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“Don’t look at me like that,” I said.
“Like what p>
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“Like you’re thinking about doing things to me,” I said.
He grinned. “I’m always thinking about doing things to you. But now I know you’re carrying my
baby, which makes you even more attractive somehow p>
“That doesn’t make sense,” I said, but I was smiling.
“It doesn’t have to make sense,” he said, his hand moving to rest on my stomach. “It just is p>
We lay there for a while, his hand on my belly, both of us trying to wrap our heads around the
fact that there was a tiny life growing inside me.
“Do you think it’s a boy or a girl?” I asked.
“I don’t care,” he said immediately. “As long as they’re healthy, I don’t care p>
“Me too,” I agreed. Then, “But if you had to guess? ”
He thought about it. “A girl,” he said. “With your eyes and your stubbornness p>
I laughed. “My stubbornness p>
“Yes,” he said. “And hopefully my patience, because otherwise we’re in trouble p>
“What if it’s a boy?” I asked.
“Then he’ll have your kindness and your strength,” Tristan said. “And he’ll be the most loved
little boy in the world p>
My throat felt tight, “You’re really happy about this, aren’t you p>
“More than I can put into words,” he admitted. know we’re both scared, but Athena, this is
everything I didn’t know I could have again p>
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I turned to face him fully. “I’m glad it’s with you” I said quietly. “If I had to do this with anyone,
I’m glad it’s you p>
He kissed me then, slow and deep, and I felt that familiar need start to build again. His hand
moved from my stomach to my hip, pulling me closer.
“Tristan,” I breathed against his lips.
“I know,” he murmured. “I’ve got you p>
We made love slowly, carefully, both of us hyper aware of the precious cargo I was carrying. It
was different from the frantic coupling of the past week, more tender and intimate.
Afterwards, we lay tangled together, and I felt more at peace than I had in days.
“We should probably get ready for work,” he said eventually, though he made no move to get up.
“Five more minutes,” I mumbled, burrowing closer to him.
He chuckled and held me tighter. “Five more minutes p>
Those five minutes turned into twenty, and by the time we actually got up and started getting
ready, we were running late.
We got ready together, and I noticed Tristan watching me more closely than usual.
“Orion is probably wondering what’s going on with us p>
I say already feeling bad that I’ll lie to him, and I know Tristan doesn’t like lieing to him too.
But I just don’t know how to tell him.
“He definitely knows something is up,” Tristan agreed. “But we’ll just tell him you’ve been
feeling under the weather p>
“Which is technically true,” I said trying to make myself feel good.
When I reached for my coffee mug out of habit, he gently took it from my hands.
“You can’t have caffeine,” he said.
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“What? Why not p>
“It’s not good for the baby,” he explained. “I read about it once when Jess was pregnant p>
I wanted to argue, but he looked so earnest that I just nodded. “Fine. But I’m going to be
miserable without my morning coffee p>
He gently redirected me to the decaf he’d already prepared.
“I’m going to miss real coffee,” I sighed.
“I’ll make it up to you,” he promised.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.