Holding her tight against him, he stroked her hair softly. He placed a soft kiss on her forehead, he said quietly, "You weren't being a bitch. I was insensitive and hurt your feelings. That's on me. You were upset as you had every right to be. Guess this means once you are eighteen, I can divorce her and marry you huh?"
Pulling her into his lap without disturbing their embrace, he curled into her. "In a way, I'm happy actually. I told you who I want to mother my children, that hasn't changed. Didn't you notice the last two weeks that I've not been bouncing off the walls like I should have been? While I care for your mother, less a bit so now, but still. You are the woman I want, need, crave more than anything."
Pulling her into his lap without disturbing their embrace, he curled into her. "In a way, I'm happy actually. I told you who I want to mother my children, that hasn't changed. Didn't you notice the last two weeks that I've not been bouncing off the walls like I should have been? While I care for your mother, less a bit so now, but still. You are the woman I want, need, crave more than anything."