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Me:Good. I’m still at the hospital. Why don’t you come up here?
Natalie:Are you sure?
Me:Yes. Get over here. I miss you.
Natalie:You’re so impatient.
Me:Damn right, I am. I miss you every second of the day that you’re not by my side. It’s room 212.
Natalie:Okay. I’ll be there soon. ?
I smiled at my phone, feeling a sense of contentment that I hadn’t felt in a long time.
“Why are you smiling?” Nick nudged me with his shoulder.
“It’s a good day. D and Sorina have a beautiful, healthy child.”
“Yeah.” Nick nodded. “So, how are you, man? You seem like you’ve got a little pep in your step lately.” He had a smug look. “Is your project back on?”
“Yeah, Nick. It’s back on.”
“Good. I’m happy for you, man.” He smacked me on the back. “It’s about time you got your shit handed to you.”
I shifted my feet and smiled. “Yep, I fell pretty hard for this one.” I sobered and told him the news. “She’s pregnant.”
“Are you serious? Is there something in the water?” His lips twitched, but he eyed me with some uncertainty. “She’s pregnant.”
“Who’s pregnant?” Dmitri butted in, cradling Luca close to his chest, waiting as he glanced from Nick to me.
Nick said nothing as he watched me. He wasn’t spilling my secret. Not that I was trying to hide it. I just hadn’t told anyone, yet. “Natalie,” I answered.
“You impregnated your project?”
“Are you sure you’re not a robot?”
Ignoring my comment, Dmitri glanced down at his son. “So, what’s next?”
“What the fuck do you think is next? She’s mine, man. We’re going to live our own happily ever after. I can tell you that much.”
“Good.” Dmitri sounded like he’d orchestrated all of this and was happy with the result. As happy as he could possibly express, anyway. “Glad she got on board with the program, and you didn’t have to resort to kidnapping.”
Roman stepped up, glancing among us all. “Kidnapping?” He spread his hands out in question.
“Natalie’s pregnant,” Dmitri said, bouncing his son in his arms.
“She is?” Roman raised his eyes at me in shock. “Damn, how did I miss that? Did you and D have a running bet on who could get someone knocked up first?”
“Shut up, Roman.”
He crossed his arms, studying me like he wasn’t sure whether I was in a good headspace. “For real, man, how are you dealing?”
I grinned like a crocodile. “Never been happier.”
As if she could hear us talking about her, Natalie peeked her head through the door. She had on her glasses and wore a Sailor Moon T-shirt and denim shorts. As usual, she looked freaking irresistible. She held my gaze and smiled shyly.
“Natalie.” Kenzie pushed around us as she had her arms open wide, giving her a hug.
After a few seconds, the girls were over by Sorina’s side, and Dmitri laid Luca in my arms. “Guess you need to start practicing.”
