She kissed him on the cheek. “Thank you for everything you’ve done, for always putting me and bump ahead of you. I want you to know that you don’t have to do that anymore. This is just as life-changing and daunting for you as it is for me, and I want us to be there for each other.”

He responded to her words with a slow and passionate kiss. He then bent down and kissed her stomach. Normally that would have brought Ray crashing back to reality, but this time it brought her a great source of comfort, and a sense of belonging to Carter.

It had been weeks since she’d felt any urge to be physical with Carter, but tonight she felt the familiar stirring once again.

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It was intense, sensual, whilst also primal and passionate. A lifetime of this didn’t sound too bad at all…