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the
treadmill. She stood in front of the treadmill and placed her hands on her
hips.
    “It’s time to hit the shower,” she
huffed.
    “Ten more minutes,” he insisted with
a pained look on his face.
    Victoria could clearly see that he
was overexerting himself.
    “No! Now!” Victoria yelled over
Nickleback’s Rock Star.
    Jack stopped the treadmill and looked
at Victoria like she had grown a third eye. He slowly stepped off of the
treadmill and grabbed a towel. He dabbed at his forehead, grabbed the remote,
and turned off the music. A clearly pissed off Jack stalked over to Victoria.
    “Victoria, you will watch your tone
when you speak to me,” he hissed before turning and walking out of the gym.
    Victoria stood frozen in the same
spot with tears threatening to fall from her eyes. Only two short weeks ago she
feared that she’d lost her husband forever. And now that he was home and safe,
they just couldn’t seem to connect. She was just so afraid that he was going to
overdo it and windup back in the hospital. However, she knew all too well that
Jack wasn’t the type of man that appreciated being told what to do. Therefore,
it never went well when she fussed at him about pushing himself too hard. She
was getting on his nerves and the tension in their home was thick. Victoria
decided to give Jack a break. For all she knew, she was just being a hormonal
basket case driving her husband crazy for no reason. She decided that Jack
would be the first to know if he was pushing his body too hard. She swiped at
the tear that escaped and abandoned her spot in front of the treadmill. She
decided to give Jack some space. She could use a little relaxation herself.
She’d been working hard, preparing for their baby. She was due in two weeks and
her feet and back could definitely use a break. She planned to take a shower
and whip out her Kindle to catch up on some reading before she went to bed.
    After tidying up the gym, Victoria
walked into the bedroom to find a freshly showered Jack sitting up in bed
working from his laptop. Amy had sent Jack several files from his office to get
him up to speed on everything that he missed while he was in the hospital. He
was thoroughly impressed with the way that she’d been running his business
while he was incapacitated. He was proud of his baby sister, but he was clearly
ready to go back to work.
    When Jack didn’t even bother to look
up from his computer, Victoria quietly walked into the bathroom.

JACK
     
    Victoria walked into the bathroom without a word. Jack looked
up from his computer and inhaled. He felt like shit for the way he spoke to her
in the gym. Truthfully, dealing with Victoria’s outbursts due to her raging
hormones were driving him crazy, but he knew that he needed to do better. She
was only concerned about his health. And, she had to be uncomfortable carrying
around so much extra weight. Not to mention, she’d been working so hard trying
to take care of him and prepare for their baby.
    Victoria walked out of the shower
wearing a towel that barely covered her protruding belly. To Jack, she had never
been more beautiful, but she looked sad and exhausted. Victoria sat on the edge
of her side of the bed and reached for her favorite moisturizer. Jack
immediately closed his laptop and placed it on the nightstand.
    He walked around the bed and reached for
the bottle of lotion. “May I?”
    Victoria handed over her lotion
without looking up at Jack.
    “Lie on your side baby.”
    Victoria did as instructed and
positioned herself so that her back was to him.
    Jack rubbed lotion on her body, spending
extra time massaging her back and shoulders. Victoria moaned her relief as he
expertly applied the perfect amount of pressure to her lower back. When he was
done with her back, Jack propped her up with pillows. Once he had her in a
comfortable sitting position, he massaged a generous amount of moisturizer on
her breasts and belly. Jack worked his way down her legs. He squeezed