Marie:I missed that. Did you, Callum Callaghan, just announce that your wife is pregnant?
Marie:I expected a phone call.
Marie:Callum’s going to be a dad. And not to an animal.
Maxwell:Oh, it’ll be an animal. Definitely in the future anyway.
Maxwell:No one prepared me for this. I’ll send photos.
He did.A dozen or more photos of a squalling baby came through, with one of Victoria sitting up, their daughter skin to skin with her, her face full of tears and joy and utter bliss.
Georgia was next to me, still asleep. Rose had tootled back off to bed, whatever monster that had woken her destroyed for the time being. I felt whole, together, settled.
Max had his daughter, my biggest brother was complete, and that made me want to jump on the roof and sing it.
I prodded Georgia, knowing she’d be cross I hadn’t woken her sooner. “Vic’s had the baby.”
“What?” She was almost incoherent.
“Vic’s had the baby.”
She sat up. “Baby? Vic?”
“Yeah.” I pulled her to me and angled the phone so she could see. “Here.” I whizzed through the photos, feeling the pull I’d had since I’d met her, but hadn’t acknowledged.
“I love the name. Lucy Callaghan. It just bodes trouble.” She smirked. “Why’re you awake?”
“Rose woke up. She’s back asleep. I checked. A nightmare.”
“You should’ve woken me. I’d have seen to her.” She handed back my phone and snuggled back into bed.
“No point two of us being awake. I checked on her a few minutes after and she’d gone back to sleep.” I wrapped myself around her, my hand slipping under the vest she’d worn to bed, feeling the soft curve of her stomach, which I loved and she hated.
“Thank you. I feel bad for not being awake for her.”
“Don’t.” I kissed the side of her neck. My cock was definitely wide awake now. I trailed my fingers further up towards her breasts, hearing her breath alter, her ass pushing closer to me. “You do enough.” I skimmed the bottom of her tits with my hand and pushed the vest higher up and over them. Her nipples hardened, tight nubs that I started to toy with, my mouth on her neck, kissing and nibbling.
Georgia’s hand cupped my cock through the thin pyjama bottoms I’d slept in, rubbing up and down my erection.
“It’s been two weeks.” She turned onto her back, allowing me more access to her nipples. I leaned over her and kissed one, tugging at it gently with my teeth.
“So we’re good?” I briefly let go.
“We’re good. No more condoms.”
She’d made the decision to go on the Pill, just needing to give it a couple of weeks to make sure we were protected. Although I already knew I wouldn’t be upset if she got pregnant. I certainly wouldn’t act the same as Rose’s father had.
My cock got harder. We hadn’t taken any risks. Every time I’d been inside her, I’d been fully suited up, but this morning I’d be bare.
I could’ve come from just the thought alone.
“You’re good with this?” I pulled down her knickers that she’d slept in; she raised her hips to help. The tiny patch of hair was trimmed and neat, leading down to her centre that was already starting to glisten. Maybe it wasn’t just me who was looking forward to not having anything between us.
“I’m good.” She spread her legs, as if she was offering herself to me.
I slid my hands under her ass, my fingertips close to her entrance and moved my face closer, inhaling her scent. I flicked my tongue straight onto her clit, hearing her gasp.
Her fingers clawed into my hair, gripping as I sucked and nibbled, one hand leaving her ass and moving to play with her tits. I licked from her wet centre up to her clit and back again, before doing what I knew she liked best, small quick sucks while I rubbed my tongue over her sensitive bud.
