Chapter 282

When we finally slowed and collapsed in exhaustion, we stayed intertwined with him buried in my wet canal and my arms still holding him loosely against me.

"Will this make a baby?" he asked.

"No."

He untangled himself and propped up on one elbow. "When? King is three years old. He should have a brother or sister."

"He has a sister."

Alexis looked embarrassed. "I know. But he has no sibling here. Shouldn't he have siblings to play with?"

I rolled from beneath him and sat up, looking at him from over my shoulder. "You don't have babies just so that your kids have siblings."

He sat up in bed. "Why? Kim, you know that I want more children."

I gave him a long look. "Babe, I know. But…but we might die. We're at the mercy of the Neratomay! They already took one of my kids from me. I can't…" I turned away.

I felt his hand and then his lips on my shoulder. "I'm sorry. I won't bring it up again."

I turned and put my arms around him, resting my head against his shoulder. "I love you, A