her words.
"That's okay, Lee," he said carefully. "We're all human. It's in our nature to want more."
"I know," she said, the sound so forlorn that he dragged her back into his embrace. He couldn't sit here and do nothing when the woman most important to his wife was hurting so much. No way was he admitting that he needed to hold her as much as she needed to be held.
He rocked them both gently as she gave in to the tears she'd been trying to hold back. She clung to him then, a gentle soul seeking warmth from the storm of her own confused emotions. They stayed that way for a long time, simply holding each other.
"Gavin," she said against his chest once the tears stopped. "Have you ever thought about having children?"
He smiled. Yes, he'd thought about them more and more lately.
He'd love to have a couple of children running around the apartment.
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He'd even gone as far as to consider buying a house, somewhere with a big yard where the kids could play and he could build them a treehouse. The problem with his dreams was that the children weren't all Tracey's. In his imagination, he could see Lee swollen with his child as well.
Damn, they really should not be having this conversation!
Gavin moved abruptly, pulling away from Lee and standing up.
"Have you eaten?" he asked desperately trying to change the subject.
She eyed him warily, obviously noticing his distress.
"Gavin, it's okay. I haven't even discussed babies with Tracey. She might not be interested now that her career is taking off."
Gavin winced. He hadn't really thought about that. He and Tracey had discussed children before her accident, but hadn't said anything since. He'd been so worried about getting her back to full health and then sorting out their unusual relationship that he hadn't said anything to her. He'd kept all of his baby thoughts to himself.
He rubbed his hand tiredly down his face.
"I suppose you might be right," he said glumly as he turned to leave the room.
"But you've thought about them, too."
* * * *
She'd felt the shiver that pulsed through him when she mentioned children. At first, she'd considered it a sign of distaste, a sign that he didn't want children, but when he'd catapulted off the lounge, she'd seen the look on his face.
Hope.
He wanted children as much as she did. She was absolutely sure of it.
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He turned to face her, opening and closing his mouth several times before he spoke. It was obvious that he chose his words carefully.
"Yes, I want children. I have for a long time now, but it's never seemed like a good time to bring it up."
"Will you talk to Tracey?" she asked almost holding her breath.
"About babies? Probably not."
"Why?" she asked quietly, unsure if she wanted to know the answer.
"Can we just drop this for now?"
"No," she said stubbornly. "I want an answer. Why won't you talk to Tracey?"
She knew she was asking a lot, knew that it really wasn't her business, but something inside pushed her to get his response. He was sad and hurting and she wanted to know why. She could see that her insistence was starting to annoy him. Good. She might get some honest answers now.
He marched back into the room, getting angrier with every step.
He stopped in front of her and bent over so that he was staring directly into her eyes.
"Fine. You want an answer, here you go." He stared at her a moment longer, waiting for her to back down. When she didn't he leaned in closer and rasped next to her ear.
"I won't mention it to Tracey because she's not the only one I dream of having my children." He grabbed her then, hauling her to him as he roughly claimed her mouth. He kissed her with all his pent up frustration and anger, claiming her mouth in a way no other had.
He
"That's okay, Lee," he said carefully. "We're all human. It's in our nature to want more."
"I know," she said, the sound so forlorn that he dragged her back into his embrace. He couldn't sit here and do nothing when the woman most important to his wife was hurting so much. No way was he admitting that he needed to hold her as much as she needed to be held.
He rocked them both gently as she gave in to the tears she'd been trying to hold back. She clung to him then, a gentle soul seeking warmth from the storm of her own confused emotions. They stayed that way for a long time, simply holding each other.
"Gavin," she said against his chest once the tears stopped. "Have you ever thought about having children?"
He smiled. Yes, he'd thought about them more and more lately.
He'd love to have a couple of children running around the apartment.
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He'd even gone as far as to consider buying a house, somewhere with a big yard where the kids could play and he could build them a treehouse. The problem with his dreams was that the children weren't all Tracey's. In his imagination, he could see Lee swollen with his child as well.
Damn, they really should not be having this conversation!
Gavin moved abruptly, pulling away from Lee and standing up.
"Have you eaten?" he asked desperately trying to change the subject.
She eyed him warily, obviously noticing his distress.
"Gavin, it's okay. I haven't even discussed babies with Tracey. She might not be interested now that her career is taking off."
Gavin winced. He hadn't really thought about that. He and Tracey had discussed children before her accident, but hadn't said anything since. He'd been so worried about getting her back to full health and then sorting out their unusual relationship that he hadn't said anything to her. He'd kept all of his baby thoughts to himself.
He rubbed his hand tiredly down his face.
"I suppose you might be right," he said glumly as he turned to leave the room.
"But you've thought about them, too."
* * * *
She'd felt the shiver that pulsed through him when she mentioned children. At first, she'd considered it a sign of distaste, a sign that he didn't want children, but when he'd catapulted off the lounge, she'd seen the look on his face.
Hope.
He wanted children as much as she did. She was absolutely sure of it.
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He turned to face her, opening and closing his mouth several times before he spoke. It was obvious that he chose his words carefully.
"Yes, I want children. I have for a long time now, but it's never seemed like a good time to bring it up."
"Will you talk to Tracey?" she asked almost holding her breath.
"About babies? Probably not."
"Why?" she asked quietly, unsure if she wanted to know the answer.
"Can we just drop this for now?"
"No," she said stubbornly. "I want an answer. Why won't you talk to Tracey?"
She knew she was asking a lot, knew that it really wasn't her business, but something inside pushed her to get his response. He was sad and hurting and she wanted to know why. She could see that her insistence was starting to annoy him. Good. She might get some honest answers now.
He marched back into the room, getting angrier with every step.
He stopped in front of her and bent over so that he was staring directly into her eyes.
"Fine. You want an answer, here you go." He stared at her a moment longer, waiting for her to back down. When she didn't he leaned in closer and rasped next to her ear.
"I won't mention it to Tracey because she's not the only one I dream of having my children." He grabbed her then, hauling her to him as he roughly claimed her mouth. He kissed her with all his pent up frustration and anger, claiming her mouth in a way no other had.
He
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