Page 14 of Ensnaring Him

“Is that why Nina kept asking us questions, certain we weren’t just from some weird religious group as the guys told everyone?”

“Yes, as I said, most don’t recall the conversations or being inhabited, but your friend is different. I suspect she has someminute trace of god’s blood in her family line. She is not the reason I’m here right now though, you are, my child,” she says, and I relax a bit as I rub my stomach, the baby incredibly active right now.

“Is everything alright with the baby?” I ask, needing to know that more than anything else.

“They are both perfectly fine,” she replies, and my jaw drops as I stare at her in shock.

“Did you sayboth?” I question on a bit of a gasping laugh.

“You couldn’t decide if you’d rather have another girl that you knew your husband wanted in his heart, or the little boy he mentioned that you wanted, so fate stepped in and gave a helping hand. They are both growing fine and will be healthy, happy babies because they’re adored by their parents. Their hearts as pure as the love they come from,” she states, and I blink in silent shock for a few moments. “Stop worrying, my child. Enjoy,” she adds and before I can say a word, she’s gone, leaving me standing there, my hands on my belly, a smile on my lips as Duncan comes into the house.

“Was that Nina leaving?” he asks, pulling me into his arms and hesitate for a moment. “Serenia?”

“It was Hera via Nina,” I admit, explaining it to him and he just laughs, shaking his head a bit at that news.

“I knew there was something weird about her questions that day. I just didn’t know if it was because she’d never seen us with a woman before or what, but it makes sense now. As does her pushing for answers as to where you lived before you came to town. So why was she here?” he adds, and I move his hands to my belly as his eyes widen a bit. “It’s about the baby?”

“She reminded me that she’s also the goddess of childbirth and knew I was concerned about my size this time. She was here to reassure me that our babies are just fine,” I say quickly when his face pales a bit at the mention of childbirth and my concern.

“Babies?” he repeats much as I did with Hera, and I nod.

“A little girl that your heart desired and a little boy that mine did because I couldn’t begin to think which I wanted most at that moment,” I tell him, letting out a huge laugh when he picks me up, taking us upstairs to our bed.

“You’re all good then?” he asks as he strips me bare, his lips pressing kisses to my stomach.

“Perfect according to Hera,” I assure him, smiling beneath his kiss as he shows me how thrilled he is to know that. I am too and sink into the heavens with him over and over while our little girl enjoys time with her friends. My life out of the water far exceeds the one in it. I can’t imagine how any of them would begin to prefer it if they really knew how this felt because it’s pure bliss. Especially wrapped in my loves arms, ensnared in our shared warmth.

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