Tiger and bunny: Lucky to be a lady tonight

Chapter 21

"What is he doing here? Who does he think he is showing up out of nowhere and upsetting Mom—today of all days!" Kotetsu ranted as she sat in the limo with her husband as they were driven to Muramasa's liquor store and bar. She hadn't had time during their wedding photoshoot after the wedding itself to dwell on what happened, but now that they were able to relax, it all came flooding back.

Barnaby shook his head, holding Kotetsu's hand as she ranted. "I know he claims to be your dad, and I don't doubt it, but he had no right coming to the wedding and declaring that. He should have stayed wherever the hell he came from."

"Mmphff!" Kotetsu flopped against him, her arms around her belly, "He's no father of mine! I never had a dad, Muramasa did, and he lost his dad a long time ago. I don't need one now. I have my mom, and that's enough. She's amazing."

"I agree. He decides to show up now, and he doesn't need to be around at all. You grew up just fine without him. I don't want to know what you'd be like if you would have had him around... I don't know of I would have loved that Kotetsu." Barnaby placed a kiss on Kotetsu's forehead and squeezed her hand.

She sighed and relaxed, closing her eyes, "Can we pretend that never happened?"

"Absolutely." He moved his hand onto her belly and rubbed it a little. "Any kicks yet? The doctor said they should start happening around this time."

She nodded, her cheeks flushing, "I...actually felt something as you carried me down the isle, but I never got a chance to tell you..."

"Aww, really? That's amazing! I can't believe that we'd be able to actually see the baby's hand or foot during a kick... So fascinating." Barnaby smiled and kissed her cheek. "I can't wait to feel one for myself."

"If I feel something again I'll try to let you feel it...so far it was just that one little kick."

"Just the one... Out of who knows how many. It's all so exciting."

Kotetsu smiled at him, "Our little baby." She smiled, pressing his hand to her middle as she leaned in to kiss him.

He kissed her back passionately, thumb moving in slow circles on her belly. "Do you want to talk about names tonight? Maybe tomorrow? While we're on our honeymoon, spending a relaxing evening on the beach listening to the waves maybe..."

She gave a slow nod, "On our honeymoon."

"Great." He chuckled and traced random shapes on her belly. "You know, getting to love you in public now is going to be so much nicer. No more rumors to deal with or reporters who want to know the truth... Though there will always be reporters."

"And questions... No doubt they will be wondering if we plan to have more kids after this baby is born."

"Not any unplanned ones, that's for sure."

"I'm not getting any younger." She shook her head, "And as it is my doctor is surprised I haven't had any complications yet. Most pregnant women my age do have complications."

"You're being very well taken care of. I would think that has some part in it. But, even if we don't have any more kids, we can certainly still have as much sex as we want. There's nothing stopping us from doing it." He smirked as he held her closer.

"Typical Bunny." She laughed and kissed him again as the limo pulled up outside the store and the driver opened the door for them.

"Your guests are already inside, and the wedding party is pulling up now." The driver said, gesturing to the second limo.

"Thank you, sir," Barnaby said to the driver, shaking his hand and stepping out of the car before helping Kotetsu get out. He kissed her hand as she grabbed his for support.