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neck. He lay there enjoying the caresses for several moments before pulling free and rolling to his side. He rubbed his hand over Eljin’s stomach.
“He’s okay?” Zack asked quietly. “We didn’t hurt him?”
Eljin’s hand covered his, holding it in place over their child. “He’s fine. I told you, he’s a strong one.”
“I just wanted to be sure. I’ve never had sex with someone who was pregnant before.”
Eljin chuckled. “I’ve never had sex while pregnant before.”
“Funny!” Zack smirked as he rolled to the side of the bed. He went into the bathroom and cleaned up, grabbed a wet washcloth and brought it back into the bedroom. When Zack began wiping Eljin down, the man protested for a moment but then let Zack work, giving him a curious look.
Zack tossed the washcloth into the bathroom then curled his body around Eljin’s, snuggling the smaller man back against his chest. He laid one arm down on the bed for Eljin to rest his head on and wrapped the other one around the small mound where his child slept.
“Go to sleep, hummingbird,” Zack whispered as he closed his eyes. “I’ll keep you safe.”
Chapter Five
“Eljin, wake up. It’s time to go.”
Eljin’s eyes flickered open. He stared up at Zack as the words registered in his sleepy brain. Time to go. A cold shiver of dread and resignation ran up his spine. “Okay.” He rolled to the side of the bed and reached for his clothes, pulling them on slowly, as if it took every bit of energy he had just to move.
His heart was breaking. He’d known this time would come but he had hoped for a few more days with Zack before it did. He wanted just a little more time to build some memories, memories he could pull out and go over in the lonely years to come.
Eljin couldn’t keep a small sob from breaking free of his lips when he thought of his future without Zack. If it weren’t for the baby he carried, he would probably throw himself off the nearest cliff, wherever that was.
“Eljin?”
“Please, let me—” Eljin pressed his lips together and lowered his gaze when he realized what he’d been about to do. I won’t beg him to let me stay. He turned his head away as tears started to fall down his cheeks. His shoulders shook with the sobs he tried
to hold back. “I’m sorry. I promised myself I wouldn’t—”
Again, he stopped talking before he said something stupid. Despite what happened between them earlier, he knew that Zack never signed on for an instant family, certainly not one where the mother of his child was actually a man.
Last night had been wonderful, glorious. Eljin knew he would never forget having Zack with him just because the man wanted to be there. It would be a memory he would hold close to his heart in the years to come. But he was a realist. This world had taught him that he didn’t always get what he wanted, no matter how much he wanted it.
“Okay, I’m ready,” Eljin finally said as he got to his feet. “I appreciate everything you’ve done for me.”
“Eljin, wha—”
“Thank you, Zack,” Eljin whispered. His hand trembled as he reached out to Zack and brushed a finger along his cheek. “I won’t forget you.” Tears clogged his throat as he turned and headed for the door.
“Eljin, where are you going?”
“I don’t know. I’ll find someplace.” He glanced over his shoulder. His lips trembled as he tried to give Zack a smile even though he was dying inside. “Don’t worry, we’ll be okay.”
“Eljin,” Zack said firmly as he stomped forward, “you’re not going anywhere without me.” Zack placed his hand over the mound in Eljin’s stomach. “You and this baby belong to me. We go together from now on or not at all.”
“You want me to stay?” Eljin whispered, afraid that he might be dreaming. “You’re not telling me it’s time to leave?”
“We do need to leave, Eljin,” Zack said as he pulled him into his arms, “but we’re going together. I don’t know about you but last night
“He’s okay?” Zack asked quietly. “We didn’t hurt him?”
Eljin’s hand covered his, holding it in place over their child. “He’s fine. I told you, he’s a strong one.”
“I just wanted to be sure. I’ve never had sex with someone who was pregnant before.”
Eljin chuckled. “I’ve never had sex while pregnant before.”
“Funny!” Zack smirked as he rolled to the side of the bed. He went into the bathroom and cleaned up, grabbed a wet washcloth and brought it back into the bedroom. When Zack began wiping Eljin down, the man protested for a moment but then let Zack work, giving him a curious look.
Zack tossed the washcloth into the bathroom then curled his body around Eljin’s, snuggling the smaller man back against his chest. He laid one arm down on the bed for Eljin to rest his head on and wrapped the other one around the small mound where his child slept.
“Go to sleep, hummingbird,” Zack whispered as he closed his eyes. “I’ll keep you safe.”
Chapter Five
“Eljin, wake up. It’s time to go.”
Eljin’s eyes flickered open. He stared up at Zack as the words registered in his sleepy brain. Time to go. A cold shiver of dread and resignation ran up his spine. “Okay.” He rolled to the side of the bed and reached for his clothes, pulling them on slowly, as if it took every bit of energy he had just to move.
His heart was breaking. He’d known this time would come but he had hoped for a few more days with Zack before it did. He wanted just a little more time to build some memories, memories he could pull out and go over in the lonely years to come.
Eljin couldn’t keep a small sob from breaking free of his lips when he thought of his future without Zack. If it weren’t for the baby he carried, he would probably throw himself off the nearest cliff, wherever that was.
“Eljin?”
“Please, let me—” Eljin pressed his lips together and lowered his gaze when he realized what he’d been about to do. I won’t beg him to let me stay. He turned his head away as tears started to fall down his cheeks. His shoulders shook with the sobs he tried
to hold back. “I’m sorry. I promised myself I wouldn’t—”
Again, he stopped talking before he said something stupid. Despite what happened between them earlier, he knew that Zack never signed on for an instant family, certainly not one where the mother of his child was actually a man.
Last night had been wonderful, glorious. Eljin knew he would never forget having Zack with him just because the man wanted to be there. It would be a memory he would hold close to his heart in the years to come. But he was a realist. This world had taught him that he didn’t always get what he wanted, no matter how much he wanted it.
“Okay, I’m ready,” Eljin finally said as he got to his feet. “I appreciate everything you’ve done for me.”
“Eljin, wha—”
“Thank you, Zack,” Eljin whispered. His hand trembled as he reached out to Zack and brushed a finger along his cheek. “I won’t forget you.” Tears clogged his throat as he turned and headed for the door.
“Eljin, where are you going?”
“I don’t know. I’ll find someplace.” He glanced over his shoulder. His lips trembled as he tried to give Zack a smile even though he was dying inside. “Don’t worry, we’ll be okay.”
“Eljin,” Zack said firmly as he stomped forward, “you’re not going anywhere without me.” Zack placed his hand over the mound in Eljin’s stomach. “You and this baby belong to me. We go together from now on or not at all.”
“You want me to stay?” Eljin whispered, afraid that he might be dreaming. “You’re not telling me it’s time to leave?”
“We do need to leave, Eljin,” Zack said as he pulled him into his arms, “but we’re going together. I don’t know about you but last night
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