Page 13 of The Light to My Darkness (The Light to My Darkness 1)

"You don't have to tell me." He stepped forward and ran his hand along my stomach. "But change is coming. Best start preparing." He winked at me.

"I wasn't referring to our son. I'm just excited to meet him. Although, I do wish he would stop kicking me so hard. I swear he's going to hit something loose in there."

James frowned. "Maybe you should lie down."

"That won't make him stop. I think he's going to be a hyper child."

"He probably has so much energy because he's stealing all of yours. Are you sure you're feeling okay?"

"If you say I look pale, I swear I'm going to slap you." I pointed a celery stick at him.

James laughed. "I was actually going to say you look tired."

"That's not much better," I said.

"I didn't say you don't look beautiful." He kissed my forehead. "You're always gorgeous." He kissed the tip of my nose. "Gorgeous and a tiny bit tired."

I laughed as his lips landed on my mouth.

A ringing noise sounded through the apartment.

"You have got to be kidding me," he sighed against my lips. "It's like every time we kiss someone interrupts us."

I ran my palm along the scruff on his face. "I'll answer the door."

"Axel!" Scarlett squealed from the foyer.

James frowned. "When did Scarlett figure out how to break through the child locks on the front door?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "She's always been mischievous like her father."

"I can barely open the door with those freaking locks on. So she certainly didn't learn it from me."

We walked into the foyer. Scarlett had grabbed Axel's hand and was already pulling him over to her drawings from this morning that were spread out on the floor.

"They're so adorable together," Hailey said and put her hand on her chest.

"I'm pretty sure it was love at first sight for Scarlett," I said and gave her a hug.

"Love at first sight?" James said from behind me. "I don't think so."

Tyler laughed.

"Hey, Tyler." I gave him a quick hug.

"Would it really be so bad if your daughter was in love with my son?" Tyler asked and patted James on the shoulder.

"No, that's not what I meant," James said and looked over at our children playing. "But they're just friends."

"Aw, I don't know," Hailey said. "They seem pretty smitten to me."

James lowered his eyebrows slightly.

I wasn't sure why it bothered him so much to think that Scarlett had a crush on Axel. They weren't even four years old yet. It was harmless enough. And I thought it was cute how much Scarlett adored Axel. A Hunter ending up with a Stevens wasn't such a horrible thing. I smiled at the two of them playing together. Axel looked so much like his father. He had the same shaggy blonde hair and blue eyes, but his skin was a little tanner like his mother's. He was going to be a heartbreaker when he was older.

"Do either

of you want something to drink?" James asked, not at all subtly changing the subject.

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