She jerked the foot he was holding out of his grip so quickly water splashed him right in the eye.
“Hey!”
“Here, do this one quick.” She shoved the foot that had been between his legs into his chest. “Rub.”
“Woman, do you know how bossy you sound?”
“You like it.”
“Not when it’s my turn. You got your chance in there to take control. Now it’s all me.”
“Okay. Please?”
His lips curled up at the ends as he let his gaze roam over her dark brown hair and her brown eyes, which were crinkled at the corners as she grinned.
Just as fucking beautiful as the first day he saw her in Max’s office at Manning Grove PD in her ill-fitted Kevlar vest.
His rookie.
He had no idea just how much his life would change by being forced to become her Field Training Officer. Max had crowed in delight at sticking him with the job since, at the time, Marc didn’t believe women belonged in law enforcement.
Max proved him wrong.
So did Leah.
And he’d gotten back at Max by getting involved with the Chief’s newest recruit and giving his older brother heartburn a few times.
In the end, it all worked out. Thank fuck for that.
The PD got a great cop, Marc got the best wife, and the Bryson family got a new female member. Like Leah, his mother hoped for at least one girl. She never got it and wouldn’t risk having a fourth child in case she got stuck with four boys. But she did finally get the daughters she desired once Amanda, Leah and Carly came into their lives.
And Teddy, of course.
He snorted and massaged Leah’s foot more intently, drawing little whimpers from her that did not discourage his cock coming back into action.
Now his mom also had Hannah. Marc not only wanted Leah to get her girl, but his mother, too. Max and Amanda were done with two kids. He and Leah were done after this one. And Carly and Matt recently adopted a boy.
That meant the baby Leah was carrying was Ron and Mary Ann’s last opportunity at a second granddaughter.
Marc pulled on her ankle gently. “C’mere, baby.”
Leah’s brown eyes opened and her face got soft. She loved when he called her that. He didn’t do it often to keep it special for her.
And he was afraid of slipping while they were on duty and calling her that in front of their fellow officers.
When she shifted in the tub, more water splashed over the side. Normally, they would care but at that moment, neither did. This time was for them.
Just husband and wife. Lovers reconnecting.
He grabbed her hand, turned her around and settled her body between his legs, so she could lean back against his chest. He pressed his cheek to hers and circled his arms around her, planting his hands firmly on her growing belly.
He spread his fingers and murmured, “It’s a girl. I just know it.”
“I love that you want that for me, Marc. And while I want it, too, I’m trying not to get my hopes up. Your mom had three boys, so our odds aren’t good.”
“Can you live with three boys?”
“Do I have a choice?”
He pressed a kiss to her cheek. “Well, you could run away.”
She reached back and spread her fingers across his cheek as he began to rub her stomach. She sighed and relaxed against him. “As long as it’s yours, I’ll be happy with whatever it is.”
“Liar.”
“Wait. Which part am I lying about?”
“I know that kid’s mine.”
“Are you sure?” she asked.
“I’m irresistible, remember? You haven’t looked at another man since the second you saw me.”
Leah made a choking sound. “If you didn’t know, you really don’t have to look at a man to get pregnant by him.”
“Oh, were you visiting some glory holes?”
She shook against him. “Only one was needed, apparently,” she said as she placed her hand over his as he continued to make wide circles over her belly.
He loved when she was pregnant. Even two kids later, he was fascinated at the fact she was capable of growing and carrying another life inside her. A life that they created together.
Under the water, she ran her fingers back and forth from his knees to his thighs. His hands shifted higher to the top curve of her belly, his knuckles brushing the undersides of her heavy breasts.
Oh hell yes, he loved when she was pregnant. And breastfeeding.
She turned her head enough to offer her mouth, so he took it, sliding his tongue inside to taste and tangle with hers.
The power shift they had even happened with kissing. One second he would be ravishing her mouth, the next, she would do it to him.
She reminded him constantly in the littlest ways that she was an equal. And just because she could bear children, didn’t mean she was only a mother.
She was so much more.
And, lucky bastard that he was, she was also his.
The woman in his arms was intelligent, strong and highly driven. That made her sexy as fuck. The bigger boobs during pregnancy didn’t hurt, either. Though, he kept that lecherous thought to himself since he liked his nuts right where they currently hung.
He pulled his tongue back and she chased it with hers into his mouth, taking control of the kiss, deepening it and adding the vibration of her groan to the mix.
He cupped the undersides of her breasts, squeezing gently, while thumbing the nipples, the tips turning into tight nubs. He captured and twisted them between his fingers, causing her to release another long groan into his mouth, encouraging him to continue. He turned the gentle motion into a more demanding one, twisting harder and faster. She ground her ass back into his balls and his now semi-erect cock.
He broke the kiss, pushed her partially wet hair away from her neck and nibbled at the skin where it met her shoulder.
“Look at you, rising to the occasion a lot quicker than expected.” Her
