Page 26 of I Dated the Lost Song

Zera cleared her throat. “I brought Kritz because he would like to examine another harmonic.”

Cadence looked at them. “Me?”

Kritz smiled. “Yes.”

“Would Arcady be there?”

“Of course. She’s my assistant.”

“Then, I will decline.”

He blinked in confusion. “What?”

“I decline to be examined. Arcady has touched me over two dozen times when I have asked her not to. You were so consumed with me not hurting her that you created a suit that focused my energy back onto my own skin while I am trying to conduct a pregnancy. I had to craft an insert to keep it from sending the pulses through my abdomen.”

He blinked. “So, it hurt you?”

“It was like wearing a suit of needles.”

“Your bio-signs didn’t indicate anything.”

“I am used to physical pain. This outfit is the first one I have ever worn that lets my harmonics just flow. It is the most comfortable I have ever been.”

He blinked. “What is it made out of?”

“Comfy.”

Zera smiled. “As your contract is with the BDC, I was wondering if you would talk to any of the ladies who are applying to the surrogate program?”

“No. I am just two weeks in. I know the stats.”

Raek squeezed her hand. “I am very hopeful.”

Salmet leaned forward and said, “I have a vial of milk for you if you want to get through the first trimester. With the pressures on you, it might be something for thought.”

Cadence said, “It goes against the contract.”

Raek looked to his sister. “Is that true?”

“We wanted to make sure you had time to wake. There was no way of knowing that you would thaw when she started to walk the property. We could amend it if she would agree to it.”

Cadence swallowed. “I am sure everyone wants this sped along.”

Raek nodded to everyone and picked her up, walking with her to the gardens. His arms were comfortable and fairly muscled for someone who had slept for a decade plus.

He walked deeper into the grounds. “Cadence, I do not wish to get rid of you. My body pulses to yours, and I love the feel of you against me. It has been a day, but I want you in my bed, in my life, and planning a nursery with me as soon as you make it to your second trimester. We were designed with complementary energies for a reason, and I think that reason is right below your navel.”

“A baby is a silly reason to form a partnership.”

“It is the catalyst. The harmonics are the reason. Standing here with you against me, I can think of a thousand ways I want to combine my body and energies with you.”

She blushed. “That is blunt.”

“What are your thoughts on the matter?”

“I haven’t ever... combined. I think you would be disappointed.”

“I am willing to let your lack of practical application slow me down as we discuss combining theory.”

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