Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 25792 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25792 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
I didn’t voice any of my concerns, though. When we made it back to the cabin, I gave Cooper a quick kiss. “I’m going to hop in the shower and get ready for bed since I need to be up in the morning for work.”
“Maybe you should take a bath instead.” He cupped my pussy with his palm. “I noticed you were walking a little stiffly. I should’ve gone easier on you this morning.”
He was so good to me. My heart wept at the thought of possibly losing him, even to something he loved as much as being a pilot.
Accepting the easy out he gave me, I nodded. “A bath does sound good. I’ll do that instead.”
“Okay, baby.” He brushed a kiss against my forehead. “Want me to run the water for you?”
“Nope, I’ve got it this time.” I nudged him toward the desk. “You should use your drawing paper to make a test for your eyesight. See how good it really is.”
He flashed me a grin. “I don’t need to test it to know my eyes are damn good now, baby. I could see the individual leaves all the way at the top of the trees while we were walking back. I think Maggie’s potion may have restored my vision back to the twenty-twenty it was when I was first learning how to fly.”
“Her magic can do some amazing things,” I murmured before heading into the bathroom.
When the door shut behind me, I slumped against the hard surface and sniffled. My eyes filled with tears, but I didn’t want Cooper to hear me crying and wonder what was wrong. So I turned the faucet to fill the tub with warm water and let the noise mask the sounds of my sadness.
Stripping out of my clothes, I climbed into the tub to cry. I didn’t give in to my tears for too long, though, since I didn’t want to have puffy eyes when I went back out there. Holding my breath, I wrapped my feathers around my body and sank all the way under the water. Then I slowly exhaled, watching my breath bubble to the surface.
After repeating the process a few times, I felt calmer, and the tears stopped flowing. Grabbing the soap and a cloth, I washed up and got ready for bed. When I padded back out of the bedroom, I found Cooper stretched out on the mattress. He held his arms out for me, and I raced over to throw myself at him. Not wanting to miss any of the time I had with him—in case it came to an end soon—I tried to stay awake as long as I could, but I eventually lost the battle and drifted off to sleep in the warmth of his embrace.
10
COOPER
“I really have to go,” Isla panted as I rolled off her and dragged her into my arms.
I hated that life was intruding on our little bubble, but when Isla mentioned that she had to go to work this morning, it reminded me that I hadn’t checked in with Heath recently.
Of course, I couldn’t let her leave without knowing she’d have me inside her all day.
“I’m tempted to seduce you into staying,” I sighed. “But I have my own work responsibilities that I need to stop neglecting.”
Isla sat up and glanced back at me with a frown. It seemed like she was going to say something, so I waited, but after a few breaths, she just scooted to the other side of the bed and climbed out.
I grinned and ripped the covers off before jumping to my feet. Then I raced around the foot of the bed so I could scoop her up and toss her over my shoulder—making sure to tuck her wing under my chin so I could still see.
“That doesn’t mean I’m not going to help you get clean…and maybe a little dirty again.”
Isla giggled and smacked my ass as I walked swiftly into the bathroom. After doing exactly what I said I would, we got dressed, and I made us pancakes.
While we ate, I watched her every movement, still in awe that this elegant, beautiful creature was mine. And loving the tableau of the two of us sitting at the breakfast table.
Hopefully, it would eventually be the three of us. Then four. And eventually however many babies she wanted to give me.
“You know, I just realized that in all of the time we’ve been getting to know each other, I didn’t think to ask what you do for a living.” I felt like an asshole that I hadn’t inquired into that area of her life. Especially after she’d listened to my whole sob story.
“I own a food delivery service. Monster Delivery,” she informed me before taking another bite of pancake and sighing with happiness. It didn’t matter that I just had her once in the bed and once in the shower, that little sigh… I was hard as a fucking rock again.