Page 184 of Moon's Promise

“Good.”

“You don’t miss the baby too bad?”

“How?” She grinned. “Mom’s brought him by three times to be fed.”

“The benefit of working ten minutes from home.”

Perching herself on the side of her desk, Priss slanted her a curious glance. “I’ve missed having alone time with you so we can talk without anyone hearing.”

“Me, too,” she admitted. Between Mom or Moon being around, they hadn’t been able to share any confidence since Jace’s birth.

“How’s it going with Moon?”

Larissa bit her lip. How much did she want to confide in her sister? Priss always kept their chats private, but with Mom living in the same house, would she let something slip?

Priss must have read her hesitation.

“Come on; I won’t tell Mom or Lana.”

“It’s going well. He’s fantastic with Jace. I don’t have to ask him to help out. I think Jace prefers him to me unless he’s hungry.”

Priss stared at her doubtfully. “You’re exaggerating.”

Larissa gave her a sad smile. “A little.”

Priss frowned. “What’s wrong?”

Picking up the ink pen on her desk, she put it in the revolving pen caddy. “I’m probably being oversensitive,” she admitted glumly.

“Are you experiencing some postpartum depression?”

“No.” Larissa started fiddling with her caddy.

“Larissa … what aren’t you telling me?”

Larissa moved her hand away from the caddy to lay it flat on the desk. “We haven’t had sex since Jace was born. It’s been three months. I told him there’s no reason we can’t. I even put my birth control pills on the vanity in our bathroom to show him I’m taking them.” Larissa felt her cheeks flush. She had never really confided in either of her sisters about her sex life before, but she was tired of holding it inside.

Priss seemed unsure as to what to say. “Uh … have you come out and told him you want to have sex?”

“I’ve done everything but say it out loud. I tried to take a shower with him last night …” Staring at a picture hanging on the wall rather than looking at her sister, she felt herself turn redder. “He got out and said he didn’t want us both out of earshot of Jace. Then I told him I would bring the monitor into the bathroom.”

Priss’ frown deepened. “What did he say?”

“That by the time I did that, he would be done showering.”

Priss grimaced. “Ouch.”

“Yeah.” Glumly, Larissa started turning the caddy again.

“Maybe he just wants to make sure you’re healed. He could be worried about losing control and hurting you.”

“Maybe.” She was skeptical. She didn’t buy that reason at all. Something was going on with Moon since Jace’s birth.

“You don’t believe that’s the case.”

“Not really. Moon has never lost control during sex.” Larissa worried her bottom lip. “I don’t think he wants me. Why should he? He has a clubhouse full of sexy women, waiting to give him anything he wants.”

“You really think he’s cheating, don’t you?”

---