Dreams and Night Terrors

[Persephone]

Persephone began to stir, softly groaning as she began to wake up. She could still feel Alek's arms securely around her, holding her like he hadn't moved an inch sine she fell asleep. Her forehead was against his neck and arm wrapped around his chest. He was so warm, and his breathing was enough to lull her back to sleep. But as her vision cleared she could see the sun was lower in the sky and knew it would be setting within the next hour or so. She may have slept for a few hours, but she didn't forget what she had asked Alek before taking her nap.

"Alek?"

Her voice was a little horse from just waking up; soft and deep. Tilting her head back to look at him, she smiled sleepily upon seeing his face.

"Hey handsome."

She never got tired of waking up to him. To his smile and blue eyes. It was like Christmas morning every single time. Persephone clutched onto him in a hug as she stretched a bit, her muscles achey from the fall.

"I'm hungry...You want to order something?"

She then looked back up at him with a glint in her eyes. He would know she hadn't forgotten.

"Maybe eat it outside?"

Her voice was as innocent as could be, with a smile to match.

"Baby Liam would be really happy...."

No punches were being pulled. Hey...he did fall in love with the Red Rook afterall.

 

[Berserker]

The Bedroom

Alek felt Seph stir in his arms, which he kept tightly around her, making sure she woke up feeling perfectly safe. He loved her voice when she just woke up, still sleepy but somehow lower and sexier. As she said his name, her head tilted back and he looked down at her with a warm smile, love in his eyes. He was so thankful that she was there, and that she and the baby were healthy.

"I'm hungry...You want to order something?"

"I could make you some soup? Or order some. And fruit. And you should drink some water now, you've been sleeping a while."

He brushed her hair off her face, a tinge of concern washing over his eyes.

"Maybe eat it outside?"

She knew exactly how to play him, that innocent voice, the smile. But he wasn't stupid.

"Baby Liam would be really happy...."

Which didn't mean she wasn't about to get her way. He smiled down at her with resignation.

"That is a really low blow. Really low."

He chuckled and pressed his lips against hers.

"You are crafty. I love you, but you're crafty. Okay-"

He sighed, deeply and long suffering.

"We can eat outside. BUT-"

He fixed her with a stern expression.

"I will carry you outside to the couch where you will rest. You will stay wrapped in a blanket and you will continuously be hydrating."

If he hadn't been holding her, he would have crossed his arms.

"Take it, or leave it."

 

[Persephone]

Persephone woke up pretty hungry, hoping that they could order some dinner. At least thus far she hadn't experienced the morning sickness that she had with Lucas, and she was hoping it would stay that way.

Alek: "I could make you some soup? Or order some. And fruit. And you should drink some water now, you've been sleeping a while."

She could see the look of concern in his eyes and it made her smile softly up at him.

"I was thinking pizza? With pineapple."

Hey if he wanted her to eat fruit, she'd put it on her pizza because for some reason, pizza sounded absolutely amazing. Smirking a bit knowing he wasn't going to accept that, she finally chuckled.

"We have a whole bowl of cut up fruit downstairs. I'll have that while we wait for the pizza."

Persephone still wanted to eat outside so she could watch the sunset, but she could already tell from how precautious Alek was already being that he was most likely not too thrilled about the idea. So she put on her best innocent voice, smiled up at him, and asked about eating outside. She even brought in the big guns and used Liam as a way to persuade him.

Alek: "That is a really low blow. Really low."

Chuckling, Persephone grinned widely seeing his face soften and knowing that she had won. Alek laughed as well, pressing his lips against her to which she happily accepted.

Alek: "You are crafty. I love you, but you're crafty. Okay - We can eat outside. BUT-"

Persephone smile was big despite the stern, fatherly look he was giving her. She suspected this would be the look he would use on Lily when she was a teenager wanting to go to parties or out with her friends. It was adorable even though she knew Alek's intention was for it not to be. Kissing his cheek happily, she sat up from his arms looking down at him.

"Buuuut?"

Lifting a curious brow to see what his terms were.

Alek: "I will carry you outside to the couch where you will rest. You will stay wrapped in a blanket and you will continuously be hydrating. Take it, or leave it."

She could have sworn if she wasn't resting on his one arm he would have folded them across his chest and puffed it out with dominance.

"Alek. I'm perfectly capable of walking to the--"

Nope, he wasn't budging. Sighing out with a smile, Persephone laid her chest over his, bringing their faces close together.

"Fine. You win."

Pressing her lips against his, she smirked.

"This time."

Kissing him one more time, Persephone then rolled away from Alek and reached for the giant glass of water he had brought her earlier.

"But can we order the pizza now? I'm starved."

She asked with a big smile before chugging down the entire glass of water in a few large gulps.

 

[Berserker]

The Bedroom

She woke up in his arms, exactly where she should. She was hungry, which he thought was a good sign. He suggested soup, or some fruit, but she had other ideas.

"I was thinking pizza? With pineapple."

"Pineapple?"

He looked at her askance.

"How about on half? Are you sure that's what you want to eat, baby?"

He grinned down at her and chuckled. His wife was the type to nibble on a piece of pizza and eat mostly the salad that came with it.

"We have a whole bowl of cut up fruit downstairs. I'll have that while we wait for the pizza."

"Whatever you want."

He leaned down and pressed his lips softly to hers, a smile on his lips. But when he pulled back, the concern returned to his face.

"How's your head, baby?"

She asked again about eating outside, when she was supposed to be resting. He knew this was a battle he wasn't going to win, not when she put that innocent look on her face. So he conceded, on the condition that he carry her outside to the balcony and she rested.

"Alek. I'm perfectly capable of walking to the--"

He gave her a look, which plainly said, This is my final offer. He wasn't taking any chances with her, or with the baby.

"Fine. You win."

"Words I like to hear."

He smiled as she pressed her lips against his again.

"This time."

"Oh, so cruel, so cruel."

He laughed, and was delighted to see her gulp down the water he had brought her.

"But can we order the pizza now? I'm starved."

"Alright, alright, I'm calling. I'll ask them to rush it."

He got out of bed and went to his phone, calling in the order for a large pizza and side salad. Then he went down to the kitchen and brought up the bowl of fruit, a glass of juice, and then refilled her glass of water. All of these things he took out to the table on the balcony. Then he came back inside. Seph looked amazing, despite not feeling well, tangled in the blanket on the bed. There was hunger in his eyes of a different sort as he approached her, but true to his word, he reached down and scooped her up with the blanket, and carried her out to the couch on the balcony. He got her settled in, then sat down next to her, taking her hand and bringing it to his lips.

