106. Family ties

With hurried strides, he makes it down the stairs and I walk to greet him at the bottom of them, reaching out for my phone. He hesitates to hand it over and it’s clear he is uncomfortable to even say something about it.

Instead, he reaches a hand to my cheek and brushes his fingers over it slowly, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear.

“You know, doing this to a pregnant woman is the worst thing you can do!” I hiss between my gritted teeth, eyeing him with a defying look on my face. “Give me my phone or spill the damn beans already!” I am ready to throw hands because of this right now.

Killian’s lips pressed together in a thin line and he scans my face for a brief moment, before handing me my phone.

“Your mother called -“ he starts speaking with a certain hesitation.

“Ugh!” I groan and roll my eyes, as I start walking away and set the phone away, before heading back for the kitchen. “She can call all she wants!” I huff.

“My love…” Killian lets out a soft sigh before he walks towards