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“Expect more nights like this.”
“I’m all for you spoiling me.”
He lifted himself up on one elbow, leaning over me, a smile playing on his lips. “I love spoiling you.”
Then he kissed me until my lips were swollen. Once we were done, we cleaned up and headed to the hotel where we’d spent our first night together. Inside were more strawberries and sparkling water. There were also rose petals strewn over the white comforter. It was perfect. I loved that he’d planned something for no reason, other than to create a romantic night for us. It reminded me how special I was to him. And I knew he’d plan more nights like it. That he’d never stop making me feel his love.
Epilogue
NICK
At our recent appointment, we’d gotten the blood results of the initial pregnancy test, and everything looked good. We even had the doctor write the gender of the baby on a piece of paper and seal it in an envelope.
Abby gave it to Sophie to create a cake, so we could reveal the surprise to the boys. We hadn’t told the boys anything yet, but we thought it would be fun to let them know whether we were having a boy or girl.
I was secretly hoping for a girl, but I think Abby wanted another boy. Something about it being easier since we both had already done the boy thing. I could just imagine the boys being protective of a little sister, though.
Abby walked in with the cake box, and I called the boys in from the yard. We spent most of our time at my house. After our announcement, we planned to discuss plans to live together. I hoped it went well because I didn’t want to spend another night apart.
The boys ran inside, pushing and shoving.
“Boys. Enough,” I said.
The boys looked up in surprise because I rarely raised my voice. But it was important to us, and I wanted them to be respectful.
The boys’ wide eyes darted from us to the box in the middle of the table.
“What’s the cake for?” Hunter asked.
Abby got out a few plates and forks before opening the box. The cake itself said “Congratulations.”
“We have something we wanted to talk to you about.”
The boys stood by the table, patiently waiting for us to talk.
“We’re engaged, and we’re ready to take the next step,” I said, wrapping an arm around Abby.
“Yeah, so is it an anniversary or something?” Hunter asked.
He worried the most about changes.
“We’d like to move in together.” We’d discussed the possibility, but we said we’d take it easy, slowly transitioning to a few overnights before making it official.
“Yes.” Brody pumped his fist.
Brody loved having him here, and Hunter didn’t like going back and forth.
“And there’s one more thing. We’re going to have a baby.”
“You’re going to be big brothers.” Abby handed each boy a navy shirt that said “Best Big Brother.”
“Are you serious?” Hunter asked, looking from Abby to me.
“Yes, we’re very happy.”
“Having a baby won’t take anything away from the love we feel for you. Our love will expand.”
Hunter nodded as if he needed to hear that. He was used to being looked over by one parent. We’d need to be extra careful to spend more time with him and not less when the baby arrived.