"You look beautiful, do you know that?"

 

[Persephone]

She was craving pizza badly, and the second Alek suggested fruit all she wanted was pineapple on her pizza. Normally she wasn't the type to eat pizza or fast foods, opting for more healthy options. She grew up in a time where such things as McDonalds and Pizza Hut weren't readily available and only the freshest foods were. However she assumed her new found craving was due to her pregnancy, and who was she to not give Liam what he wanted? Alek seemed a little suspicious by her request as well.

Alek: "Pineapple? How about on half? Are you sure that's what you want to eat, baby?"

Persephone shrugged and gestured to her belly.

"Ask him."

She joked with a laugh.

"How about half pineapple half whatever you want? All I know is pineapple pizza sounds amazing right now."

Alek: "Whatever you want."

She smiled and leaned up to meet his kiss half way, her hand gentle against his cheek. He smelled so good and felt even better. Maybe staying in bed wasn't a half bad idea....but as soon as Alek pulled back the concern had returned to his eyes.

"How's your head, baby?"

She nodded with a soft smile, her hand still on his cheek.

"It's getting better."

She had more of a dull headache now than anything else, and it certainly wasn't as debilitating as earlier. She softly kissed his lips again to reassure him that she was feeling much better before turning the subject back to sitting outside. Alek was pretty adamant on carrying her and despite her protests, Persephone conceded. He won and grinned. She countered with 'this time' to which they both laughed. Reaching over to drink some water, Alek got out of bed and finally ordered the pizza and put a rush on it since Persephone's stomach was doing backflips. She laid back as he disappeared from the bedroom and returned shortly with some fruit, juice, more water, and plates. Smiling as she watched him go back and forth until he was finally done setting up the balcony table, Persephone sat up.

"I like watching you work."

She admitted with a grin.

"Very sexy..."

Maybe this was how construction workers felt when they saw hot girls pass by? Every time he walked past her to the balcony Persephone wanted to cat call the hell out of him. He looked so sexy standing there smiling broadly at her admission, but there was also a hunger in his eyes that matched her own. As he approached the bed, Persephone tilted her head back to look up at him, her dark eyes filled with a need that he could only fill. The sunset can wait she thought, knowing there would be many more in the future they could watch together. But instead of pushing her down on the bed and climbing on top of her like she wanted, he leaned down and scooped her up, blanket and all, into his arms.

Sighing, it certainly wasn't what she was hoping for, but to be in his arms felt like being home. He walked them both outside and settled Persephone down on the couch before settling next to her. She immediately snuggled herself as close to him as possible, Alek taking her hand within his and bringing it up to his lips.

Alek: "You look beautiful, do you know that?"

She smiled graciously at him, loving how no matter how long they had been together, or how horrible she may feel or look, he always told her that she was beautiful.

"Thank you, baby...."

She gave him a long kiss.

"Just remember that when i'm twenty pounds heavier looking like a beached whale."

She laughed, knowing Alek loved it when she was pregnant. Leading up to the last two months of pregnancy, she had a cute little belly and felt sexy and curvy and beautiful. The last two months? It was like she blew up into the planet Jupiter and everything made her emotional. But hell, it was worth it to know she was going to give birth to their baby.

Shrugging the blanket off her shoulders, Persephone leaned into the crook of Alek's arm while resting her head against his shoulder. The sun was very low now, and the sky was painted a mixture of pink, orange, and yellow. Even the normally blue ocean water reflected the same colors. It was beautiful...picturesque...everything she hoped for and more. She watched the sky for a few long minutes, getting lost in it's beauty. But soon her mind began to race again with how perfect Alek felt against her. How his arm was tight around her body. The way she could feel him breath....Persephone slid her hand up Alek's chest to where his cotton button down exposed his chest. Her fingers were gentle as they grazed his skin, moving under the fabric teasingly. She could see his scar - fuck his scar was so sexy. No matter how many times she saw it, it still turned her on. Parting her lips, Persephone swallowed hard trying to control herself. But God damn it was so hard when he looked as good as he did. Persephone finally tilted her head back from his shoulder, her fingers still tracing along his skin, as she pressed her lips against his neck. Her tongue tasted his flesh while her fingers undid the first button of his shirt.

"Alek..."

She whispered his name with such need before tasting his skin again and unbuttoning another button. Her pressed more firmly against his and she softly moaned into his neck.

"Baby..."

Her hand moved up his bare chest and over his scar. Lifting her head from his neck, she licked her lips as her eyes met with his. She could see his reservation and hesitance. He knew she needed to rest. She knew she needed to rest. But how was she supposed to do that when all she wanted to do was to maul him? Hormones. Taking his hand, Persephone broke their eye contact as she watched her hand guide his down his body and to the edge of the blanket. Lifting her eyes to meet with his again, she moved his hand under the blanket.

"We can be gentle..."

Her lips connected with his, tasting his mouth slowly. She knew that would be a challenge for them both.

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

Seph seemed to be feeling better, so he ordered the pizza - with pineapple - got her plenty of liquids to drink and fruit to eat, plus brought up plates and napkins for the pizza. he'd been making several trips back and forth from the bedroom to the balcony.

"I like watching you work."

He looked at her, sitting up in bed in an incredibly sexy way, and raised his eyebrows.

"Oh, I see. I'm just manual labor to you."

"Very sexy..."

"Maybe I should take my shirt off and give you a better view."

Finally everything was ready so he came towards the bed to pick Seph up and carry her outside as promised. But he couldn't help noticing the way she was looking at him, and how her neck curved gently down to her shoulder and...

He scooped her up. They had to do what was best for her, and the baby. Which meant no sex. She was supposed to be resting. She shouldn't even be getting out of bed.

But she wouldn't have to get out of bed.

He shook that thought away, laying her down on the couch wrapped in the blanket and settling in next to her. He kissed her hand and told her how beautiful she was.

"Just remember that when i'm twenty pounds heavier looking like a beached whale."

"You never look like a beached whale."

He found her stomach and put his hand on top of the blanket there.

"You are always the most beautiful woman around. Especially when you're pregnant."

And she was. There was just something about her - her skin glowed, the bump where their child was, and of course her swelled breasts. She rested her head on his shoulder and his arm came around her, rubbing her upper arm. They sat there and watched the sun lowering in the sky, the colors streaming out over the horizon. Her fingers touched his chest where his shirt was open, and then she was undoing another button while he felt her lips on his throat. He chuckled.

