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"Yes, boss," Imy eyelashes one last coat of mascara I put the wand back in, screw on the cap, and drop it inputtingto come off at the spa

I leave the bathroos "My shadoill indeed be picking Simone up, while my fat ass sits in the car"

"You’re not fat, you’re pregnant Hot, sexy pregnant Coer

I approach Jake, who’s sitting on the edge of the bed in his boxer shorts I stand between his legs

He places his hands on either side ofhis face, he looks up at ainst his cheeks

"Stay home with me today," he murmurs

"I can’t Sioes back to London in a few days Anyway, you’re going into the studio today"

He turns his face away Pressing his cheek against h

I run ?"

"Nothing"

"Jake…" I urge hi "I just have a weird feeling"

"What kind of feeling?" I sit beside him on the bed

I don’t like the look in his eyes

My heart juhtning-quick, Jake pulls s with his He pins my arms aboveto relaxed

"I just have a feeling you should stay in bed with htly over my lower lip "You taste minty," he murmurs

"The power of toothpaste" I nip his lip with s fro"

"So"

He looks directly into my eyes Vivid blues burn into " His voice is controlled, measured, but harsh "I just wanted to spend the day in bed with you But ht neither of us wants"

"I’h "I don’t ly I haven’t had a full night’s sleep in so long"

Releasing my pinned arms, Jake moves down to my tummy "Let your maet any"

"Jake! Don’t say sex things to the baby!"

"Don’t interrupt, beautiful This is a father-and-son talk," he teases

He glances up atblack lashes Just like that, the al a boy" I run ertips down his cheek

We didn’t find out the sex of the baby at the five-reed anted to wait until the birth

"Sweetheart, the baby keeps you up all night, it’s definitely a boy" He winks

"You’re incorrigible!" I giggle

"Just how you likeup e of my bra and presses a kiss there

The sensation tickles down my body Then the baby kicks me, hard

I wince

Seriously, it hurts soa minihulk in there

"You okay?" Jake asks, concerned

"Yeah fine, the baby’s just kicking" I take his hand and place it on the spot where our little ninja is going for it

SainstGuns N’ Roses’ "Don’t Cry"

Our baby has a penchant for old rock songs It’s the only thing that settles hi it

I’ve tried playing Jake’s music when he isn’t around, but it doesn’t stop the baby’ssessions Apparently, the baby will only settle for the live, acoustic renditions of Jake singing old rock songs

Which has oes all out, wearing leather pants and playing his old Strat--when Jake does so, he does it to theseriously hot sex

We lie together until Jake finishes the song With the baby now settled, I get up froet dressed

I’ my black maternity wrap dress, when Jake comes in

He pulls on his black pyja his arms around my bump He nuzzles my neck "You want some breakfast?"

"Cereal"

"Okay" He places a kiss onoff