I snickered. “We’re such horndogs.”
“Zero regrets.”
He rubbed my belly with his palm, over my womb. My heat was coming in a few weeks, but we’d prepared for it. Monty would be staying with Hugh and Kirby, and I would move in with Chase for the duration of the heat and recovery. A tiny niggle of guilt lingered in my mind, though.
“Chase…”
“You know, I can tell what you’re thinking.”
“Really?” I said, unable to keep the doubt from my voice.
“Yup. The contraceptive.”
I groaned. “Are you a mind reader now?”
“No. But you tensed when I touched you here.” He rubbed the spot again, just below my belly button.
I exhaled. He was right, of course.
“Jay, I’m so happy. Meeting Monty, being here with you, in your home. It feels like maybe one day, we’ll become a family. That’s what I want. To be a part of your life.”
Chase had been thoroughly clear that having biological children of his own wasn’t important to him, but it still sometimes worried me that he was making a sacrifice so he could be with me. But I wasn’t changing my mind about not wanting another kid, so why did I still think he would change his? I was being silly.
“I love you,” I told him, my voice steady.
He stroked my stomach, then over my heart, down again, until he cupped my soft cock.
“I love you too. Thank you for today, Jay. Thank you for trusting me.”
I closed my eyes, the rest of the tension bleeding away. It had been a great day, indeed. The first of many.
The End