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I thank Michaela but waste no ti to Avery I enterup in bed with several pillows propped behind her Her skin is pale, which I’lossy It’s an indication her health hasn’t been dao The golden brown eyes staring atwith a s a clean nightgown and the evidence of her recent shower still lingers in the air–the fragrance of her favorite fruity, floral body wash and sha a shower–rather than a complication with her health–was the delay "Someone looks chipper And beautiful"

I cross the room and kiss the top of her hair I admit the sweet plum and orchid scent is ood"

"I’ close had to be nearly intolerable for you"

"Never" She scoots over so I’m able to sit on the bed next to her I cup her hand init to er blocking me so I feel her happiness and her joy is apparent allover her face She can’t stop s and healthy She expects you to make a full recovery"

"She says I’en to ans after the massive blood loss" She points to the beside table "Good thing I can s big pills The vita faster and gaining speed with every beat "What is it, baby doll?" Her eyes becoh her eether and I can’t decipher which is the strongest "You’re scaringin the world is wrong" She reaches for ainst her lower belly "There’s a part of you growing inside me" She places her hand on top of ht here beneath your hand"

I had already convinced nant because I wanted it so badly I’d believed it in otten used to the idea–but hearing her confirht confir as she nods "She wants to see us in her office torowth I’m much earlier than Chansey hen she first saw her so she toldwith the ultrasound yet"

There’s no nant "It’s pretty easy to figure out how far along you are Teeks and two days as of ht told me they calculate due dates It’s counted by the day I started nant"

Already a month? I knoas Marsala’s fault that Chansey delivered the twins early but she wasn’t even three full nant when they were born They were on the small side but fully developed so they had to be al hatever you and the doc say"

"We discover we’re soul et separated for sixteen days When we reunite, we find out we’re expecting a baby–or maybe even more than one That’s not the norm on any level Are you okay with all of this?"

She really has no idea "I’m so rabs ainst my lips Our mouths mold to one another as I ainst her I feel her hands pushing at the coether we elientle–yet urgent–as our bodies press harder to one another Her hands begin at my shoulders and roam until they make their way down my lower back to find the hem of my shirt "I want this off of you," she whispers init up and over ht and the vampires in this house can hear our every word And movement And each sound we make It’s such an invasion of privacy but I won’t stop I couldn’t if I tried

I’m certain Curry has joined Chansey in their quarters behind closed doors so they are shut off from all sound within the house Oh, how I envy them that luxury

The rest of my family is respectful so they’ve probably already stepped outside or intofor privacy just in case anyone within hearing range reive ápe That’s all I ask" I don’t hear movement in the house so it is as I suspected We’re already alone

She’s wearing a ht take the rest of the night"

"I’ve been distracted for a couple of weeks so I haven’t contacted the contractor about the new construction" I trail kisses across her jaw and down the side of her neck "I pro"

Her hands are sliding up and down s up and around my waist "Good idea The sooner the better"

We were only able to experience this kind of connection once before ere separated but I know this time will be different I won’t drink from Avery, yet I’ll experience the best of both the human and vampire worlds