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“Thank you. I promise to cook dinner tomorrow. You haven’t tried my chicken parmesan.”
Ethan chuckled as he spooned soup into his bowl. “Sounds good. I look forward to it.”
As soon as he sat down at the table, I dug in. The potato soup was creamy, and the bread had just enough beer flavor. I just hoped all the food stayed down. I was tired of throwing everything up.
Ethan stirred his soup, the steam billowing into the air. “I’ve been thinking. We haven’t yet talked about what we’re going to do when we go back to Cali.”
“I was just thinking about that earlier today,” I said. “What are your thoughts?”
His gaze dropped to his bowl. “Well, I kind of did something while you were sleeping.”
He had me curious. “Tell me.”
His crystal blue eyes lifted and pierced into mine. “Living at my place isn’t an option. There’s no privacy. I called a real estate agent today to get the ball moving on selling it.”
That was a shock.
“Wow. You’ve been busy.”
He laughed. “Our babies will be here before you know it.”
Hearing him say that warmed my heart. “Yes, they will. So, do you want us to find a house together?”
He nodded. “That’s what I need to talk to you about. Reagan called and said she sent you a link, but you never responded.”
I gasped. “Oh yeah, I never opened it to see what it was.”
Ethan cleared his throat. “Well, I told her you were taking a nap, so she sent it to me. She said you’d love it. I was going to surprise you with it tonight. I probably shouldn’t have done it without you, but I had to act fast.”
He pulled out his phone and came over to me, setting it down on the table. When I looked at the screen, my eyes lit up. It was a house . . . and one I recognized because I’d seen it before; it was right down the road from Reagan and Braden’s, tucked away in a private, gated neighborhood.
“Oh, yeah. I love that place,” I breathed, holding a hand over my heart. Then, gasping, I jerked my head to look at him to see a mischievous smile. “Ethan. Are you trying to tell me you . . .”
He cocked his head to the side. “Bought it? Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m trying to say.”
Jumping to my feet, I threw my arms around his neck, shrieking so loud I knew it had to hurt his ears. The excitement welled up so much in my chest that I felt like I’d explode.
“Oh my God!” I squealed. “I don’t know what to say.”
He pulled me back and clutched my face. “Tell me you’re not mad I did it without you. I know we’re supposed to do this stuff together.”
Tears filled my eyes. “No, I’m not mad. On the contrary, I’m excited, thrilled, ecstatic; you name it.”
I kissed him hard and started to cry. The emotions were strong, and I knew it was the pregnancy hormones making everything heightened.
“I’m just so happy.”
Ethan swiped the tears off my cheeks. “The house went on the market today. I knew that if I didn’t put in an offer right then, it’d get taken.”
I leaned into his touch. “I would’ve done the same thing. Thank you. I can’t wait to move in.”
Ethan winked. “As soon as we get back to California, we’ll sign the papers.”
I kissed him again. “Now there are more things we get to add to the list of telling people. Not only are we together now, but we’re pregnant with twins and moving in with each other.”
Ethan’s shoulders shook with his laughter. “I can only imagine what the headlines are going to say.”
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