Vanessa POV

My breath caught in my throat as Damian's fingers tangled themselves into my hair. His soft lips moved on mine, demanding, and I had no chance of resisting. My thinking had come to a complete stop.

Instinctively, I clung to his shirt while his warmth transferred to me. I didn't know how long we stood there like that. But the kiss became more intense with every second. The hot tip of his tongue ran sensually over mine. We both began to gasp until he finally pulled back a little. Damian leaned his forehead against mine as we both tried to catch our breath.

"What are you doing, D? What happened?" I whispered as I tried to comprehend what had actually just taken place. 

It should have felt awkward and uncomfortable, but it didn't. None of it did. On the contrary... It was good, it had felt somehow familiar and even right.

"I... um... I just couldn't get that moment between us out of my head. And then I had to think about all the other moments between us. I realized that there might be more to this between us." he replied in a raspy voice as his gaze moved back and forth between my eyes and my lips.

I lifted my hand and touched his face with it. Despite the darkness, I could see his features clearly. Slowly, my fingertips stroked his cheek down to his lips. I gently brushed over them while everything inside me was spinning.

Of course, I also had to think about all the little moments between us. There were so many. And yet everything was different now.

"But... what about my... you know... situation?" I whispered as he hugged me tighter.

Pom sat at our feet and whined softly. She kept nudging us with her head.

"I promised you that you would always have my support, Feliz. And that's exactly what I meant. We should find out what's going on between us. After all, we are married. As for the baby... I would be honored to be the father figure for the little one," he told me.

"Have you thought this through?" I breathed with misty eyes.

Instead of answering me, he kissed me again. His lips moved slowly on mine, clouding my senses. 

I sighed deeply as I literally melted away. Slowly, my arms slid around his neck. But suddenly Damian pulled away. I looked at him in confusion. Had he perhaps just realized what he had done and now regretted it?

"Is-" I began, but then he suddenly bent down and scooped me up in his arms.

Without saying a word to me, he carried me down the hall back to my bedroom. Pom-Pom barked in dismay, as if she couldn't believe we weren't paying attention to her.

"Come with us, Pom." Damian said to her.

She immediately came running after us and jumped onto the bed just as Damian laid me down on it. I scooted a little to the side to make room for him. He took off his shoes and lay down next to me the following moment. His long arms found their way around me as he pulled me against his chest.

I rested my head against it and sighed deeply. Somehow, a tension that I hadn't even realized was there was gone.

"You should go to sleep now, Feliz. It's late." Damian breathed into my ear.

"I don't know if I can." I admitted quietly.

D drew little patterns on my back and I felt him press a kiss to my hair.

"You can. I'm here. And I'm not going anywhere. We're in this together. There's still time. Let's talk about it tomorrow. But right now you need to rest. It's important for you and the little guy,' he replied and then placed his free hand on my stomach a little hesitantly.

He began to hum softly as Pom cuddled up to me too. So it wasn't long before I finally fell asleep. And with sleep came dreams. Dreams of what was and what could be.