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As Nobu laughed, Hendrix flipped her over so that their positions were switched. With Nobu lying on her back, he made his way between her legs for his favorite breakfast—her.
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It wasthe first time in three years that the Cane and Jakes families had come together for Christmas. Everyone had gathered at Nobu and Hendrix’s home to exchange gifts and feast. One of the gifts Hendrix had given Nobu was a five hundred thousand dollar check to pay the house off. She cried endlessly when he gave it to her, but she shouldn’t have expected anything less. Hendrix had always been a provider, and even though the house was in her name, when she opened the doors to make it his home as well, it was his job to take care of it financially.
All afternoon, no matter what they were eating, playing, talking about, or listening to, Nobu found her way into his arms for a quick hug and kiss. She had no problem reminding him of how happy she was to have him back, and that meant more to Hendrix than any of the materialistic things she’d gotten him. Nobu Jakes Cane was the best gift he could ever receive for Christmas, and all was finally right in Hendrix’s world now that he’d finally gotten the love of his life back.
Epilogue
Nobu
Valentine’s Day
Nervously, Nobu stared at one piece of clothing to the other, unsure if she wanted to change her outfit for the evening or not. For Valentine’s Day, they decided to book a flight to Aruba. That evening, they were going to do the classic dinner and dancing after exchanging gifts, but Hendrix wanted to do something special to celebrate their first Valentine’s Day back together.
While she waited for him to arrive, Nobu considered when she wanted to tell Hendrix she was pregnant. It was bound to happen, but she was still shocked when she missed her period in DecemberandJanuary. When she couldn’t deny it anymore, she took a home pregnancy test, and it came back positive. At that point, the trip didn’t matter nor did any gift Hendrix could have had for her. The baby inside of her stomach was gift enough. Still, Hendrix insisted on going to his brother’s house to get Nobu’s gifts since that’s where he’d kept them. She was so nosy, Nobu had practically torn their home up trying to find them, so she had a good laugh at herself when she learned they weren’t even there.
They’d settled into a day-to-day routine easily. Hendrix had several companies lined up to freelance for at the start of the year. Because he was contracted, he couldn’t work with anyone else for the last three years, and the companies were anxious to add him to their team when he sent out the announcement that he was no longer under contract. Instead of signing with just one company, he chose to freelance to ensure he would have the flexibility with his schedule that he would need to be there for himself and his family, and have a proper work, rest, and play balance.
Nobu continued to work weekend days and two evenings out of the week, leaving the rest of the schedule for her employees. And now that she’d accepted the fact that she was pregnant, Nobu was glad she’d gotten out of the habit of working ten- and twelve-hour days. Being home more often would have been a hard adjustment, even if she was happy about being with her baby.
Though they didn’t have an exact date for their wedding yet, they knew they wanted the opposite of the first one, which was a winter wedding at their church. This time around, the couple wanted a summer destination wedding. That summer was out since she was going to still be pregnant, but she couldn’t wait to officially become Mrs. Nobu Jakes Cane again, summer 2024.
At the sound of the front door opening and closing, Nobu released a quiet, “Ah!” before grabbing her robe and trying to rush out of the bedroom to the kitchen in time enough to avoid Hendrix seeing the workstation she’d created on the kitchen island. Underneath several pieces of tissue paper were all the gifts she planned to bag up for him. By the time she made it to the kitchen, Hendrix was holding the one she was most concerned about—the pregnancy test.
He didn’t seem to give a damn about the Rolex, new briefcase, or Versace robe. All Hendrix did was stare at the pregnancy test.
“You’re back early,” she announced, taking small, slow steps toward him.
“You’re pregnant?”
“You weren’t supposed to see that yet.”
Finally, Hendrix lifted his head and looked into her eyes as tears fell from his. “Are you? I need to hear you say it.”
Cupping her cheeks, Nobu nodded as she giggled. “Yes,” she almost sang as her own eyes watered at the sight of his tears. “I’m pregnant, Henny. Happy Valentine’s Day.”
“Bu,” he called softly, voice thick with emotion as he dropped the test onto the island. Closing the space between them, Hendrix took her into his arms and lifted her in the air, wrapping her legs around him. “Thank you, baby. I love you so much. Thank you.”
He buried his face in her neck, and the feel of his tears had her own falling.
“Thank you for coming back for me. I love you too.”
“We’re having a baby!” he yelled before jumping up and down and spinning her around, causing Nobu to squeal and laugh as she held onto him tightly. She’d been doing that daily—holding him, randomly, not wanting to let him go. And after three long years, her husband had finally made his way back to her heart, his eternal home.
The End
