend-zone until the night she told me she wanted to get knocked up.
There wasn’t a chance I’d let another guy get her pregnant, even if he was an anonymous donor. Not when she had me, Maverick Wilde—grade A certified Montana cowboy—right in front of her.
The arrangement was perfect. I make my donation, she gets her baby, we go back to being friends. No strings. No messy heartbreak.
Except everything changes when we decide it’ll be a lot more fun to make a direct deposit and do things the old fashioned way. That spark between us? Now it’s a blazing fire I have no desire to extinguish.
Our baby proposition just got a lot more complicated.
Maverick’s note is just the sweetest!
Keep reading to see the full Love Note!
Clara,
I’ve never been the kind of guy who cares about Valentine’s Day. When I was a kid, my dad always did it up big for whichever woman he was with. Flowers, balloons, chocolate. Big displays that screamed, ‘look at how much I love you!’ instead of him just saying the words.
Everything seemed like such a show. Like something he could do one day a year to get out of telling his girl he loved her the rest of them.
I promised myself that would never be me. I’m keeping that promise now—kinda.
With each passing moment, I look at you and see the only woman I ever want to let have my heart. The only person I trust with my fragile parts, my vulnerable pieces, and my future.
You deserve more than one day a year of love and adoration, and I’m determined to give you that, but today I’m cranking up the romance novel shit to eleven.
Tonight is about us in more ways than one. You took a leap with me, and I know this move to Seattle was a big change. We went from ranches to ice rinks in the blink of an eye, and don’t think I don’t see you immersing yourself in this new life. I want to use this occasion to show you just how special you are and exactly what your love means to me. How precious our time with each other is.
I love you in the quiet moments, the loud ones too. I love you when the storms rage and when the sky is clear. I don’t need grand gestures. All I need is you.
In short, I’m gonna love you so hard, you’ll never forget me, darlin’.
So, get your sexy ass upstairs and get ready for me. We’ve got a babysitter, and you have a date with your man. And, baby? Wear those black lace panties I like, would you? I’m a sucker for you in lace.
I’d ask you to be my valentine today, but that doesn’t cover the rest of our lives. So, baby, be my valentine 365 days a year? I love you more than I thought possible. And I intend to prove it every fucking day.
Loving you forever,
Maverick
P.S. I threw out all our condoms. I think it’s time to put another baby in you.
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Kim Loraine was raised a Navy brat but spent most of her life growing up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. A proper Washingtonian, she’s addicted to coffee, doesn’t let a little rain ruin her day, and thinks the sun is a gift from God. When not chasing her three little minions around, Kim spends her time writing, reading, and binge watching Doctor Who.
Author of erotic paranormal and steamy contemporary romance.
Love this note
Mav is great and so is the narrator 🙂