“You got it,” he said with wonder. “In less than two years, you got your Ph.D. from the University of Arlington. Holy shit, Liv, I’m married to…”
“… a doctor.” Olive couldn’t resist making the pronouncement herself. “Well? What do you say to that, Mr. ex-SEAL?”
Levon folded the letter closed. “I say that I’m looking forward to being Mr. Doctor Owen,” he replied.
“I’ll be Doctor Asher,” she corrected him.
“Still not used to that.”
“‘Olive Asher’ is a way cuter name. Makes me sound like a superhero.” Olive pinched Allie’s toes again. “‘Allie Asher’. We sure did make a beautiful kid, Levon.”
“Don’t I know it. I’m the one who gets to look at the two of you every morning when I wake up.” Levon drew his girls into a protective embrace and sighed blissfully. “To think this is my life…”
“To think this is my life,” Olive echoed him. She tucked her head beneath his chin and snuggled in close. “Me: the nerdy girl from science lab, who always had a crush on the guy who was out of her league.”
“And me: the guy too stunned by his cute lab partner to get a smooth word in edgewise. Oh, that reminds me,” Levon continued as he helped Olive lift the sleeping Allie up to her bed. “They’re throwing a surprise party for you tomorrow after school to celebrate.”
“How the hell… heck… do they know already?” Olive really seemed perplexed by this. “You’re the first person I’ve told. I haven’t even told my parents, and they demanded I call them immediately when I got the letter—”
“Because I’m about to let everyone know.” Levon finished tucking their daughter in, then pressed a finger to his lips. “Family, friends, students—present and former. It’s been the plan all along. Everything’s organized, just waiting for the ‘go’ sign. I just have to say the word, and they’ll spring into action. I think a bunch of people from Harper’s Forge are planning to rent a bus.”
“You have such a talent for making others fall in line,” Olive said admiringly. She fluttered her eyelashes, and didn’t appear to know she was doing it. Levon felt a rush of arousal, but decided to keep a lid on it—at least until they were out of the room. “But wait, what am I saying?” Olive shook her head. “I don’t want a surprise party! I… it’ll be totally embarrassing.”
“Of course. That’s why I was kind enough to tell you in advance.” Levon shepherded his lovely wife from the nursery and escorted her back to their room. “But I’d like to give you my present now.” He pulled the wrapped box from the back of their shared closet and brought it out to her.
“Oh, Levon.”
Unwrapped, his wife now saw what he had given her: a microscope. He saw it the moment recognition dawned on her face, and the tears came into her eyes. “It looks just like the one we used to use on projects together.”
“It is the one we used to use on projects together.”
Olive set her gift aside and threw her arms around his neck. “I’ll use it every day!” she exclaimed.
Levon laughed and hugged her back. “I know you will. Doctor.”
“I love you, my very own Soldier of Fortune,” she answered lovingly as she kissed him.
End of Protecting His Pregnant Lover
Southern Soldiers of Fortune Book One
Protecting His Pregnant Lover, October 8, 2020
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Less than a year ago, Serena Carson was a happy socialite, heiress to a candy fortune, and had just had one of the hottest nights ever with Navy SEAL Noah Wild. Now, she’s being held for ransom—which no one is paying—in a remote country in South America. And the one night stand with the hunky SEAL? That steamy night of heaven left her with a beautiful baby girl. Believing her captors are about to make good on the promise to kill her, leaving her child an orphan, Serena plans her escape, only to be rescued by…Noah. Bossy, tough-guy, sexy Noah. Who also is heartbreakingly gentle with his daughter. As the trio make their escape, the attraction that first brought Serena and Noah together flares to life, making Serena wonder if that one night could ever become something more…
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