Authors: Natalie Frost
When she closed her eyes she imagined lying in bed in the morning with Max’s arms around her and her arms around their child, drifting in and out of sleep peacefully in the early morning sun.
“Lia, is it what you want?” Max asked, his voice all seriousness. She opened her eyes to see him looking down at her. Even before she answered she knew exactly what she wanted.
“It is all I want and more,” she told him as she leaned up and pressed her lips firmly against his to prove her point, “As long as you are by my side I will be happy.”
“Well, baby, I’m not going anywhere,” he smiled back at her and rubbed the tip of his nose gently against hers, “You’re stuck with me.”
“Oh no, please no, not that.” Lia joked and Max faked a shocked smile, his mouth creating an ‘O’ shape as he began to tickle her ribs. She screamed in delight and frustration as she tried to hold his hands at bay but he continued to tickle her until she felt sick.
Then her stomach turned and she suddenly had to jump up. She ran to the toilet, barely managing to make it before she threw up. Max was beside her immediately sticking to the promise he had just made her. He held back her hair and rubbed her back gently until the sickness subsided and she leaned back against him, closing her eyes to stop the room from spinning.
“I’m here, baby, I’ve got you.” He told her as he held her in his arms and rocked her gently; comforting her unlike anyone had ever comforted her before. In that moment she knew her life had changed forever. She knew she would never again need to fear for anything. She knew that Max would take care of her and their child and knew that her life would be better than she had ever dreamed it could be.
“Thank you.” She whispered as the nausea subsided and she was able to wrap her arms around his neck.
“No need to thank me sweetie but you could do something for me?” he said and she heard his chest shake as he began to laugh, already imagining what he was going to say to her next.
“What’s that?” She asked as she leaned back so that she could look at him.
“If you love me you will brush your teeth.” He laughed and she laughed along with him, tapping him playfully on the shoulder as though he had insulted her. Then she pushed herself up onto her feet and began to go through the process of brushing her teeth.
As she did so he stood behind her, placed his hands on her hips and pressed himself firmly against her. She could feel his erection against her buttocks and she knew that he wanted her just as much as he had before she’d been pregnant. It was a fact that told her he truly did love her unlike any other man had before.
All negative thoughts evaporated from her mouth as she turned in his arms and pressed her lips firmly against his. He pulled her up into his arms and carried her back into the bedroom, dropping her gently down onto the bed where he landed on top of her again.
Within a few moments he had found his way inside her as though he had been desperate to feel her around him. He was slow and tender and gentle, kissing her so sweetly that her head began to spin. The rest of the room melted away as it always did whenever they were entwined and they were the only two in the world that mattered.
Their climax came in an explosion even more sweet than any before it and Max flipped her on top of him as he always did, allowing her to lie on his chest and feel his heart beating against her cheek. She kissed the taut skin of his chest gently and enjoyed the feel of his arms wrapped around her. When he pressed his lips against her forehead she felt the love in the gesture.
“I promise I will protect you and love you with every breath until my last breath.” Max whispered gently into her ear before he kissed her again and Lia felt her heart swell with bliss.
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THE END