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“I love you too, baby,” I said, wrapping
her tight as I knifed up and walked her toward the bedroom.

We were late at Shay and Jake's.

Very late.

“Let's see it!” Shay shouted across the
crowded apartment where Ava used to live.

A shy smile spread over Ava's face as she held out her
hand.

“Damnnnn girl,” Shay said, nodding at her.
“About time, Dr. Sex,” she said, turning to look at me.
“Now if
someone
,” she declared loudly so everyone
in the room could hear, “would take a damn hint and slip one of
those on
my
finger, all would be right in this world.”

“Woman,” Jake said, making his way toward
us, “you turned me down,” he reminded her, rolling his
eyes at us.

“I was fat!” she said, eyes wide like he
had completely lost his mind.

“You were pregnant,” he corrected, putting
an arm around her waist, the arm that wasn't holding their eight
month old son.

“Yeah. And my stomach looked like I swallowed a
god damn basketball. I wasn't getting married like that. I want to be
able to see my feet in their kickass heels when I am walking down the
aisle.”

Ava laughed, shaking her head at them like she always
did as she reached to pull the baby out of Jake's arm.

“Hey buddy,” she said, jiggling him against
her hip.

I felt my eyes looking at her hard, liking what I saw
way too much.

“You'll make a cute one,” Shay said as if
sensing where my mind was heading. “Not as cute as Ranger.
Everyone knows mixed babies are the cutest. But cute,” she
winked and led Jake away.

“What?” Ava said, noticing me watching her.

Oh yeah. I was going to marry her.

Then I was going to get my baby inside her.

“I love you, baby,” I said instead, snaking
my arm around her.

She looked up at me for a long minute then burst out
laughing.

I smiled, touching her cheek. “What?” I
asked when she got a hold of herself.

She shook her head at herself.

“Thank god I was such a mess, huh?” she
asked.

I snorted, nodding. “Yeah, baby. Thank god you
were such a mess.”

“And thank god you didn't end up having moobs or
meat hands.”

I laughed, my brows drawing together. “Was that a
possibility?”

“Well it seemed a lot more likely than a cover
model walking into that office.”

“A cover model?” I smirked, my brow
raising.

“Oh, shut up and learn to take the compliment,
would you?” she said, leaning into me.

“Okay, baby.”

She paused, turning her head to kiss my chest.

“I love you too, Chase.”

Fuck me.

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Acknowledgments:

To all the lovely ladies
who read and loved “The Sex Surrogate” and wanted more.
You kept my chin up on the days when the bad reviews seemed to
outweigh the good and thereby saved a story that was truly wrenched
from my own soul from becoming something tainted in the negativity.

To Ray Lamontagne for
writing and singing “Shelter” which was, during the
course of this writing process, Chase Hudson's heart and soul in song
form.

And to Nikki. Even though
this is the first book in a long time she didn't beta read for me.
Having her around to keep me sane and motivated means she gets an
acknowledgment every single time.

Also, to all of you who have struggled with crippling
anxiety. I know how you feel. You're not alone. I hope you saw a bit
of yourself in Ava as I did. And I hope that one day, you all meet
your very own Chase Hudson who won't love you DESPITE it, but BECAUSE
of it. He's out there I swear. Never give up.

Also
By Jessica Gadziala:

The Stars Landing Series

What The Heart Needs

What The Heart Wants

What The Heart Finds

What The Heart Knows

The Stars Landing Deviant

The Scars Series

For A Good Time, Call...

Dissent

Reign

The Sex Surrogate

Dark Mysteries

Monster

About Jessica Gadziala:

Jessica
is a full-time writer from New Jersey who believes coffee is a food
group and that her parrots can totally understand her when she talks
to them. She can not be trusted with houseplants or to respond to
text messages in a reasonable amount of time.
Writing
was the only acceptable career path for her from the first time she
learned that with just twenty-six letters, she could create whole new
worlds. She attempted a string of odd jobs before quitting and taking
the blind leap of faith that was trying to make a career out of her
passion.
Jessica
is a firm believer in snark, strong secondary characters, and
HEA.
When
she is not writing (which is practically never), she is obsessively
trying to read as many books as possible and has totally been known
to throw temper tantrums over fictional characters.