“Tommy, I’m pregnant. I’m not ill. I want to know for Dominick, as well as myself what went on back then. Besides maybe there is something in all of her stuff that would finally explain why she was so scared and obsessed with keeping me safe and isolated. I need that now. It never bothered before, but I guess now with the baby on the way, I just need to know more.”I explained.
“I hope you find out what you want with little drama for everyone’s sake. Hopefully it will all go smoothly and you can just concentrate on being a mom.”He kissed my cheek.
I changed the subject because I was curious about Michael and Raven. She didn’t mention if Michael was coming with her on Monday.
“Did Mike tell you that he and Raven hit a bump in their relationship.”I was curious.
“No he hadn’t mentioned anything, but I’ll tell you, between you and me, he seems very distracted lately. Raven called me and we met up for drinks. She said he was different, but she couldn’t put her finger on it. I have to say that I’ve never seen her like that. Rain, she seemed so lost. I think what’s going on between them is much more than just a bump in the road. I think it’s a sink hole waiting to implode.”
“Shit! I knew she wasn’t coming completely clean with me. She probably didn’t want to worry me after all that went on in the past year. I’mgoing call Michael if he doesn’t come on this trip with her and I’m going to find out exactly what’s going.”
Tommy was smiling at me.
“What?”
“Just you.”
“What do you mean, just me?”
“You’re always trying to put the pieces back together again. You love everyone so fully. You can’t rest until you make things right for others, but what about you. You have to take care of yourself.”
“I’m not running an ironman race. I’m taking care of my family. They clearly need my help.”
“Don’t you think they should work on their own relationship?”
“It’s not working for them right now, so I’m just going to give it a helping hand. Speaking of relationships, what’s happening between you and Maggie?”I asked with a huge smile on my face.
Tommy groaned.“Rain, I told you that I’m taking her to the show and I will see what happens from there. Stop pushing me.”
“You need a small push. I’m just motivating you.”I giggled.
“Very funny. We’ll see. I think she’s a nice girl, but I’m not sure if she’s my type.”
“You don’t even have a type. All the women you have slept with were different from each other.”I grimaced.
“What can I say, Rain; I have wide range of tastes when it comes to the ladies.”He teased and laughed hard.
“Tommy, stop making fun of your love life. Get serious. Maggie could be the one.”I was excited.
“The one for what? I’m not looking for a wife, Rain.”He was annoyed.
“I know, but she could make a great longterm girlfriend and as you know long term could mean love and love could meanmarriage.”I was elated.
“We aren’t talking about you and Kane. We are talking about me and the word marriage isn’t in my vocabulary right now.”
“We aren’t talking about me either.”I became quiet.
“What do you mean? I thought you loved Kane?”
“I do. With everything I have inside me. I do. But he hasn’t even mention the word of marriage or engagement for that matter. He just said he would take care of me and the baby and then moved us in. Why should he marry me, he has the whole package without the papers. Maybe he’s not the marrying kind.”It was sad to even say it.
“Give me a break, Rain. Dominick would make you his wife in a minute if he thought he could. He’s probably just being cautious after all that has gone down in the past several months. To marry you would be the ultimate way to make you his completely. He would never pass up on that. Trust me.”Tommy’s statement made sense, yet Dominick hasn’t ever uttered a single word close to that type of commitment.
“I guess time will tell.”
We sat quietly watching the fire, when Dominick appeared in the door that led back into the kitchen from the patio area.
“Angel, it’s getting cooler out here. Time to come inside and keep warm.”Again he didn’t ask.
“I’m not cold. Why don’t you come out here and snuggle with me by the fire?”
“No. Why don’t you come inside and we can snuggle by the fire in our bedroom?”His grin was mischievous.
Instead of getting angry, I kissed Tommy on the cheek and headed into the house with Dominick. I couldn't pass up the time alone with him. Especially since in the next few days this house would be filled with my family and his, so alone time might become scarce.
We headed up stairs to my old room. Dominick had started a fire. The room was warm and very inviting. On the dresser was a tray that clearly Mema helped Dominick prepare. It was filled with two bowls of soup, breads and cheeses, fruits and other assorted sweets.
“I thought it best after such a long day that we would have a light dinner in our room, so you could get the rest you require.” He explained, as he saw me notice the tray.
“I love it. Thank you.”I turned and curled into him.
“I love you. Now let me feed you and our babies.”He smiled a small smile, but a bright smile that lit up his entire face.
He was the happiest I had ever seen him to be. I hoped the week would bring more happiness and the answers to all of his questions. I wished that the information would release Dominick from the past that seemed to plague his thoughts and dictate his actions constantly.
“What did Mema say when you told her you wanted to bring me dinner up here?”
“What would it matter?”He seemed defensive.
