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“We are supposed to be cleaningoutour house before we move into the new house because the apartment is too small. We already had to send Tucker to your parents’ house.”
“We both agreed Tucker living there was better for everyone right now.”
The decision hadn’t been easy. Harper’s beloved two-year-old Golden Retriever needed more space than their small second floor apartment allowed. It broke all their hearts, but Tucker was living his best life on Blake’s parents’ farm with their dogs. And the arrangement was only temporary. They had started construction on their dream house on Isla and Vera’s land a few months prior and it would—hopefully—be ready for when the baby arrived.
“I know.”
Rolling onto their sides, they looked into each other’s eyes. Blake gently brushed Alexis’s hair out of her eyes as she caressed her cheek.
“One day we’re going to be sitting on the back porch of our new house while our kids and Tucker play in the backyard.”
“That sounds perfect.”
“You know, this really is the best day ever.”
“I’d put it right up there with Harper being born and our wedding.”
“Ditto.”
Leaning in, Blake kissed Alexis. They could have stayed in each other’s arms all day but that wasn’t the case with motherhood. Harper called out for them to join her in the kitchen, which they did. As the family of three sat around the counter eating their breakfast, Blake caught Alexis’s eye and winked at her.
In just a few months, they’d be a family of four.
Chapter 5
Alexis
The bedroom floor looked as if Alexis’s closet had thrown up on it. As Alexis desperately tried to find something to wear, jeans, sweatpants, and dresses lay strewn around the room. Despite only being eight weeks and a couple days along in her pregnancy, there was no denying the slight baby bump that had made its presence known in the last week. She hadn’t planned on showing so early, which meant she had absolutely nothing to wear.
“Why did I ever get rid of my maternity clothes?” She mumbled to herself as she yanked a pair of leggings out of a drawer. At least the stretchy fabric would cover her enough and paired with an oversized sweater, Alexis had enough confidence in the attire to get her to her doctor’s appointment.
After six long weeks of waiting after the pregnancy test, they finally had an appointment for the ultrasound. Alexis could barely sleep the night before from excitement. Well, excitement mixed with the morning sickness which seemed to come at night just as she was perfectly comfortable in bed. Blake had been the best partner through it all. She stayed by Alexis’s side in the bathroom until it passed, constantly asking her if she was okay or needed more water. Blake was the best. There was just no way around it.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Alexis pulled the sweater tight against her stomach to show off her baby bump. When she was pregnant with Harper, she didn’t show until well into her fourth month. Clearly things were going to be different with the second baby. Alexis rubbed her hand over her stomach and smiled at herself in the mirror. She couldn’t remember a time when she was happier and couldn’t wait to finally let their friends in on the news.
She and Blake, along with Harper, had planned out exactly how they wanted to tell their friends. They had made picture ornaments for each of them and writtenBaby’s First Christmason each of them. A copy of the first ultrasound would go into the picture slot. Alexis could hardly wait to tell them, especially Sophia. Keeping the news from her best friend had been torture. Every day Alexis wanted to tell her, but kept the surprise. So far, only Isla and Vera knew, because it would have been impossible for them not to know.
But if she didn’t get clothes that actually fit soon, Sophia and everyone else would know by her bump.
Sighing, Alexis pouted as she made her way to the living room. Blake was on the couch waiting, having already been dressed for well over half an hour. She looked stunning in her blue sweater and skinny jeans tucked into her boots. Judging by the stack of papers in her hand, she was rereading the script she’d gotten several weeks ago. Alexis knew Blake was interested but was on the verge of saying no because of the baby. Selfishly, Alexis wanted all the attention on herself and the baby. But that wasn’t fair to Blake.
“You really just need to call them and say you might be interested.”
“I know,” Blake sighed as she tossed the script onto the couch and stood. “I really like the script; I just don’t want to commit that much time to it right now. Not when we have our little one on the way.”
Placing her hand on Alexis’s stomach, Blake gasped.
“What?”
“Dude,” Blake laughed as she raised Alexis’s sweater and pointed at her stomach, “where did this come from?”
“Wish I knew. Why do you think it’s taken me this long to get ready? I’m eight weeks along and already nothing fits.”
“We’ll go shopping after the appointment.”
“The stores will be crowded because Christmas is in three days.”
“Well, we can shop online.”
