Lasting Attraction (Cassie Series) by Ashley Beale Read Free Book Online Page B

face, her body is trembling. I pull back and place my hands on her cheeks, planting my lips onto hers for a quick moment. "Cassie, what is wrong? What the fuck did he do?"
                  She gives a look of confusion, but again, I know her too damn well. She is trying to play things off.
                  Changing the subject, she asks, "Did you have a good day at work?" Then she moves away so I can enter her apartment, which smells like cologne- and not mine- then she closes the door.
                  I hate having this damn uneasy feeling. Playing into things slowly, unsure of where they're about to go, I just answer her. "Yeah, how was your day?"
              Without so much as a flinch, she smiles and tells me it was great. Not wanting to any more thought into it, I walk towards the living room and she follows. I sit on the couch and as Cassie attempt to sit next to me, I pull her to me and bring her lips down so they touch my own. They taste somewhere between mint, cherry, and Cassie. She sits on my lap and a small giggle escapes her mouth. "Someone is being greedy."
                  "I just miss you."
                  "Oh, I’m sure you do."
                  Yeah, she knows me too well also.
                  I rub my hand up and down her thigh and give it a squeeze before telling her my exciting news. "I met with this girl, Miah Braxton, today. She helps run Mumford and Braxton Corporation. She wants to merge our companies together, so we went over some financial paperwork today as well as her marketing agenda. Everything she showed me made sense for our companies to merge, so I spoke with my dad and Evan. We're setting up a meeting with them, but since their company is based in Seattle, I'm going to have to travel there next Monday until Thursday."
                  I get anxious all of a sudden. It hit me like a ton of bricks the one fucking week that Avery is in town happens to be the same damn week I'm going out of town. Things couldn't get any worse!
                  Cassie seems to get the same understanding and cocks her head to the side while thinking about something for a moment. "I'm pregnant."
                  "I know babe, this is going... you're... you're what?" What. The. Fuck.
                  I can feel as the color drains in my face and I'm sure my expression is something close to Cassie's.
                  Our eyes stay glued to each other’s and I'm not sure how much time passes before she whispers it again. "I'm pregnant, Pierce."
                  "I'm... it's... you're... shit, you're pregnant?" Apparently I can't fucking speak coherently.
                  Her lips twitch just a little, like she wants to smile about it but she is stopping herself. Is she not happy about it? Or is she scared to be happy about it? I'm fucking terrified. But I know, no matter what I feel, this is the best damn moment of my life up to this point. I just need a moment to process that fact.
                  Cassie.
                  Pregnant.
                  My baby.
                  Cassie is having my child.
                  I stand up so fast Cassie almost falls but I quickly stop her and throw her down on the couch. She falls on her back and with a very questioning look until I'm lifting her shirt up and I start raining kisses all over. I look up at her, a smile finally upon my face- and I don't even have to force it. "I can't believe you're pregnant. We're having a baby, Cassie. This is huge. There is a baby in here." I give her belly a few more kisses while she laughs softly.
                  "Yes, Pierce, I'm well aware of that."
                  "Can we celebrate?"
                  She looks up to the ceiling for a moment, still smiling but I can see the fault