Maneuvering her until her back pressed against his hard chest, Jason inserted a muscular leg between her thighs. When she was fully open to him, he rubbed his hand against her core to ensure she was ready to accept him. The wetness that flowed over his fingers was answer enough. “I love you,” he spoke directly into her ear, his voice a deep, soft timbre.
“I know, and I love you too. No matter what happens, you will always be enough for me, Jason Kingdom.”
That was all he needed to hear as he began to move within her. These moments were special to him. The way her body welcomed him would forever affirm, he had found his special love.
In slow increments, he took care to build the friction between them, the wetness of their bodies easing his path within her. Everything was perfect. Everything was as it should be. He was inside his angel and finally her tears had stopped. Making sweet love and being together was all they would ever need.
The next morning, Jason woke to the sound of his wife being sick in the bathroom. Jumping out of bed, he hurried to join her. Going down on one knee, he ignored her attempts at pushing him away.
When she was finally done, he picked her up from the floor, and gently eased her to her feet. Supporting her against his naked body, he prepared her toothbrush and waited until she was finished brushing her teeth. Smiling, he gathered her into his arms and carried her back to bed.
Propped up on an elbow, he supported his head as he smiled down at her stunned expression. “When I set my mind to something, I make it happen,” Jason teased.
The last thing he expected was for her to burst into tears. Unsure of how to deal with the situation, he tried to joke his way out of it. “What’s my name?”
“What?”
“Didn’t I tell you we’d be pregnant by morning?” His words had an entirely different effect to the one he imagined as she only cried harder.
“I hope those are happy tears.”
When she didn’t respond, he pulled her into his arms and held her close until the sounds of her weeping subsided.
“How did you know?”
“Angel, I know and remember everything about you. I think you’re about six weeks along, but with the morning sickness it may be more. We’ll find out for sure once we visit a doctor.”
“But I had my period, this isn’t possible...” Aviva trailed off, as Jason rubbed his palm against her breasts.
Pushing his hand away, her tender breasts irritated by his touch.
“Do you really think?”
“Yes, I really think.”
As soon as he finished speaking she was crying again. She was carrying his child inside her and he was the happiest man alive. Everything they’d ever wanted was coming to fruition.
Chapter 19
Josh and Jake were in the office and they both looked up when Jason entered, somewhere around midday.
“We’ve been waiting for you,” Josh said by way of a greeting.
“What for?”
“Where’s Vee?”
“Sleeping.”
“What is up with the women in this family?” Josh asked tipping his head to the side. Deciding a little light entertainment was called for, courtesy of Jason, he said the first thing that entered his mind. “Uh-oh, don’t tell me you wore her–”
“I’m not telling you a damn thing, so don’t say another word!”
“Geez, lighten up, man. Relax, I’ll tell you what, why don’t I give you a massage. That should take the edge off seeing as how you didn’t get any last night.”
Josh caught the paperweight that flew through the air with ease. “Come on, you know I have lightning fast reflexes,” he laughed just before he took a face full of a handheld rubber tension reliever. “Hey, hey, do not hate on the face!” Josh warned pointing at his brother.
“Maybe you need to get some to renew your lightning fast reflexes,” Jason flung his words back at him. “I’m out; I need to get some food.”
Jake, who had remained quiet throughout their byplay, spoke for the first time. “He may be a pain in the butt, but he’s right, we have been waiting for you to put in an appearance.”
The seriousness of his words caught Jason’s attention and he followed his twin’s gaze to finally rest on Josh.
His teasing of moments before forgotten, Josh’s face took on an expression of seriousness he knew would be transferred to his brothers.
“We may have trouble coming our way,” Josh told them.
“What do you mean?” Jackson questioned, coming into the room.
Josh grimaced; he hadn’t expected their father to be a part of the conversation. Knowing there was no getting out of his explanation, he resigned himself to his presence.
“I guess this is as good a time as any to fill you all in on what caused Lux and me to split up.”
Waiting until, Jason and their father took seats; Josh cleared his mind before he began to speak.
“Sam, Lux’s brother, was involved in a lot of things. Drugs, money laundering, extortion and around seven years ago, murder.” The mention of that one word refocused everyone’s attention, but they remained silent.
“That’s where his actions began to impact on Lux’s and my relationship. We both knew what he was into but as long as it didn’t touch our lives we stayed out of it.