Special Thanks: To Mary for her editing, help and advice. To Mary and Laura for sharing their wonderful experience for this story. Thanks to Monica for her love, understanding and support.

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Part XIV

They were at the end of the second week of waiting and she was not going to miss being home for the final few days when they would find out if they were pregnant. Fortunately, she was working close enough to catch a short forty-five minute flight home occasionally to be with Lark. She was worried about Lark when she spoke to her earlier in the day. Lark had indicated she didn't feel well so, Rayne decided to fly home in the early evening to be with her.

She pulled into the driveway and noticed Lark was already home as her car was parked in the garage. She smiled and exited the car eager to see her wife. Rayne entered the house to complete silence. She put her attaché case down along with her keys and closed the door. 'What's going on?' She asked inwardly and worried, noting the house staff was nowhere to be found and it was too quiet for that time of the evening at their house.

"Lark!" Rayne called out, heading through the foyer and looked in the living room for her bride. She didn't see Lark there and continued through the dining room towards the hallway. "Lark!" She called out again with no answer and grew more worried. 'Maybe she's in the shower.' She reasoned and headed towards their bedroom. She opened the door and saw Lark laying on the bed sobbing. Her heart quickened in fear. She rushed to Lark's side and knelt down beside her. "What's wrong honey? Are you sick?" She worriedly asked, her tone shaky.

Lark slowly looked up at her with tear filled, red eyes replying, "I got my period today," and cried harder, laying her head back down on the bed.

Rayne's heart sank with disappointment and her eyes instantly watered. She had tried to prepare herself for this outcome in case it happened and Rayne thought she was prepared…she was wrong. She was devastated, just as Lark was. She knew she had to be strong for Lark and gathered her up in her arms. "Come here baby." She whispered, gently cradling her lover in her arms as she lay next to her on the bed. "It's going to be okay. It's a setback, but we'll keep trying honey." She softly attempted to reassure Lark and herself. She held the sobbing woman tighter and lightly kissed her forehead. "It's going to be alright." She whispered and felt Lark snuggle closer to her.

"I was so sure I'd get pregnant Rayne." She cried harder as Rayne lovingly rubbed her back, trying to console her.

"I know sweets. I know, but the doctor said this might happen."

"I wanted to prove her wrong." Lark replied, looking up at Rayne with a tear-streaked face.

Rayne lightly wiped away her tears. "Yep, that's my defiant, sassy wife alright." She smiled, trying to lighten the mood.

"I want this so badly Rayne…I…aah…somehow feel inadequate or something…" She stammered through her sobs and was interrupted by Rayne.

"No! Stop it right there Lark. It's not you. Maybe it was Jayce or I. We don't know, but what we do know is that we didn't get pregnant this time and we will keep trying until we do baby. It just wasn't meant to be this time, but maybe next time it will be. You can't blame yourself, I won't allow you to." Rayne adamantly replied and held her lover tighter.

"You are so good to me. Thanks. I needed to hear that from you and to have you here with me." Lark gratefully answered and kissed Rayne's cheek.

"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else my love." Rayne softly answered and placed a lingering kiss on Lark's head, unable to keep her tears checked. "Can I get you something to eat?"

"No!" Lark replied panicked and held Rayne closer to her, not allowing her to leave. "I want you to stay right here and hold me all night."

"Now that's an offer I can't refuse." Rayne chuckled and kissed Lark, who held her tighter. Before Rayne knew it, Lark was fast asleep. She smiled and lightly traced small circles on Lark's back, kissing her forehead. She moved to get a better look at Lark and just stared at her. She wanted nothing more than to give Lark what she wanted…a baby. Rayne lightly kissed Lark's forehead whispering, "You'll have your baby Lark. I promise," and snuggled her cheek against Lark, hoping she could fulfill her promise.

Rayne jerked awake startled when the alarm went off extremely loud. She fumbled around on the nightstand to stop the loud noise and finally turned it off. She chuckled, realizing it was the only way Lark would be able to get up without her being there. She looked at Lark who didn't move a muscle. 'I guess she has her own alarm clock when I'm around…me.' Rayne laughed and moved onto her side. She placed soft feathery kisses on Lark's cheek and moved them to her ear whispering, "wake up sleeping beauty…it's time to get up."

A green orb looked up at her. "Isn't it the weekend yet?" Lark sleepily replied.

"No, unfortunately." Rayne smiled and kissed Lark's inviting lips. "Morning honey." Rayne whispered and kissed Lark again.