“I know Mema and she knows me. She knows I never eat up here unless I’m sick. Dominick, I had spent so much time in my room when I was young, I would never stay up here to eat. Did she give you a hard time?”I grinned, because I knew she did.
“She’s one tough woman, Rain. I just told her that I hadn’t had much alone time with you since the holidays and that with all of the work you’ve been doing on the art exhibition, you needed a break to rest. I told her I didn’t want you overdoing it.”
“And what was her response? I asked.
“I charmed her. She helped me prepare the tray, kissed me on my cheek and sent me on my way.”Dominick gave me a satisfied sexy grin.
“I’m sure you did. Thank you, again. I love this. I really do need the break and I want to build up my strength for the next few days.”
“Rain, do you think maybe I shouldn’t have done this. I shouldn’t have suggested our families get to together for the baby announcement.”He asked as if he was second guessing himself.
I reached for his hands.“No, Dominick. Not at all. I just know that when my family gets here and they find out that I’m pregnant, let alone that we’re having twins; they will move into protective mode and I’m not looking forward to that.”I sounded frustrated.
“Baby, you’re not alone in this. I’ll be here to block the drama. I promise. Now eat before the soup gets cold and so I don’t worry about you.”
“Who are you kidding? You know you’re going to worry regardless if I eat or not.”
“Humor me, Rain; and I promise I’ll worry less.”He tried to be serious. Sorry, baby. It wasn’t working. I knew him better than that. He couldn't hide that he’s been on edge since he found out I was pregnant.
We finished dinner and Dominick brought the tray downstairs to the kitchen. While he was gone I put on a black sexy, see-through nightie with matching panties. As I walked out of the bathroom, he was pulling off his sweater. Then he turned and looked at me. His eyes widened in surprise.
“Miss Medici, are you trying to seduce me?”He teased.
“Is it working?”I asked in my most seductive whisper.
“Always.”He stated as he walked over and wrapped his arms around me while his eyes searched my face.
> Dominick leaned in and kissed me. His mouth was warm and wet. His kiss was soft and slow. There was a deep meaning in that kiss. It was full of intense emotion. I brought my hands up and reached into his hair. I felt so needy in that moment. Maybe it was everything that happened in the last few weeks. All of my thoughts and emotions came flooding in. He knew it. He lifted me and carried me to the pillows he had strategically placed by the fire. He laid me down and leaned over me.
“Tell me what you want, baby. Let me give it to you.”
“I want to have you inside of me. I need that connection. Now, give me what I want.”I was dead serious.
His eyes scanned my body. His jaw tightened as he slipped his hand between my legs. His fingers slid lightly across the barely-there fabric of my panties.
“You are so wet, Rain. I love that I do this to you.”His voice was intense.
“Only you.”I whispered, as I concentrated on his expert hand. It was true. No one ever made me feel like this. I was always aroused and ready for him.
His fingers found their way under the delicate material and massaged my wet folds. I moaned and Dominick slipped two fingers easily inside of me. He was so gentle. I thought that everything I was craving would require him to be hard on me, but the slower he went the more excited I had become.
He removed his hand and put his fingers in his mouth, so he could taste me. His intimate actions aroused me even further. My body began to squirm.
“Mine.” It was all he stated as he stood up, unbuckled his pants and threw them near his sweater. He came over the top of me again and pulled my panties completely off.
“Now, Angel. It’s time to fully take what belongs to me.”He said as his mouth over-took mine.
He rubbed the tip of his cock on my swollen nub and slipped himself deep inside of me. His erection filled me and gave me a feeling a sweet relief, but only for a brief moment. As he started to move, my arousal became stronger and my point of reaching my release started to build. I thought I would go crazy. I wasn’t sure if the hormones were adding to my body’s reaction to Dominick. It was more intensethan ever. More than I had ever felt with him before. Or maybe it was knowing that we loved each and that I was carrying his children inside of me. Whatever the reason, I couldn’t have felt more content than I did in that moment.
Dominick’s thrust were firm and deliberate, but not wild. He leaned up on one are to watch as he pressed inside. I reached between my legs to touch myself. His free hand joined mine.
“I love when you touch yourself, baby.”Dominick growled.
I knew I had to hold on and wait for Dominick’s cue. He felt like he was getting harder, if that were even possible. I knew he was close and so was I. He groaned and his thrusts became harder.
“Dominick...........”
“I know, Baby. I’m going to come inside your sweet pussy.”
“Please...............”
“Not yet, baby.I need to feel you longer.”
I was drifting away and I became lost in my body’s arousal to Dominick’s actions. I knew I needed to come. I started to meet his hips with mine. I couldn't hold on any longer and I came hard.
Dominick followed and laid his body down on me carefully. I could feel his warm release as I settled down from orgasm, Dominick came back into my focus.
