Nathan was furious. He clenched his fists and wondered if Fenna was being loud on purpose.


    He feared that if M were in his room, she might hear Fenna and be ovee by jealousy and start


    overthinking. M was pregnant, so her emotions were already haywire.


    Nathan didn''t know how to deal with Fenna''s crush on him. The mere thought of M being in his dorm


    made him lose interest in Fenna. Longing for M, he quickly returned to his dorm.


    The door swung open as he was about to enter the code on the keypad. M was there with a bright


    smile.


    Nathan smiled back and gazed at her intensely. He closed the door, lifted M, and they went into the


    dorm together.


    M put her arms around his neck and pretended to be upset as she said, "I just overheard Fenna


    confessing her feelings for you."


    "I''ve turned her down. Don''t worry about it." Nathan brushed it off.


    "Can I not be worried if another woman''s interested in my husband?" M asked with a sigh.


    Nathan carried M to the couch and sat down beside her. He kissed her forehead and changed the


    subject. "When did you get here?"


    M didn''t push further when she noticed that Nathan was trying to move away from talking about


    Fenna. "Il came after lunch and spent some time checking out the blueprints."


    "What blueprints?"


    M pointed to the stack of blueprints on his bedside table. They were for thetest fighter aircraft.


    Nathan grinned in response. He cupped her face tenderly as he leaned in for a kiss. M pushed


    against his chest and pulled away. "Oh, don''t. You''re always kissing me when I''m around."


    Nathan offered a bitter smile. "lt''s hard seeing you. Besides, what else can I do other than kiss you?"


    M giggled. Then, Nathan leaned in again to kiss her lips. She closed her eyes and surrendered to the


    moment as he kissed her passionately. It waste at night, and the room felt


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    Finding the heat unbearable, Nathan said, "I''m going to shower. You can get some rest on the bed." He


    undressed and went into the bathroom. M thought Nathan was funny. He had kissed her first, and


    now he was fighting his urges.


    "Nate, how much will the new fighter cost? Tens of billions?" M asked loudly.


    With the door-to the bathroom still


    open, the sofad of running water


    and Nathar''s voice could be heard


    from inside. "Yes, it''Il cost several”


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    M went over to the bathroom door and leaned against the wall. The scent of shower gel wafted out,


    and she blushed at some random thoughts. "Do we have a technical engineer for that?" M asked.


    "Yeah, but she''s pregnant. So, we''ll have to n the project first and wait," Nathan replied calmly.


    M smiled and gently touched her growing bump. A mixture of emotions flooded over her.


    Nathan cared for both his country


    and his family. But he seemed toqsút


    their cKild and M first. He was


    Willy to wait on national isgues if it


    didh''t affect the fundamentals.


    Just then, M''s phone rang. She sat on the couch and picked it up from the table. It was Sienna


    calling her.


    "Hey, Sienna," M answered the call.


    "I''m sorry to bother you sote, Wanda," Sienna said softly.


    "That''s okay, I''m still up. What''s going on?" M asked.