Page 84 of His Forever

He looked at the box she handed him and then asked, “Am I supposed to open it now?”

“Yes!”

He removed the paper slowly and then opened the box. Surprise at the contents soon gave way to a smile as he looked at her and said, “Really?”

“Mmhm,” she replied. “You’re going to be a daddy, Zeus.” She watched as tears came to his eyes before she said, “We have an appointment the day after tomorrow and will be able to get the ultrasound then. Will you go with me?”

“Oh, mi siempre hermosa, I wouldn’t miss it for the world,” he said as he leaned in and kissed her. “I never…I didn’t think it would be possible.”

“Me either. Are you…are you happy?” she asked.

“Over the moon. I was fine if it was just us, but this right here? Is a miracle, mi siempre hermosa.”

“I know. I’m nervous but excited because I never thought I would be a mom.”

“Are you warm enough?”

She looked at him in confusion – why on earth was he asking that now? “Um, yeah, why?”

“Because I want to celebrate this gift,” he told her as he pulled her shirt over her head. “And that means we need to be naked.”

Standing up, she removed the rest of her clothes before grabbing the throw she had brought out earlier in anticipation. Wrapping it around her shoulders, she straddled his lap again before saying, “Um, you have too many clothes on, don’t you?”

He laughed before lifting her slightly and sliding down his sweats so they pooled below his knees. “Let me look at you, mi siempre hermosa.” As he looked over her, he could see the subtle changes – her breasts were fuller, her nipples slightly darker, and she had a dark line that went down her abdomen. He placed his hand over her lower abdomen before he lifted her slightly and kissed where their baby grew. Sitting her back down, he could feel her heat against his hard-on and he moaned. Leaning in, he captured a nipple in his mouth and heard her soft sigh. Palming the other breast, he alternated between the two and smiled inside feeling her wetness increase against him. Sliding one hand down, he ran his fingers through her lips, causing her to moan. “I think you’re ready, Marleigh,” he whispered as he lifted her again and slowly entered her.

“Mmmm,” she moaned. “Feels so good, handsome. So, so good.”

He slowly thrust up as she swiveled her hips. Lost in each other, they didn’t notice when the throw slipped, or when the animals came out and curled up by the heater. Sighs, moans and groans filled the porch as he continued pushing the swing with one leg while he controlled her movements with his hands on her hips. Slipping one hand between them, he slowly rubbed her clit and watched her head fall back as she began moving faster. “Zeus…I’m going to come,” she breathed out.

“Won’t be far behind you, mi siempre hermosa,” he replied.

As her orgasm overtook her, she continued to grind down on him and three thrusts later, he groaned into her neck as he came. “I love you, Zeus,” she whispered, her head on his shoulder.

“Te amo, Marleigh,” he replied. “Let’s go inside so we can get ready for round two, okay?”

***

Later that night after she was asleep, curled up against him with her leg thrown over his, he laid there thinking. With Mamá so sick, this news would hopefully give her the fight she needed to focus on getting better. Kissing his wife’s head, he drifted off to sleep.

Chapter Twenty-six

One Year Later

“It was a beautiful service.”

“She was well-loved.”

“We’re going to miss her.”

Standing there, holding his six-month old daughter with his arm around his wife, he accepted the condolences of the many friends who had come out to celebrate Mamá’s life. She had fought hard, and was there when Marleigh went into labor, and had spent countless hours helping with little Maria, telling her stories of her grandfather, and telling her that she would love her forever.

“Zeus?”

“Hmm?”

“I’m going to miss her.”

“Me too, mi siempre hermosa. But she is with Papá now and I’m sure she’ll find a way to peek in on us all from time to time.”