"Seph-"

She said his name, and undid another button.

"Come on, you're supposed to be resting."

God what she was doing felt good though. But no, they had to follow the doctors orders. He turned his head to look down at her, and she was looking up at him like he was a steak. If she ate meat, that is. She took his hand and guided it under the blanket.

"We can be gentle..."

"You know we can't, Seph."

Making him be the voice of abstinence was like letting the fox supervise the chickens. She pressed her lips against his, and he sighed against her lips. She was so sexy, so very sexy. And her hands were touching him. Her mouth was touching him.

"Well, maybe if you lay back, and put your head on the pillow?"

That was almost like resting. Right?

He was already shrugging out of his shirt and laying Seph back on the couch, pulling the blanket up over the two of them. He was kissing her while he maneuvered out of his shorts and slipped his hand under her shirt.

Fuck I think her boobs are bigger than yesterday.

And then the hand was sliding down her body to the waistband of her pants, pulling them down over her hips and off. He bent her legs gently and pushed them apart, a hand stroking her and finding her ready.

"God, I love when you're pregnant."

He was more than ready himself, and made sure not to squash her when he moved between her legs, sliding slowly inside her. He drew in a sharp intake of breath. She was so tight it was like she had been laser cut for his cock. His lips still were attached to hers when he started to move slowly, gently, and his hands went to her hair.

 

[Persephone]

Alek protested her advances - very badly, but protested nonetheless. She could tell he wanted to be with her as badly as she wanted to be with him. But there was a hesitation there, a fear that he would hurt her or the baby. She promised him that they could be gentle, although that was always a task with them. Persephone kisses him deeply, her tongue slipping into his mouth to taste him. He seemed to melt into her a little bit more now, and she could tell he was slowly getting on board.

Alek: "Well, maybe if you lay back, and put your head on the pillow?"

Persephone smiled feeling Alek lay her down on the couch and carefully lay on top of her.

“I’ll Be fine baby....I’m in good hands.”

She promised before her lips found his again. Alek shrugged out of his shirt and managed to remove his pants all while she kept kissing him. Her hands slid up his bare, muscular back while his went under her shirt and grasped at her swollen breasts. She could have came right then. From how sensitive they were, and how amazing his hands felt kneading them. Moaning into their kiss, Persephone wasn’t making it the easiest for him to take her sweat pants off, her body arching into his just wanting to feel every part of him. But he managed to get them off and slip between her legs, her one leg hooking around his waist.

She felt his hand go to her sex to stroke her, and she was already soaked, moaning at his touch.

Alek: “God I love it when you’re pregnant.”

“Me too.”

Her words coming out more like a growl. Her hand was on Alek’s ass, gripping him and pulling him toward her. She needed to feel him inside her so body, her body calling to him like a sirens song. Then he slid inside her making Persephone gasp out a long moan. He was so big and filled her so completely it felt like heaven. He began to move slowly in and out, Persephone rocking her hips to meet with his thrusts. His hands were in her hair, her mouth kissing his neck. It was perfect.

“Right there, baby...”

She moaned against his skin, her sex throbbing from how turned on she was in combination with how good he felt inside her.

“You feel so good....”

Her voice was softer, purring against his neck until her head fell back against the pillow and eyes rolled shut with ecstasy. Her hips began to meet his a little quicker, each motion heighteneing her pleasure. Her moans became more rapid now, rhythmic with the connection of their hips. She could feel herself so close, her body taking every inch of him in.

“Fuck I’m so close, Alek..”

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

He was powerless to resist her at the best of times when she wanted something, but now? When he had been trying not to think of how amazingly sexy and beautiful she was and how much he himself wanted to throw her onto the nearest surface and fuck her senseless? There was no chance. And as he gave in, part of him hated himself for it. Couldn't he spend one day without having sex with his wife?

As soon as he slid inside her, however, all those thoughts left his head. There was only her. Her hungry mouth, her soft skin, her delicate sensitive areas that he loved to touch. He did move slowly, careful that she not get out of breath, but somehow that heightened things. His cock throbbed and felt like every cell exploded as it touched her. She had a leg around his waist, and his hand went to her thigh, stroking it as he eased himself in and out of her. His tongue tasted hers, and the hand still in her hair stroked her head lightly, but then her mouth went to his neck and he moaned,

When she fell back against the couch (because he had completely forgotten about her resting with her head on the pillow) her eyes closed and she moaned such that he had to force himself not to go harder. It was his turn to put his mouth to her neck, and his hand slid up to her breasts again, stroking the mounds of soft cool flesh. He could tell she was about to come, could feel her body tightening. And the pressure was building in his body too, ready to erupt.

"Seph...Persephone..."

He said her name so she would look at him, and locked eyes with her as he picked his head up, hovering directly over her. He put his hands on the sides of her face, forcing her to stay fixed on him, their lips brushing. A second after she came he let out a stifled moan and came too, gasping for breath, feeling her body clutch at his cock. When he was finished, he stayed just like that, looking down into her eyes, feeling her breath on his skin.

 

[Persephone]

Alek's hand softly caressed her thigh as he continued to move in and out of her in a slow yet amazingly pleasurable pace. Maybe it was the fact they had to be careful, but something about not being able to go fast and rough made her body's reaction to him heightened. Every stroke within her was like warm velvet. Every touch between them was electric. It took everything in Persephone not to tell Alek to fuck her harder, so instead, she moved her mouth to his neck, tasting his warm skin and biting his flesh. His moans fueled her, making Persephone's arms wrap around his back and grip him tightly. Her head fell back onto the pillow and Alek immediately made a move for her neck, tasting her skin with his tongue and lips. Her moans became more rapid as her hips rolled to meet his thrusts. Her eyes were shut, the feeling of him fucking her, kissing her...it was bringing her so close to her climax. She could feel her sex contracting around Alek, pulling him in deeper and making her groan deeply at how she was taking every inch of him.

Alek: "Seph...Persephone..."

Persephone opened her dark eyes to look up at Alek, his hands taking either side of her face so she wouldn't move. She wouldn't have even if she had a choice. Her hands moved up to the nape of his neck and side of his face, gripping onto his long hair as their eyes remained locked together. His hips still pushed deeply into her, her hot breath ragged against his lips with each stroke. Over and over he kept pumping, pushing her to her limit until finally Persephone's mouth opened and brows furrowed in utter ecstasy feeling the wave completely crash over her body. Moaning loudly as she came, her eyes never left his as her sex pulsed around Alek's cock, bringing him to orgasm as well.

