Once Upon Series

“Katie, come on!” Cole called through her bedroom door. “I said that I was sorry.”

“You’re a gigantic ass-wipe, and I hate you,” Katie yelled back from her position on the bed. Why had she thought that shopping with Cole would be a good idea?

Cole rested his head against her door. “Fine, I’m a gigantic ass-wipe. But please don’t hate me.”

There was a long pause, making Cole worried that she wasn’t going to respond. But then the doorknob began to turn. “I don’t hate you, Cole. But you are never coming shopping with me again.”

Cole scooped Katie up with both arms. “I knew you couldn’t stay mad at me!”

“Let go of me, you oaf!” Katie giggled, trying to wriggle out of his arms.

“Never! Not until you say I’m not a gigantic ass-wipe,” Cole teased, tightening his grip. He loved the feel of her small soft body against his larger one. Something smelled amazing. He buried his nose in her hair.

“Are you smelling me?” Katie asked in confusion.

It was then that Cole realized how close they really were. Katie’s long streaky blond hair was wrapped in his hand. Her firm breasts were pressed against his chest. And her blue eyes were looking at him in confusion. She was so damn beautiful, and her lips were closer than he could ever remember them being.

Katie’s heart was racing. She knew that Cole was hot, he had the whole tan surfer look down without even trying. His blond hair was always perfectly disheveled. And his green eyes which always held amusement were dark and focused. Katie felt a familiar stirring in her stomach. Her eyes glanced over his chiseled jaw that hadn’t been shaved that morning. Cole was tall, at least two inches above six feet. His body was built from constant sports and weight training. There had been more than one occasion when Katie had to stop herself from drooling. And when Cole had walked around without a shirt on it was like Christmas or her birthday.

But the way he was looking at her today, this was new. Was he going to kiss her? Katie knew that she was breathing rapidly,

still glued to her mouth; all

slammed the front

He had barely sat down on her bed and grabbed a pillow when Liam appeared.

Looking at the both of them, Liam knew that something was up,

Cole was going to explain

it would be funny to try on maternity

twitched. “On himself?”

out of the store! The only maternity store in town! What the hell, Cole?” Katie focused on her

good, and you know it.” Cole grinned, the

downstairs with new things that I’m assuming are yours. Unless, Cole

woman finally allowed him to buy the stuff I had

you have to say for yourself?”

smiled, “Did you know that they have bras where the cups just unsnap? It’s genius!”

do?” Liam asked.

ass-wipes, they are nursing bras—to feed a baby.” Katie rolled her eyes, “It’s like talking to a three-year-old. And the comments he made about the tummy

lit, and he jumped from the bed. “Dude, you have to see these. You could eat a butt load of food, and it wouldn’t matter, they just keep stretching. I am seriously considering coming out with maternity wear

in astonishment. “Some perk, squeezing a basketball out