Under Pressure [IAD Agency] (Siren Publishing Classic)

you.”
    Bella snuggled deeper into his side. “Thank you. I was going to fight. I wouldn’t have let him hurt me like that again.”
    “I know, baby.” His hold on her tightened as he thought back to how close he came to losing her. “I’m sorry I didn’t get to you sooner.”
    Bella rolled her eyes. “Jason, you were just hit by a car. You were unconscious, give yourself a break.” She paused for a moment, thinking back to something that had her confused. “How did you get to me so fast? I mean, I know you said Finn was the closest in the area after you called in when you woke up, but how did you know where to find me?”
    Jason froze, his body tensing up. Bella propped herself up on an elbow so she could look down at him. She was startled by the look of guilt on his face.
    “What? Spill it.”
    “Umm…it was your ring. I…ah…” He gruffly cleared his throat before admitting, “I put a tracker in the band of your ring.”
    Bella gaped at him. “You LoJacked me?”
    “Look, it’s not like I’m watching where you are every day or anything. It was just for in case of emergencies, and you have to admit it bloody well came in handy, didn’t it?” He growled defensively.
    Bella’s face softened with a chuckle as she leaned down to kiss the frown from his lips. “You’re right, it did.” Bella settled back down, laying her head on his chest.
    “You’re…not mad?”
    Bella could have laughed at the confusion in his voice. Instead, she sighed. “No, baby, I’m not mad. I’ve had a psycho stalker trying to kill me. I think it was actually pretty smart of you to think of. I just wish you would have told me about it first.”
    Jason relaxed again. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you about it. I just couldn’t let that asshole get you again, but we don’t have to worry anymore. He’s dead. He can’t ever hurt you again.”
    Bella sighed again. “I know. I guess after all that’s happened, it’s just difficult to believe that I don’t have to worry about him anymore. It just seems sort of anticlimactic.”
    “Death is pretty final. I understand what you’re saying though. It will take some time to get used to, but now we can focus on the future and living our lives.
    Wow, talk about a perfect opening. She wanted to tell him, but she didn’t know how. It was better to just say it, get it out there.
    “Jason?”
    “Hmm?”
    Oh God, how did she tell him?
    Jason must have sensed the inner turmoil going on inside her because he moved so he could face her. Soft moonlight filtered in from the windows casting the room in its silvery glow. Bella had learned to read him so well.
    Without saying a word, she could see his questioning look. Bella nibbled on her lower lip in a nervous gesture that made him frown in concern.
    He leaned down and quickly kissed her lips, soothing the spot where her teeth had scraped with his tongue.
    “What’s wrong, baby?”
    “Well, that depends,” she hedged. “We never talked about…well, family.”
    His frown deepened. “Of course we have, sweetheart. You know my family is gone. But that doesn’t matter anymore. You’re my family now.”
    “Yes, well, of course.” Bella’s laugh was strained. “I meant, kids. We haven’t been using protection. Do you want children? We’ve never talked about a family…with us…you know, being parents.”
    Jason face lightened instantly. He leaned down to gently rub his lips against hers, once more unable to hold back the need to love her in ever possible way. “Bella, of course I want to have children with you. I know I should be protecting you, but I love being inside you without anything between us. I don’t know what kind of father I will be, but I will try not to drive you crazy being overprotective. If you want to wait, we can try something else.”
    Bella mumbled something as she rubbed her head into his chest.
    “What, sweetheart?”
    She pulled back sharply and all but screamed into his face. “It’s too late!”
    Jason jerked back comically. Oh man, this was not the way she wanted to do this. Some other time the look on his face would have made her laugh because she had never seen Jason look as shocked as he was in that moment.
    Fear had her babbling. “I know it’s quick, but I just found out when Dr. Dixon told me I was pregnant in the clinic when I was drugged, and I wasn’t planning it, but I love making love with you without condoms, too, but I’m not on the pill and maybe I should have