"I think I can face the day if you continue to kiss me like that." Lark smiled, opening both eyes and gazing lovingly into Rayne's blues.

"Well, let me help you face the day then." Rayne chuckled and placed a lingering kiss upon Lark's lips.

"Hmmm…that's wonderful. I love you so much Rayne." Lark sighed delightedly and ran her hand through Rayne's dark hair. She pulled her down and passionately kissed her.

"I feel the same way about you baby." Rayne whispered through her kiss and deepened it.

Lark broke the kiss and stared into Rayne's loving blues. "Thanks for coming home. I desperately needed to see you. I don't think I could have told you over the phone. It was exactly what I needed." Lark smiled and kissed Rayne.

"I was worried after I spoke to you on the phone earlier in the day. I had to come home and see my sweetheart." Rayne smiled lovingly and planted a fleeting kiss on her lips.

"When do you think you'll be home again?" Lark asked, holding Rayne's face with her palm and lightly stroked her cheek with her thumb.

Rayne sighed, unsure of when she would be home. It always seemed like no matter how simple an assignment would be, it always turned into an extremely difficult one once they got there. She wondered if there was some kind of a conspiracy with her director who always convinced her it was a piece of cake job, only to find out it wasn't. "I hope to be home this weekend honey, but I'm not sure. I'll know more on Friday."

"Why is it that you and Tom always get the hard cases that keep you away all the time?"

"I have no idea. I'm beginning to wonder if Tom and I are screwing something up to make the case harder than what it's suppose to be, but it seems as though we get the dumbest damn people to work with on these cases." Rayne chuckled, thinking back to the people she's had to work with on the various cases. "They seem to bungle everything with the investigation to make it more difficult and to drag it out."

"Well, my love you, should make them see it your way." Lark grinned mischievously.

"I must say that I've had a very bad influence on your life Lark. You've become too much of a smartass like me!" Rayne chuckled and kissed Lark. "I'll call you later tonight. You better get moving or you'll be late to the set."

"They can bite me. I'm the star of their movie…I'll get there when I get there." Lark chuckled and kissed Rayne soundly.

"Ooh, pulling a star trip huh? I have been a bad influence." Rayne laughed, as did Lark. Rayne dressed and gathered her belongings for her trip back to work as Lark escorted her lover to the door. "Bye baby." Rayne grinned and kissed Lark before heading out the door.

"Hurry home honey." Lark replied with a sad look on her face, as she watched Rayne heading towards her car.

"I'll see you soon." Rayne smiled and winked as she looked back at Lark.

Lark blushed and watched as Rayne opened the car door, flashing one last glance her way. She blew Rayne a kiss, who threw one back before climbing in the car. She roared the engine and waved as she backed out of the driveway, quickly disappearing down the road. Lark sighed, disappointed when she lost sight of Rayne and wished she didn't have to leave. 'This traveling crap for work is getting old. I wonder what Rayne would think about becoming a kept woman?' Lark chuckled dreamily, thinking of another solution as she headed down the hall to get dressed for work.

Rayne returned from her latest trip with feelings of excitement and trepidation. She was worried that their second attempt to conceive would not happen. She didn't know how she would be able to withstand another negative result, much less see Lark go through the pain and heartache again. She normally wasn't a praying type person, but she did consider her beloved grandmother a spiritual ally when it came to divine help. She had found herself of late, quite frequently asking her grandmother for help in that department.

Rayne believed her grandmother was her guardian angel and that's whom she sought out for guidance. She still had unresolved issues with the head honcho from above since her grandmother was taken from her all too soon. She was hoping for some extra help that's for sure and she truly believed her grandmother could help. Rayne stopped her car in the driveway and killed the engine, pausing to collect herself before she exited the car. She inhaled deeply and slowly exhaled in an attempt to calm her racing heart. 'I need your help here gram.' She inwardly requested, believing her grandmother heard her. She blew out the breath that she subconsciously held and exited the car.

Rayne tentatively approached the door and attempted to mentally prepare herself for bad news. She looked up and saw a vision of loveliness standing in the doorway expressionless. She stopped in her tracks and felt a deep sense of loss. She was positive Lark was waiting to give her bad news. Lark approached her with a slight smile and handed her a small slender box with a bow on it. "I thought you would like this." Lark softly replied and watched as Rayne tentatively took the box from her.

"What is it?" Rayne asked, wondering why Lark would give her a present. 'Maybe she's trying to ease the blow with a present. How could a present do that anyway?' Rayne questioned silently.