“Hey, you. Are you okay? Was I too hard on you?”He was tender.
“No, baby. You were just right. You always make me come.”I smiled and took his face in my hands.
“ I love that from you.”He kissed me softly.
I kissed his lips gently, but couldn’t speak anymore. I was fully sated.
Dominick was aware that he wore me out more quickly than usual. So he lifted me and placed me in our bed. Then he climbed in next to me and pulled me to him. I drifted away taking this moment and our love for each other into a peaceful night’s sleep.
Over the next couple of days Dominick was in touch with Marcelo. I took long walks to the old estate that I was interested in buying. Tommy went over the slides for the show and was in touch with his parent’s and Charlie, the gentleman in charge of the venue we finally chose for the show. Tommy said Charlie was a great guy. He was young and in his spare time, he was a surfer, so he would really appreciate my work. Especially the power of the waves, the heat and the brilliance of the sunshine that my photos produced. I couldn’t be happier. Things were really going well.
On friday Anna and Joseph finally arrived. Then on Monday my dad and Raven flew in, without Michael. That wasn’t a good sign. At least this trip would give me and my sister a chance to catch up and talk about her life for a change. Once Dominick and I made our announcement and we got all of the congratulations out of the way, I was going to make it my business to pull Raven aside and find out exactly what was going on between her and Mike. I also decided to recruit Tommy to help if necessary. Together we knew we could break her down.
We decided not to wait until Tuesday to announce my pregnancy. Well Dominick was dying, so he decided it couldn’t wait and that we should tell everyone tonight. I thought he would burst. This was definitely not Dominick’s true personality, but he was very happy and so was I. Besides once everyone settled in and the week went on, I knew plans would change and we may not be all together at the same time. Dominick’s idea of telling them at dinner was the practical choice.
It turned out to be a great evening. We had drinks in the new patio room. Well, everyone but me had drinks. It was my father’s first time here since he had ordered it to be built. He was very pleased with how the room had turned out. Anna and Mema had truly connected over the holidays, so it was nice to see them cooking together and enjoying each other’s company. Antonio and Joseph were doing the same. Raven was in a heated discussion with Tommy. I knew I didn’t want to get in between those two when they argued. Raven always knew how to get Tommy riled up when we were kids and now was no exception. I decided to wait and later ask what that was all about. I just wanted to enjoy the evening.
My dad was standing on the edge of the patio. He seemed to me contemplating something while being mesmerized by the Capri’s evening sky. I walked over to him and place my arms around him.
“Penny for your thoughts, dad.”
“Oh, sweetie; I was just thinking about your mother.”He sounded defeated.
“Why is it that I feel like they weren’t happy thoughts?”I questioned.
“No, they weren’t?”He let out a sharp breath.
“Can I ask why?”I asked further.
“I look at you now and I see that much of your young life was wasted and I did nothing about it. I allowed myself to keep Cella happy. I convinced myself I was keeping you healthy. I was so wrong. Do you forgive me, Rain.”He seemed lost.
Tears filled my eyes.
“Dad, there is nothing to forgive. You did what you felt was best as a parent. Your actions weren’t to harm me. They weren’t selfish. They were the actions of a concerned father. I love you, dad.”I embraced him even more.
“I love you too, Rain.”He exhaled long and deep.
In that moment, Mema came out of the kitchen followed by Anna to announce dinner was ready. We filed into the house and sat down around the dining room table. Dominick didn’t sit down and grabbed his wine glass. Once everyone was settled he started his speech. Everyone was quiet and held their breath.
“I just want to thank everyone for joining Rain and I for this trip. It means so much to us to have all of you here. I know you were probably wondering why we decided to have this family trip and now you won’t have to wonder any longer. Rain, do you want to tell them, baby?”Dominick looked down at me and took my hand.
I stood up and raised my water glass.
“Dominick is right. I’m thrilled we could all be here. I’m sorry Michael could make it, but Raven you can fill him in later. We both wanted you to know that I’m pregnant and.............”I was interrupted by the voices of everyone at the table.
Everyone was up and out of th
eir chairs. Tommy, Raven, Anna and Joseph already knew, but they were still filled with excitement and congratulations. Mema was beside herself and my dad was filled with pride. Once everyone calmed down I continued.
“Okay settled down. I’m not finished.”I stated.
Everyone seemed to be looking at each other for answers before their focus came back to me. I smiled at them.
“I’m pregnant with twins.”
Another roar of excitement came from the table. I couldn’t figure out who was louder, Raven or Mema. Once again seated, we enjoyed a wonderful meal together. We discussed the babies and what our plans were. Dominick and I both explained that I had already moved in with him and after the vacation I would be focusing on the show and of course the arrival of the babies.
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