Bloodline (Completed)

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When Nick and I finally get home after hanging out with the others, I lay down on my bed and close my eyes. I'm exhausted, but I know I can't sleep yet.

Something is wrong. I don't know what it is exactly, but whatever it is, it's making my skin tingle. So I open my eyes and sit up. Nick stirs, but he must already be asleep. So I slip wordlessly out of the room and into the kitchen, looking out the window at the night sky.

I still can't believe that all of this is real. Or that any of this is even happening in the first place. I never thought I'd be having kids with Nick, and I certainly didn't expect this to be one of those deals where one of us is happier than the other, but I really, really hope that's not the case.

I sit down in the kitchen, rub my belly, and sing quietly to my babies growing inside me. Pretty soon, my babies will be here. Not soon enough, though. I for one, cannot wait until the day comes that I have them.

I sense Nick walking up from behind me. He's not purposely scaring me, it's more of he's not thinking about that.

"Hey, you okay?" he asks.

Even though I knew he was there, my body jerks in surprise. He smiles nervously.

"Sorry about that," he says. "But are you okay? Or is something wrong?"

"I'm fine," I say. "I'm just not able to sleep, despite being tired."

He nods. "I hate that feeling. Well, maybe we can do something ... a bit more fun than that?"

"Oh?" I raise my eyebrows. "What do you have in mind?"

"Well, aren't we going to need to practice in case we want more kids?"

I grin. "You cheeky thing. Fine." I loop my fingers through his and we walk back upstairs. He grins at me and follows me into our room.

We lay on the bed, cuddling for a while, before he leans over, presses me against his body, me on top, and we start to kiss. He caresses my face as his tongue and lips explore my mouth. I play with his hair and kiss him back, enjoying the heat between us ...