Chapter 8: Revelations

John felt Natalie shudder against him as he brought his hand up to touch her stomach tenderly. "You're—you're pregnant?" He swallowed and she smiled, covering his hand with her own. "Yes. I'm about three months along." John gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear as he slowly caressed her flat belly. His hand suddenly stopped as he did the math. "So you and Amber—" "Are due around the same time," she finished for him.

He smiled and gently kissed her, then moved his lips down to caress her belly lightly. "So you have our child inside of you right now," he said, awe apparent in his voice as he moved back up her body to gently touch her face. Her face broke into a smile as her hand joined his on her stomach. "Yes," she whispered, pulling him into a deep kiss. "Isn't it amazing?" John's breath was taken away by her obvious happiness.

I don't think that words can express how amazing this is," he whispered, touching his forehead to hers. He moved forward to capture her lips in what started off as a soft kiss but it quickly turned passionate. He very slowly made his way down her body, gently pulling her sensitive nipple into his mouth. She moaned as she arched her back and tangled her fingers in his hair. Smiling, he moved his attention to her other breast.

Natalie closed her eyes as he moved his lips to place butterfly kisses on every exposed inch of her stomach. Her face broke into a delighted smile as he stood to his feet, picking her up and carrying her to their bedroom. "I feel like I'm the princess being swept off by her prince," she giggled. "Well I'm no prince, but I sure as hell don't mind sweeping you off your feet." John brought his lips to hers again as she tilted her head back to give him better access. Their tongues met in a fiery duel as they fell onto the bed, with Natalie landing on top of him.

As their mouths expressed everything their words couldn't John raked his fingers through Natalie's hair, groaning when she pulled away. Her eyes sparkled mischievously as she pinned his hands over his head, moving in for a slow, deep kiss. He wanted desperately to pull her to him more tightly, but as he tried to free his hands Natalie moved her lips next to his ear. "McBain, relax. I want to drive for a while." Her voice was thick with desire, and that combined with the feel of her hot breath in his ear made John moan involuntarily.

She smiled and kissed him again, sliding her tongue into his mouth and relaxing her grip on his hands. Instantly his arms were around her, pulling her to him tightly. Moaning, she stood to her feet, winking at him as she tried to catch her breath. "I can see you're not going to make this easy." She walked out of the room and returned a moment later with a pair of handcuffs. She set the keys on the table by the door and walked to the bed, twirling the bonds leisurely in her hands as John watched, intrigued.

Natalie sat on John's chest and made short work of handcuffing his hands to the bedposts. Tossing her hair to the side she moved her attention to his neck, smiling as she heard him groan at the sensations rushing through him. Her teeth lightly nipped and tugged at his neck for a moment before moving down to his chest. Her tongue circled his nipple teasingly before she pulled it into her mouth, reveling in the sound of John's gasp.

She released his nipple and John's eyes closed as he concentrated on the feel of her warm tongue tracing a path down his chest. He groaned as she neared the place he needed to feel her the most and stopped, moving further down to lick and tease his inner thigh before finally circling his tip. As she ran her tongue along his throbbing member he moaned her name. "I—I can't," he panted. Understanding, Natalie took him fully into her mouth. John groaned and his hips involuntarily bucked at the feel of her hot mouth creating the rhythm he had been waiting for.

When he couldn't take it anymore he came, gasping her name. Natalie cleaned him with her tongue before moving back up his body, moaning as she kissed him. "Natalie," John moaned against her lips as he hardened again. Feeling his erection pressing into her, Natalie slowly lowered herself onto his shaft eliciting a mutual moan of pleasure from both. She began to move quickly, unable to restrain herself after the exquisite torture she had put John through. As she reached her peak she caught John's lips in a fiery kiss as they both tumbled over the edge.

Breathing heavily, Natalie moved so she was lying with her head on John's chest. Grabbing the keys she unlocked the handcuffs. John pulled her into his arms, kissing her deeply. "What you do to me… The next time, I'll have the handcuffs." Natalie giggled against his lips. "Sounds like a plan. I love you, John." He gently rubbed her cheek with his thumb as he stared deep into her gorgeous eyes. "I love you too." He leaned down to kiss her belly. "And I love you." Natalie smiled as he came back up to catch her lips in a soft, gentle kiss.

"Natalie, will you marry me?"

TO BE CONTINUED