I walked with Nicander down the side walk with his friends with Toby. i was told that I shoud just keep quiet, so I walked along beside him as theychatteredon aboout polotics, and such."Darling are you okay?' he asked turning his attetion towards me. the three of them stared at mewithwide eyes. "oh I'm fine," I said flustered. he patted my back gently and then ignored me the rest of the time.
When we got back i excused mself to go lay down a little. After a few minutes Nicander walkedinto the bedroom and gently kissed my fore head. "Emily dinner is ready," he murmered. "k,' i sighed. "Change before you come downstairs please," he said a little more hostile. I nodded feeling as if i were a child.
when I arrived downstairs everyone was waiting on me."emily how long does it take to get a new change of clothes on, our food is getting colder," Nicander scolded me. I"I'm sorry Nicnader but theses pants needed ironing," I said apologetically. "Well you should be," he hissed. I bowed my head ashamed. "why are ou ahamed?' A voice rang nside my head. "Because he's disappointed in me,' i thoguht. "he;s notyour husband you don't have to be ashamed of disappointing him," the voice rang clearly. i rubbedmy head. "Nicnader dear pass the butter please,' i aid. "sure my love," he whispred. i took the butter and buttered a biscut and then took a bite. "emily what are you naming the baby?" shelly, asked. Shelly was not able to have children and always nosed around in our bussnies. "Anaxandrea,' I said softly."Oh so it's a girl?" "We don't know, but if it's a boy we might name is Paris," nicnader interupped. "I thought we'd name is James," i said. "Of course not,' Nicnader scowled. I shrugged."You're naming it Heidie or Robby," the voice said loudly so loudly that in made my head oound and the baby kick hard. i rubbed my stomach and sipped water.
Later when Nicnader's friends had left and Nicnader and I wee in bed he trned over and stared into my eyes. "Emily my darling what is worng lately?' he said twisting my hiar around his finger. "I want to leave here, and go back to Cooper! Say it Emily!' The voice said inside my heand and again the bay kicked. "nothing, i just keep having strange flashbacks of sometime and I see myself int hem,' i said. Nicander laughed and kissed my lips. "Oh emil it's all in your head," he asiad and touched the round stoamch and rubbed it. "Our baby, our miracle," he smiled. I nodded half willingly. He cameclose and kissed my lips again i felt the tip sof his tounge and withdrew. "please not tonight," I found myself saying. "emily get back in this bed," he ordered as I gotp. "no Nicnader," I heard. "Emily now," he gave me a threatening look andI immediate fell under his charming spell and gain clmbed intot he bed. He held me close as I shivered agianst his warm muscular body. He kissed my cheast and neck and told me over andover that he loved me. "Emily,say it," He touched my cheek. "I lov eyou," i murmered. He smled and storked my hair and then kisse dmy stomach. "I love you," I said again and again. "No you don't," my head ounded again and agian. butI did and i couldn''t help it. "What's wrong with me,' I murmered. "You're perfect Emily you're perfect you're my masterpiece,' he whispered. "Oh Nicander," I whispered I layed my head in his hard chest and listend to his softly beating heart. "he touched my breast and kissed me. "emily we're finding out what hte baby is tomorrow, okay?" he said. "whatever you want," I remeber saing those last words before I was completely asleep.
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