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She grabbed my hand and squeezed. “No. As long as you promise me that you’ll always follow the rules and take every precaution there is. You deserve to have your dreams, too.” She beamed a rainbow bright smile at me that had my chest swelling with happiness.

A mother passed us by with her baby and took a left to the daycare. “Ooohh, where’s she going? Isn’t that baby cute?” Without waiting for me, Alexa let go of my hands and followed the woman and her baby, making faces at the child.

I quickened my steps to catch up to her. She glanced over at me and the shine in her eyes and smile on her face almost made me stumble. Since being with her, I had only ever seen the joy and excitement all combine on her face when she was around children and babies.

“I can’t wait to have one of my own.” She practically bounced as we entered the daycare. I lifted my chin to Greta, who runs the childcare.

I was pretty proud of the two large rooms I had for the daycare. It’s more than what most gyms had and I always had at least one qualified diploma childcare worker on at all times.

“I love kids.” Alexa beamed at me. “I want a whole bunch of them.” She walked around both rooms and I watched as she radiated a calm, easygoing happiness. “Both rooms are amazing. I’m guessing you must have busy periods where you need them both?” She circled around the daycare room. The eight little ones that occupied the space were either listening to the story with the teacher in the book corner, or siting at the table playing with Play Doh.

I nodded. “Yeah. From four until around nine at night is our busiest. It’s when the yoga, aerobics, and bike classes are the most packed.”

“Oh, that makes sense.” She gazed down at the children and I didn’t miss the look of longing on her face.

I knew she loved children, but didn’t know she wanted them so soon and was so baby crazy. “How about tonight I see if we can visit my brother and baby Sebastian?”

“Oh, really? I love babies and Sebastian is sooo cute.” She jumped up and down.

Gathering her in my embrace, I guided her out of the daycare. “He’s a cutie if I do say so myself. Actually, why don’t I invite my Uncle and Aunt with their twins? We can invite my brother to our house and then you can play with all the children.”

“More babies? Hell yes, call them now.” Her smile was contagious. The light was bright in her eyes. “Do you want children? I want them as soon as I can. I love children. They’re so trusting and full of love.”

My chest pounded and I wanted to grab Alexa and hug her close. “I want children. I’m not sure if I’m ready now. I’m young and—”

“I know you’re young, but I always wanted to have my children young. I want to have energy to play and keep up with my kids. I want to have my own tribe.” She practically skipped as I showed her each area of the gym. “If I have all my kids young, if anything happens to me when I’m older they’ll be safe to look after each other.”

Children at my age, or any time in my twenties, had never been in my plan for life, but listening to Alexa, and thinking of what I knew about her, I understood why she’d want to start young and have more than one child. She was an only child and before me had no family and was alone. Her parents had had her when they were older. Maybe if they’d been younger then they may have had another, or Alexa would have been old enough not to go into the system.

My heart seemed to swell as I thought of my own family. I was so lucky to have so many uncles, aunts, and cousins. I knew no matter what happened to my parents I’d always have support. Alexa needed to know that now she was with me she was a Silverman. She would always have family.

“Bear, I, we, have lots of family. If anything ever happened to us, and I promise I’ll do everything within my power to make sure nothing does happen, we have family support, and any children we have will go to them.”

I staggered back, not prepared for Alexa to throw herself at me and climb up me like I was a tree. Her lips smashed down on mine and I was shocked at first so it took me a moment to respond, but as I opened my mouth, she speared her tongue against mine and I matched her with renewed eagerness.

A whoop and some whistles, had me easing away and looking around to see most of the people in the weight room staring at us, and the others pretending they didn’t see us.

“You want children with me.” Alexa kissed both my cheeks before a quick one to my lips. “You said children. More than one.” She kissed my lips again. “You’ve made me so happy right now. I can’t wait to have our children.”

My cock strained at her words. If you’d asked me last year when I wanted kids, I would have said not until my late twenties, but the thought of Alexa pregnant with my child, even though we were so young, had my body burning with a need so strong, I was eager to get her alone. “Alexa, you know you’re mine, right?” She nodded and my heart soared. “You’re my soulmate.” I slid her down my body and turned her so she was in front of me, hiding my erection. I shuffled us out of the room and to my office.

IT WAS LIKE ALEXA HAD become a whole new person. I think our talk of children and family had brought her hope and comfort that she could have the future she wanted.

Alexa was amazing with Sebastian. He was an adorable baby. A clone of his father. She didn’t give up a baby the whole time my aunt, uncle, brother and Bailey, were at the house, and the whole time Alexa had a megawatt smile on her face and her eyes sparkled with happiness. She played with Sebastian, Angelica, and Jake, spending more time with them than she did me or the other adults.

As I watched her, I knew she would be an amazing mother. She may have been young, but seeing her with Sebastian, Angelica and Jake, I knew she was ready to start a family.

I’D SPENT OVER THREE YEARS waking up terrified, ever since the incident with Randy, but since meeting Mason, I loved waking up each morning. It was having Mason with me and knowing I was cocooned in my own little save haven.

Staring down at Mason’s chest, I slowly slid the sheet down revealing Mason in all his glory in only boxers. My body heated as I stared at his sculptured body. I tingled all over and I wanted to show him how I felt. I wanted to touch him and make him want me like I wanted him. I just didn’t know how to go about it. I didn’t like what was done to me when the men came on to me in foster care, so I didn’t want to jump on him and attack him without him wanting me.

Hovering over him, I rubbed my hands over his chest, leaned down and brushed my lips over his nipples, and slowly made my way down his hard six-pack chest. His moan encouraged me to continue my exploring. Kissing my way over and down his body I paused at his, er, dick, straining against his boxers. Slowly, I pulled them down and his, um, cock—I resisted the urge to giggle as I tried to think of what to call his penis—popped out and I studied it. I hadn’t seen one this close up. The head reminded me of a mushroom and it was long and very thick. I wrapped both my hands around the shaft leaving just the head peeking out above my fingers. Leaning closer, I licked the tip a couple of times, and his moans grew louder and then, I felt his fingers thread through my hair.

“Feels so good. Mmm, Alexa.” He drew out my name and I hummed with delight that he was enjoying what I did.

I pulled away and gazed up at him. “I’m doing it right?”

His eyes opened and I saw the blazing passion in them, and then they widened and his mouth gaped open for a moment before he snapped it shut on a grunt. “Alexa, you shouldn’t be doing this.”

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