Chapter 40
Chapter Forty
Natalie
Oh, that silly boy.
He had no clue that being adoptive parents, even temporarily, would be the only way for us to be parents.
Then again, why would he? We were only recently dating, and I didn't tell many people about what happened back in college.
It was funny how he was so close to knowing my secret and yet didn't have a clue. We went to the same college, and he knew about my attack. He had no clue that I lost the ability to have kids naturally.
"Of course I'll help you." I brought my hand to his rough cheek, which had a bit of stubble. "But you have to know something. This might be the only way for us to have kids if you want a family."
He looked at me with a mixture of relief, love and confusion. "What do you mean?"
I took a deep breath since whenever I thought about that night, it brought up so much trauma. "Remember when I got attacked in college?"
He nodded and pulled me closer to his warm body. I loved this form of protection even more than him forming a fist. "Of course I do, but we've dealt with so much already today. Why are you bringing that up?"
"Because of the trauma from that night, I can't have kids."
His lips formed a perfect o as it dawned on him. He didn't say anything more and instead pulled me back to the bed.
He whispered to me. "I love you so much. I hate to admit this, but I need to sleep now. Can we make love in the morning?"
I was exhausted myself, and I only had half the adrenaline rush that he would have had.
"I would, but are you sure you want to let Eric hear us?"
He closed his eyes and said, "Okay. Probably not, but at the same time, I'm away too much, and I've waited too long. I look forward to making love to you every single day."