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“Fuck, you look so sexy.” The words are full of adoration as I brace my hands on his chest and slide down his length.

Beau’s thumb rubs against my clit as I ride him faster, his hips bucking up into me as I fall apart, pleasure rushing through my veins as he follows me over the edge.

Thisis what I needed today.

The intimacy.

The connection.

The release.

I needed Beau, and the smile on his face says he needed me too.

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BEAU

JESSE: We’re taking bets. You want in?

BEAU: You’re taking bets on my kid?

JESSE: Yes

BEAU: I should probably be surprised by that but I’m not.

JESSE: Only Pen and Lake think it’s a girl. Everyone else is team boy

JESSE: Oh and Sawyer – he’s team girl

BEAU: Team Boy

BEAU: I think Indie is too

JESSE: I think Jesse is a great name

BEAU: I’m not naming our kid after you

JESSE: You’re no fun

BEAU: That’s debatable

BEAU: My wife thought I was really fun last night

JESSE: I’m bleaching my eyeballs after reading that

“Why are you smiling?” Indie asks, her belly so much lower than it had been a few days ago. There’s still a week until her due date but the doctor said she could go any day, and for Indie’s sake, I hope it’s soon.

“I’m scarring Jesse.”

“That sounds nice.”

“Our families made a pool to see what we’re having.”

“If it’s a girl, we’re gonna be in trouble because we don’t have a girl name,” she says, rubbing her hand over her belly, her eyelids fluttering closed as she exhales heavily through her nose with a wince.

“Is that a contraction?”

“It’s fine. I’ve just been having these pains all day but they’re not consistent. They’re?—”

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