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"She was, but you know what? She had a really good coach who helped her overcome those scary thoughts and showed her that she was strong enough to handle it. Those scary thoughts only stay if you let them."
Her round eyes looked at me. "Wike you, Dade."
I grinned, hoping Adrianna heard the accent. "Exactly."
"Mommy said she used to do fwips."
"She did."
Svetlana sucked in a breath like she had a lot to say. Her brows rose and she tapped my shoulder. "Mommy said you can do fwips too. Fwip, Dade."
"Dade is a little old for that now."
Putting Svetlana down, I told her to rotate to the next event, but she would not budge. She stared up at me with huge eyes that flickered with optimism like her mind was spinning. She reminded me so much of Adrianna.
"I want to do fwip like Mommy," she said, and threw her arms in the air like she was describing an explosion. My lips twitched. Most words that included an L in the spelling, Svetlana said them with a W sound. It was too adorable. "I want to do big fwips wike mommy one day. Big ones, Dade." She paused, then said more so to herself, "I wike big ones wike dat." She was watching an elite tumble across the floor, mesmerized by her twisting in the air. Her eyes widened, her voice a collection of bouncy tones and innocent words.
Svetlana wobbled to the side. I reached out instantly to steady her. She fell often and had bruises all over her milky skin. One would think we beat our kids.
I squatted down in front of her and looked at her. "Remember, if you ever feel like you are going to fall, just squeeze your butt and your tummy. It will help."
She blinked at me. "Wike when I try handstands."
It was a simple rule in gymnastics, but it made me so fucking proud that she remembered. "Yes, exactly like that. Now go tell your sisters about the flips you are going to do one day. While you are there, tell Mia to lose the attitude or she is working bars for one week without grips."
Svetlana nodded. "Okay, Dade," she said, then turned around and ran in the direction her sisters were in.
Little brat gave her sister a hug and did not tell her shit.
"A really good coach, huh?" my wife said, sidling up next to me when our daughter was out of ear distance.
My brow peaked. "Is it not the truth? Am I not a really good coach?"
"Maybe." I could hear the smile in her voice.
I looked at her. She shrugged one shoulder indifferently and crossed her arms in front of her chest. Her breasts were swollen and full, and exactly where my eyes fell. They had been full like that for years, ever since her
body started going through maternity. She was rounder and softer in all the right places, and I could not keep my hands off of her.
Like right now. I wanted to drag her into our office and make her ride me until she could not stand.
I stifled a growl. Maybe I would take her up on her offer from earlier.
"Kova."
My eyes snapped to hers. The sounds that left her lips made me feel weak for her.
"Come. We have a matter to discuss in my office."
After asking Madeline to look after Lili, we walked together, and when we reached the office, I stepped in first and moved to the side. Before she could blink, I was pulling her to me and kicking the door shut so I could press my lips to hers. A soft gasp of surprise feathered her lips and then I was kissing her speechless.
"Wife," I said, growling against her mouth.
Her lips turned up in a smile against mine. "Husband."
It did not get any better than this.
"You know how much I love seeing you nurture our daughters, yes?" She nodded, arching into me. We were looking at each other. Her body was so warm and inviting against mine. With my hand on her stomach, I said, "And you know how I love to see you grow with our child, yes?" She nodded again, her smile growing bigger. She made my fucking heart race when she looked at me like that, like I was her entire world. I craved this look every day the sun rose. "Then you know how much I want to be inside of you, yes?"
