“No!” I say, realizing that I’ve hurt him, though he’s hidden it very well. “I realize now that I made a lot of mistakes and completely disregarded the Goddess’ plan for me. I’m sorry. I didn’t really, at any point, think about how my choices would affect anyone else.”
“Who else would they affect?” he asks me, confused.
“Our children,” I whisper, looking down. “The Goddess came to me in a dream.”
“Yeah?” he asks, a smile on his face. “So we’re going to have kids?” I swear my heart stops when I see him smile.
“If you don’t reject me,” I say cautiously.
He sighs and looks back down at the plate of cookies between us. “It’s going to take a little bit of time for me to get past this. His scent is so strong on you.”
“That’s understandable,” I tell him, feeling a slight shimmer of
