Kyle pulled away after just a moment and pressed a quick, consoling kiss to Noa’s cheek. “All I meant was that your words had made me happy. It was the first time, after all.”
“First time for what?” she asked.
“For you to bring up the topic of having a baby,” he explained.
How could I have resisted when you brought up such a thing while in my embrace? Kyle wisely swallowed the words, knowing that if he said them out loud, Noa would become preoccupied with their implications and derail their current conversation. He did little to stop a small smile from spreading across his face at the thought, though.
“I simply had no idea it was on your mind,” he said reassuringly. “That is why I reacted that way. I was happy to know that you were thinking about it.”
“Why did you think that I wasn’t?” she replied curiously.