"Open it and find out." Lark smiled and pointed to the box, encouraging her to open it.

Rayne glanced up at Lark skeptically, wondering what she was up to. She looked back to the box and removed the lid. She smiled widely as her eyes instantly watered and looked up at Lark. "Is this true?" She asked, her heart rapidly pounding in her chest waiting for Lark's answer, holding the pregnancy test stick up questioningly.

"It is baby!" Lark excitedly replied and jumped into Rayne's arms. "We're pregnant!" She shouted enthusiastically and held Rayne tightly.

"This is so wonderful!" Rayne exuberantly responded and felt a tear slip down her cheek. She held Lark as tightly as she could and kissed her cheek.

Lark leaned back and looked into Rayne's tear-filled blue eyes and smiled lovingly. She passionately kissed Rayne, letting her know how happy she was and how much she loved her. "Thank you." Lark whispered through her kiss.

Rayne broke the kiss and looked at Lark questioningly. "Why are you thanking me? I owe you all the thanks in the world Lark. You have made me so happy and you've given me everything I could have ever asked for in life. I am so happy honey that you just have no idea. My heart is filled with so much love, happiness and joy and it's all because of you my love." Rayne sincerely professed, the joy and happiness consuming her dark features.

Lark cried harder as she heard Rayne's profession. She knew it took a lot for Rayne to express her feelings like that…even to her and it meant so much to her that Rayne would share her feelings with her. "I love you so much Rayne." Lark whispered, kissing Rayne's neck and held her tighter reveling in the comfortable feeling Rayne exuded.

Rayne smiled and held the woman she loved more than life itself, enjoying everything about the warm, loving woman she had within her confines. 'Thanks gram.' She replied inwardly and smiled, knowing her grandmother had to have helped in some way. She inhaled Lark's sweet scent and reveled in the feeling this woman possessed. She loved her with all of her heart and wanted to express that love in a physical way.

Rayne moved to look into Lark's eyes and soulfully kissed her as she carried her lover to their bedroom. She intended to make sensual, passionate love to Lark all night…slowly and lovingly. She gently laid Lark back on the bed and sexily smiled as she lowered herself onto Lark. "I've missed you so much." Rayne huskily replied, deeply kissing Lark.

"Hmmm…how much." Lark purred, excitedly anticipating Rayne's answer.

"I intend to show you just how much…all night baby." Rayne whispered, her voice throaty with desire and deepened her kiss.

Lark's heat fluttered and a flush of warmth coursed throughout her thoroughly enjoying Rayne's sensual, seductive kiss and touch. She couldn't wait to find out just how much Rayne missed her. She desperately wanted to show her just how much she missed her as well.

Rayne opened her eyes and chuckled when she realized what the heavy pressure on her back was…Lark. She looked over her shoulder and saw the slumbering blonde comfortably positioned on top of her, with her hand tucked under her arm. She wondered how she was going to move and not wake Lark. She slowly slid out from underneath the woman and snickered when she looked at Lark, who still slept unfazed by the movement. She lightly stroked her cheek, smiling before heading towards the bathroom. She finished her business and climbed back in bed behind Lark.

Rayne lovingly rubbed Lark's back and placed soft kisses along her neck and jaw line. She loved snuggling up against Lark's warm body in the mornings and listening to the soft sound of her breathing as she slept. She loved how she smelled, how she felt and how exceptionally beautiful she looked. Rayne leaned back and watched as Lark moved onto her back still sleeping. 'Hmmm…an even better view.' Rayne admiringly appreciated the beautiful woman before her. She lovingly watched Lark sleeping and thought about how much she loved her. Rayne moved her hand down to Lark's bare abdomen and gently rubbed the warm flesh there. She moved down and softly kissed her taut midsection. She pictured what Lark's stomach would look like when their baby would begin to grow and smiled lovingly.

She couldn't wait and gently lowered her head on Lark's abdomen as she lightly stroked her flesh with her thumb. She listened intently as if she could almost hear the baby inside. She knew she couldn't, but she knew the baby was growing within and she would soon be able to hear their child's heartbeat. "What are you doing?" Lark asked, smiling and looked down at Rayne, who's head popped up when she heard Lark's voice.

"Oh, aah…nothing…just snuggling with you." Rayne stammered nervously. She had an image to protect of being stoic and not a softie even with Lark.

"Fess up Rayne. It's me you're talking to. You don't have to hide behind any cool façade with me babe." Lark laughed, she knew exactly what Rayne was doing, but she wanted to hear it from her. She twirled Rayne's dark hair in her fingers and thought it was adorable the way Rayne was acting.

