Renewing our Vows

Chapter 15: She's Perfect

**5 months later**

Alex's Point of View

"Alex," Norma whined. I turned to see her scowling adorably at me, her dress bunched up around her belly. I couldn't contain my chuckle at her appearance.

"Don't laugh at me," she said, her mouth turning down into a pout.

"I'm not, baby. I'm sorry, it's just that you look so cute right now," I said, holding back the fit of laughter that threatened to come to the surface.

Her eyes narrowed but I caught a glimpse of her tiny smile before it was gone.

"Help me!" she said, exasperatedly and I immediately rushed to her side, pulling the fabric down over her belly and leaning in to kiss her softly on the lips. "I'm a whale," she said, barely above a whisper, and stared down at her feet.

My hands flew to the sides of her face. She stubbornly kept her gaze fixed to the floor, refusing to look me in the eye. "Norma, look at me," I whispered.

She shook her head slowly, a tear escaping her eye.

"Please," I urged.

Reluctantly, she looked up, and I wiped the tear from her cheek. "You are the most beautiful goddess I have ever seen in my entire life. You have always been and will always be the sexiest woman alive. If I wasn't already late for work, I would have my way with you right here, right now."

She bit her lip to hold back her smile. "Really?" she whispered, her voice so small and innocent and full of hope that I couldn't help but pull her mouth to mine.

My lips worked over hers as I twisted my fingers into her hair to hold her as close to me as humanly possible. She sighed, opening her mouth to mine and slipped her tongue inside. I groaned, sliding my hands down the column of her throat to her breasts, squeezing a little too hard. She gasped and pulled back just enough to press our foreheads together.

"Really," I panted.

She giggled, wrapping her arms around my waist and tucking her head under my chin. "I love you," she sighed.

"I love you too, Norma. God, you have no idea how much," I said, squeezing her tighter against me.

The moment the words were out of my mouth, she doubled over, letting out a guttural groan as her hands flew to her stomach.

I released her immediately, panic rising in my throat, choking me. "Norma, what is it?! What did I do?!"

She panted at the floor, holding up a hand to me to signal that she needed a moment. I felt more helpless than I ever had in my entire life as I watched her gasping for air. Convinced that anything I did would just make it worse, I stood by and waited what felt like hours until she finally straightened halfway up, a smile spreading across her face.

That's when I heard dripping and looked down to see a puddle of water gathering on the floor between her legs. "It's time. She's coming now, Alex," she whispered before she keeled over again, groaning in pain.

The mix of concern and elation that suddenly washed over me was dizzying, keeping me frozen in place. I stared wide-eyed at her for a moment longer before the adrenaline kicked in and I swooped her up in my arms, carrying her toward the door.

She chuckled and pushed against my chest, signaling for me to let her down before we got to the top of the stairs.

"Alex, calm down. I can walk," she said and I hesitated before releasing her legs to the floor. I kept an arm tightly wound around her waist and held her other hand in mine as we descended the stairs.