The Nanny's Unplanned Marriage (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) by Rachel Clark Read Free Book Online Page A

opposite of whatever pronoun the other used, so it was very clear that they didn’t mind whether their baby was a boy or a girl.
    “Her, him, twins, triplets, stripy little aliens with purple polka dots…Whatever you have, I will hover over you and the baby, so get used to it.”
    Loukie gave Cindy such a loving look that it felt almost too personal for an outsider to witness.
    “What’s Lila up to today?” Kaydin asked. Cindy’s younger sister had apparently been a surprise addition to the family, but it was obvious that she was loved and accepted by Cindy’s partners. The girl still had a few issues from her sad childhood on Earth with a mother who’d not cared for her, but she was growing into a wonderful young woman.
    “Lila’s catching up on her homework,” Cindy said with a nod. “Thanks for letting me know she was goofing off in class. It’s hard to believe that someone so intelligent could have been treated so poorly by the school system on Earth.”
    “She’s learning quickly,” Kaydin said with his usual dedication to the job. “It takes a lot to undo the damage done by such negativity. For kids especially it’s always easier to believe the bad stuff they’ve been told than to strive to be better.” He smiled as Cindy handed Loukie a juice, refusing to hand over even a sip of her coffee. “But she’s well on her way to reaching her potential.”
    That was the best thing about life on Descon. Every child was precious. Every child, no matter who their parents were, how much money they had, or how different they were, was given the chance to reach their fullest potential.
    Serena remembered her own struggle to learn in an overcrowded, underfunded school system and was very glad to know her own children wouldn’t suffer the same issues. Her own children…
    She looked at her friend’s rounded belly and then at the man who could already be the father of her child. She touched her own stomach, happiness unfurling inside her like a flower greeting the sun. Yesterday, she was just a houseguest in Kaydin and Jerrod’s home. Today she was their fiancée and hopefully the soon-to-be mother of their children.
     
    * * * *
     
    Kaydin could barely comprehend the excitement pounding through him when he saw Serena’s hand slide over her lower belly. The look of longing she wore as she gazed at Loukie’s enormous baby bump nearly brought him to his knees.
    Cindy proved that she hadn’t lost the skills she’d developed as an ambassador because she seemed to notice the changed atmosphere in the room, helped her mubella to stand, and then wished them farewell.
    Almost before he could blink, Loukie had waddled out the door with a bemused look on her face. Cindy winked and then followed her wife outside.
    Kaydin pulled his mubella into his arms. It might not yet be official, but there was no doubt in his mind that she was his and Jerrod’s wife. He lowered his hand to rest over the soft swell of her belly, imagining what it would be like to feel their child grow under her heart.
    “We probably should have talked about that last night,” Serena said quietly. “I was so caught up in the moment that I didn’t even consider contraception or safe sex.”
    “Mubella,” Kaydin said, enjoying the sound of it on his tongue, “Jerrod and I have wanted you as our wife from the moment we met. I’m glad we’ve had time to get to know each other, but I don’t want to wait to start our family. I doubt Jerrod wants to either.” He pressed a kiss to her lips, fervently hoping he wasn’t scaring her. “I would be thrilled if you were pregnant from our joining last night.” He hesitated, trying to give her an opportunity to slow things down, but desperately hoping she wouldn’t take it. “I mean…as long as you don’t mind trying for a baby this early in our relationship.”
    “I don’t mind,” she said with that strange mix of shyness and confidence that he so loved about her.
    They were both startled by