Alek didn't move, his face close to hers, their bodies still entangled. Persephone's sex pulsed with aftershocks, her breathing starting to slow but just as heavy. Her fingers brushed back Alek's hair, her eyes never leaving his.

"See...."

She whispered between them, her dark eyes filled with love.

"I told you I would be okay..."

She reassured him with a soft smile before gently kissing the tip of his nose then his lips.

"I trust you with my life, Alek. I know you would never do anything to hurt me or the baby."

Her hand brushed back along his beard while her eyes studied every inch of his face like she hadn't studied it a million times before. How did she get so lucky to find someone who loved her so much?

"God, I love you...."

She kissed him softly, her hands still holding his face. She could still feel him semi hard inside her wet sex, wanting so desperately to fuck him again. Her hips slowly and gently rolled up and then down, wanting to coax him into round number two as their tongues slowly tasted one another. But she could tell he was sensitive by the soft groan he made at her movement, making Persephone stop and break their kiss.

Persephone looked up at him with a pang of guilt in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, baby...."

Her sex drive was definitely heightened, and for Persephone [who already had a extremely large appetite for sex] that was saying something. It was almost a little too much at times to handle, wanting nonstop sex all the time with Alek. When the kids were there it got her mind off of it because she was busy, but right now? With only the two of them? It was taking everything in her now to roll them both over and fuck him senseless. That and the fact she was supposed to be resting. She really hoped the food would show up soon...or a dump truck filled with ice water.

Finally, the doorbell rang. Persephone sighed out with a little laugh.

"Saved by the bell."

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

She brushed back his hair from his face, their bodies still pressed together, and he felt her love pouring into him. Her dark eyes looked up at him, and he just stared into them, lost in how beautiful they were.

"See...I told you I would be okay..."

He smiled, but in his heart he still was worried, about her, the baby, everything. Seeing Seph lying on the floor was the second worst moment of his life, and he was in no rush to repeat it. And internally he criticized himself, hating that he was so weak, that he needed her so badly that he couldn't stop. She kissed the tip of his nose and it made him smile, though.

"I trust you with my life, Alek. I know you would never do anything to hurt me or the baby."

"I'd rather die than hurt you, baby. Or any of our children."

"God, I love you...."

"I love you too, so much."

They kissed again, and Seph starting moving like she wanted to start something up again. Junior, however, was still in recovery mode, as much as he wanted to be ready to go.

"I'm sorry, baby...."

He chuckled, kissing her lips briefly.

"Don't apologize. You know how much I want to, baby."

His mouth went to her neck, intending to go lower, but just at that moment, the doorbell rang.

"Saved by the bell."

He picked up his head and smiled at her.

"You were the one who wanted pizza."

He eased himself up off of her and stood, reaching down to cover her with the blanket and then slipping his shorts on. He headed down to the front door, thanked the delivery man, and paid and tipped him. He brought the food upstairs, and he had to admit, the pizza smelled pretty good. He brought it out to the balcony and set it on the table, putting the salad he'd ordered next to the bowl of fruit. Then he picked up a plate and turned his head to Seph.

"How many I serve madame?"

 

[Persephone]

Alek was so hard on himself sometimes, taking on the brunt of anything bad happening onto himself. He blamed himself if she was sick, even if it was out of either one of their control. He blamed himself if Lily scraped her knee or Lucas got hurt playing, saying he should have been watching them closer. And she knew that with Liam, he was just as protective and worried despite him not being born yet. But Persephone tried to reassure him that she was fine, and so was the baby. She knew he would never ever hurt either of them.

Alek: "I'd rather die than hurt you, baby. Or any of our children."

Persephone held his face with her hand, her eyes never leaving his. There was no doubt in her mind he was speaking the truth.

"I know...God I love you..."

Alek: "I love you too, so much."

Persephone leaned up and pressed her lips again his; Alek's words fueling the fire smoldering within her. She loved him so much, and she needed him just as badly. She began to gently roll her hips, hoping to coax him into another round, but unfortunately junior wasn't having it this time. She assumed it was from the intense pleasure they both experience from having to hold back the first time. She looked up with guilty eyes, apologizing for trying to push him beyond his limits. He simply chuckled before gently kissing her, his eyes so light and filled with love.

Alek: "Don't apologize. You know how much I want to, baby."

Persephone softly smiled up at him before he dipped his head to her neck and began to kiss her. Extending it to the side to give him more room, her eyes shut as she let out a sigh of pleasure feeling his mouth gently suck and kiss her skin. He began to go lower down her neck and she knew he was going to give her exactly what she wanted, even if junior wasn't ready. But then the door rang. Sighing out with a sardonic laugh, of course the bell would ring at that moment.

Alek: "You were the one who wanted pizza."

"I'm beginning to regret that."

She deadpanned with a smirk. But then her stomach rumbled and she laughed.

"Okay...maybe not."

Alek finally got up and headed downstairs to get the pizza. Persephone sat up on the couch, the blanket that Alek covered her with loosely wrapped around her body yet exposing her bare shoulders. She picked up her glass of water and finished off half of it before Alek returned with the large box of pizza and salad. Smiling as he placed the salad and pizza now, she watched as he opened the pizza box presenting the half pineapple half pepperoni pizza. Her smile broadened as she looked up at him with excited eyes, like a kid on Christmas.

"You got extra pineapple!"

It looked amazing, and Persephone was so ready to have at least three pieces right then.

Alek: "How many I serve madame?"

"I'll take a slice....that slice [pointing to the largest slice of pineapple pizza] for now."

She grinned as she tucked her legs up next to her body and watched as Alek took the slice she requested from the box and put it on a plate for her. Though wrapped comfortably within her blanket, she slipped her hand out and took the plate, resting it on her lap.

"Thank you."

She picked up the piece and too a large bite, the saltiness of the cheese paired with the extra pineapple making her moan out at how delicious it was. Chewing, she shook her head in awe.

"This. Is. Amazing."

She kept eating the pizza, finishing off half of it by the time Alek poured her some cranberry juice and sat down next to her with a piece of his own. Persephone finished off her slice before grabbing another, then finishing that one off as well. She even pulled off just the crust of a third slice, dipping it in the caesar dressing that the salad came with, enjoying the mixture of flavors from that as well. Finishing off her juice and water, she was pretty sure Alek would be happy with her overall hydration and food intake for the evening.

