“And paint.”
“Yes, and paint.” He leans across and kisses me. “This was really great.” He holds his painting out to me. “I want you to have this.”
“Really?”
“Yes. If you want it,” he adds, doubt creeping into his voice.
“Of course, I want it.” I put my hand on his cheek and kiss him slowly, our tongues caressing, our lips massaging each other’s. Then I take the painting from him. “I’ll treasure it.” I mean that. I already know the perfect place to hang it once I’ve framed it. “Dinner?”
Corey smiles and nods. “Sounds great.”
16
Corey
After a leisurely dinner, we take the tube homewards bound. I expect Spence to suggest we get off at his station so we can conclude a great evening with hot sex, but instead, we both get off at my station, and he walks me to my door, holding my hand the whole time.
“I had a really good time,” I say. “I’m sorry I can’t invite you in for…” My voice trails off. If Spence wanted sex tonight, we wouldn’t be standing here right now.
He leans in to kiss me, the tender action driving the doubts that were stinging my insides away.
“I had fun spoiling you,” he says, smiling at me. “Will you go on another date with me?”
“Yes.” I don’t need to think about my answer. I had a great time, and I’m eager to see Spence again.
“I’m back on day shifts from Thursday morning.” He winces. “I’m sorry. My shift patterns will make it awkward to see each other.”
“That’s okay. Having to find someone to watch Lexi isn’t always easy, especially while my brothers are both loved up.”
Spence chuckles. “Ah, yes, I officially met Archie last night.”
“He said.”
“I was amazed by how alike you look.”
I laugh. “I did tell you we were triplets.”
“Is it just you and Archie who look alike?”
I frown. “No, we all do.”
“That’s very rare.”
“It is?”
“Yes. I’d have to look up the exact probability, but it’s around a one-in-sixty-thousand chance that a pregnancy will result in identical triplets.”
I stare at him, eyes wide, eyebrows raised. “Wow.”
“The perils of dating a doctor,” Spence says. “I’ll tell you all kinds of useless medical information that you probably didn’t need or want to know.”
I shake my head. “No, that’s fascinating. I didn’t realise we were so…special.” That knowledge makes me value my brothers even more than I already did.
“I can tell youhowa pregnancy can result in identical triplets if you want.”
I nod.
“The fertilised egg needs to split in two, and then one half of the split egg needs to split in two again.”
