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“Shh, baby.” He whispered, kissing her moist cheeks before taking her lips in a kiss that had her clinging to him.

He moved deep inside her, his hands drifting to her shoulders until they were clamped around her waist and then her hips as he tried to slow things down. But it was no use.

The words he had spoken, the confession he had made, the fact that she was the woman carrying his child, a child he never knew he wanted before her, before now, did something to both. It stripped away every shield and every obstacle that had existed before, and now it was just them – and their enormous passion for each other.

She came, and the climax started as a gentle roll inside her before taking on a storm that was practically drowning her in its intensity.

He swallowed her cries, his hands racing over her trembling body. It was not long before he was pouring his seed deep inside her, watering the mouth of her womb, his hands wrapped protectively around her as he surrendered everything: the ugliness of his past, the abuse, the awful memories that had always been a part of him.

He held her against him, his heart bursting inside his chest, a sense of wonder cloaking him as he stroked her trembling body.

“Tired baby?” he asked her tenderly.

“A little.”

“I never asked how you are feeling.”

Lifting her head, she gazed into the face that meant everything. “Surprisingly upbeat and not at all feeling the usual symptoms that have usually accompanied my current condition.” She brushed back hairs from his forehead.

“I was told that might not be true for the next several months. But I don’t care. I intend to enjoy every minute of it. Because the child I am carrying is for the man, I am unequivocally and irrevocably in love with.”

His hands trembled as he cupped her face, his handsome face taut with passion. “You might change your mind when you start puking your guts out.” He whispered.

“As long as you are with me, I can face anything.”

“That’s easy. I am not going anywhere.” He kissed her hard on the lips. “Get dressed.”

“Why?”

“There is something we need to tell the family, and the alarm at the gate indicates that they are on their way in.”

“Tonight?”

He grinned at her. “No time like the present.”

*****

His parents stared at her first and then at him while Silas stood at the mantle, absorbing the news in delight.

“You -you want to start working at the office?” Gregory could not believe he had heard him right. “You want to take up your rightful place at the company?”

“Did I stutter?” He looked at them, a smile curving his lips.

“Two pieces of amazing news can do that to a person. If I wasn’t sitting down, I am afraid I would have passed out.” Gregory swung his gaze to the woman standing at his son’s side.

“My dear- “he rose a little unsteadily and came towards her, taking her free hand in his.

“You have no idea what you have done for this family.” Lifting her hand, he kissed the back of it.

“Hey! I could have thought about this for a while and decided it’s time.” Harvey protested. Ignoring him, Gregory pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. Julia immobilized in her chair, came forward and hugged both before turning to her son, her eyes bright with tears.

“Darling.” She whispered, her hands lifting to touch his jaw. “No matter where you chose to be, I have been so proud of you, and now this- “She blinked the tears away. “A grandchild- do you know what this means to me? To your dad?”

“I have a vague idea.” He bent from his lofty height to kiss her forehead. “It might be a girl.”

“I don’t care about the sex.” She walked into his arms and hugged him.

Lifting his head, he stared at his brother, who had remained silent. “It’s not like you to be quiet.”

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