"Well if I didn't look pregnant before, I probably do now."

She said with a laugh, a food baby more than likely more visible than Liam at this point. But she felt satisfied, and her headache was basically gone at that point - probably a mixture of rest, water, and food. Persephone felt like the morning didn't even happen. And the fact that she was with Alek, enjoying the millions of stars in the sky on the beautifully warm spring evening? It was perfect.

Persephone took Alek's empty plate from his hand and placed it on top of hers before putting them both on the table. Stretching her legs across his lap, she made sure to expose them from the confines of the blanket purposely. Smirking as she trailed her fingers up the edge of the blanket, pushing it further off her thighs, she was coming dangerously close to exposing her Grecian Delight. And she knew how much Alek loved his dessert.

"Save room for dessert?"

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

If there had been any doubt in his mind that Seph was pregnant, her reaction to the pizza would have dispelled it. Not only did she act like extra pineapple on a pizza was the best thing that had ever happened to her, but she ate more than two pieces. He served her, then made sure she had a glass of cranberry juice, and then took a couple slices of the pepperoni half for himself. It was really good pizza. His eyes kept shifting to Seph, watching her to make sure she was going to eat more than a tiny bite and that she was drinking the water and juice. And to his pleasure, and surprise, she was.

"Well if I didn't look pregnant before, I probably do now."

He shook his head, a smile playing across his lips.

"Not pregnant enough."

He leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek. She took his plate and put both of theirs on the table. He leaned back into the cushions, but his eyes kept going to Seph's legs which she'd brought across his lap, and the way she was casually hiking up the blanket covering them.

"Save room for dessert?"

He rolled his head on the cushion towards her, and shook his head.

"Naw, I'm full, thanks."

His mouth spread into a grin, his hands going to rest on her shins. And then he watched her, as his hand moved ever so slowly up the inside of her leg. He would move it so far up, and then back down again. The knowledge that she was naked under that blanket was turning him on to no end, and Junior seemed like he might be just about ready to come out to play. But first...

His hand stroked the inside of her thigh lightly, reaching up to the top of her leg so his fingers barely grazed the triangle there. And then he stood up, still watching her face. He slowly unbuttoned his shorts and pushed them down over his hips, making sure she could see his need rising. Then carefully he put his knee back down on the couch, gently nudging her legs apart. With one last look into her eyes, he licked his lips, desire rampant in his face, and put his head under the edge of the blanket. He pressed his lips softly against her mound before his hands spread her legs wider and opened her to him. His tongue grazed her sex, and the sweet taste of the nectar already there made his cock stiffen. He wondered if it was his imagination that it tasted like pineapple.

His tongue made circles around her sex, then ran the length of her pussy and back again. He paused between each stroke of his tongue, teasing her. He flicked his tongue over her opening, then move back up to suck on her hardening pearl.

"You taste so good..."

His voice came out low and scratchy, and it was like he was saying it to himself rather than to her. He began to get more aggressive, needing to taste her, to feel her under his mouth. He licked her, sucked her, put his tongue inside her, hungry as a starving animal. His hands slid up under her ass to pull her to his mouth.

"I want to taste you come."

 

[Persephone]

Persephone was nursing a food baby of massive proportions. Not only did she have one slice of pizza, she had two, plus the crust of another. For her, that was the equivalent of someone eating the entire pie. She sat back and put her legs across Alek's lap, telling him she definitely looked pregnant now.

Alek: "Not pregnant enough."

Persephone smirked with amusement.

"You're probably the only man in history who enjoys seeing their wife fat."

She teased with a little laugh. Persephone couldn't complain though, there was something in the way Alek worshiped her body when she was pregnant that made her wish she could be pregnant all the time. Speaking of worship, she knew what the doorbell had interrupted earlier, and she certainly wasn't about to miss out on his mouth all over her body. Her fingers teasingly slid up her legs, moving the blanket further off of them before completely exposing herself.

"Save room for dessert?"

She could see Alek watching her fingers, his eyes moving up the length of her legs. He then casually rolled his head to look over at her, looking so damn sexy doing so, and shook his head no.

Alek: "Naw, I'm full, thanks."

Persephone's eyes narrowed just slightly as her hand stopped. She gently shrugged and removed her hand from her leg.

"Suit yourself."

He grinned, and despite trying to be coy, Persephone couldn't help but grin in return at his playfulness. But her grin soon faded as she felt his hand stroking up her shin. Persephone's eyes shifted over to watch as he slowly slid his hand up the inside of her thigh, then stopping and moving it back down. He did it once more, except this time he stopped by her mound causing her to lift her eyes to see him watching her expression. His fingers grazed her and her stomach tightened. Her sex was burning for him, desperate to be touched. Alek rose up onto his knees causing Persephone to tuck hers up to allow him room to get up. Her eyes remained locked with his as he undid his shorts and pushed them down over his hips. She couldn't help but break eye contact, wanting to look at him, to see him partially hard and getting harder by the minute. Licking her lips, she needed him inside her....but first, she wanted his mouth on her. Spreading her legs as he lowered himself back down onto the couch, Persephone laid back [with head on pillow as promised], eyes hooded as she watched Alek lick his own lips before dipping his head under the blanket. His eyes were filled with a lustful hunger that made her even wetter than she already was.

Alek's mouth kissed her before his hands spread her further apart. Rolling her eyes shut, Persephone expelled a long breath of air as his tongue grazed along her sex, teasing her. She pushed her hips down as her hands pushed the blanket completely off her now, not wanting any material in the way of either of them. Her hands slid up her body and to her swollen breasts, her nipples already hard as she gently squeezed them as Alek finally began to run his tongue up the length of her pussy, making her groan out.

"Oooh fuck..."

He was a master at what he did, licking up her fully before sucking and massaging her pearl with his tongue. Her breathing hitched in her throat as he did so before he soothingly moved back down to her opening, tasting how wet he was making her.

Alek: "You taste so good..."

"Don't stop baby..."

Her voice soft and airy yet filled with need. That only seemed to fuel him more, his tongue becoming more aggressive against her sex. He sucked her pearl before lapping her sex, his tongue pushing deep into her and making her moan loudly. Alek's hands slid under her ass and pulled her firmly against his mouth, his tongue never stopping, eating her like he had been fasting for years.