"Well, I was…aah…okay, I was trying to hear the baby in there. I confess." Rayne relented and blushed embarrassed, laying her head down on the bed and tucked her face close to Lark's body.

"Oh, baby…that's so sweet. Why are you hiding?" Lark sweetly replied and leaned onto her side. She slid down to face Rayne and kissed her on the cheek as she lightly rubbed her back.

"I'm being a sap babe…so, that's why I'm hiding. It's so unlike me. It could shatter my image with you." Rayne chuckled and covered her face with Lark's hand.

Lark laughed and kissed Rayne's head. "You shatter my image of you all the time honey. You keep me guessing all the time and you never cease to amaze me everyday. I think it's time you stopped trying to hide behind that cool, stoic façade of yours my love. You can't fool me." Lark whispered in Rayne's ear and chuckled.

Rayne laughed and looked up. "Busted huh? The secret is out. I have a soft spot for a certain blonde beauty that shatters my normal image of a stoic, uncaring Secret Service agent. What will the government do? It's a requirement to be that way…it's in the employee handbook. I'm a national security risk now." Rayne teasingly laughed and lay on her back, enjoying the vision above her.

"I think you're going to have to find a new job. You're damaged goods babe." Lark laughed and leaned down for a kiss. She giggled when Rayne deepened the kiss and pulled her down, engulfing her in a warm embrace. Lark broke the kiss and gazed lovingly into Rayne's blues, appreciating everything about them. She saw so much joy, love and happiness in them that it melted her heart. She smiled adoringly as Rayne ran her fingers through Lark's hair, lovingly staring at her. "Oh, Rayne. I'm so incredibly happy. The feelings that I'm having are so tremendous. I can't wait to see our child." Lark smiled excitedly, a warm glow covering her face as she thought of the baby she was now carrying. She lay on her back with an irremovable smile, dreamily thinking about the day they would meet their child.

Rayne smiled adoringly and propped herself up on her elbow. She looked down at her dreamy lover and felt her heart flutter from the pure joy and happiness Lark's emerald green eyes possessed. "I feel the same way honey. It's really amazing that we're going to have a baby to love and nurture for a very long time." Rayne's admiring smile covered her entire face as she motioned with her hand between her and Lark to express the point she was trying to make. "My heart feels so pure and aah…I don't know how to express how I'm feeling in words." She grinned, holding her heart and looked off in the distance in search of the words she wanted to say. "I guess I'm overwhelmed by joy, happiness, excitement and love Lark. It feels so incredible and," Rayne looked down at Lark and noted the tears streaming down her cheeks. The side of her mouth curled up, sad to see Lark's tears and gently wiped them away continuing, "I…I can't wait to see our child through your eyes honey." She motioned, moving her hand from Larks' stomach emphasizing her point before gently returning it to the taut abdomen.

Lark felt a catch in her heart by Rayne's heartfelt confession and found it hard to contain her feelings for Rayne. Just when she thought she couldn't love the woman before her anymore she does something special to make her love her more. "That is so incredibly sweet baby." Lark tearfully replied, lightly stroking Rayne's face with the palm of her hand.

"You know Lark, I've always had this desire to hide my feelings from others…including you and I'm not really sure why. But, I don't want to be that way anymore. I want everyone in the world to know how happy I really am and how much I love you." She sweetly replied, smiling and leaned down, gently kissing Lark.

This was exactly what Lark had always wanted, to fill Rayne's heart with love and happiness. She knew that she had to a certain extent, but was never sure if Rayne truly felt that way and wanted Rayne to confide her inner feelings with her. That day had finally come and it meant everything to Lark. She knew that Rayne always held something back with her feelings and now she knew that Rayne had finally opened her heart completely to her. She engulfed Rayne in a tight hug and passionately kissed her. "I love you so much Rayne and I'm never going to stop loving you. You have made me so happy." Lark replied breathless after breaking the hug. She smiled lovingly and kissed Rayne soundly.

Rayne broke the kiss and smiled, staring into Lark's loving greens. "Shall we tell the family the wonderful news this weekend? Oh, wait! Maybe we should have the test confirmed by the doctor before we tell them. I've heard the home test can show a false result." She worriedly replied.

Lark smiled at her anxious lover. "Well, I hope you don't get mad, but I already had the test done by the doctor. I couldn't bear to take the home test and have a positive response only to find out from the doctor that I wasn't pregnant. I wouldn't have been able to stand to see you upset again." Lark cringed, fearful that Rayne would be upset.

