The Carrero Effect - Falling for the Boss (Billionaire CEO)

“I’m sure I’ll manage like every other pregnant woman on the planet, baby.” I smile indulgently at his slightly cautious look before he goes back to snooping through my purchases. As soon as he knew I’d bought items for the baby he’d been all over the bags searching for new tiny and cute treasures. He really is odd for a guy. I try not to think of that bitch when I say pregnant women or while watching the mountain of baby things on the floor.

Inner peace … Breathe. She will not ruin this.

“You’re not just another pregnant woman though. You’re my pregnant woman and I must admit baby, now I’m thinking about this whole birth thing … I’m getting pretty fuck … goddamn scared.” Jake glances up suddenly, stopping mid swear to correct himself, completely ashen faced and white. I gulp in surprise praying to God he didn’t get his first flashes of doubt about being a father. I don’t think I could handle it if

he was changing his mind; after all his happiness and being the first one excited about it. I’ve just realized how much I love and want this little bundle and I don’t know how I’d deal with Jake if he didn’t. My heart sinks dramatically.

“You are?” My voice wobbles a little and his eyebrows lower.

“Women still die giving birth.” Jake looks utterly devastated and I relax. He’s so heart destroying sometimes. I get up off the bed and walk to him, sliding down into his waiting arms, finding my comfy place on his lap, and nuzzling close among the sea of pricey things … now eating away at my inner morality.

“You’d never let me die. You’re far too stubborn a man to not grip onto me for dear life.” I joke, but his tense body tells me he’s serious about this. Jake is overthinking, stressing the shit out of himself, while I’m barely two months gone. Yet another level to that quick brain and keen eye of his … he’s just too loveable for words.

“We should see your OB-GYN again. Work out all the birth details and start planning for a C section early and…” It all comes out in a rush and I silence him with a kiss.

“Stop and breathe.” I gaze into his bottomless green eyes and smile, calm about this whole conversation, while he’s the one doing an Emma.

Crazily turned tables.

“Shhhh” I kiss him for a second time, trying to nudge his narrowed frown away. “We are going to be okay, you told me so … Remember?” I give him that ‘you’re never wrong’ face and hope it calms him.

“If I lost you…” His voice is breathy and afraid, his eyes decidedly damp, and I wrap my arms around his neck tightly, bringing us nose to nose so I can inhale his intoxicating smell. His sexy designer aftershave mingled with just Jake that’s devastating to me.

“I’m too stubborn to let that happen,” I smile, catching a tiny glint of a grin hidden in those hazy greens, peeking through the fear. His arms come around my waist and to my back pulling me close, bridging that tiny gap so our noses touch and I’m straddling him on the floor, bodies close … Intimately close; seeing as I’m in a bathrobe that’s now draped open revealing my naked body, and he’s only in a pair of very sexy boxers. It’s hard to stay on topic with so much naked skin on skin contact on the go.

“Maybe you could take my mind off it for the next few months?” He smiles, and I catch his eye flicker down between us; seems being naked has its advantages at distracting him anyway. I can’t help but giggle, with a shift of wariness hitting on a full sexual glint, he swings me around onto the floor on my back, lying over me, elbows and forearms at either side of me, holding his body taut over top. I’m still wrapped around him so add my legs around his waist tightly and suggestively.

“Are you going to let me set a date anytime soon?” His eyes come to mine; fingers tangled in my hair that’s fanned across the carpet.

think I’m getting married with a bump then you can forget it. I’m not having pictures of me hideously lumpy as our forever photos.” I pout at him, but he only smiles at me in a way which screams ‘You’re

think it would be sexy, marrying you

feel gorgeous on that day and seeing as you ooze that already … I can’t have you outshining the

be as beautiful

aches deeply

I love you anymore right

sway me that easily, Mr. Carrero. I’m not

I’d rather it was the other way around, but I’m not in the mood for a fight over this. In fact, I don’t want to fight about

like him at all. He leans in and starts running a gentle lick up my neck, shivers tingling through my body, and his hot breath is

easy,

he goes for my exposed throat, planting kisses vertically down my neck, from my ear to my

of them.” He’s focused on making my body tingle with expert attention to

Good answer, Carrero.

baby is here and we’re all set in the Hamptons then?”

we go on your little Leila Operation, I’m bringing you home as soon as things look rosy for the two of them.”

smirks, and I

God damn you, Carrero.

girls to have a celebratory ‘I’m having a baby’ night. Jake should’ve been flying home today so I arranged it for this evening. Sarah’s fully on board and up to speed with all that is the ‘Leila and Daniel’ show. Marcus is even invited to tag along with the men. Fortunately, he works most evenings at a bar in Queens, so Jake and Daniel are going to be a duo

verbal agreement or compromise, Mr. Carrero.” I huff and get a little pouty as he smiles at me, his mouth lightly coming in to trail my neck near my jawline. His hot warm breath sending shivers in

“We’ll see.”

don’t. My words. Not

turn my face away from him

by the way his mouth is seducing me; my body is literally brimming with horniness

… isn’t it? Those few little words?” He nibbles my ear lobe and I sigh, relaxing into what he’s doing because it feels good, the way he lowers his groin into me, slowly and gently rocking over

with this.” I know exactly what he’s doing, and he chuckles in the most annoyingly young way, like a young boy