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“Oooh,” he responds. The sound rises and falls like he’s on a rollercoaster.
After dinner, I go about the task of putting Martin to bed. I pick him up and put him over my shoulder. He clings to me, yawning in my ear as I hold him.
“You don’t mind waiting in here for a few minutes?” I ask Sarah and she shakes her head. I turn around so Martin is facing Sarah. “Say good night to Sarah, bud.”
“Okay, Daddy. Goodnight, Sarah,” he says, waving a little chubby hand.
I take him to bed and as I’m tucking him in, he asks, “Daddy?”
“Yes, buddy.”
“Can Sarah come over all the time?”
I feel my face get a little warm. “Sure. If you want her to.”
“Okay,” he says with a lazy smile. “You’re happy when she’s here and I like it when you’re happy.”
I kiss him on the forehead at that and say, “Good night, kiddo.”
I come back to the living room and Sarah is sitting on the couch, smiling up at me. “Do you want something to drink?” I ask her. “I’ve got some non-alcoholic wine in the fridge.”
“That would be lovely, thank you.”
I get the wine and pour two glasses. I bring them out to her and we sit and sip for a moment. “So, it seems,” I say, “that you’ve managed to get the seal of approval from Martin. Congratulations.”
She giggles. “I’ll drink to that,” she replies. “This was a lovely night, you know.”
“I’m glad you enjoyed yourself.”
She bites her lip and says, “So, I’m your girlfriend now, huh?”
I’m thinking of Martin’s question and I sigh. “Well, I mean…we are friends now…right?” She nods and blushes a little. I add. “Maybe a little more than that. We can take it slow, though.”
“Well,” she says, “I was wondering…” She pauses, her fingers rubbing the cool surface of her glass. “You know how we had sex at your work.”
I smile. “I can’t really stop thinking about it.”
She laughs. “Well, since we’re trying to define our relationship and all…and I’m not seeing anyone, and if you are not seeing anyone… maybe we can start there?”
I raise an eyebrow. “Start with…having sex more often.”
“If you’re okay with that,” she says quickly. “I mean, it doesn’t have to be anything serious, it’s just…these pregnancy hormones have me climbing the walls some days and…well, if we’re heading in that direction anyway--”
“I really like this idea,” I say, not mincing words.
“You do?” she asks.
He nods. “In fact, what do you say to a little nightcap? Just the two of us?”
She smiles and sets her drink down on the table. “What did you have in mind?”
“Lean back on the couch.”
Her face flushes. “Wait, you want to do something right now? What about Martin?”
“He’s sound asleep and, besides, what I want to do won’t take long.”
She raised her eyebrow at me now. “What do you want to do?”
