The group there let out audible gasps of surprise and she couldn’t stop the smile from settling onto her lips.
“We are at sixteen nearly seventeen weeks and in here,” she said resting her hand on the box, “is another surprise that I can’t begin to wait to unveil.”
“So, I think we’ll start with that and then enjoy the rest of the afternoon with all of our friends,” Carter stated, and she held her breath slightly as they tugged the bow holding the top of the box together.
“Oh my god,” Brianna laughed as the box fell down and blue balloons flew towards the ceiling.
“Happy?” Carter asked sliding his hand behind her head seeing the joy in her eyes clearly.
“Never more so,” she assured him before his lips stole hers and she leaned into him as he kissed her thoroughly.
“A little boy to love, oh it’s perfect,” Megan gushed hugging them tightly once he’d let her lips go, her smile filling her heart full.
“I guess I can’t complain too much here,” her dad said after her parents hugged her. “Looks like I’ve got some work to do though have to make sure that little boy can fish as well as his mommy.”
“I love you, Dad,” she said happily seeing the excitement in his eyes despite his words from Thanksgiving.
“You too, honey,” he stated and Monday at work, they sent out the announcement to the staff about their coming blessing as well as their Christmas bonus of offices being closed from Christmas until New Year’s this time.
Brianna knew Carter was doing it mainly, so she’d take it easy, especially since she’d have to put up with Ashley at Christmas, but she honestly didn’t mind. The idea of having some free time to spend with just him felt perfect.
Somehow, Christmas went better than expected. It might perhaps be because her parents invited Megan to join them at it as well since she’d be alone otherwise. Ashley didn’t say a word to her, simply sat sipping on her wine throughout the day until they packed up to leave.
Brianna slid into the bedroom late that night from a trip to the bathroom, her heart racing a bit faster seeing Carter’s chest bare above the covers, the sheet resting low enough on his hips that it would only take a tiny little tug to bare his incredible dick to her gaze. He was semi-hard, and it made her instantly wet.
She couldn’t believe she’d never realized she was in love with him until they were married, his arms holding her sweet and loving, while loving her body to a point of madness. She’d pretended to not notice how handsome he was, how annoyed she got when other women were hitting on him when they were out together. Mostly though she’d forced herself to not think of him as anything but her boss—ignoring the wild flares of attraction she felt towards him until she’d been completely unable to deny it.
Her hand slid onto her belly, feeling the flutters again. She’d worried a bit when she felt them earlier today, but her grandmother seemed to instantly know what was going through her mind and asked if she’d felt the baby moving yet. It hadn’t taken long for her to put it together and now, she couldn’t wait for Carter to be able to feel it as well.
Carter turned onto his side, the sheet falling away, letting her eyes roam over his gorgeous body as his hand slipped over her spot. She was half-way across the room by the time his eyes opened, his brow scrunched a bit, putting a smile on her lips.
“Are you okay, baby?” he asked, his eyes stopping on her hand on her stomach, and she closed the space between them, giving him a kiss in answer as she slid back into bed with him. “Brianna…”
“We’re fine,” she promised, smiling further as his expression eased. “I just had to use the bathroom and then was enjoying ogling you until our baby boy decided to remind me he was here.”
“How did he do that?” Carter asked, a smile spreading across his face as he cupped her face gently making her fall further for him.
“Waking up and moving,” she told him, letting his hand rest on her belly even though she knew he wouldn’t be able to feel it. “He gave me one of the best Christmas gifts possible letting me feel it for the first time today.”
“You can feel him move?” Carter’s voice was filled with awe, and she nodded, running her hands through his hair when his lips pressed kisses to her growing bump. The sheen of tears in his gaze as he looked up at her, hit her hard, and she couldn’t stop staring at him. “You and this baby are the greatest gifts to me, Brianna. I…I know this wasn’t what we intended but…I can’t imagine being without either of you now. You are my world…I…”
Brianna leaned down, sliding her hand against his cheek, kissing him again. This time wasn’t entirely lust filled—it definitely showed him how much she wanted him still, but she gave every bit of herself over to it, drawing him up along her body as he laid her back into the pillows.
“Brianna…”
She stopped him with a soft, feathery kiss when he finally pulled back, smiling as her hands slid down his back and shoulders, unable to hold in the words any longer. “I love you, Carter. It was as unexpected to me as this baby beings yours was, but I’m just as happy about it as I was to actually be pregnant, even if the timing wasn’t the best for the office. No, it’s not what we intended but…”
“I’m never letting you go, angel,” Carter said stopping her this time, his hand tangled in her hair, his forehead resting against hers as he held her tight against him. “I love you too, Brianna. I realized it the weekend we got married. What my friends said about me never forgetting you, combined with the incredible pleasure that filled me as you were napping on my lap…it was just as deep as when we were making love, and I knew I’d never want to let you go or lose what was suddenly between us. I’ve spent every day since then wishing you’d fall for me even a tenth as much, so I’d never have to worry about you leaving me, taking my heart with you.”
“You mean it?” she said, hugging him tightly when he nodded, and the soft tears slipped from her eyes as he kissed her again, filling every bit of her with happiness.
“I love you angel, everything I’ve told the others about our marriage, how I feel has been the complete truth, and so is this,” he added, his thumb brushing the tears from her cheek. “I can’t stand to see you cry, even if they’re happy tears, which I’m hoping these are…”
“Of course, they are dummy,” she got out, laughing, pushing them away. “I got so much more this year than I ever imagined possible with our baby, let alone with you now. So, how about you kiss me, show me just how much you love me with that hard log pressing against me, hmm?”
“I’ll show you, baby, always,” he promised, his lips stealing hers again, his hands sliding down her body until he lifted her leg over his hip, and he sank into her in a single thrust, making her teeter on a ledge instantly.
He kept her there, alternating hard and softer thrusts, making her cling to him, her hips lifting into his, needing more.