Expecting Grandchildren

With a gasp, Esther immediately closed her eyes and covered her face with her hands. "Theron!"

He laughed at her reaction. "After an entire night enjoying this body of mine, suddenly my lady is ignoring it like this? Do you not think it is kind of disrespectful to such a good body?"

Esther didn't move, her hands still covering her face. "Please get dressed."

"But I don't want to," she heard him say. "My wife is ignoring my body."

"I am not ignoring it!" Esther countered. "I…am just a little embarrassed."

A hearty laugh reached her ears. "I think we have crossed the limits of embarrassment last night. Do you wish me to remind you, my dear wife? I remember when your hands—"

"Stop, stop it!" When she opened her eyes to glare at the perverted rogue, she saw  Prince Theron already clad in his robe and he was tying its waist knot while looking at her with a teasing smile. She felt an odd sense of relief and regret.