Jenna walked into Toby's room to find Toby and Mark picking out a book. "Got one?" Jenna asked. "Yea. It's King Arthur and the knights of the roundtable." Toby said. "Okay. Just one chapter because it's so late." She said. She sat down on one side of the bed while Mark sat on the other. Mark watched her as she read to Toby. He realized she was going to be a wonderful mother. He wondered what there baby would look like. He thought it might be kind of nice to have a baby girl that looked like Jenna. He smiled at the thought. He looked down Toby was asleep. Jenna closed the book and planted a kiss on his head. Mark turned out the light and followed Jenna to her bedroom. "Umm I can show you the spare bedroom." She said. "Nope." He said. Jenna looked at him confused. "I'll be sleeping in here." He said. Jenna blushed. Mark walked over to her and caressed her cheek. "I want to sleep close to my girl and my baby." He whispered. Jenna was about to melt at his touch. She pulled away. "Mark we need to talk." She said setting down. Mark scooped her up in his arms. "We can talk while you soak in a hot bath." He said. Jenna blushed. "Mark I can take a bath alone." She said. Mark set her down and started running her a bath. He turned around and pulled her shirt over her head. "Mark stop." She said. "What's wrong baby?" he asked. Jenna looked down. "I'm fat I don't want you to see me like that." She said. Mark lifted her chin. "Ya aint fat. Your pregnant with my baby and your beautiful." He said. He pulled her jeans down and off and then her panties and her bra. He cupped his hand over her belly as was rewarded with a hard kick. "The baby kicked." Mark said in awe. Jenna smiled and placed her hand over Mark's. Mark gazed into her eyes and kissed her gently on the lips. Mark pulled back and picked her up and sat her in the bath tub. He sat down beside the tub and watched her as she bathed. She was so beautiful he thought. "Now what did ya want to talk bout darlin?" he asked. "I want to know what your plans are about the baby I mean. Toby is already getting attached to you. I don't want him hurt. I mean how long are you going to stay here?' she asked. "Darlin I'll stay as long as ya want me too, but I do have a home I love." He said. "I understand. You can leave after the baby's born." She said. "Hey I aint going no where without you and the baby and Toby. I thought you understood. You're my girl now. I'll be with you guys wherever you're at. Maybe we could stay at my place some and stay here some." He said. Jenna's mind was reeling. "You mean you want me and you to live together be a family?" she asked. "Well yea Darlin. I plan on being a daddy to this baby which means being there everyday. I want to be your man. I want to make love to ya every night and sleep with your sweet little body next to mine. Does that answer your question?" he asked. Jenna looked at him. "Mark as much as I want that. I can't." She said looking down. "Why Darlin?" Mark asked. "I got more than me to think about, I can't just be shacking up in front of Toby. I don't think that would be sending him the right message." She said. Jenna could have kicked her self but she couldn't back down on that. Mark was laughing. She looked up at him. "Darlin you do try to ruin all my plans don't ya?" he asked. He got up and came back and sat back down. "I was hoping to ask ya in a more romantic setting, but have it your way. Mark took her hand and slid a ring o her finger. "Will ya marry me Darlin?" He asked. Jenna didn't know what to say. "Darlin say something or you're going to crush my fragile ego." Mark said. "Are you sure?" she asked. "Jenna I'm sure." He said. "Yes. I'll marry you." She said. Mark kissed her and started laughing again. "The very idea honey. I wasn't planning on having us shack up for the next 18 years while we raise our kid." He said. Jenna blushed she felt kind of silly. Mark helped her out of the tub and get dried off. "I don't guess I could get you to sleep naked?" Mark asked grinning. "Mark your bad." Jenna said laughing. "Yep I know." He said grinning at her. He brought her a nightgown. She slipped it on and went and got on the bed. Mark went and took a shower. Jenna thought about how everything had changed in one day. She noticed that Mark hadn't said anything about Love. But she put that out of her mind. He was so sweet and good to her. Mark came out in his boxers looking so handsome she had to catch her breath. He slid in beside her and pulled her into his arms. "I reckon I should give you some of my terms if ya going to marry me." He said. Jenna looked up at him. "I expect kisses when I go to bed and when I wake up. I expect your sweet little body to be in bed snuggled up to me every night, even if you're mad at me. I want to make love to ya often, I got a big appetite baby." Mark said kissing her neck. By this time Jenna was giggling. "Oh ya think I'm joking do ya?" He said "Well little girl if ya agree to the terms I guess well get hitched." He said smiling at her. "I think I can agree to those terms." She said smiling up at him. "All right Darlin when ya want to get married?" he asked. "Whenever you want to Mark." She said kissing him. "How about as soon as possible. We'll look into it tomorrow." He said. "Do you want to make love?" Jenna aske somewhat embarrassed. Mark chuckled. "Well now I would love to Darlin, but with you being so far along I think its best we wait." He said. Jenna looked disappointed. "Ya llok kind of eager baby. Don't worry after ya have this baby I'm going to give ya all the lovin you can handle." He whispered in her ear. "Now go to sleep." He said pulling her closer to him. "I love you." She whispered and settled next to him. Mark watched her for a long time before he drifted off to sleep his self.
