I let out a boisterous laugh. “You can’t really expect me to say no to that, can you? Of course I would fuckingloveto see your stomach swell with our baby.”
A small smile pans out on her face.
Something tells me she doesn’t hate that idea either.
“Well, joke’s on you because I’m on the pill.”
My brows rise to my hairline. “You are?”
She scoffs. “Yes, why would you assume I’m not?”
“I don’t know… Because you weren’t having sex before me?”
She quirks a brow and goes to turn toward me, but I stop her, knowing if she moves anymore, I’ll slide right out of her.And I’m not ready to do that.
“Aww, sweetie, you do realize the pill can be used for thingsotherthan preventing pregnancy, right?”
I give her an unenthused look. “Okay, so you’re on the pill. Guess we should talk about you coming off it then.”
She lets out another scoff. “Absolutely not.”
“And why not?”
“Massimo, I’m just getting to the peak of my career. When do you expect me to have time to bring a child into this world?”
I think about that for a moment instead of responding right away. Usually, I’d say fuck it and tell her having a baby is nonnegotiable—especially when it comes to my line of work—but one of the things I love about Liana is her drive and passion for her business. As much as I want to see her carry our baby, I know it’s something that can wait.
Taking a deep breath, I say, “Okay.”
Her eyes widen. “Okay?”
“Yup. We will have a baby whenever you’re ready. Whatever makes my wife happy.”
She narrows her gaze on me. “And what if I’m never ready?”
I let out a ragged sigh. “Liana, I’m?—”
She presses her finger up to my lips. “I’m kidding. I just wanted to see how far I could press your buttons. Needless to say, that one would’ve put you over.”
“It absolutely would’ve put me over.” I grab her face and bring our lips together. When I pull away, I look deep into her eyes and say, “Whenever you’re ready, I’ll be ready.”
“Whenever?”
“Whenever.”
I wrap my arm around her waist and snuggle her into my chest, inhaling her delicious floral scent. “Do you need to go to Balistreri’s today?”
“Not today. They said they’re going to work on the alterations and then let me know when they’re ready.”
“Good. I want to take you out.”
“Take me out?”
“Yeah. You hungry?”
“Ravenous.”
“Let’s get ready, then.”
