Page 96 of The Bargain

“Does she?” I leaned back on my chair, resting my arms on the arms of my chair. “I know how brilliant you are, I’m sure it’s astonishing.”

“What is it?” I asked. I could see the excitement radiating from her.

She showed me a little blue box from the charms store I've been using for the past few years.

Her bracelet was filling nicely and I loved how she wore our story on her wrist. “I bought myself a charm. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Is that for what you let me do to you last night? I agree that was one for history but I’m not sure you can find an ass shape charm.

She rolled her eyes but blushed at the memory. “No, it has nothing to do with last night” She replied, adjusting her posture.

I smirked. I was sure she could still feel me inside her ass.

“Okay?” I tapped my forefinger against my lips. “Is that a charm for your graduation?”

She shook her head. “Nope, miss again. Plus, I'm sure you already bought one for the secret graduation party I don't know anything about.”

I shook my head. “Fine, I give up.”

She extended the box to me. “Have a look”

I opened it and frowned for a second trying to figure what it was supposed to be.

My eyes widened at the realization and I looked up briskly.

“Is that…”

“A rattle?” She nodded. “Yes, it is.”

“Does it mean?”

She nodded resting her hand on her stomach, her eyes filling with tears.

We have not really tried to make that baby, she’d stopped the pills a couple of months ago, she was about to graduate and we thought we should just give it a go.

I stood up and walked around my desk, my own eyes burning with unshed tears.

I rested my hand on top of hers and kissed her forehead.

“Our baby.” I sighed, rubbing her hand that was still on her stomach. “Timmy will be pleased with a sibling.”

Timmy was an amazing child, he was even brighter than I could have imagined. He filled me with huge fatherly pride.

Amber and I adopted Timmy officially, it seemed logical, we loved him as our son.

We’d also decided about telling him the truth when he would be old enough to understand.

“He will.” She confirmed. “He’d been asking for a little brother or sister for the past year.”

“Well,” I cocked my head to the side with a half-smile. “He also asked if his sibling could be a duck.” His love for the aviary was still not gone.

She laughed. “True.”

“Thank you, my love.” I took the hand resting on her stomach and kissed it. “Thank you for making me happy and giving me so much. You gave me love, you gave me hope, you gave me a family….a purpose.” I hugged her. “I don’t deserve you.”

She kissed my neck. “You do deserve me. You deserve it all because you are making me so happy and loved in ways I could have never dreamed of.”

I closed my eyes and let her body heat seep and I felt her stomach against mine and our child growing in her.

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