“I suspect that it’s a little harder for him to reach the outside world, since there’s more of a cushion around him.” She pinches her side, like that proves anything.
Mathew lets out a disbelieving sound, reaching for her and tickling her. Vera bursts out laughing, grabbing his hands and pushing them away.
Then Mathew flinches, letting out a short hiss, and we all still.
He takes a deep breath. “We don’t have to be super careful, but maybe a little more than this?”
“Probably.” Vera leans over and gives him a slow kiss, which makes Mathew moan softly. Honestly, these two are so horny around each other all the time. It’s really hot though.
They pull me between them again, and instead of kissing, they start nuzzling me, since that’s something I can do even with a mask. While I’d love to be able to kiss them whenever I want, as long as I my mind still reacts negatively to Vera’s pheromones from time to time, the times we can kiss is limited. But we can nuzzle all we want, as long as we make sure the mask stays on properly.
A thought comes to me and I don’t know if it’s a good idea, probably way too corny and embarrassing, but I still do it.
I slide down, slowly touching Mathew over his chest, until I’ve reached his belly. There, I form my hand into a cup as I put my mouth as close to his belly as possible, like my words are only for his little girl. “I hope you’ll grow up to be as proud of your daddy as I am. He’s amazing and the best mate anyone could wish for.”
“Luca...” Mathew’s voice comes out as a moan as he grips the back of my shirt. “Don’t say things like that out of nowhere.”
I turn slightly, so I can look at him, enjoying the flustered look on Mathew’s face. “Why? It’s the truth. Right, Vera?”
Vera grins at me, before turning to Mathew, giving him a kiss on his cheek. “Yep, he’s totally right. You’re amazing.”
“Arg!” Mathew grabs one of the pillows and hides his face in it, letting out a muffled scream. When he pulls the pillow away, his hair is all messy, which makes him look even more sexy. “I’m not in a state to pin any of you down like I want to, and I’m pretty sure that neither of you are either. So, can you stop being so irresistible?”
“Maybe.” I nuzzle his belly and then put my head on his good hip, so I can be comfortable while also having a good view of everything. The nest is so cosy that it doesn’t matter how you lie in it, it’s always a good position to sleep.
I put my hand over Mathew’s belly, not feeling any movement yet, but even knowing that I could feel the little ‘bump’ at any time makes me excited.
“I think Luca has the right idea.” Vera also makes herself comfortable at an angle from Mathew, with her head on his shoulder instead, almost parallel to me. Then she slides her hand down over Mathew’s chest and hooks her pinkie around mine, holding her hand on his belly too.
“Which part? The fondling me part? Or the sleeping part?” Mathew laughs, his eyes almost seeming to twinkle in the small lights in the nest. Then he leans his head against Vera’s and looks down, his face softening, before putting his hand over ours.
“All of it.” Vera lets out a deep yawn. “Any of it. I don’t know. Stop trying to make me think.” Her words slow down more and more. Then, she’s out like a light.
I meet Mathew’s eyes and we both grin. She can fall asleep so easily when she feels happy, it’s a gift.
Today might have been an exhausting day in many different ways, but feeling the movements from the little girl in Mathew’s belly makes it one of the best days of my life. Impressive, how a bad day can turn amazing, by such a small thing, quite literally, since she’s still so tiny.
I struggle to keep my eyes open any longer too, but I still notice it when Mathew ruffles my hair and mouths ‘sleep well’ in my direction.
Yes. Sleep.
Yes.
8
Vera
It’s dark in the nest, and when I look out the window, it’s still dark outside too. So, I have no idea what the time is. We could have slept for two hours or through most of the night. Then, I feel a slight movement in the nest, and Jorge’s cedar pheromones reach me.
“Go back to sleep.” Jorge reaches for me from Mathew’s other side, and he softly touches my cheek. “I didn’t mean to wake you up. You were all sleeping so sweetly. I just wanted to join you.”
I nuzzle his hand, then sit up, rubbing my eyes. “Where are Caleb and Riley?”
“Downstairs. I tried to get them to bed, but I think they’re still too wound up.” He chuckles, then carefully makes himself comfortable at Mathew’s side, making sure not to touch his injured hip.
For a moment, I want to tell him what happened here, that we could feel Mathew’s little girl, but I’m sure that Mathew will tell him once he wakes up. If Jorge doesn’t figure it out on his own before then.
“I think I’m going to see if I can get them to bed. Sleep well.” I carefully crawl past Luca, who luckily stays soundly asleep.
