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Bella’s eyes nearly popped out of her head. “Are you... Is this... “
We had discussed getting married, but it was always a “one day” thing, and not something we had talked about doing anytime soon. But as the days went on, and as we built a life for ourselves in our new home, on the property that had belonged to my mother’s family, I wanted nothing more than to make our relationship official.
“Bella, after everything we’ve been through, I can’t imagine anyone else by my side. We make a killer team, and we’re rocking it raising these munchkins. I know we’ve talked about waiting until the kids are a little older and you finished school, but—”
“Yes,” she said, her voice barely a whisper.
“What did you say?” I asked, unsure if I heard her correctly.
“I said yes, Gabe. Yes!” She shouted the last word a little too loudly, arousing Ari in her arms and causing her to cry out grumpily. We both chuckled as it set off a cacophony of babies. This was our life now, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the entire world.
I went back to soothing the boys, and she rocked Ari to sleep while distracting Lucy with a stuffed toy.
“So you’re okay with getting married before going back to school?” I asked her.
“Well... as you know, I’ve been wondering if a master’s is even necessary, considering my career is going so well without it. I only wanted to get the degree to further my career, but now I’m not so sure. Besides, there’s something I need to show you.”
Ari had fallen asleep in her arms again as I stared at her, waiting for whatever she wanted to show me. Was it a job offer? Something else?I put both boys back down on the couch.
She slipped something from her pocket and handed it to me.
“I just took this an hour ago.”
It was a pregnancy test.
“I know we had talked about having another baby once these ones were older, but—"
“You’re pregnant?” I muttered.
“I am,” she said, biting her lip. “So how do you feel about five under two?”
My heart raced at the mere thought of having another baby. I looked over at the four we already had, and I knew that no matter what, we would find a way to fit this new baby into our life and make it work.
Bella and I could handle it.
I wrapped my arms around her and lifted her off the ground, planting a kiss to her lips.
“So I’m assuming you’re happy about the news?”
“How could I not be happy? I just found out that our family is growing by at least one more.”
“Hopefully only one more,” she laughed.
“Well, okay, hopefully one more, but we can handle whatever comes. I feel like the happiest man on earth right now.”
She kissed me again and I just held her there, our bodies pressed together. I stared deep into her eyes.
This life was nothing like I had pictured for myself when I was younger, but there I was. In the house where I had my happiest memories growing up, with the woman I loved, and our children surrounding us.
“We should probably hold off on the wedding until after the baby is here,” she said. “But I am thinking… I would love to have the ceremony overlooking the river, right here on this property.”
“That sounds like an amazing idea to me. What better way to celebrate our life together than to get married at our home.”
“Surrounded by everyone that loves us,” Bella added.
“And that’s a lot of people these days.”
“Thankfully so,” she added.
I released her and we found all four babies napping on the couch where I’d placed them to surprise Bella. They slept peacefully, snuggled together. It was too perfect for words. We stayed like that, hand-in-hand, admiring our children and relishing in the knowledge that even through everything, we had somehow managed to still find our happy ending.
The end