Alek: "I want to taste you come."

Persephone's back arched off the couch, her one hand still holding her breast while the other went to the top of Alek's head holding him in place. Her eyes were shut, completely lost by what he was doing to her. She was soaked and swollen, his mouth making a meal of her. Then she felt his fingers join the game, slipping down the length of her before sliding into her as his tongue and mouth focused on her pearl. Persephone's breathing began to pick up and her body couldn't help but move gently against his mouth.

"Baby...baby...fuck, right there.."

She panted, her body being pushed further and further to the edge until finally Persephone let out a low moan, coming hard against Alek. Her sexy pulsed over and over as her orgasm flooded her body, Alek quick to lap her up as she came. That feeling alone was heavenly, Persephone never wanting him to stop.

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

They ate their pizza, and Seph commented that she already was looking pregnant because of it. Alek told her, not pregnant enough.

"You're probably the only man in history who enjoys seeing their wife fat."

"I love touching that belly, baby. Though however you want to look is fine with me. But I would rather you eat."

It was true, he loved seeing her stomach grow as their baby grew. Loved putting his hand on her stomach, feeling the baby push and kick against her skin. And he loved her, no matter what, she was always the most beautiful woman in the room. In the world. When they were done, Seph started acting very provocative, revealing her legs more and more. It was too much to be resisted, and though he was definitely well on the way to being hard enough, his head went between her legs to taste her.

He licked and sucked her as she moaned beneath him. Her hands were massaging her own breasts, and one of his hands slid up to join hers, feeling the hard nipple under his fingers. But then both hands went under her ass to pull her hips towards his mouth. He loved the taste of her, and the way she writhed under him, the way she moaned. He could feel the heights of her pleasure, while she was completely at his mercy. Her hand was in his hair, but he rose enough to wet his fingers on her sex before slipping them inside her. He knew exactly where to touch her, and already her body was reacting, undulating against him. And then she came, and he drank her in, felt her body throb and jerk. He lifted his head, watching her face as he slowly slid his fingers out, then licked them. Eyes piercing and full of pure lust.

"Now I want my dick in you."

When she had come, his cock had hardened so much he though it would burst from his skin. And what he wanted to do was flip her over and fuck her ass until she couldn't stop coming. But he wouldn't do that, so instead he moved up her body, his mouth clamping onto her breast, while he sheathed himself inside her forecefully. He licked and sucked her nipple, while his hips made small movements against hers, staying inside her. His hand grasped at her other breast, kneeding and massaging her. Meanwhile he felt like he was going to come at any moment, the throbbing in his cock so strong.

"Your pussy is so tight."

 

[Persephone]

Her body trembled in after shocks, her sex pulsing against Alek's mouth as he ate her come. She felt dizzy, but this time from pure pleasure, her eyes rolling shut at how his tongue felt tasting her. Groaning lowly, she didn't want him to stop, but at the same time all she wanted was to feel him deep inside her again. Opening her eyes feeling his mouth leave her, his eyes were dark with desire as he licked his wet fingers making her want to come again.

Alek: "Now I want my dick in you."

Persephone's legs were already spread wide, so ready for him already. Her hand reached for his bicep, pulling him to her as his mouth took her breast. He slid into her easily yet forcefully from how much he had made her came before, her hips immediately pushing against him as she grunted out a low sound of pleasure.

"Fuck me."

She moaned, her hand holding Alek's head against her breast, the feel of his mouth and tongue sucking and licking her sensitive nipple amazing. His other hand paid special attention to her other breast and God it felt like her entire body was in a whirlwind of pleasure. Alek's cock stayed deep within her, his hips meet with hers perfectly and felt so damn good. But Persephone could tell he was still being gentle. Sucking in shallow breaths, Persephone's nails clawed Alek's back as her body arched into his., wanting him desperately to go harder.

"Stop."

She moaned out, though her words sounded pathetic compared to what she was asking of him. Putting her hand on his shoulder, Persephone licked her lips as Alek stopped moving against her; her eyes dark and filled with lust. She sat up from the couch, moving her body back and ultimately pulling Alek out from inside her. She turned around onto her knees, her chest laying against the couch and ass high in the air. Looking over her shoulder with a sexy gaze, Persephone slid her hand along her ass before slapping it, a dark smirk creeping along her lips. She let her head fall onto the pillow, her eyes hooded and still trained on Alek's. Hey, she promised to rest her head on the pillow, she didn't promise how.

"Just fuck me, baby. Fuck me how you want to fuck me."

She felt fine, she was fine. And she didn't want her husband to hold back any longer. She wanted him to cry out as he came, fuck her however and whichever way he wanted. To fill her until he couldn't come anymore. She fed off him and his desire - it fueled her. And right now, she was on overdrive and wanted more.

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

He tasted her intimately, bringing her so hard that her juices flowed into his mouth. He licked his lips, rising to meet her eyes with his own lust-filled ones. And then his mouth and hands were on her breasts, his hard cock deep inside her.

"Fuck me."

He kept himself inside her, making small movements, trying to be gentle. But he needed her so badly - wanted her so badly, what he really wanted to do to her was much more than that.

"Stop."

"What?"

He felt Seph's hand on his shoulder, He picked up his head and looked at her, a confused and slightly incredulous look on his face. Stop?

"Is something wrong? Are you okay, baby?"

His voice was a little breathless, and now it was tinged with concern. Alek was not the type of man to take advantage of a woman who didn't want his advances, not that it happened all that often. It was like he was freeze framed, staring at her, wondering what the hell was going on. And his dick throbbed. She sat up, and moved away from him, so that now their bodies were separated. I guess we're stopping. But he was going to need to take care of this one way or another, because it was not going away on its own.

But then Seph turned over onto all fours, as if she had been able to read his mind. She looked back at him, and his eyebrows raised in surprise, because the look was mercenary. And then she slapped her ass, and his hand went to his dick.

"Just fuck me, baby. Fuck me how you want to fuck me."

