"Right," he affirms, "It's about time to start asking and answering some of these harder questions. At least we have the luxury of planning."
Erik can't bring himself to burst her bubble about new mothers and sleep--not when she sounds as cute as this. She'll find out on her own, as all mothers do. That much he's picked up on in his many years. But she is right that she shouldn't expect to go it alone. He will be at her side through all of it. He wouldn't be anywhere else for the world.
She kisses his neck and he returns it with a kiss on her forehead. The fire and her body heat are doing their work to bring him up from frozen tundra cold to just normal cold. Best he can do for now. But, at her desire for affection, he smiles with no small amount of heat.
"I kept the money. And, River, I think you severely under-estimate how much I enjoy the domesticity. It's a perk. Especially now when I can share it with you to the fullest."
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Erik can't bring himself to burst her bubble about new mothers and sleep--not when she sounds as cute as this. She'll find out on her own, as all mothers do. That much he's picked up on in his many years. But she is right that she shouldn't expect to go it alone. He will be at her side through all of it. He wouldn't be anywhere else for the world.
She kisses his neck and he returns it with a kiss on her forehead. The fire and her body heat are doing their work to bring him up from frozen tundra cold to just normal cold. Best he can do for now. But, at her desire for affection, he smiles with no small amount of heat.
"I kept the money. And, River, I think you severely under-estimate how much I enjoy the domesticity. It's a perk. Especially now when I can share it with you to the fullest."