Page 80 of The Arianna Arrangement

But I had to admit, I loved this baby so much already. Leyla did too and I knew that even from New York, she was going to be a great aunt.

“You’re going to gain so much more than you’ll lose. You’ll have free rein in Manhattan and Brooklyn. You can go to shows on Broadway, to the zoo, eat New York pizza and gelato. Damn, maybe I should go to NYU too.”

She chuckled and pulled me closer. “I’m sure Tuck would love that.”

“What would I love?” Tucker took the seat on the other side of me after pressing a kiss to my cheek.

Leyla sat up and the smile on her face said she was wanting to stir up some shit. “I’m stealing your wife and taking her with me to New York. I mean, my apartment is a two bedroom, so there’s plenty of room.”

He rolled his eyes. “The second room is for Lewis and you know that.”

There had been quite the fight when she realized her security would be living with her, but after hours of negotiation, it was agreed that while he would live in the apartment with her, he wouldn’t follow her every move as long as there was tracking on her phone that she didn’t shut off, she wasn’t to leave the Vitale and Accardi territory, and she checked in at predetermined times.

Those times would change from time to time to keep people from noticing the schedule and if she didn’t comply, that freedom would be revoked. But with as much as Leyla craved freedom, I felt sure she wasn’t going to risk it.

Plus, though I didn't think she knew, Sandro had put the word out amongst the family and in the Accardi family that she was under his protection. There would pretty much be eyes on her at all times.

I spent the rest of the night with my ride or die, enjoying our last night together and when it was time to go, I had to hold back the tears that stung in my eyes.

Damn, I was getting soft. Either that or the pregnancy hormones were getting to me.

We’d blame it on the hormones.

Tucker held me on the car ride home, not saying a word because we both knew there was nothing we could say. Leyla being in New York was going to change the dynamic of the entire family and even though she might have gotten on his nerves, he was going to miss her just as fiercely as I was.

Pulling into the gates, he broke the silence. “You tired?”

I shrugged. “A little.”

As he helped me out of the car, I could see the grin that crossed his face. He knew what I needed, and soon, I was hoisted up in his arms and he was running towards the bedroom with me. A laugh tumbled from my lips as he kicked the door shut behind him.

“I know just what you need, baby.” Tucker sat me down, taking his time unzipping my dress, pulling off my bra, and then my panties, before spinning me back around and drinking me in. “You are the most beautiful woman in the world, Ari.”

When he said it, I believed it. Tucker never once gave me reason to believe otherwise.

His lips descended on mine, showing me through his kiss as much as through his words. A gasp escaped me as he lightly swiped his thumbs across my nipples. They were so super sensitive, more than they ever had been before, which was the first sign I’d noticed of being pregnant.

At first, they’d almost hurt, but now, I could get off by nipple stimulation alone.

Not that my husband was going to try that tonight. Tonight, we needed that deep connection as much as we needed the release and distraction.

Ever so gently, he laid me back on the bed, covering my body in his kisses before he pulled back to undress himself.

He smirked when he caught me staring. “You like what you see?”

I bit my bottom lip, a move I knew drove him crazy. “I love what I see.”

Soon, his body was covering mine as he pushed inside of me slowly, dragging out our pleasure as our eyes conveyed more than words ever could.

My nipples weren’t the only overly sensitive area. My clit was now bigger, and every time Tucker thrust into me, his pelvic bone hit that sensitive bundle and pleasure shot through me. “Oh, God.”

The only sound in the room was our labored breathing, as well as a few curses we couldn’t help but let tumble free from our lips, as our bodies rocked together. Sex with Tucker had always been good, but with the flood of new hormones, it was otherworldly.

Within minutes, I was sitting at the edge of the cliff, ready to fall into bliss, but it was just out of reach. Tucker must have been able to see that on my face. He leaned down, flicking my nipples with his tongue, causing shocks of pleasure to course to my pussy. That was all it took for me to fall over that blissful edge.

His lips crashed into mine as he swallowed my screams of pleasure, thrusting through the waves before his hips sped up, then stuttered as he fell over that edge too. The way his release warmed me inside triggered another orgasm, one I hadn’t seen coming, and by the time it was over, I was boneless and completely ready for sleep.

Being the true gentleman he was, Tuck got up and headed into the bathroom, bringing back a warm rag to clean me up before tucking me in bed as we curled up together.

Even if my bestie was leaving for New York tomorrow, as I fell asleep in the arms of the man I loved, I knew the next year was going to be amazing.