He let out a groan. He wanted her so fucking badly, and his cock felt like it was going to fall off if her didn't get it inside her right now. But he knew they needed to be gentle. He looked at her, the indecision written all over his face. And then slowly he got up on his knees, and moved towards her bare ass. A hand went to her ass, sliding along the smooth skin and then smacking it. His fingertips gently trailed between her cheeks and downwards until they found her wetness and stroked her softly. His hips touched her ass, so she could feel his hard cock there between her legs against her sex. But he leaned forward, his hands stroking the skin of her shoulders, her breasts, gently. One hand briefly came to rest on her stomach before he took hold of himself again. Cock in hand, he rubbed it against her, coating it, and then inserted his tip into her ass. Slowly he pushed into her and then began to ease himself in and out. He began to go deeper and faster, until his dick was completely sheathed in her and he was grunting with every thrust as he took her ass hard. His hands settled on her waist so he could pull her ass back against him, and when she was crying out he pressed his chest against her back and reached roughly around her with his hand to stroke her sex while he fucked her ass. He couldn't stop, he couldn't pull back, he wanted her to come screaming.

 

[Persephone]

Persephone knew that Alek was trying to be gentle with her, and while gentle had been amazing the first time, all Persephone wanted was to get fucked hard by her husband the way she knew they both wanted. So she told him to stop, and the look on his face was filled with both confusion and concern.

Alek: "What? Is something wrong? Are you okay, baby?"

She was breathless as she sat up, kissing him while nodding before scooting back and separating them. She then got onto her knees, ass in the air and chest on the couch. She looked at him like an animal in heat, needing him inside her; and it didn't matter where. She slapped her ass, Alek's hand immediately going to his cock and slowly stroking it as he evaluated the situation. That made her bite her lip and smirk, knowing he was having an internal debate on whether to let the beast out or not. Persephone should have felt bad....she knew how desperately he wanted to protect her and keep her healthy. But her need for him overpowered every commonsense thought that came into her head. She wanted the beast. She craved it.

Persephone told him to fuck her however and whatever way he wanted. She just wanted him to be him. To not treat her as if she were going to break. She may have had a fall earlier, but the doctor said she was healthy otherwise. Alek finally slid his hands up her ass softly, Persephone watching him as he did so. He then smacked her, making her softly gasp with pleasure before grinning. She then felt his fingers gently moved between her cheeks and down her sex making her exhale out and shut her eyes at the feeling. Swallowing hard, she opened her eyes feeling Alek's hips press against her ass and his rock hard cock rub against her soaked sex.

"You're so fucking hard, baby..."

Her words soft yet hot with need. Her sex throbbed for him as his hands gently brushed against her back and shoulders, sliding along her breasts teasingly before one came to stop at her stomach. That made her smile, because no matter how much of a beast he was during sex, he was her protector always and she loved him for that. But that moment of sweetness passed as Alek took ahold of himself and began to rub down the length of her wet sex. Softly moaning at the feeling, she began to push back wanting him inside her so badly. But his tip moved to her ass and Persephone let out a sexy and deep giggle, now knowing why he had groaned earlier. He loved fucking her in the ass, and when he did, he lost all control.

"I'm all yours, baby. Every part of me."

Then he slowly pushed inside her causing Persephone to expel a deep groan at the feeling of him filling her so fully. He was slow at first, moving in and out until her body adjusted to his size. But his pace became more rapid, his hands gripping her hips and pulling her against his cock. He grunted with each connection while Persephone cried out in union, their skin slapping together as their hips connected over and over again. Burying her face into the pillow, her cries were muffled but loud - so loud. He wasn't being gentle anymore and it felt like her body was in an inferno of pleasure. She felt Alek lay down on top of her, his hand reaching around to stroke her pussy while he fucked her ass. Raising her head up, her cries were deep and primal, her hand reaching behind er and grabbing at whatever part of Alek she could reach. She gripped him hard, his cock pounding into her and hand rubbing her so vigorously she knew she was going to come harder than she had in a long time.

"Fuuuuuck!"

Persephone screamed out, spilling onto Alek's fingers as she came, her sex contracting and throbbing over and over while Alek relentlessly kept fucking her ass. Grunting out with each pulse of her orgasm, each connection of his hips to her ass, her hand went to his and held it still against her sex, using her fingers to push his two fingers into her pussy. Groaning lowly as he entered her, his fingers were hooked in just the right way and she knew that by the time he came, she would come again too.

 

[Berserker]

The Balcony

He was going slow and easy with her, not wanting to do anything to jeopardize Seph's health, but then she was telling him to stop, something that he was pretty sure had never happened before. She kissed his lips, and then flipped over so she was on her knees. And then she looked back at him and her face said Go. And so did her mouth, telling him to fuck her. The irony was not lost on him that Seph was the insatiable one and he was the one trying to hold back. But when she looked at him like that? There was no holding back. Still, he didn't immediately acquiesce to her request, running his hands slowly over her body, teasing her with his hand and his cock. He pressed himself between her legs so she could feel just how much he wanted her.

"You're so fucking hard, baby..."

"You make me so hard, baby."

He rubbed his dick against her wetness, her moans exciting him even more. He pressed his tip to her ass, and paused, waiting to see if she would tell him to stop again.

"I'm all yours, baby. Every part of me."

And then he fucked her ass hard, making her cry out loudly, grunting and moaning with how good it felt to be in her tightness. But he wanted her louder, insane with her pleasure. So he reached between her legs and stroked her until she came like a torrent on his fingers. Her hand found his and pressed his fingers inside her. He didn't go slow there either, rapidly moving across her spot while his thumb worried her pearl. His mouth was on her back, her neck, wherever it could touch.

"Is this hard enough for you, baby?"

He pressed the entire length of himself into her over and over.

"I'm gonna come in your tight ass."

He thrust again and again, and when he felt her come on his fingers again, he pulled them out, putting a hand on either side of her hips and ramming her for all he was worth. He let out a cry of release and he came into her, hot and long, the feeling so good he could die. His hips slowed, making only small movements now in and out of her as he finished. Finally he pulled out of her, his hands going to her body and helping to turn her onto her back again. His mouth pressed hungrily against hers.

"Fuck, Seph."

He whispered to her, his hand reaching between her thighs and feeling them wet to his touch. His fingers grazed her sex, still hot and pulsing.

 

[Persephone]

Any hesitations or reservations Alek had were gone. He was fucking her ass hard and fast and making her come on his fingers like a dam breaking. Her body shook beneath his, her cries of pleasure never ceasing. She moved her hand to his, not wanting the pleasure to stop. Feeding off him and his need for her. She pressed his two fingers inside her pussy as he fucked her ass. Alek took over from there, rapidly fucking her in both places making her collapse onto the pillow with pleasure, her voice carrying out into the quiet expanse of the night.

Alek: "Is this hard enough for you, baby?"

