33. Bianca

33

BIANCA

Five Months Later

A knock sounds on my bedroom door, and I look up from doing my makeup to find Alexei leaning in the doorway.

My breath catches in my throat as I take him in.

He’s all mine .

“Are you ready?” He pushes off the doorframe and crosses the room toward me.

My eyes flick over his body, my hormones going into overdrive as I take in his towering frame.

He’s wearing his signature black shirt and pants, with the shirt sleeves rolled to the elbows, exposing those delicious forearms.

“Almost.” I wrinkle my nose as I glance down at myself.

“What’s the matter?”

“I feel like a beached whale.” I run my hands over my enormous bump.

I chose to wear a form-fitting turquoise gown to show off the bump, but now that we’re about to leave, all I want to do is hide under a pair of baggy sweats .

“You look…” Alexei puts his hands on my waist, pulling me to him. “Fucking gorgeous.”

He leans down to press a kiss to my neck, and I let out a contented sigh, leaning into his touch.

Goosebumps spread across my skin and a whimper escapes me as he pulls away.

“If fifty of our closest friends and family weren’t arriving downstairs now for this baby shower, I would be fucking you against the dressing table.” His eyes glance down to take in my very full breasts that are almost spilling out of my dress.

Warmth pools in my lower belly as I picture him bending me over the table and fucking me from behind.

“Would anyone really notice if we were a few minutes late…” I run my hands up his chest, sinking my fingers into the soft fabric.

“ Zhizn’ moya .” he chuckles.

I love it when he calls me that. My life. I grin. “What? It’s our party, we can be late if we want to.”

I reach up on my tiptoes to press a kiss to his jaw. “We can make it quick.”

Alexei’s fingers dig into my waist, and I squeal as he spins me around.

“I better get to work, then.” He fists the silky fabric of my dress and lifts it up over my ass. “Bend over, solnyshka .”

I bite my lower lip as I move to rest my elbows on my dressing table, pushing my ass up higher in the air.

This is the only way we’ve been able to have sex since my bump has become so huge, but I don’t care.

At this angle, Alexei hits me so deep, and that mixed with the hormones means my orgasms are the most intense I’ve ever experienced.

Alexei makes quick work of pulling down my panties, and I’m already moaning with anticipation as he undoes his pants.

By the time his cock teases my entrance, I’m so wet and aching for him that I push back, forcing him to sink into me all the way.

“ Fuck .” Alexei’s hands hang tight to my waist.

I moan so loudly I’m worried all of our guests might hear, but I’m soon forgetting about them when Alexei pulls out and slams back into me.

I press my chest flush against the desk, my aching nipples rubbing against the hard surface with each thrust.

“Feels so good,” I groan.

“Do you want more, solnyshka ?”

“God, yes .”

Alexei thrusts into me harder as his fingers reach round to start working my clit.

My body goes limp as my orgasm starts to build with each thrust of his thick cock.

“You’re taking me so well, zhizn’ moya .”

My eyelids flutter closed as he works my clit faster, and I know it won’t take much more to send me crashing over the edge.

“Harder,” I moan.

Alexei chuckles, but he wraps his free hand around my waist to steady me as he increases his pace.

My legs start to shake as warmth pools in my lower belly, and my thighs become slick with arousal.

“Fuck. I’m coming,” Alexei grunts, and with one more thrust, he sends us both crashing over the edge.

“I feel like everyone’s going to be able to tell we’ve just had sex.” I sigh as I straighten my dress once we’ve cleaned up .

Alexei pulls me against him and crashes his lips against mine, letting his tongue trace along my lower lip.

“I like the idea of everyone knowing who you belong to,” Alexei murmurs against my lips.

“Stop.” I push against his chest. “Otherwise, we’re never going to make it to the party.”

Alexei smirks and flashes me a wink.

“Let’s go and celebrate you.” He holds out his hand for me to take.

I cling to Alexei’s arm for support as we make our way down the stairs, a huge grin spreading across my face as I take in all of our friends and family who are gathered in the foyer.

Grinning, I spot Mikhail, Danil, and Dimitri.

They really have started to feel like my family over the past few months, and I’m so grateful that my son is going to grow up with so many people who love him.

My eyes move just past Dimitri, and I let out a squeal as I spot Zara.

“Careful, solnyshka .” Alexei helps me down the last few steps.

Zara is already forcing her way through the crowd, so the moment my feet are on solid ground, she throws her arms around my neck and holds me tightly, or as tightly as she can considering the size of my bump.

I pull away to put my hands on Zara’s shoulders, glancing over her once to make sure she’s really okay. “I missed you! I can’t believe you made it.”

