undergarments which means lacy, frilly things. I love all that stuff. Plus, I want to see you in some sexy stuff. I may be gay, but I can appreciate the female form. Let’s go visit my friend Victoria,” he says as he pulls me in the store. We browse for a few minutes and I find a few utilitarian bras and panties that will work. It’s not like anyone’s going to be seeing them on me anyway. Max glances at the items I’m holding in my hands and he takes them from me.
“Give me those granny panties. Jeezus, you cannot wear this stuff, even if you get big as a house. I forbid it. You need to wear something sexy so you can still feel beautiful luvie. Let’s find you some sizzling stuff.” I roll my eyes at him, but I go along with his plan. It seems easier than arguing and I’ve always liked sexy undergarments. Why should it be any different now that I’m pregnant? Max grabs things at warp speed and then thrusts them into my chest.
“Go try these on. I want to see your sexy ass in them too.” I snort and shake my head at him.
“You may regret saying that,” I tell him as I walk away.
I head into one of the changing rooms and slide the curtain over as far as it will go. I hate rooms that don’t have doors, especially when you’re trying on undergarments. There’s always a crack that I swear people can peek through. I strip down until I’m naked from the waist up and I try on the first bra. It’s black satin with a soft lacy border along the edge of the cups. The underwire pushes my breasts up indecently and gives me unbelievable cleavage . Damn, where did these boobs come from? As I stare at myself in the mirror, it’s difficult to believe that I’m looking at my own reflection. I know that pregnancy makes women have larger breasts, but I swear that mine have doubled in size in the past month. I’m now wearing a D cup. I’m normally a C. On my petite frame, this makes a noticeable difference. I look at my stomach and how it’s gently curved outward and I smile knowing that I’ll be holding my son in my arms before I know it.
My musings are interrupted by Max as he rips the curtain open without warning. I reflexively cross my arms over my chest.
“ Max. What the hell? A little warning would have been nice.” He steps in next to me and pulls the curtain closed once again. He stares at my breasts without saying a word making me feel uncomfortable.
“Jeezus, your tits are so hot. They even make me want to fuck them.” I burst out laughing and slap him on his arm.
“Max, that was way beyond inappropriate. However, I appreciate the compliment. I’m feeling anything but sexy at this point so I’ll take what I can get.”
“Try the rest of this stuff on and then I’m going to feed you.”
Chapter Nine
Garrett
Going to Shelby’s doctor’s appointment with her last week meant more to me than she probably realizes. I didn’t want to get all emotional in front of her and clue her in about what I was thinking. When I heard the baby’s heartbeat, it was as if the rest of reality fell away. It was the single most impactful moment I’ve ever experienced. Suddenly, everything was so crystal clear. Knowing that someone may be carrying my child is one thing, but when I actually heard his little heartbeat strongly thumping, everything else fell to the wayside and that tiny little being was all that mattered to me. At that moment, I knew that it doesn’t make a difference if things with Shelby and I are unresolved or up in the air. Somehow, some way, we’ll make parenting together work for our son and the rest is just details we don’t need to figure out right now.
I’m sitting in my office at Bentley Academy trying to wrap up everything I need to before I leave for the weekend. I want to catch Shelby before she takes off and see if she wants to go out to dinner with me
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