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“Yes,” he eventually replies.
“It was bright purple when you bought it, wasn’t it?” Molly says with a laugh. “Gaudy looking thing.”
“Well, it’s not now. It’s beautiful,” I say with a smile. “And comfy too. Jax and I fell asleep on it this afternoon.”
“No, you fell asleep, angel,” he reminds me with a grin.
“It must have taken a lot of work?” I ask before I take a bite of the casserole.
“Not really. Once I stripped the paint, I sanded it down and gave it a few coats of wood oil,” Harvey replies. “I enjoyed doing it. Gave me something useful to do with these old hands.”
“Well, I really love it. You’ve done such a great job with the whole place, hasn’t he, Jax?” I nudge his leg with mine.
“Yeah,” he admits. I mean he can’t exactly deny it. “Did you restore those oak beams too?”
“Yup. But that was much harder work. I had to ask the contractor to help me out with those,” he admits, but there is a light in his eyes that wasn’t there a few seconds before. It’s painfully clear that Jax’s approval means everything to him.
Jax nods his head as he goes on eating his meal.
“What are you going to use that spare room for then?” Molly asks with a wicked twinkle in her eye.
“A nursery,” Jax replies without missing a beat, making me turn and scowl at him.
“A nursery?” Molly shrieks. “Oh, I’m going to get me some more babies around this place.” She clasps her hands together in delight.
“Maybe not for a while yet though,” I say before she gets too carried away.
Jax laughs softly and I roll my eyes at how sure he is of himself.
“You know what would look good in there?” he says to his aunt. “One of those old-fashioned cribs that rock.”
“Like the kind you had?” she says with a huge smile.
“Well, can’t say I remember that far back,” Jax laughs.
“You did,” Harvey says quietly. “I rocked you to sleep in it every night for a year after you were born. One time when you had croup, it was the only thing that would stop you crying. Your mom and I used to take turns rocking it all night long,” he wipes a stray tear from the corner of his eye.
I sense Jax bristling beside me. I wish that I could take his pain away so that he could let his father in a little.
With perfect timing, Blue jumps up and places his fat paws on the table and makes everyone laugh.
“Get down you dumb dog,” Molly chides him, before taking a piece of chicken from her bowl and hand feeding him.
Then we go on eating the rest of our meal making idle small talk and avoiding any further discussion of Jax’s childhood, his mom, or nurseries.
After dinner, Jax and I walked back to the barn. On the way we looked at the stars and he told me about the different constellations and the mythology behind them. I suspect it was a way of avoiding the conversation we’re about to have as I stand in the bedroom undressing.
“Why did you have to tell them about the nursery?” I ask.
He frowns at me. “Why wouldn’t I? I didn’t think it was a secret that we’re going to have more kids?”
“It’s not,” I say with a sigh. “But telling Molly about a nursery, Jax? She got so excited. It just feels like there’s unnecessary pressure to fill a nursery now, is all.”
He walks across the room, wrapping his arms around me. “There is no pressure, angel. I’ll talk to her. Okay?”
I place my hands on his solid chest. “You really want a baby so soon, though?”
He brushes my hair back from my face. “Yes. If it was up to me, I’d toss those birth control pills you’re taking down the toilet and have you knocked up before this honeymoon is over.”
