Surprises II

That was all the warning Elina got, and then she was cradled in his arms and they were moving through the air.

She laughed and buried her face against his chest. She loved his surprises, although, truthfully, he was spoiling her far too much. She couldn't keep up with him.

He was good at picking her wish list right out of her head and giving her item after item. She tried to do the same, but most of his wants were about making her happy or keeping her safe, or were very intensely sexual.

Every evening he talked to the baby, his hands around the little bump, his mouth pressed to her bare skin.

He whispered that she was loved and that they couldn't wait to see her. To hold her in their arms.

Elina loved him all the more for that. She never once found a single doubt in his mind. He wanted the baby and thought of her as his. With all the blood exchanges between them, she knew his blood ran in Carisma's veins.

I still have trouble thinking he's really gone. She knew Damonq would know wh