After the attack, she spent weeks in the hospital recovering from her surgery and healing from the internal injuries she’d suffered. It was heartbreaking to see her in so much pain, but I spent every moment I could by her side until she was discharged a few weeks ago .

“Of course I came.” Zara laughs. “It’s your baby shower!’

“I know, but I didn’t want you over exerting yourself.”

“I think I’m the one who should be saying that to you, B.” Zara chuckles, wrapping an arm around my waist. “Not long to go now.”

“Eight weeks.” I place a hand on my growing bump.

“It’s gone by so fast! I swear that always happens when it’s other people’s babies. When I’m pregnant I bet the months are going to feel like years.”

“It would be so worth it because our kids could grow up together, so you better get to work.” I knock my hip against hers. “I’m sure Dimitri would be more than happy to offer his services.”

“Oh my god,” Zara groans.

“I’m just saying…”

“I don’t think I’m ready to give up champagne just yet. Speaking of which, I need a refill. Go and mingle, we can chat later.”

Zara presses a kiss to my cheek, and the moment she steps away, an arm wraps around my waist and a warm body press against my back.

“Hello, zhizn’ moya .”

My eyes flutter closed for a moment as I let myself become enveloped in Alexei’s musky scent.

“Mmm…” I reach behind me to run my hands through Alexei’s hair.

His hot breath is in my ear. “You’re not ready for round two, are you?”

I wiggle against him and let out a soft gasp as I find him already hard. “Blame it on the pregnancy. It’ll be the one thing I miss.”

“As much as I would like to whisk you away back upstairs, we should probably go and greet the rest of our guests.”

“Only if I can open presents after.” I pout, tilting my head back so I can look at Alexei.

Every time I look at him, he takes my breath away. I never thought I could be so lucky, and the fact that we’re so close to bringing a child into this world makes my heart want to burst.

We came so close to losing it all, and I will never stop being grateful that everything turned out all right in the end.

Alexei presses a quick kiss to my lips and when I pull away, I spot Dimitri heading our way.

“Fatherhood looks good on you, brat .” Dimitri claps Alexei on the shoulder. “You’re going to be a great dad.”

“Thanks, Dimitri.”

“But what about you, Dimitri? Do you see yourself with kids one day? This little guy will need some cousins to play with.”

Dimitri throws his head back and laughs.

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Right now, I’ll settle for being the cool uncle.”

“You could always be the cool godfather…” I fight a smile as I catch Alexei’s eye.

“Seriously?” Dimitri glances between us.

Alexei nods. “It was Bianca’s idea.”

“I… I would be honored!” A huge smile spreads across his face as he reaches down to hug me. “Whoa, this means a lot.”

Tears start to prick at my eyes as Dimitri gives Alexei a hug.

Danil laughs as he approaches our little group. “Uh oh, Bianca’s crying already. ”

“These are happy tears.” I wipe at my eyes.

Alexei takes me by the hand. “Why don’t we go and mingle some more.”

He leads me away from his brothers before I get even more emotional.

Once everyone’s a few glasses of champagne deep into the party, the twinkling of a spoon hitting a glass causes the room to quieten.

“Speech!” Danil and Mikhail call out.

I whirl to find Dimitri standing half way up the stairs, a glass of champagne in his hand as he grins down at us all.

I groan. “Please tell me he isn’t about to do a drunken speech at my baby shower.”

Alexei chuckles. “I guess we’re about to find out.”

“Good evening everyone!” Dimitri calls out. “I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate my brother and his wonderful wife on the impending birth of their baby boy. When I look at the both of you, it’s hard to deny that you’ve found the sort of true love we only thought was possible in fairytales.”

Blinking back tears, I glance at Alexei who’s smiling down at me with such awe that my chest might explode.

I squeeze his hand tightly before looking back at Dimitri, whose attention is no longer on us, but on Zara.

“If I ever get the chance to experience even a fraction of what you both share, I’ll consider myself a lucky man.”

I sneak a look over at Zara, but my best friend is wrinkling her nose at Dimitri’s words.

“Keep dreaming!” she calls out, and the room erupts into laughter.

Dimitri dips his chin, his shoulders shaking with silent laughter.

I shake my head. “Poor Dimitri. ”

Alexei grins. “Zara will give him a run for his money, that's for sure.”

“They would make such a cute couple, though…”

“Don’t meddle.” Alexei presses a kiss to my hair.

I go to tilt my head up to capture his lips, but his phone starts vibrating in his pocket.

“Hold that thought.” He nudges his nose against mine before reaching into his pocket and pulling out his phone.

As soon as he glances at the screen, his jaw tightens.

This is not good.