Midnight Matings 17: Hot and Cold by Gabrielle Evans

Author:Gabrielle Evans [Evans, Gabrielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mm
Publisher: Siren-BookStrand, Inc.
Published: 2012-06-02T02:01:17+00:00

Chapter Seven

Four weeks later, Theris was sitting in the living room of their new home, cuddled up on the sofa with Danka while he watched television on the flat screen. The house was situated on five acres of land, giving them a measure of privacy, and there were more rooms than Theris even knew what to do with. While he enjoyed some of the perks like electricity, cable, and a microwave, he did miss their cozy little cabin in the forest.

Ryo insisted that it wasn’t the kind of environment he wanted to raise their child in, and if there was ever any kind of emergency, they were too far away from help. While Theris wanted only the best for their baby, he did feel that his mate was going a bit overboard. The man had designed and furnished not one but three nurseries, for mercy’s sake. What on earth did the baby need with three rooms?

Theris was no longer allowed to eat fish or eggs. He couldn’t drink any type of caffeine, and trying to get out of the house to answer the summons of a lost soul practically needed a letter from parliament. Top that off with his insecurities about his rapidly expanding belly, and Theris was in a foul mood.

Sure, the way his mate coddled and pampered him had been nice at first. After about three days, it was just tiresome, though. The light in Ryo’s eyes when he brought home new baby clothes, blankets, furniture, or toys was endearing. When he’d mastered changing a diaper on a baby doll—even setting a new record time by his standards—it had been the most heartwarming and adorable thing Theris had ever seen.

He knew Ryo was trying, and therefore he tried to cut him some slack. His back hurt, his feet were swollen, and he still had two months of discomfort to go. “Blimey, I’m going to look like a whale by the time this little one makes his appearance.”

Danka whined softly and nuzzled closer, giving him a sloppy kiss on his cheek with his long, wet tongue. Laughing to himself, Theris hugged the wolf close to his chest and rubbed his cheek over the soft fur on the top of Danka’s head. “Are you looking forward to the baby, my sweet?”

Danka woofed, which Theris took as affirmation. He was excited as well, but there was also a healthy dose of anxiety mixed in there.

That was another thing that was making him cranky. Though he was surrounded day and night by Ryo and Danka, Theris felt very alone.

How could he voice his concerns and fears when Ryo was already going batty enough for the two of them?

Ryo always put on a smile and babbled incessantly when they spoke of their child. He rubbed Theris’s stomach with cocoa butter and even sang to the life growing inside him. When the Djinn thought no one was watching, however, he’d sit near the window, just staring off into space with a haunted look in his eyes.

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