The Things I Do for You (The Alexanders) (29 page)

She was wearing a loose white T-shirt and denim shorts. She was still thin, much too thin, but her eyes were bright and the flush was back in her cheeks.

She’d never looked more beautiful to him.

“I’m doing much better. I’ve been eating the blandest food ever. I’ve never been so tired of chicken broth and toast but at least I can keep it down.” She pressed a hand against her lower abdomen and a pang went through Nick as he thought of their child. He was going to miss seeing Raina’s body change as the baby got bigger. He was going to miss everything. Like he missed her.
 

“Our baby is the size of a lime now,” he blurted.

Raina smiled softly. “I see you’re still reading that pregnancy book.”

He looked at her until she met his gaze. “I still care about what happens to you. That hasn’t changed. That will
never
change.”

Raina crossed the room and launched herself at his chest. “I’m so glad to hear you say that. I’ve done nothing but think about the things I said to you. I was so stupid. You’ve never asked me for anything. All you’ve done is give, give, give. If anyone is the user in this relationship, it’s me.” She looked up at him, her eyes wet. “I
never
should have accused you of using me for money, Nick. That was vile.”

“Nothing has ever hurt as much as thinking you didn’t trust me. All I want is to be everything you need, Raina. From the moment we met, I’ve been trying to be a better man. For you.”

“You
are
all I need.” She put her arms around his waist and laid her head against his chest. “I realized how stupid it was that I ever listened to anything Steven said. It was just so much easier than trusting that this could be real. But he did have one good idea. He said he’d assumed you’d asked me to put an ad for the foundation on my website. Which was a great plan, actually. So that’s what I did. See?”

She pulled him by the hand over to his computer. When she saw that it was already on her website, she looked up at him. “You already saw it?”

“No, I was about to take a look. That’s why I was so impatient with the pushy client who couldn’t give me an extra five minutes.”

Her lips twitched. “Well, you might as well just watch it.”

He sat in his chair and pulled her on his lap. She leaned over and used the mouse to scroll down the screen. Then she clicked on something and a video started to play.

Hello, Legsters!
 

If you’re watching this you must have seen the email blast that went out this morning. I’m really excited to tell you that the second half of my new reality series will be broadcast right here on the Legs blog. Contact me for advertising opportunities. Also, anyone who makes a donation to The Alexander Foundation will win a free day of advertising here and the chance to win a trip to Washington D.C. to meet me in person.

The Alexander Foundation provides summer activities and programs for at-risk youth in Virginia. It’s a great cause, so go to the website in the comments and donate now!

Smooches!

“You didn’t have to do that, sweets. I don’t want you to feel like you have to bail me out.”

“I wanted to. Plus it’s my family’s foundation, too.” She kissed him softly on the forehead.
 

He pulled her back against him and held her tight. “I’m never going to be as rich as Silvestre.” Raina started to protest but he stopped her with a finger against her lips. “I need to say this.”
 

It galled Nick to say it, but it was true. He was doing pretty well for twenty-seven but he was never going to reach the heights of someone like Silvestre who owned private planes, yachts, and probably islands.
 

He was never going to be a billionaire.
 

 
“I’m never going to be as steady and stable as most other guys, either. Ask my mom, she’ll tell you. I was always the one she called ‘the wild child.’ I’ll probably always drive you crazy with my sloppiness and my need for speed. I’ll never get it completely right.”

Raina looked up at him, a fierce love in her eyes. “I don’t care about any of that. Look at everything you’ve done for me. Who else would do the things you’ve done?”

Nick stroked her cheek with the tip of his finger. “I love you. There’s no end to the things I’d do for you.”

Raina leaned forward and whispered against his mouth. “Loving me is all I want you to do. Because I know I love you right back.”

THE END

Author’s Note

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Did you miss the first two episodes of
The Alexanders
series?

TEASING TRENT - the PREQUEL

One girl. One guy. One
unforgettable
night.

Trent's supposed to keep his best friend's sister company on her birthday.
He just has to remember the promise he made to himself in college to keep his hands off her.
He's not worried until he finds out she wants to stay in. Just the two of them.

Ever since Mara walked into her brother's dorm room freshman year and came face to face with a shirtless Trent, she's known he was
The One
.
She finally has a plan to get him exactly where she wants him.
In her bed.

If Mara has her way, she'll get a lot more for her birthday than a Hallmark card…

 
**WARNING**
This book contains yoga as an erotic torture device and the unexpected appearance of a vibrator. I'm just saying...

ONE MORE DAY - BOOK 1

Ridley Wells has no idea what to do with her life now that she's graduated from college. But when a friend is murdered and her apartment is trashed, she runs to the only person she trusts, her twin sister. No one will think to look for her in the rinky dink Virginia town of New Haven.

Of course, her luck lands her passed out in the grass in front of resident badboy, music producer Jackson Alexander. 
Strike 1!
Then she realizes Raina's out of the country and she has nowhere else to go. 
Strike 2!

So when the handsome producer with the platinum smile mistakes her for her sister, she gets an idea.

Where better to hide than in plain sight?

 
**WARNING**

This book contains cloak and dagger intrigue, family drama, brothers fighting, supermodels with attitude and hot sex between people who can't keep their hands off each other. Just saying...

HE'S THE MAN - BOOK 3

Matt Simmons is over Army doctors poking him. But when his sister Mara asks him to see their old babysitter, now a sought after physical therapist, he gives in.
 

Penny is finally putting down roots after a lifetime of moving around. She’s got everything she wants, except the settled suburban life she longs for. All she needs is the perfect guy, which means – NO military men.

When Matt realizes that his old babysitter is H-O-T, he’s suddenly seeing the benefits of therapy. But Penny still sees him as the bratty kid she used to babysit.

Suddenly he’s on the most important mission of his life to show her that he’s the only man for her.

Look for Book 3 in late summer!

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ALL I NEED IS YOU - BOOK 4

Elliott Alexander & Kaylee Wilhelm

Coming in 2014

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

National Bestselling author M. Malone lives in the Washington, DC metro area with her three favorite guys: her husband and their two sons. She likes dramatic opera music, staid old men wearing suspenders, claw-foot bathtubs and unexpected surprises.

The thing she likes best is getting to make up stuff for a living.

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BACKLIST

The Alexanders

Teasing Trent
 

One More Day

The Things I Do for You
 

Future Books
 

He’s the Man
 
~ 8/2013

All I Need Is You ~ 1/2014

THE THINGS I DO FOR YOU
 

Copyright © March 2013 M. Malone

Editor: Anne Victory - Victory Editing

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