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“Of course. Like what?”
She turned and sat on the rail like him, also taking a breath for courage. “I would like one child to raise for myself. Of course, you could spend as much time with her as you want but I’d want her majority of the time.”
“Her, huh?”
She regarded him at the hint of humor. “I want a girl but would be happy with a son.”
“This would require sex as I’m sure you’re aware,” he said, stating the obvious like it was high stakes now.
“Biology, yes. As you said. No big deal.”
“Could take more than one try,” he said after a moment.
Her guts bat-tied her breakfast with those particulars. “I know,” she said simply, sure it would be anything but with somebody like him. But she could do it. Just had to put her mind to it.
“If you’re aware of this and still want it, then I agree to giving you one child.”
The absolution in his tone brought a whole lotta mischief to her brain. What if she decided having kids was fun? And wanted more?
Then renegotiate at that bridge.
“I’m aware and still want the one child.”
“And when would you want this one child?”
The burdensome sigh that carried his question filled her with mucky mud. The dreaded sex chore. With the woman he wasn’t attracted to. That was suddenly a massive pill going down the hatch sideways. “After all this war mess, for sure,” she managed.
“Glad to hear that.”
“I’m not an emotional female, Mr….”
“Ethan. Sorry, I should’ve introduced myself and not assumed you knew.”
She nodded a little and crossed her arms over her waist. Ethan. Nice name. She liked it. “I mean… I get the hardships of life and know things are to be done in their proper seasons. Including having children. The doorway to that scenario will remain locked tight until we both agree it’s time.”
Mercy, his smile was gonna be a problem. “And, if I may,” he said, “I have some requirements.”
She nodded, back to nervous enough to puke. “Alright.”
“As my wife, I need to be able to protect you. I’d want you to wear a tracking device at all times. Would be embedded in the ring I give you.”
Ring. My wife. Protect. She needed to pinch herself. Was he talking about a wedding ring?What other ring, dummy?
“I can do that,” she said, not seeing a problem with it.
“And tracking for your nephew. He’d also be my nephew. A bracelet he wears at all times.”
She realized how blazing happy he was going to be about all of this. “Pretty sure he’d trade his teeth for gator ones ifyouasked him to.”
Ohhh, heck-a-hooey, his laugh. Maybe a son by him wouldn’t be the worst thing. “Not sure how to take all that attention.”
“Like a privilege,” she assured him. “A gift.”
He nodded and gave her a double whammy with his eyes and smile. “I can manage that. Also, as my wife, there would be protocol with other males.”
The predatory shift in his stance and tone was noted by every cell in her body as she waited for particulars.
“What’s mine isentirelymine. If you need or want male company, you’ll have it with me.”