"Well, I'm not mad…just a bit disappointed Lark. I understand though. I was nervous when I came home that we would have bad news and I wouldn't have been able to see you upset either."

Lark blew out the breath she held relieved. "I was thinking maybe we should wait to tell the family after the first trimester when we can finally hear the baby's heartbeat for the first time. Once we are to that point the chances of complications decrease. I don't want to jinx anything and get their hopes up in case something goes wrong with the baby before that point. What do you think?"

"That's probably a good idea babe." Rayne agreed, feeling a catch in her heart at the thought of anything going wrong now that they were pregnant. Lark saw the trepidation in Rayne's eyes and kissed her reassuringly. Rayne broke the kiss and smiled, staring into Lark's greens. "You do know it's going to be very hard to hide our baby secret right?" Rayne grinned and mischievously wiggled her dark eyebrows.

"Yes, I do know!" Lark agreed excitedly. "Oh, did you receive the papers from Shayan that Jacye had to sign?" Lark asked, remembering the legal documents they had Jayce sign, absolving him of his parental rights to their child.

"Yes, I have them in our safety deposit box for safe keeping and I've double checked them. I think it's ironclad and I seriously don't think my brother would try anything, but just the same, the papers are signed, sealed and delivered. I also have the paperwork to include me as the baby's legal guardian which you'll have to sign as well." Rayne explained with a touch of sadness that she couldn't legally be on the baby's birth certificate along with Lark's.

"I will sign them right away then." Lark smiled and saw the look Rayne gave her. She moved closer to Rayne. "Rayne, I know what you're feeling about not legally being able to adopt the baby, but Shayan is filing the paperwork for you to become our child's 'Managing Conservator'. It will give you complete legal rights to make medical decisions for our child and if something happens to me, your rights will supercede any attempts by my family to claim the baby. You will also have legal right to sue me for child support if we ever separate." Lark explained with a smirk at her last comment and saw Rayne's small smile. "Besides, we don't need to have a bunch of papers to know that you and I are our child's parents." Lark reassured Rayne, lightly stroking her cheek with the back of her hand. She lovingly glanced into Rayne's eye smiling warmly and hugged her lover.

"I know and I appreciate you saying that, but it worries me to think about what could transpire if anything happened to either of us." Rayne replied, breaking the hug.

"Don't worry babe. Nothing is going to happen to us and besides, I've drawn up a will and signed it giving you full legal guardianship of the baby if anything does happen to me." Lark reassured Rayne with a kiss. "Now, stop talking so gloomy. It's a joyous occasion." Lark smiled and kissed Rayne again, whose mood had lightened.

"I'm sorry. I just want to make sure that everything is taken care of just in case."

"Come on. Take me shopping to buy some maternity clothes for me!" Lark excitedly replied and pulled Rayne off the bed. She knew this was one shopping trip that Rayne would gladly join in on without a fight.

"No…wait!" Rayne halted the impending shopping trip.

'Damn! I was hoping she'd fall for it.' Lark thought mischievously, disappointed she couldn't con Rayne into a shopping trip.

"Lay back down." Rayne motioned, smiling wickedly and headed towards the closet.

"What are you doing?" Lark asked, giggling at Rayne's excited demeanor.

"You'll see, now do as I say and lay back down woman!" Rayne teasingly replied, waving for Lark to lay back and looked into the closet. Lark lay back on the bed and laughed, wondering what her lover was up to. "Got it!" Rayne excitedly replied, retrieving the item she was searching for and headed toward the bed.

Lark looked up with an astonished look on her face. "No way Rayne! What did I tell you about us making porno flicks?" Lark protested emphatically, stressing her point when she saw Rayne raise the video camera to her eye.

Rayne lowered the camera with an exasperated look. "Lark…that's not what this is going to be." She informed her surprised lover, putting the camera back up.

"By the way, where are those tapes we made? You do realize that they could be very dangerous if someone got their grubby little hands on them don't you?" Lark worriedly reminded her sneaky lover.

Rayne chuckled and lowered the camera again. "They are securely tucked away in our house safe that only you and I know where it is located. Chill baby." Rayne cockily grinned, reassuring her nervous lover.

"They better be safe woman!" Lark cautioned sarcastically.

"Yeah…yeah…okay…now, lay back while I do some filming." Rayne teased and turned the camera on. "Hello, baby Morgan-Donovan. You are two weeks old today and this beautiful woman is your mommie." Rayne announced into the microphone as she filmed Lark. She turned the camera to herself replying, "I'm your…aah…other mom." She stammered with a chuckle and smiled before turning the camera back to Lark, who lay propped up on her elbows watching Rayne.

