"Are you okay, baby girl?" Jonathan asked. "You looked flushed," he added.
"Yes, I am fine; it must be the weather," I said, avoiding his eyes. Embarrassed by my thoughts, if he could read my mind, he'd take command of my body just the way Axel did. I wanted to stay indifferent to him.
"Are you hungry?" he asked.
"I am always hungry, I guess because of them," I said as I looked down at my swollen belly.
He went into the kitchen and prepared a fruit snack. He came back and pushed the plate in front of me. I took a bite-sized apple and ate it. Jonathan was just staring at me, at my lips particularly, and it made me blush.
"What is your plan for me, Jonathan?" I asked.
"I will marry you," he replied straight, as if he had planned this long ago.
"I don’t want to marry anyone; I want to
