Page 59 of Nightstalker

“Yes, honey, I am.”

Before I knew what was happening I was on my back and Lincoln’s lips were on my belly.

“I love you babies.” He looked up at me and smiled. “Can they hear me yet? How far along are we?”

I melted. I think in that moment I fell even more in love with my husband.

Lincoln

I was watching Jasmin sleep. She was so damn beautiful. I could not wait to see my babies growing inside of her. I thought back over the two years I was trying to get back to her. Two years I wondered if I would ever have this. I prayed that I would. Some nights it was hard to get off my knees after I begged God to let me make it back to her. Some nights there was not enough whiskey to make the pain of not having her stop.

I placed my hand over her flat stomach, my babies. I know she thinks that she is the lucky one, she tells me all the time. But I am the luckiest bastard alive, I am nothing without her.

I hope we have girls. Two little sassy things, two mini Jasmin’s.

I kissed her belly, “Daddy loves you, babies. I cannot wait to meet you.”

I wiped the tears from my eyes and pulled my woman into me. Mine. They are mine.

***

Five months later

Jasmin

“Lincoln Parker, I swear to Christ I am going to throat punch you if you tell me one more time what I can and cannot drink.”

He was driving me up the wall. I trashed the annoying book he bought after I told him we were going to have the twins. Problem was, he had it memorized. I hated that book; he followed me around and recited every word the book said. The man was crazy!

I just wanted to sit in the rocking chair he bought me for the babies’ room and drink my hot tea while I watched him put together the cribs. In peace!

“The caffeine isn’t good for the babies.”

I prayed for patience. I often did.

“You nagging me isn’t good for yours. You’re a crazy man Linc. You have everyone in the office following me around too.”

“Good! You’re growing my babies inside of you. There better be someone following you making sure you don’t need anything.”

“Grrrr!” Yes, I growled at him. I was going to kill him. And just for the record, my damn tea was decaf, I wasn’t trying to give my kids low birth weight or whatever it is that book said.

“Come here baby.” I sat my tea on the dresser and walked over to him. He pulled me in for a hug and kissed my head. “Sweet Jasmin, I will not apologize for protecting you and wanting you to be safe. You and these babies are my world. I feel like you are doing all the work here.”

He stopped and laid his big hand over my belly. I loved it when he did that.

“I would die if something happened to you or the babies. You three are my world, my entire world Jasmin.”

How could I stay mad at him? He was still crazy but I knew it was because he loved us all.

“I love you Lincoln.”

“3160 baby.”

Lincoln

I was watching Jasmin sleep she was laying on her side with a pillow under her huge belly. She was so damn beautiful. I am not a hearts and flowers type of guy, but fuck, my wife was glowing. Each month my babies got bigger and bigger, and her belly swelled. I loved it. I loved seeing her round with my babies. There would never be anything I could do for Jasmin to repay the gift she was giving me.

I placed my hand on her belly and felt a sharp kick. God damn there was nothing better!