Manning Thorsen believes in (othala) wrote in repose,
Re: In the woods: Iris / Manning
You could have, but I'm glad you weren't. [He was very sure that she could have managed on her own if she had to, but it was better that she hadn't. And he would have hated missing the birth of his daughter. But then, Manning always had a confidence in her that she didn't seem to fully share, though she certainly shared in it more than when they'd first met.
Many things had changed since then and now they had this. He grinned at her little hum as it sparked warmth through him. They were alone, for all intents and purposes, and he didn't hesitate to let his hands slip around her hips, giving her ass a little squeeze before he cupped the back of her thighs and lifted her up, her weight welcome in the palms of his hands.]