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“I think our children will appreciate that,” I say, as another wave of shaht find it a little confusing if you’re constantly shifting between different characters around the house”

He chuckles “What, you don’t think they’d like me to be Captain Hook one day and Shrek the next?”

I giggle, tapping my chin “Come to think of it, that will ”

He shis touch, savoring the tingles that radiate at the ends of his fingers and whisper all over my skin

“Let’s savor this moment,” he says huskily “Me anddown on us… talking about our family”

I closefirmly so there’s as little distance between our skin as possible I savor the warmth of his palm, the security in his touch

“When you touchbad can ever happen, or has ever happened I kno crazy that sounds I kno impossible it is, or should be But that’s exactly how I feel Is that just freaking insane?”

It’s easier to say things like this when my eyes are closed and I don’t have to see the impact my words have on him

“How ive me, Bria?”

I force h with e laws of physics before Ithat Braden Braxten has e him in person

“How many do you want?” I counter

“A hundred” He laughs dreaive me”

“A thousand?” I laugh, shaking my head “I’m not sure my body will be able to take that”

“Are you saying you’re going to try?”

“Yes” I laugh, the feeling bubbling up inside of ht It feels like the truest e to have children together I just hope… I’m just so happy”

I just hope I can live up to your expectations, I was going to say, but so that as I a it

“Have you ever thought about having kids before?” Braden asks, re into his steak “Because let me tell you, Bria, I never did, not before I saw you It never even occurred towith so that Before I met you”