"Rayne! Our child is going to see me naked in that video!" Lark bashfully reminded her.

"I'm not focusing in on anything but your face honey." Rayne informed her, pausing the camera and looking at Lark.

"I don't believe you. Let me see it." Lark motioned to see the camera.

"Oh, really? You don't trust me huh?" Rayne defensively asked.

"Not when it comes to you and that camera! You already suckered me a couple of times with that thing. I can't believe you're using our child as an excuse to film me naked. Shame on you!" Lark teasingly admonished Rayne, who held the camera for her to see what she had filmed.

"Oh, you're one to talk about using the baby…miss 'I need maternity clothes', let's go shopping. You have sunk to an all-time low with that one my love." Rayne mischievously grinned, flashing Lark a sideways glance who did the same with a sheepish grin.

"Touché! Okay…I believe you and I'm sorry for not trusting you with the camera. Proceed with your filming." Lark grinned and arrogantly shooed Rayne away with her hand.

"Don't even pull that star trip with me sweetheart. You know what happened the last time your cute little ass did that." Rayne teasingly warned and stood up next to the bed.

"Rayne! You can't throw me in the pool like last time. I'm pregnant!" Lark pouted and batted her eyebrows, hoping she'd draw some sympathy out of Rayne.

"Don't even try it. The baby will be fine as you go for a dip in the pool. Babys are used to water anyway." Rayne replied with a cautioning tone in her voice. Lark stuck her lip out and sighed defeated. "Your cute little charms aren't going to work on me this time." Rayne sarcastically grinned, wiggling her finger side to side, emphasizing her point.

"Rayne!" Lark whined.

"Apologize and I'll reconsider my threat." Rayne taunted with a sly grin.

"Urragghhh!" Lark relented defeated. "Okay…I apologize for not trusting you. How's that?" Lark asked sarcastically.

"Better, but do it more pleasantly and don't forget to add an apology for pulling a star trip." Rayne cockily smiled, anticipating Lark's apology. She knew it was killing Lark to apologize, especially seeing as how she was rubbing it in.

"Ooh, Rayne!" Lark growled with a curled up lip.

"I'm waiting." Rayne taunted, crossing her arms over her chest with a sarcastic grin. "I bet that pool is pretty cold about now." She added with a snicker.

"Honey, I'm so sorry for not trusting you and for pulling a star trip on you." Lark replied with a sarcastic smile, which disappeared when she finished her comment.

"Much better. Now, seal it with a kiss." Rayne teased and leaned down for her kiss.

"Oh, you can be so incorrigible sometimes." Lark replied exasperated.

"I know and so can you. That must be why we love each other so much." Rayne grinned, waiting for her kiss.

"Must be." Lark chuckled and kissed Rayne.

"Hmmm…a truce." Rayne laughed and stood up. "Okay…now, where were we? Aah…yes. Baby Morgan-Donovan…this is what your mommie's tummy looked like when you were tucked away in there at two weeks old." Rayne lovingly narrated and filmed Lark's stomach.

Lark laughed and loved this playful side of Rayne. She absolutely adored it. Rayne's normally stoic attitude softened somewhat with the birth of her nephews, but now it seemed as though that part of her was gone. Lark was ecstatic that her demeanor had changed and she was a large part of it. She had worked hard over the years to chip away at Rayne's stoic demeanor and she had to a point, but there was still a certain mysterious aspect about her that Rayne desperately tried to keep hidden…even from her soul mate.

Rayne's mysteriousness was revealed to Lark and she truly felt in her heart that their baby and her is what made Rayne's life happy and meaningful. She could finally see it within Rayne's beautiful blues. She had always hoped that was the case with Rayne, that she was what made her life happy and meaningful, but had never seen it in her eyes until now.

'Her inner self that she finally revealed is beautiful and endless. I know she'll only share her most intimate and treasured feelings with our child and me.' Lark thought adoringly and felt a catch in her heart as she lovingly watched Rayne endearingly film the moment. She couldn't wait to see more revelations from Rayne when their child was born.

"Okay…baby. Let's buy you some maternity clothes." Rayne grinned, knowing it would put an instant smile on Lark's face as she pulled Lark off the bed. She did put a wondrous smile on Lark's face, but it wasn't for the reason Rayne thought it was for.

To Be Continued…

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