I can't suppress my smile. "I guess we didn't really spend a lot of time doing things that weren't..."
"Depraved?"
I gawp. "Depraved?! You make it sound like we were committing ritual sacrifice when you say it like that."
He pulls our clasped hands into his lap. They rest on the warmth of his thighs. "Well, it wasn't innocent, how about that?"
My heart rate quickens. "No, I suppose not."
"I can't imagine how scared you must have been."
"I wasn't," I say.
He rolls his eyes. "Liar."
I laugh. "Not a liar. My body was literally built to have babies, I wasn't scared."
"You know I'm not just talking about having a baby. But having a child. The whole thing."
"Fair. I'll give you that."
Rex shifts in his seat, closer to the window. We're mere inches apart. I keep my eyes downcast on our
