Why he'd insisted on a lounge... escaped him momentarily. Eva was hardy far enough along to require extra bed rest - if she even would how she handled her previous pregnancies. No, this shift was entirely for Nate's benefit and Eva saw that immediately.
They laid, in the goddess’s over stuffed and incredibly comfortable bed, mid-afternoon, with Asgardian light accenting their features. She was lovely as ever, he thought while her gentle pets put him even more at ease. Which he nearly... nearly fought. Nathaniel did not want to get comfortable - not now. His mind needed to be working at full capacity. Unfortunately for his honed, razor sharp wit - Eva's caresses were far too strong.
His own hands wrapped her core up nicely while she spoke to him. "Practice," he almost chuckled. "I’ve had more practice in the last few months than I ever had with Brayden alone, ”he smirked - despite their advanced ages, the current royal brood was hardly past the need for parenting. “And no, well yes,” he struggled a tad with her next question. Was she different? No, she was the same Eva he’d grown to love but yes, she did seem changed in some way. “I don’t have the words, but you’re... and I’m...” Nate stuck his courage to the sticking place for a moment to finish his sentence. “I’m happy?” Nathaniel entered into the record, less a question and more an uneasy conclusion. Her news, her reaction, their connection had brought a newly discovered level of happiness to him. “I’m happy, as thrilled as I was for you all that time ago,” when she was going to have a godlet. “But much more so, because I already feel so much more... fulfilled,” was that the word? Yes.
“I have questions...” he promised, “but for now I have feelings,” he concluded. “This always felt like it was only a matter of time and now that it’s here... I’m ready,” or he would be.
“Oh, and love.” Nate quickly added. “Amongst the feelings,” he needless clarified.