Page 91 of Lone King

“Morning sickness for the first three months, back pain, high blood pressure brought on by pregnancy. Am I forgetting anything?” he asks.

I know what he’s trying to do. I haven’t forgotten how being pregnant made me feel. I just think I can handle it again.

“Yes, you forgot my ankles swelling up so I had to walk around with cankles for the last trimester.”

He levels his gaze on me and nods. “Yeah. That too. Are you sure you want to go through all of that again?”

“Honey, I know how hard it was with Lily, but maybe it won’t be with a second baby. Or if it’s worse, then I guess we’ll stop at two. I’m just thinking I’d like to have another child. What do you think?”

Marius smiles and kisses me. “I am always the man for that job, Duck. We can start right now. I’ll run out and tell Matthias and Ava they’re watching Lily for the day. They’ll be fine with it. We can be back at the house in less than five minutes, assuming I drive fast, ten if I get stuck behind some slowpoke.”

“We can wait for tonight. I think that would be okay, right?”

He pouts and lets out a heavy sigh. “I guess that would work too. Are you sure you don’t want to get freaky in the powder room?”

I take his hand and start to lead him toward the kitchen door. “I think we shouldn’t, but since you’re already raring to go, maybe we should take the long way out to the pool. That’ll give you time to get yourself in order.”

“You have this effect on me, Duck. I can’t help it. This is what happens when a man is crazy in love with his wife.”

I look back at him and smile. I know how lucky I am to have a man like Marius King.