Make You Mine (Honey Mountain, #3)

by Laura Pavlov

Thoughts of Ashlan Thomas in my bed looking like a motherfucking vision had been difficult to ignore. The girl was too pretty for her own good. Innocent. Sweet. Smart.

“Yes. For sure. Mrs. Tusley smelled like mustard and pickles. And Ashlan smells like pretty flowers, doesn’t she?”

Hadley turned around and shook her bare butt at us, and sure enough, a little turd was dangling from her tiny hiney. “Holy shit,” Jace whispered as he pushed to stand, and his towel gaped open. His oversized penis was staring me and my bloody nose right in the face. “Daddy,” Paisley shrieked and pointed. “Your privates are showing.”

“Daddy, was that your penis? Billy Graber said he has a penis.” Paisley giggled before stopping at the sink to clean up her frosting-covered hands. “That kid’s a wealth of knowledge, isn’t he?” Jace grumped. “Where’s my penis?” Hadley’s little voice whispered, startling all of us as she looked down between her legs. Jace raised a brow, Paisley squealed, and I laughed. “Daddy. Hadley’s first sentence is, ‘Where’s my penis.’”

Hey, it was the author’s job to protect her hero. I could only write what I felt. If he happened to look similar to my current boss, that was not my fault. Jace King might be off-limits in real life—but this was fiction.

Was there anything sexier than a man who wanted to build you shelves for all your books? Not in my world.

“Love is doing what’s best for the person who matters most, no matter how much it hurts,” Vivian said. “Don’t you forget that.”

“But what’s going to happen if you don’t get better?” I croaked. “You’re going to keep living either way, my love. I’ll always be with you. That’s the way love works. When it’s real… it never leaves. And I will love you until you take your last breath.” “I love you too, Mama.” “I know this is scary. Loss is hard, and it’s a lot for you to handle right now. I’m so sorry that you have to go through this so young. But remember this, Ashlan May… I’d do it all again if it meant I got even a few years with you. Because love is a gift. Don’t be sad about what we’re losing, be happy about what we’ve had. Because being your mama has been my greatest gift.”

You deserve it all, my sweet girl, my mom’s voice entered my mind. Yeah, maybe I did.

“You ready for forever, Sunshine?” “As long as I’m with you, Jace King.” This man was my forever. My own happily ever after. My everything.