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“What?” He teasingly smiled. “I was going to say personality. Mommy only has one thing on her mind.”
I playfully glared at him while Ben questioned, “What’s that?”
“She wants to give you a sibling.”
“Really?!” Ben gasped. “I want a brother!”
Jax walked out onto the balcony where there were tables set up for lunch.
Placing Ben in a chair, he countered, “Hopefully a baby sister.”
“Eww! I don’t want a sister. Girls are gross.”
“Girls are gross?” Jax looked over at me. “What have you been teaching our son?”
We sat down.
“To not be like his daddy.”
“But, Mom… I want to be just like Dad. One day, I’m going to be the G.O.A.T. Right, Dad?”
Ruffling Ben’s hair, he retorted, “I will happily pass the torch.”
“Speaking of passing the torch,” I added, using this opportunity to ask the burning question of the hour. “Any idea on when you plan to retire?”
“From what?”
I rolled my eyes.
He jerked back. “Football?”
“Yes, football. What else would you be retiring from?”
Grabbing the kids’ menu and crayons, he gave it to Ben.
“I have no plans on retiring anytime soon.”
“Jax, you’re going to be thirty-five soon, which is the average age of quarterbacks retiring from the NFL.”
“Is that supposed to sway me?”
“You’re undefeated this season. You know you’re going to win the Super Bowl. Don’t you want to retire on a high?”
“No.”
“Jax…”
“What is the real issue of you wanting me to retire?”
“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe because you’re the father of my child, and I don’t want you to end up in the hospital again with another concussion.”
“I haven’t had one in two years, Sophie.”
“That doesn’t mean you won’t get another one.”
“I barely get tackled on the field. You have nothing to worry about.”
“We’re trying for another baby. I’d like for my two kids—”
