I return to bed with a clean pad and clean hands. I see the deserts on the dresser and eat one in the morning. David is behind me, his arms around my waist, and his face in the crook of my neck, providing a pleasant warmth to my taut tummy and rest of my body.

"You've got me thinking about kids before we've even mated." I groan.

A slow kiss on my neck. "They'll be puppies, Susan." David enlightens me. "And step by step. 

The sun almost blinds me.

Since David and I never remember to shut the curtains before bed.

I shift my body. I can completely open my...