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“No. My period is just late, and I’ve had lots of symptoms, but in the last three days, I’m more unsure than ever. I just told you I was pregnant with Kit’s child to get you to hurt you. To get you to leave. To keep you safe.”
He nods.
“But I’m terrified to take a test. You deserve to have a child and—”
“Stop—stop worrying. It’s not my choice. It’s entirely yours.”
I shake my head. “No, it’s ours.”
He grips the sides of my head with his hands, and his thumbs wipe the tears from my cheeks. “I love you, Rialta. I’ll love you whether you’re pregnant or not. Whether the baby is Kit’s or mine. Whether you decide to have the baby or not. I love you. I choose you. I’m not the one who has to carry the baby or birth it.”
“Yes, but I want to know how you feel. I know you’d make a great father if I am pregnant.”
“As you would make a great mother. But us being good parents doesn’t mean that we have to have a baby.”
“But Vincent—”
“No, we are not thinking about what Vincent wants. He doesn’t deserve to have heirs. And if we decide not to have children, then we will deal with him later.”
I nod, still unsure of how I feel. No, that’s not true. I’m afraid to speak my feelings out loud now that I know Lennox’s history.
Lennox sets the box down on the bed next to me and takes my hands in his. He kisses them both.
“Forget about everything. Forget about my past. Forget about Vincent or Kit. Forget about wondering whose baby it is if you are pregnant. If it was just us and we lived a normal life, would our happily ever after include a baby?”
Lennox stares at me with such emotion and love in his eyes. His look tells me no matter what I say, he’s not going to stop loving me.
“No, it wouldn’t include a baby. I’ve never wanted to be a mother.”
He leans in and kisses me tenderly on the lips. “Thank you for your honesty.”
“What about you? Do you want a child?”
“No, and I’m not just saying that because it’s what you want to hear. It’s the truth. I loved Lila with all my heart, but I never imagined myself as a father. And while I’d be happy to raise a child with you if that’s what you wanted, I don’t need to be a father. And no child I have would ever replace Lila.”
“You’re sure? Because if you need a child to be happy, I’ll gladly have a child with you.”
“I’m more than sure.”
She kisses me, our lips melding together as our words sink in. Neither of us wants to be parents.
When we pull apart, she stares at the box of pregnancy tests again. “Take a test if you want, but it’s your choice to be pregnant. If you don’t want to be pregnant, it won’t matter what the test says.”
“I love you so fucking much.”
“I love you too, wifey.”
“I’ll take the test later, and we can decide what we are going to do then. But right now, I just want to be with my husband.”
He growls. “I like that idea. How do you want me to fuck you?”
I rake my teeth over my bottom lip. It’s always my choice with him. I never realized how much I needed an equal and how much he is that equal in every way.
We have a task ahead of us in dealing with Vincent. And Lennox will be seen as the head of the Corsi line when Vincent dies, but Lennox will always see me as his equal. He’ll never make a decision without me, and we won’t hide anything from each other ever again.
I blush. “I think you know me well enough by now. I trust you to decide the best way to fuck me.”
His eyes grow devious, and his tongue licks over me. “How about page forty-three?”
