Free Baby Makes Five (A Multiple Birth Book 1) by Nicole Peters Page A

who didn’t have stories read to him at nights. I’m sorry, but your family sounds awful.”
    He laughed, but the sound was empty. “Having money or two parents doesn’t guarantee you happiness. Miah your childhood was ten times better than mine, and that is what I want for our two beans.”
    “Beans, that’s what you are calling them?”
    “Yes until we can give them names.”
    “Okay Bean one and Bean two it is them. Tonight has been nice, but I need to get going. We have that appointment in the morning,” she said sitting up.
    “Stay,” he said standing and pulling her up with him.
    “I can’t.”
    “Why not?”
    “I don’t have my toothbrush or a change of clothes.”
    “Technicalities we can easily remedy.”
    “I…I--“
    “What are you afraid of. I know you feel this thing between us tell me you don’t, and I’ll never bring it up again.”
    “It’s just sex.”
    “How could you say that? The past two and a half weeks have been the best I’ve had in a very long time. Can you say you didn’t enjoy our time together?”
    “I did. Things are going too fast.”
    “Look around you Miah, that ship has sailed with the conception of our babies.”
    “I know it’s just—”
    “It’s alright. I’ll take you home,” he said heading towards the kitchen door.
    “No!” she said not moving from her spot.
    “I’m not going to let you take the bus or a cab. I’ll feel better knowing you are safely home no arguments.”
    “I mean no. You don’t have to drive me home. I’ll stay.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

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    He was silent for a few heartbeats.
    “I don’t want you to stay because it’s what I want. If you are going to stay it has to be because you want to, otherwise I am driving you home.”
    She walked towards him and placed her hands on either side of his face.
    “I am staying because I want to. I’ll be lying if I didn’t say I wasn’t scared. I would also be lying if I said I didn’t want you.”
    He took her hands and kissed each palm at the wrists. The action sent shock waves up her arms.
    “You have nothing to be frightened of. I would never hurt you don’t you know that by now. I’m trying my best not to screw things up, Miah.”
    “I know you are,” she said. The problem was she was worried her heart wouldn’t listen.
    He lifted her into his arms and walked towards the door.
    “What are you doing?” she asked in surprise.
    “Sweeping you off your feet I guess if you have to ask I’m not doing it right.”
    She laughed. He was good at that. She hadn’t pegged him for someone with a sense of humor until they started dating, albeit some of his jokes weren’t that funny.
    He walked up the staircase. Even though she had come here a few times in the past two weeks, she was still in awe of his home. She remembered the first time she saw his home. She had felt intimidated by how huge it was.
    He opened the door to his bedroom door and sat her on the bed.
    “Stay here I’ll be right back.”
    “Where are you going?”
    “Just stay here, and don’t get undress. I want the pleasure of doing that.”
    “Okay,” she was getting curious about his behaviour.
    She sat restlessly on the bed looking around the room. It was the first time she had seen the inside. When he had shown her around, she made sure to avoid his private domain. Her eyes fell on the lone picture frame on the nightstand on his bed. It looks out of place. She was surprised. She hasn’t seen many photos lying around. She walked over and took it up. It was a copy of the sonogram of their babies.
    “I made a copy for myself. I hope you don’t mind. I like waking up to it and going to bed seeing it.”
    She jumped at his voice. She didn’t hear him reenter the room.
    “You scared the crap out of me.”
    “Sorry, I didn’t mean to.”
    She put the picture back on the stand and turned to him.
    “It’s okay. I am happy you have a copy,” she smiled. “So what’s with