Page 36 of Unruly

“Cross.”

“Catherine, I want another child.”

There it is …

Catherine didn’t fault Cross for his wants, nor for the fact that he voiced them. She wanted the same things, but …

“Look how busy our life is right now,” she whispered.

“Look at how beautiful it is, Catherine.”

“You don’t think that’s selfish to have a second child when we don’t get enough time together as it is?”

“I think we can make time.”

“I’ve let you be alone too much lately, clearly. You’ve had too much time to think about this and come up with good arguments.”

Cross smirked, and his hands slid up to cup her jaw. He pulled her down low until their lips were just a breath apart. “Give me another child, my sweet girl.”

Catherine shivered. “Cross …”

“You don’t even want to say no, babe.”

“Of course not.”

“Is that a firm yes, then?”

“It’s not a no, Cross.”

“So, a yes,” he urged.

“Let’s call it like we did with Cece.”

He nodded. “Comes when it comes.”

“Exactly. Also, two is my limit, Cross Nazio Donati.” Catherine kissed him again, a quick peck that made him scowl at her when she didn’t linger. “We’ve already got one child that might as well have come straight from your mouth.”

Cross’s pride was clear when he replied, “And she’s fucking perfect.”

“She is.” Catherine rolled off her husband, but kept a hand tucked in his and pulled gently. “Come have a shower with me, and then we can order breakfast into the room.”

“Mmm, the shower is a yes. Breakfast in-room, a no.”

“What, why?”

Cross climbed out of bed, and dropped a kiss to Catherine’s temple. “Because I have more surprises.”

Of course he did.

“Have I told you how much I love you lately because you’re amazing?”

Cross pulled her into the attached bathroom with a laugh, saying, “Yeah. But hey, stroke my ego again, babe.”

“Want me to stroke something else?”

He kicked the bathroom door shut.

“Nope, I owe you.”