I put a finger over her lips, reminding myself that she wasn’t ashamed of who I was. This was just part of who she was. “I’m taking you out of the city, someplace I doubt we will run into anybody. I’ve worked it all out. Trust me? Please.”

Fiona put a hand on my cheek and kissed the other. “I do trust you. It’s the rest of the world I don’t trust.”

I kissed her head one more time and helped her into the car. “I know, princess.”

Not for the first time over the last few weeks, I cursed Randy out in my head. 

Fiona wrapped herself around my right arm, laying her head on my shoulder, as I pulled into traffic. I listened as she told me about her day. I loved hearing her laugh about anything. I loved how happy she was when she talked about her job. She told me about the hacker they caught today. The client thought for sure it was some big conspiracy. It turned out it was his son. Who was bored with the low-level job he had been given within the company. He had made it through the firewalls that blocked certain sites in the office. While the tech team was frantically searching for who broke in, he had broken out. The client was completely embarrassed about it all. Understandably. 

Next, she told me about the appointment she went to with Katia. Andy couldn’t make it to the ultrasound because one of the girls was home sick today. They couldn’t find anyone else willing to be with a sick toddler. Katia always got nervous in ultrasounds. So, Fiona volunteered to go with her.

While she talked about the growth of the twin boys, who were just about four months along, I began picturing Fiona with a rounded belly. I imagined putting my ear to her stomach, trying to hear the faint heartbeat. I could see me holding her hand while we got pictures of our son or daughter. I heard our laughter in my head when the baby would kick me through her stomach. I could practically feel the weight of the small bundle in my arms, as I sat next to a sweaty but happy Fiona. I imagined the exhaustion as I pulled myself out of bed to change a dirty diaper so Fiona could catch up on some sleep.

My eyes widened when I realized what I was doing. It was one thing to know I never wanted to lose the woman next to me. It was another entirely to be planning a life, a family, with her. I had never planned on having a family. Ever. 

What the hell did she do to me? And why didn’t I want it to stop?

“So, can you tell me where you are taking me now?” Fiona’s eyes glittered with her smile. 

She was happy, she was relaxed – the way she always was with me. Whatever she was doing to me, I was doing the same for her. That was comforting at least.

I smiled down at her. “No, not yet. It’s a surprise.”

“Hmm, I do love surprises.” Her left hand left my arm and slid onto my thigh. 

I cleared my throat, but my voice still came out croaky. “Yeah, how much?”

“This much.” Her hand rubbed me over my pants. And my pants tightened. 

Now, this reaction to her I understood. 

My hands tightened on the wheel when she was no longer on the outside of my clothing. “You’re going to cause us to crash if you keep this up.”

We weren’t sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic this time. We were going 80 down an open freeway with a dozen other cars. 

“Are you saying you want me to stop?”

“Hell, no!” I half shouted. 

She giggled and gripped me tighter before shifting her position, replacing her hand with something much better. And cleaner. Less mess this way. 

I moved my right hand off the steering wheel and slid it down the back of her slacks. Well, I tried to at any rate, they were a bit tight. Until they suddenly loosened. Fiona had unbuttoned them for me and was kind enough to push them down to her knees. Her pants weren’t the only things to go down either. Her perfect butt was bare and smooth as I grabbed it with my hand. And then smacked it. 

I hissed as she went harder on me. I smacked her a few more times before moving my hand under her, towards the front. She couldn’t move her legs far apart, but I was able to lean over just enough to reach what I wanted. I ended up having to release her when I got close to the edge. I gripped her hair, keeping her head in place as I lifted and shoved into her, Like the good little girl she was, she took every last drop. 

Fiona fell onto my lap a minute later, her breathing heavy, a smile on her face. I made a loop in the air with my finger, and she rolled over onto her back. Her shirt was already open for me as well. While I drove, I kept one eye on her and one eye on the road, as my hand played with the various parts she was leaving open for me. It was only fair since she hadn’t exactly covered me back up either. 

It was a good thing there weren’t as many cars on this part of the highway. My driving wasn’t as straight and even as it normally would have been at these speeds.