can manage to move.”
She laughed,
although she had no plans to move herself. Barely had energy to think clearly.
She did roll
over onto her side though, facing away from him so he wouldn’t get too clear a
view of the extra flesh on her belly and breasts. But then she realized that,
in this position, he would get a view of her ass—which might actually be worse.
But, before she
could correct matters, he’d moved himself. Scooted up until he was spooning her
from behind and draping a casual arm around her.
“You feel all
right?” he asked softly.
She was really
surprised by the gesture—it just didn’t feel like the cool, distant man she
knew—but she appreciated the comfort it provided and snuggled back against him.
She wasn’t quite as hot from the sex anymore, so the heat from his body felt
nice. “Yeah. I just had really good sex. How do you expect me to feel?”
It sounded like
he was smiling as he replied, “Well, I’ve never had sex with a pregnant woman
before. I wasn’t too rough, was I?”
“No worries. We
weren’t rough at all. Just...enthusiastic. And, if I remember correctly, most
of the enthusiasm was prompted by me.”
His hand was
idly stroking her belly, and she wondered if he was even aware of it. She
didn’t think so. His mood wasn’t tender or gentle—merely companionable.
Which was
exactly how Erin felt herself.
“True,” Seth
said. “Although you certainly didn’t hear me complaining. Are you always this
insatiable in bed? Or does it have something to do with the hormones?”
“Maybe a little
of both.”
They were
silent for another few minutes, and Seth’s hand stopped stroking and merely
rested against her belly, cupping the curve there in a way that felt both
natural and protective.
“Would you mind
keeping your phone on?” he asked at last, in what seemed like a sudden shift in
conversation.
“Huh?”
“I was worried
when I couldn’t get in touch with you earlier.”
Erin hesitated.
She didn’t want to sour the mood between them, but she needed to get this said.
“Sorry you were worried. I’ll try to leave it on. But, Seth, I have a whole
life, you know. And I can’t be available for you to check on twenty-four hours
a day. You’re going to have to get used to it.”
“I will. I’ll
try. This is new to me.”
Erin sighed. “Me
too. And I do appreciate your help.” Looking back at him, she added, “I do.”
“Thanks,” he
said briefly, acknowledging all that her statement implied.
Then his voice
changed as he continued, “And, on that topic, if you need some physical release
again, just let me know. I’m more than happy to provide.”
Erin wished she
didn’t feel quite so excited about the notion of having him available to
satisfy her physical needs. Something about her excitement made her uncomfortable.
Less in control than she liked to be.
So she turned to
humor, as she always did. “Yeah. We’ll see if you say that when you’re trying
to fuck a horny woman who’s eight-and-a-half-months pregnant.”
He chuckled
appreciatively. “Regardless, I mean it.”
“I know. I’ll
give you a call if I get desperate, but I don’t want to get in the habit of
this. An occasional night is one thing. We’re both intelligent adults, and we
can keep it in perspective. But if we do this too much, then it’s bound to get
complicated. Things like this always do.”
“It’s up to
you. Just let me know.”
Erin felt a slight
anxiety rise up as she reflected on this new situation. “But just so we’re
clear. Despite your generous offer, I’m free to go out with any man I want, even
if I want to just screw him.”
Seth tensed up
slightly behind her but then immediately relaxed. “Of course. You’re free to do
what you want.”
She nodded in
satisfaction, but really could understand why the idea would bother him.
It was a strange situation for both of them—and it would naturally create even
more strange situations. “But, if it’s
She laughed,
although she had no plans to move herself. Barely had energy to think clearly.
She did roll
over onto her side though, facing away from him so he wouldn’t get too clear a
view of the extra flesh on her belly and breasts. But then she realized that,
in this position, he would get a view of her ass—which might actually be worse.
But, before she
could correct matters, he’d moved himself. Scooted up until he was spooning her
from behind and draping a casual arm around her.
“You feel all
right?” he asked softly.
She was really
surprised by the gesture—it just didn’t feel like the cool, distant man she
knew—but she appreciated the comfort it provided and snuggled back against him.
She wasn’t quite as hot from the sex anymore, so the heat from his body felt
nice. “Yeah. I just had really good sex. How do you expect me to feel?”
It sounded like
he was smiling as he replied, “Well, I’ve never had sex with a pregnant woman
before. I wasn’t too rough, was I?”
“No worries. We
weren’t rough at all. Just...enthusiastic. And, if I remember correctly, most
of the enthusiasm was prompted by me.”
His hand was
idly stroking her belly, and she wondered if he was even aware of it. She
didn’t think so. His mood wasn’t tender or gentle—merely companionable.
Which was
exactly how Erin felt herself.
“True,” Seth
said. “Although you certainly didn’t hear me complaining. Are you always this
insatiable in bed? Or does it have something to do with the hormones?”
“Maybe a little
of both.”
They were
silent for another few minutes, and Seth’s hand stopped stroking and merely
rested against her belly, cupping the curve there in a way that felt both
natural and protective.
“Would you mind
keeping your phone on?” he asked at last, in what seemed like a sudden shift in
conversation.
“Huh?”
“I was worried
when I couldn’t get in touch with you earlier.”
Erin hesitated.
She didn’t want to sour the mood between them, but she needed to get this said.
“Sorry you were worried. I’ll try to leave it on. But, Seth, I have a whole
life, you know. And I can’t be available for you to check on twenty-four hours
a day. You’re going to have to get used to it.”
“I will. I’ll
try. This is new to me.”
Erin sighed. “Me
too. And I do appreciate your help.” Looking back at him, she added, “I do.”
“Thanks,” he
said briefly, acknowledging all that her statement implied.
Then his voice
changed as he continued, “And, on that topic, if you need some physical release
again, just let me know. I’m more than happy to provide.”
Erin wished she
didn’t feel quite so excited about the notion of having him available to
satisfy her physical needs. Something about her excitement made her uncomfortable.
Less in control than she liked to be.
So she turned to
humor, as she always did. “Yeah. We’ll see if you say that when you’re trying
to fuck a horny woman who’s eight-and-a-half-months pregnant.”
He chuckled
appreciatively. “Regardless, I mean it.”
“I know. I’ll
give you a call if I get desperate, but I don’t want to get in the habit of
this. An occasional night is one thing. We’re both intelligent adults, and we
can keep it in perspective. But if we do this too much, then it’s bound to get
complicated. Things like this always do.”
“It’s up to
you. Just let me know.”
Erin felt a slight
anxiety rise up as she reflected on this new situation. “But just so we’re
clear. Despite your generous offer, I’m free to go out with any man I want, even
if I want to just screw him.”
Seth tensed up
slightly behind her but then immediately relaxed. “Of course. You’re free to do
what you want.”
She nodded in
satisfaction, but really could understand why the idea would bother him.
It was a strange situation for both of them—and it would naturally create even
more strange situations. “But, if it’s
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