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"Even if he found the other phone, Annette's too smart to put his name in there. Besides, it's still Luke's fault for taking things way too damn far and being a crazy man. Let's stop talking about this and start talking about how we're going to be parents for the next few days. ‘Cause I need you to do this with me; I don't want to screw up as a temporary dad."
Chapter 40
Natalie
Oh, that silly boy.
He had no clue that being adoptive parents, even temporarily, would be the only way for us to be parents.
Then again, why would he? We were only recently dating, and I didn't tell many people about what happened back in college.
It was funny how he was so close to knowing my secret and yet didn't have a clue. We went to the same college, and he knew about my attack. He had no clue that I lost the ability to have kids naturally.
"Of course I'll help you." I brought my hand to his rough cheek, which had a bit of stubble. "But you have to know something. This might be the only way for us to have kids if you want a family."
He looked at me with a mixture of relief, love and confusion. "What do you mean?"
I took a deep breath since whenever I thought about that night, it brought up so much trauma. "Remember when I got attacked in college?"
He nodded and pulled me closer to his warm body. I loved this form of protection even more than him forming a fist. "Of course I do, but we've dealt with so much already today. Why are you bringing that up?"
"Because of the trauma from that night, I can't have kids."
His lips formed a perfect o as it dawned on him. He didn't say anything more and instead pulled me back to the bed.
He whispered to me. "I love you so much. I hate to admit this, but I need to sleep now. Can we make love in the morning?"
I was exhausted myself, and I only had half the adrenaline rush that he would have had.
"I would, but are you sure you want to let Eric hear us?"
He closed his eyes and said, "Okay. Probably not, but at the same time, I'm away too much, and I've waited too long. I look forward to making love to you every single day."
Chapter 41
Spencer
Waking up to Natalie was one of the best things in the world. It never got old, and I wanted to do it every day of my life.
My more angelic side tried to tell me not to poke Natalie with my morning wood, but I never listened to that side. If anything, I pulled her even closer into the spooning position, where it was absolutely impossible for her not to feel how much my body reacted to her.
I used my free arm to smooth out her hair and pull it back slightly so I could see her face more easily. I was waiting for her to wake up so I could show her just how much I loved her.
That's when I heard a cry. "Mr. Spencer! Mr. Spencer!"
I couldn't help myself, and in a very quiet voice, I said, "Fuck."
I forced myself out of bed, and I let my fingers trace Natalie's beautifully soft body. I really didn't want to get up and lose my chance of Natalie waking up and our chance of morning sex. She wasn't one to go back to bed so quickly since her days were so damn busy.
However, as a de facto parent, for however long it took, I had to take care of Eric, and he'd never actually been to my house.
I went to Eric's bedroom. He was sitting up in the bed and was already dressed.
Since I still had sex on my mind, I sat at the edge of the bed, "Would you be good if I set you up with breakfast and some TV, then I go back to Ms. Natalie for a bit?"
Eric nodded.
We walked down to the kitchen. As I went to look into the pantry, I realized I had nothing for a kid to eat. The pancake mix that I thought I had was nowhere to be found.
