When Lily Langston goes to a game with her best friend. The last thing she ever thought to happen was being hit in the face with a ball.
But what left her even more shocked was when the guest pitcher himself, the known ruthless billionaire Hayes Gr...
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She slept soundly on the plane. Snores trickled in-between every few breaths she'd take. At 30 weeks she began to have a habit of snoring louder.
I found it cute, I couldn't believe in 10 weeks we'd have a baby. I would be someone's father, this would be the last time me and Lily were on vacation alone for a long time.
But it excites me, growing up I knew I never wanted to be a father. But now I find myself protective over everything Lily does. Because she's my family, the only one that truly counts.
And almost losing her weeks ago, it lingers. In my dreams and thoughts, the nightmares that intrude my thoughts. I couldn't imagine my life without her in it, it was almost weird in a way. I pictured myself forever alone, but now there's a presence in my life that's irrevocable and everlasting.
She's what I need to live and breath. She's what I need in life and support. She was my life and I hated to admit it, because nobody should hold that power over me. But almost losing her, nothing was more scary than that.
I play with her brown curls as she sleeps while the jet continues to fly towards our destination. I was excited to take her to Italy, to get away from it all for a bit.
The word terrified doesn't do what I feel justice. After almost losing her, her almost getting hurt. I've been scared to let her out of my sight. She's the only thing in this world that matters to me, which is scary.
It makes Lily a target, she's just a human being. People don't like me or would do anything to get money from me. So the fear of anyone touching Lily or our child terrifies me.
I never knew one singular person could become your entire world. When I was protecting Amelie, and even Laurie. I never wanted anyone to hurt them and I'd make sure of it. But with Lily, I didn't even want anyone within five feet of her.
So as she's curled up against me in her sleep. I savor this moment, the thoughts of what Colin could've done haunt me. I didn't protect them when I should've, I should've been there.
That instance only made me more attached to Lily. It made me even more scared to let the woman out of my sight. I love Lilian, it was real and it made me vulnerable.
But that wasn't a bad thing, it was something that made me stronger. Learning to love someone and not be afraid of that love, she was the sweetest torture to exist. Because she occupies my mind, when she most definitely shouldn't.
That's how I knew, when she consumed my body and mind fully. She was the greatest thing to ever exist in my life, she leaves my heart racing with her presence. Knots in my stomach when she leaves me for just a few hours and butterflies when she texts.
It's weird, I feel like a fool sometimes about how crazy she makes me feel. But knowing she feels this way to, it's ethereal.
I hear a throat clear "Penny for your thoughts?" I look back to her as she clutched the pillow in front of her comfortably.
