Whatever It Takes by C.M. Steele Page B

I answered, standing to get a drink.
    “Sit down and relax. I’ll get you a drink. What’s your plan on avoiding the missus until the bruises and ribs heal? You two are like jackrabbits,” she asked.
    “That’s what I asked,” Davy said with a laugh.
    “I haven’t figured that out yet, but I’ll work it out. Now, I need to get to my office and get some work done. It’s the busy time still, so I really do have a lot of important business to attend to.”
    “Have you thought about purchasing the property down the road?” Davy asked.
    “I have. It’s something I’m going to work on. The seller is looking for a big buyer so she doesn’t have to break up the land. With twins on the way, I think we’re going to end up with a large family. So more land for crops and livestock will do us good in the future,” I admitted.
    I had a feeling that the dreams of her and this woman were because the woman was Ana’s twin. If she were, that meant doubles ran on both sides of the family since Shane and I were identical. And with the first set coming, I knew it was only a matter of time before there were more.
    “That land has been vacant for so many years since old man Richards died,” Mateo added.
    “Yeah, well, they couldn’t find someone locally who it belonged to, but a great-niece was found, and she’s selling the property,” I replied. Looking into the matter very carefully, I knew it had to be a tremendous steal. This woman didn’t know what it was really worth or just wanted to wash her hands of the property taxes.
    “What property?” Ana asked walking into the kitchen.
    “Hey, sugar. What brings you down here?” I asked anxiously. I wondered if she had heard anything, but then again, she couldn’t have. Ana would have run in here panicking.
    “I wanted to help with dinner,” she said moving to the kitchen island.
    “You need to be resting. You almost fainted today,” Laura snitched on her.
    “You what?” I growled, standing and moving to her.
    “I got a little hot, but I’m fine. I didn’t faint, thank you very much.”
    “Fall just started, and it hasn’t been over sixty degrees, but you got overheated. You need to march your pretty ass back up the stairs and get in bed. I’ll bring dinner,” I told her.
    “I’m not a child, you know? I don’t need to be sent to my room.” She got pissed and stormed out the kitchen door. I wanted to go after her, but I needed time. I knew I would be in for it if I said one more word to her. Lately, if she wasn’t super loving, she was super pissed. I didn’t want her to start hitting my chest.
    “Hey, at least you got your excuse to hide in your office for a while.
    “Yep, and I’m headed there right now,” I said, attempting to stand again. My side hurt like a bitch, so I took one more pill from the prescription bottle then moseyed on to my office. I worked through dinner, but Ana didn’t. She joined the rest of the crew at the table. Shaking my need to mark my territory every time I heard her laugh at something someone said, I dug deeper into all the work and ventures I’d put off since I claimed her.
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    Three weeks and counting. I wanted to tell her I’d done got myself stomped by a horse, but she wasn’t feeling like herself, and I didn’t have the heart to upset her more. Sex had gone out the window. We’d done it once, a week ago, when I took her from behind in my office. I used work as a deterrent, so when she came into my office just wearing the tiniest nightgown in the middle of the night, it was too hard to resist. 
    I sat at my desk reliving the moment she had paraded her sexy pregnant-ass body into my office. My eyes immediately lifted to the intruder. “Can I…”
    “Yes, you can help me,” she sassed me, her hands barely spanning the sides of her waist. She tapped her stiletto heeled toes at me, wearing the shortest possible piece of lingerie. Her eyes were staring at me with anger and a deep seeded need to be wanted.