Chapter Twenty-Two

Eric’s lips froze. He stopped running his hands down her body; they stilled at her waist. In her head Cat chanted please don’t be mad, please don’t be mad. As Eric pulled away to look at her. She looked at him through her lashes. Eric looked dazed, not angry at the first glimpse of his face. Sighing in relief. Cat waited for him to say something, anything. Instead, he looked down at her belly, running his hands over the slightly rounded bump.

“Two? Twins?” Eric queried.

Tears filled Cat’s eyes, laying her hands over his. “Yes. I’d like the sex to be a surprise if that’s ok with you.”

“There isn’t any danger to you, is there?” Eric asked, looking at her.

“No. It’s been a totally normal pregnancy; from everything I have been told and read.” Cat reassured him. “Depending on their size, I would like to give birth naturally. Since they are twins, I have been warned that they could come early.”

Eric was still touching her, making her feel warm and wet in all the right places, her nipples sen