In her limited dating experience, each guy she had once hoped might be different had ended up disappointing her. She always thought if she were thin, they would stay, but was that really true? Seeing coworkers’ marriages falling apart through the years seemed to indicate that even being slim couldn’t make someone stay if they wanted to go. So if they were going to raise a family together she had to know that no matter what, he was going to be here. Maybe she still had issues from her fat days. In her experience, all men left her eventually. She was just somewhere they stopped until something better came along. It would kill her to let Nick into her heart and have him leave her, too. She just couldn’t take the risk. She had to know that he was more than a fair-weather man.
Giving Nick her most charming smile, she patted the couch beside her. “Hey, honey, come sit with me. I didn’t think you would ever get home.” She hid a smile as he looked at her in surprise. The poor man was probably afraid she had forgotten she was pregnant and drank a bottle of wine. As he still looked at her uncertainly, she patted the couch again, saying, “Hurry up, I’ve missed you.” Boy, she must have really been bad this morning if he was so afraid to approach her. He finally walked over and sat beside her.
“Hey, princess. Are you . . . um . . . feeling better?”
Giving him a confused look, she asked, “What do you mean?”
Clearly stumbling now, he quickly said, “Oh, never mind. I just meant I’m glad to see you so happy.”
“Ah, thanks.” Then giving him her most adoring look, she added, “I ordered Chinese for dinner from that place down the street. I know it’s your favorite.”
“That’s great, princess.” He kissed her lightly on the mouth and started to stand. “I’m going to take a shower before dinner if you don’t mind. As you can see, I came straight from the gym.”
Beth stood up with him. “I don’t mind at all. How about I sit in the bathroom with you and we talk about our day?” Oh, God, look at him squirm. He has rubbed his forehead at least five times since he got home.
“Don’t you need to wait for the delivery guy?”
“Oh, no. I just called before you got home. They only have one driver tonight so it will be at least an hour.”
With a shrug of his shoulder, he walked toward the bedroom. Luckily, for an apartment, her bathroom was a good size. He rapidly removed his gym clothes and started the shower. She leaned against the vanity and brightly asked, “So when do you want to look at houses? I thought we could go ahead and start looking. We need some time to move in and decorate the babies’ room.” She covered a smile with her hand when she heard something hit the shower floor. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I just dropped the soap.” Clearing his throat, he replied, “So why the sudden change of heart on moving?”
“Oh, I was just being silly. I think we should just go for it. Before long, we will be one big, happy family. You’ve been trying so hard and it’s only fair that I meet you halfway.” The shower was quiet as he processed her statement. She looked at the outline of his body in the shower and decided to kick things up a notch. Quickly pulling her clothes off, she opened the back door of the shower and stepped inside. Nick jumped a foot when he turned and saw her standing there. She took the soap from his hands and began washing his breathtaking body without saying a word. She went down on her knees before him, making his eyes widen in surprise.
Nick sucked in a loud breath as she slid the soap down his hips and near his hardening length. “Princess, what—”
His next word was lost in his groan when she took him into her mouth without warning. She gripped his base firmly with her wet hand and started to pump it up and down his length in tempo with her mouth. He fisted his hand in her hair as he pushed his hips against her mouth. When she ran her tongue around the tip of his cock, his whole body jerked. “Shit, Beth, you are gonna be the death of me.”
She moved her hand faster and faster, watching his whole body tighten. He suddenly jerked his hips, freeing his c**k as he came against the shower wall. She put her hand around his c**k and wrung every last bit he had left. Nick might always come in her body, but he always pulled back if he was in her mouth. She had never swallowed before, but she might be willing to try for him. He as always was too considerate to assume that she would.
Nick pulled her against the back of the shower and wrapped his arms around her. She knew from experience that he would recover in a few minutes and would make leisurely love to her. He was in for a surprise, though. Tonight was the start of what she would refer to as cuddling time. She didn’t want it to be confused with sex. She kissed him on the chin and untangled herself from his arms. “It’s almost time for the delivery guy so I better get dressed.” Nick looked baffled. Normally by this point, she would have her legs wrapped around him and be panting for him to come inside her body. She did have the familiar ache between her legs, but she was determined to control herself. Women could go longer without sex than men, right? It was time to see if there was more to their relationship than sex.