weight of her body set in. Turning toward the full-length mirror in the corner, she glanced at her image. She was actually amazed at how quickly her stomach seemed to have deflated. Granted, there was still a great deal of excess skin, but it was nothing like the full, ripe roundness of a baby living inside. She also looked at her breasts, filled with the sustenance her daughter used to survive. Having been well endowed prior to pregnancy, her breasts were even more full and rounded. Her hips, previously lean and muscular, were softly rounded as well.
Charlie was filled with wonder as she looked at her post-baby body. She felt as if she had transformed into the image of an ancient artifact of the goddess. She knew many women struggled with how their bodies were during and post pregnancy, but Charlie didn’t have any regrets. As the image of her new self gazed back at her, she felt a sense of power fill her. When she looked up to see Grant standing in the doorway, she saw her feelings reflected back in his eyes.
***
“You look beautiful.” Grant spoke barely above a whisper.
When he’d followed Charlie into the back of the house, he only wanted to make sure she was okay. When she got up from the table, she looked pretty exhausted. He didn’t expect her to be standing practically naked gazing at her reflection. His comment had been spoken in haste but was no less true. He knew women often complained about their bodies when they had a baby, but Charlie had nothing to worry about. Though it was different from the body he’d explored thoroughly during their time together, it was no less fabulous. Where she had been firm, lean lines and planes in Italy, she was now rounded and soft.
“Thank you. It is a bit different but not that bad.” Turning around to face him so she wasn’t talking through the mirror, she offered Grant a front view.
Suddenly aware of her partial nudity, Grant walked farther into the room and shut the door. As they watched each other silently, he was uncharacteristically at a loss for words.
“Did you need something, Grant?”
Her question, spoken innocently, still caused the low, banking embers of desire to spark. He had to tamp down the need to gather her in his arms and smother her with kisses. The primal part of him, the aspect of his personality that wanted to beat its chest and shout his accomplishment to the world, needed to claim her. Grant clenched his fists as her mouth opened slightly in surprise. The spark that had brought them together initially in Rome was still there, but he knew now was not the time to feed it.
“I wanted to make sure you were okay. I thought you might need some help.”
Now that he was standing in the room with her, his motives didn’t seem so clear. He actually was starting to feel like a selfish bastard because, though she had just given birth to his daughter, he couldn’t help the way having her so close was awakening his sexual longing for her. When he’d asked the doctor about her recovery, he’d been informed about the timeframe they would need to observe regarding intercourse. He hadn’t meant that when he’d asked, but the doctor’s statement nourished the seed that had been planted since he’d decided to look her up. It was confusing, though, to separate the feelings that existed prior to her giving birth to his child and after. Grant would have been more disgusted with his caveman behavior if the sight of her newly changed body didn’t cause him to harden with need.
“I’m fine. Or at least I’ll be better after a little nap.”
Charlie walked toward her bed and turned the covers down. Climbing under, she settled in and pulled the comforter and sheet up around her. He’d loved how un-self-conscious she’d been when they’d first met. It was her boldness and confidence in her body that turned him on the most. Her not shying away from him seeing her partially nude made him feel as if their connection had never been severed by time or
Charlie was filled with wonder as she looked at her post-baby body. She felt as if she had transformed into the image of an ancient artifact of the goddess. She knew many women struggled with how their bodies were during and post pregnancy, but Charlie didn’t have any regrets. As the image of her new self gazed back at her, she felt a sense of power fill her. When she looked up to see Grant standing in the doorway, she saw her feelings reflected back in his eyes.
***
“You look beautiful.” Grant spoke barely above a whisper.
When he’d followed Charlie into the back of the house, he only wanted to make sure she was okay. When she got up from the table, she looked pretty exhausted. He didn’t expect her to be standing practically naked gazing at her reflection. His comment had been spoken in haste but was no less true. He knew women often complained about their bodies when they had a baby, but Charlie had nothing to worry about. Though it was different from the body he’d explored thoroughly during their time together, it was no less fabulous. Where she had been firm, lean lines and planes in Italy, she was now rounded and soft.
“Thank you. It is a bit different but not that bad.” Turning around to face him so she wasn’t talking through the mirror, she offered Grant a front view.
Suddenly aware of her partial nudity, Grant walked farther into the room and shut the door. As they watched each other silently, he was uncharacteristically at a loss for words.
“Did you need something, Grant?”
Her question, spoken innocently, still caused the low, banking embers of desire to spark. He had to tamp down the need to gather her in his arms and smother her with kisses. The primal part of him, the aspect of his personality that wanted to beat its chest and shout his accomplishment to the world, needed to claim her. Grant clenched his fists as her mouth opened slightly in surprise. The spark that had brought them together initially in Rome was still there, but he knew now was not the time to feed it.
“I wanted to make sure you were okay. I thought you might need some help.”
Now that he was standing in the room with her, his motives didn’t seem so clear. He actually was starting to feel like a selfish bastard because, though she had just given birth to his daughter, he couldn’t help the way having her so close was awakening his sexual longing for her. When he’d asked the doctor about her recovery, he’d been informed about the timeframe they would need to observe regarding intercourse. He hadn’t meant that when he’d asked, but the doctor’s statement nourished the seed that had been planted since he’d decided to look her up. It was confusing, though, to separate the feelings that existed prior to her giving birth to his child and after. Grant would have been more disgusted with his caveman behavior if the sight of her newly changed body didn’t cause him to harden with need.
“I’m fine. Or at least I’ll be better after a little nap.”
Charlie walked toward her bed and turned the covers down. Climbing under, she settled in and pulled the comforter and sheet up around her. He’d loved how un-self-conscious she’d been when they’d first met. It was her boldness and confidence in her body that turned him on the most. Her not shying away from him seeing her partially nude made him feel as if their connection had never been severed by time or
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