Alessio's reaction did not surprise her at all but it did wonders for the lingering doubts she was having after what happened last time.
He loved her and was extremely happy about becoming a father and he was going to make a wonderful father, she already knew this. She was remembering his interaction with the little girl at her doctor's office and if that was any indication, he would be the best daddy.
Smiling to herself, she felt him roll over and move in closer behind her, his hot breath tickling her shoulder. "Good morning, Mrs. Castellano" his sexy morning voice rang out. "Hmm, good morning to you too, Mr. Castellano. How did you sleep baby?" her last thought voiced out of concern.
"Still a little tired" he said truthfully. "But being here with you now, I feel like everything's how it should be." God, he could say the sweetest things!
"I made a doctor's appointment for later today" Cheri started. "I'm sorry I didn't know you were going to be this tired. I'll call and reschedule" she said reaching for her phone when Alessio stopped her.
"Don't reschedule" he said. "I've been looking forward to this since you told me early this morning. How did you know? Have you been throwing up?" he asked.
"No throwing up this time" she answered. "But I've been exhausted and really irritable. Now, the irritability part, I don't know if that was because you were gone for so long and I was sex-deprived" she added that last part jokingly.
Cheri could feel his fingers caressing up and down her thigh and with each pass he got closer to her sex until he was almost inside her. "Sex-deprived, huh?" he husked. Biting her bottom lip, all Cheri could do was nod.
"Well we can't have that now, can we?" he said. "Get on your knees, face the headboard and hold on. Do not come until I tell you too, okay?" Moving quickly, Cheri responded with a breathy "Okay."
She loved the way he caressed her skin, then squeezing it like a piece of fruit. He made her feel things she'd never thought possible and he was everything that she had ever hoped for.
Feeling him bend down, his lips started placing gentle kisses on her behind. First one side and then he moved to the other side. She groaned from the sensations he gave her.
When he finished with kissing her, she felt a gentle smack on her behind which made her cry out, not from hard pain, but more from an initial shock and a little bit of pleasure.
Rubbing where he'd just spanked her, made the feeling more intense and then he did it again but this time instead of crying out, she moaned in pleasure.
Cheri could hear the change in his breathing; he was turned on and so was she. She felt another smack but on the opposite cheek and this time she cried "Oh feels so good!"
After doing this a few more times, Cheri could feel her arousal dripping from her body and then she felt the invasion of Alessio's fingers. "Goddamn it, baby" he hissed. "Spanking turned you on that much?" he demanded to know.
"Yes" she breathed. "I loved how your hands felt on me." Leaning over her back, he rested on her so his hands could play with her bountiful breasts.
"Oh baby these feel so round and full" he grunted as he tweaked, pulled and twisted her nipples between his fingers and thumbs. Leaving one hand in place, he let the other one slide south between her legs where he inserted two fingers.
"Jesus Christ, Cheri!" he yelled out. "Do I turn you on that much baby? You're so freakin wet." She moaned as he found her sensitive bundle and taking her to new heights, he started tapping on it causing her to spiral downward.
"Alessio, oh God!" she shouted at as her orgasm ran through her like a train. Her body shook and trembled from her climax and right before she finished, he slipped into her so he could experience her riding out the rest of her orgasm.
"Damn it, Cheri! That's it, baby! Clamp down on my dick and ride it!" he yelled as he thickened and prepared for his own release.
When they both had finished, they lay next to each other, her in the crook of his arm, her head against his chest. She loved him so much it hurt sometimes and she could never imagine having to go through this life or the next without him.
"I missed you baby" he murmured. Cheri moved her arm across his narrow waist and pulled him a little closer, her fingers lightly caressing his side. "I missed you too" she said.
She most certainly did not want to ruin their moment but she had to know what it was that took him from her for four weeks and she knew it had something to do with Frank.
"Alessio?" she didn't want to but she had to. "What's going on, baby? I know this has to do with Frank." Her boldness did not surprise him and as much as he hated it, he had to be honest with her and tell her the truth.
Rolling onto his back, his hand thrown over his face, Alessio let out a deep sigh. "For four weeks we've been chasing Frank. He went from here, to New York, to Philly and back to Jersey. We thought we were closing in on him but then he up and disappeared on us again.
We have people watching the trains, subways, airport and bus depot. He's not going to get away from us, we'll catch him, I swear" he told her.
"Do you think that you will have to go away again?" she asked. He removed his hand from over his face, turned and looked at his wife. "Maybe but it won't be for as long and it's not going to be any time soon" he promised.
They spent the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon in bed until they were an hour out from their appointment.
Dressed in comfortable clothes, Lorenzo and Tommaso got the doors on the SUV and Federico and Sal rode in the follow car. Looking down, Alessio could see that Cheri's hand kept clinching his, as if she was nervous.
"Baby" he said getting her attention. "There is nothing for you to be scared or nervous about." She shook her head and said "How did you even know that's what was going through my head?" Bringing her hand up to his lips, he said "Because I know my wife."
Once they reached the doctor's office, signed in and got called back, Pru, the nurse, checked her weight, height, blood pressure and temperature. She handed Cheri a cup and asked her to go pee.
When Cheri came back, she watched Pru put a stick in it, leave and then came back in a few minutes. She turned, looking at Alessio and Cheri, smiling, and said "Congratulations! You're in the family way!" her English accent just adorable.
Cheri wiped under her eyes and sniffed as Alessio held her a little closer, his eyes glistening as well at the news. Just then Dr. Tovar came blowing into the room.
"Cheri my dear!" he said hugging her and then turning to Alessio, he stuck out his hand and said "I hear that two different kinds of 'congratulations' are in order? Your marriage and now baby? This has been a great day!" he said smiling.
He explained to both of them how this first sonogram would work. He showed them the wand and then taking a condom wrapper, he opened it and unrolled it onto the wand.
"I will insert this into Cheri's vagina" he explained and then pointed to a computer screen. "Up here" he showed them "We should start seeing something in a few moments here" he said while manipulating the wand with one hand and a small ball-like wheel in the middle of the computer's keyboard.
"Ah, here we go" he said excitedly. "Look, there's your baby" he told the couple. "This" he said pointing to the image "Is your baby's head. These here are the little buds that will eventually be arms and legs and this right here? The thing that looks like it's pulsing? That's your baby's heart."
Letting them take it all in, he finished typing some things in and taking measurements. "I would estimate that you conceived six weeks ago and your due date will be around February of next year. See Amy on your way out to make another appointment for four weeks out. Continue eating healthy and get plenty of rest, Cheri. You look tired" he admonished.
Dr. Tovar printed out several black and white copies of the sonogram pictures. Alessio just stared at them like he was in an alternate universe.
Cheri just watched him lovingly as they both dealt with the enormity of how quickly their lives had changed and would change and how it was going to be so amazing.
"You are absolutely amazing" he breathed, bending down and kissing her lips gently. He helped her sit up so she could go and get changed. "We're going home, eat and then I'm taking my wife back to bed" his eyes were hooded and darkening as he spoke. Who knew being pregnant would turn him on so? "I'm looking forward to it" she challenged.