“Yes,” she nods back at me but doesn’t seem to look concerned. In fact, she looks really fucking happy.
“Give me your hand.” She reaches out for it, then guides it toward her stomach, placing my palm flat against her sexy, little bump.
“He’s strong enough for you to feel too.” She smiles adorably at me as I feel a tiny ripple move beneath my palm. “I’ve been feeling these flutters for a few weeks now, but you feel that too, right?” she checks.
“Yeah, I…I feel it.” I stare at my hand, willing to feel it again, and when it eventually happens we both laugh at the same time.
“That’s our little boy.” She bites her bottom lip like she’s holding back tears, and I stroke my hand gently across her stomach wondering if he can feel me too.
“Does it feel strange?” I ask, trying to imagine what it must be like for her. We’ve been on the island almost two weeks, and I swear her neat, round bump gets bigger with each day that passes. She gets even sexier with it too.
“Yeah, but a good strange. It feels kind of magical.” I get such a kick out of seeing how happy she is, and for the first time since I took her from her life and put her into mine, I don’t feel guilty.
“Thank you.” I look into her pretty, blue eyes as my thumb strokes over her.
“For what?” She laughs at me through those happy tears that she just can’t hold in.
“For giving me my first ever, happy memory on this island.” I don’t want to think about the past, especially not now. Aria just pulled me out of a nightmare and placed a dream right in my hand. It gives me even more determination to do things right.
“You wanna make another one?” A spontaneous idea comes into my head and I jump out of bed and hold my hand out for her.
“Always.” Aria smiles at me through her lashes, taking a little more time than she used to, to get up from the bed. She doesn’t question me, she just makes that sweet, little giggle as I drag her through the patio doors and lead her out toward the Jeep.
“Matteo, I have no shoes on.” She laughs and when it reminds me of my carelessness, I pause to lift her up in my arms and carry her the rest of the way.
“Where are we going?” she asks when I place her carefully in the passenger seat and strap her in, then rushing around to get behind the wheel I start the engine.
“It’s a secret,” I tell her, quickly pulling away and heading for a spot I know she’s going to love.
Thankfully, the moon is full enough for me to be able to appreciate the look on Aria’s face when we get to the falls. The water sparkles from the silvery-blue glow above it, and the sky is clear enough for the stars to provide us some light too.
Aria doesn’t say anything, just stares around us in awe as I help her out of the Jeep and lead her to the water's edge.
“You wanna take a swim?” I reach over my back and pull my tee over my head, before stepping out of my boxers and kicking them aside.
“You serious?” She stares back at me like I’ve lost my mind.
“I’m really fucking serious.” I hook my fingers into the waistband of the cute, little boy shorts she’s wearing and drag her closer.
“This isn’t like you.” She shakes her head in confusion, but the smile rooted on her face suggests she’s loving it. I’ve been on edge and hard to be around since we got here, I get that. But feeling my son move around inside her tonight, has reminded me what I’m here for.
“Maybe, it’s something you bring out in me,” I tease, raising the tight vest top that sits just above her tummy, up over her tits, and lifting it off her head. Her nipples instantly harden from the cool, evening air, and when her cute, little smile turns into a daring one, she sets to work pushing her shorts down to her ankles and stepping out of them.
I take her hand and lead her into the water, pleasantly surprised at how warm it is, and when we make it up past our waists, I turn our bodies so we’re facing each other and curl my hands under her ass to lift her onto me. Her stomach doesn’t allow me to hold her as close as I used to be able to, and when she rests her arms on my shoulders and lets her fingers cross behind my neck, she stares at me dreamily.
“I like you like this. I mean, I like you when you're a grump too, but when you're like this–” I kiss her lips to stop her from saying anything else I don’t deserve, and my cock naturally finds its position near her entrance.
She looks so perfect, lit up by the reflection of the moonlight that comes off the water, and when I reach my hand under the water and guide my cock slowly inside her, the satisfaction on her face makes me feel like the luckiest man in the world.
This woman should hate me for who I am, my plan could have destroyed her life and yet here she is, so grateful and proud to have my child growing inside her and doing such a good job of it.
“That's really nice,” she whispers as I gently rock myself inside her, kissing her neck as the water laps around us.
“Marry me.” The words seem to come out all by themselves but I don't regret them. Aria belongs to me, and I want her to have the Romano name like our child will.
“Yes.” Her instant answer makes me pause, and I pull back my head so I can check I heard her right. “Don’t look so shocked. Of course, I want to be your wife.” She makes it all sound so simple.
“Okay, I’ll make it happen.” I kiss her softly as I slowly fuck her in the water and when we both come at the same time, her anticipating little breaths turn into a desperate moan. I love the way our bodies are in sync with each other now, and for a long time, after I’ve filled her pussy with more of my cum, I hold her as tight to me as I can get her.