I turn and kiss him, palming his cock through his pants.
“Find the ice cream, and I’ll let you know.”
***
Joel
“I’ll just take a shower first,” Megan says as she heads toward the bathroom. “Although I’m so tired I’ll probably fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.”
“The pregnancy’s not making you this tired already, is it?”
“I feel like all my attention is going toward the baby and not me. Is that normal?” she asks.
“I suppose,” I reply with a shrug. “The growing baby does need nutrients.” I catch up with her at the door and kiss her. “Take your time. I’ll be here when you get into bed. We can have a cuddle.”
“A naked cuddle?” Megan asks mischievously.
“You do realize that you need to be awake for that?”
“I’m sure you can keep me awake,” Megan winks and turns away. “Get the bed warm for me.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
Megan laughs as she closes the door. I’m tempted to go after her and get into the shower with her, but I’ve got something I need to check on first. Going back to the bed, I sit and take out the small box I put in the top drawer earlier when Megan was in the bathroom. When I open it, the diamond twinkles back at me. Megan is probably going to say it’s too much for her, but I don’t care.
I’ve been thinking about marrying her for some time now, but it might have been seen as too soon. But after a month since I told Megan that I love her, I can’t keep quiet anymore. I want Megan as my wife, the one woman in my life who can make me happy. I’ve already asked her parents for their blessing, which surprised them but they were more than happy to give it. And Natalie was there when I bought the ring, so I know she’s happy with this. I can only hope the three of them have kept quiet about it, otherwise this is going to end up going wrong.
I did contemplate telling Anna about it, but I decided against it. She might be trying to pay off Megan’s medical bills, and she is working hard at a job she managed to find herself, but she’s still done a lot of things that I can’t forgive easily. She did hurt Megan, after all, and I don’t want that to happen again.
She’ll find out eventually, but not yet. I want this for myself, and I don’t want this relationship to be ruined. If we can reconcile once Anna gives Megan a genuine apology and works on being a better person, then that’s fine. But since my ex-wife is still in Anna’s ear, I don’t think that’s going to happen.
I can only hope Anna can one day tell Caitlin to stop being so horrible. It’s just going to make things worse for the two of them.
As if conjured up by my thoughts, my cell phone starts ringing and I see Anna’s name flashing up. God, not now. She has really bad timing. I contemplate ignoring it but decide against that; she’s only going to keep calling until I answer. Megan says I can block her, but she’s still my daughter. That’s easier said than done. As long as she keeps her distance, we can manage.
I answer before it goes to voicemail.
Anna speaks before I can. “How the fuck did you get Megan pregnant?”
“What?”
“Don’t play dumb with me, Dad. Eric just told me that you’re with Megan and she’s pregnant with your baby. How the fuck did that happen?”
I sigh. “Do I need to draw you a diagram, Anna? I know you did sex ed at school.”
“That’s not what I mean, Dad! Yuck!” Anna makes a noise like she’s grimacing. “What possessed you to sleep with Megan. She’s my age!”
“And we’re both adults. We’re over twenty-five, last time I checked. There’s nothing wrong with it.”
“But… her? Really, Dad?”
“I don’t recall wanting your opinion about the matter, Anna. You’re not my mother.”
“No, I’m your daughter!” Anna cries. “What the hell were you thinking? You got your PA pregnant and now she’s your sugar baby?”
I glance toward the bathroom door, which is still closed. Even so, I get up and leave the bedroom, closing the door behind me.
“You will not talk about Megan like that, Anna. And why are you and Eric talking? I thought you were angry with him and you wouldn’t speak to him again.”