"Fuck yes!"

Persephone's cries matched the slamming of his hips into her ass. His thumb began to massage her pearl as fiercely as his fingers and cock fucked her. Her fingers clawed at the couch and body tensed, feeling the build rapid within her.

Alek: "I'm gonna come in your tight ass."

"Come in me, baby...."

She managed to choke out between her moans until finally her body bucked back against Alek, spilling onto his fingers yet again as she came hard and long. Alek pulled at her waist, ramming his hips into her ass over and over again as she rode her orgasm out making it that much more pleasurable. It wasn't until Alek's cries became a duet with hers that finally, he came. Burying her face into the pillow as she panted out breathlessly, his hips began to slow as his hot liquid spilled into her until finally he stopped.

Alek pulled out of her and she groaned at the feeling of him not being within her any longer. His hands were gentle as she slid up her body, helping her turn on the couch until she was on her back again. His mouth was there in an instant, hungrily taking hers despite her rapid breathing. Moaning into their kiss, Persephone pushed back Alek's damp hair, holding his face to hers.

Alek: "Fuck, Seph."

"Fuck is right..."

She responded with a smile before her lip were on his again, kissing him, tasting him, just wanting to touch him. Alek's hand went between her wet thighs and fingers gently moved up the length of her swollen an throbbing sex. Persephone tensed, groaning softly at the feeling. She could have had him again and again, but they had went rough and she knew she needed to rest after a round like that. At least for now.

"As much [kiss] as I want [kiss] you again...."

She kissed him longer this time, her arms wrapping tightly around his back and pulling him against her. Finally, she broke it to look up into his eyes.

"I think we should move back inside and watch a movie for a little."

Her smile was warm and carried to her eyes.

"But the night is young baby."

Her mouth found his again, knowing they would be spending the rest of the night making love over and over until they both passed out in each others arms.

--

The week went by fast and Persephone was feeling much better since first passing out. A couple dizzy spells here and there, but nothing as serious as the one that landed her in the hospital. She followed the doctors orders and stayed hydrated which helped, so when she felt a head rush she did what she was told and immediately sat down until it passed or called Alek over. They tended to pass quickly and when they ended it was as if nothing ever happened. Although Persephone could tell with each one Alek was definitely nervous, she always reassured him after that she was fine and it was normal.

The day had finally come for the kids to come back from Olympus. Persephone missed them so much and was equally excited and nervous to sit them both down and tell them that they were expecting another baby. Like she had told Alek before, they were either going to be thrilled or she was going to be the most hated person in the household. Sometimes it sucked being the one carrying the baby because she got the brunt of the anger as if it was solely her fault, but she hoped for the best.

Persephone sat in the living room with her ipad looking up different nursery decor as Alek worked in the kitchen preparing a snack for the kids return. Dressed in a casual tight cotton black dress, the back french doors were all open to allow the cool ocean breeze into the grand room. Olympus, who was huge for a six month old wolf, sat next to Persephone on the couch with his head in her lap. Since her fall he hadn't wanted to leave her side, just as protective over the baby as Alek was.

"I don't know, babe....I feel like with Lily and Lucas their nursery's were so easy. We played off Lily's name and did it girly with flowers and pink. With Lucas we brought in the winter and woodsy element with lots of bears to play off his heritage. I don't want to copy Lucas' nursery....I want to make Liam's special and unique, but I don't know how?"

Sighing, Persephone knew that with all of her children there would always be a bear element no matter what. It was a part of Alek and she loved it. But what could she do that was different from Lucas' nursery yet still play off the same outdoorsy bear theme? Gently petting Olympus' head as she clicked off her ipad and tossed it onto the couch cushion beside her, Persephone let her head fall against the back of the couch.

"I just want each of them to feel unique. Especially Lucas....I don't want him thinking just because we're having another little boy that he isn't special or he doesn't have his own space, you know?"

Maybe she was worrying over nothing, but Persephone just wanted to make sure all of her kids felt unique and special. And she knew with having another little boy it may be a little harder for Lucas than Lily. Honestly, Persephone was just trying to keep her mind busy because she knew the kids would be showing up at any moment which meant the time to tell them about Liam was fast approaching.

 

[Berserker]

The Kitchen

Alek had more than enjoyed the rest of the week with Seph, with only a few bouts of guilt over the fact that he couldn't keep his hands off of her. But in all fairness, she couldn't keep her hands off of him either. When it was time for the kids to come home, though, he was ready and excited. He missed them, more than he would ever have imagined possible when it was just he and Seph. So now he was in the kitchen, making a snack for the kids to eat when they got there, which happened to be peanut butter toast with banana slices to make ears and nose, and blueberries for eyes. Because after a stay on Olympus, he always made the kids bear shaped treats as a homecoming.

He was still worried about Seph, but he always worried about her when she was pregnant, and he tried to keep upbeat while he was with her. When she got dizzy it scared him every time, but nothing like the time in the kitchen had happened, and he hoped they would stop soon. He glanced over at Seph in the living room, looking like, well, a goddess, but even moreso today if possible, with the ocean breeze stirring her hair and the glow of her skin. Olympus was with her, and though Alek hadn't been thrilled with the pup when she and Lily had brought him home, the little guy wasn't so bad, and it gave him comfort that there was another pair of eyes on Seph and the baby. He smiled, watching her pore over her ipad. He knew she was looking at baby things.

"I don't know, babe....I feel like with Lily and Lucas their nursery's were so easy. We played off Lily's name and did it girly with flowers and pink. With Lucas we brought in the winter and woodsy element with lots of bears to play off his heritage. I don't want to copy Lucas' nursery....I want to make Liam's special and unique, but I don't know how?"

"Maybe mythology? Greek and Norse heroes and that sort of thing?"

"I just want each of them to feel unique. Especially Lucas....I don't want him thinking just because we're having another little boy that he isn't special or he doesn't have his own space, you know?"

"It's bound to be an adjustment for both kids, but we just have to make sure they each get attention from both of us. And I'll spend extra time with Lucas, just like you did with Lily."

He put the finishing touches on the last piece of bread and wiped his hands on a dish towel, before heading into the living room to sit next to Seph.

"Everything will be fine - we just have to take things one day at a time and deal with issues as they come."

He put his hand on her stomach.

"You'll make this baby feel just as loved and unique as you have the other two. And Lucas and Lily will be fine."

He planted a kiss on her cheek and grinned at her.

"We have the three greatest kids in the world."