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Jeez. Four and half hours?
Once their starvation subsided a little, they began trying to match the patterns.
“I just realized I never asked for your opinion. Do you like it?” Sophie said.
“I do, actually.” Noah wasn’t lying. The wallpaper Sophie had picked out was nice — it was a soft colored forest with trees, bunnies and green foliage. Even if didn’t like it, he wouldn’t have voiced it. It’s not like he would be spending much time here anyway so his opinion didn’t matter. Whatever would make Sophie the happiest.
As they worked together, the animals and trees began to line up, creating the perfect woodland theme.
“Yeah, well since I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, I thought it was perfect. And if we ever—” Sophie stopped talking, pretending that she hadn’t begun the second sentence.
Noah didn’t question her, but he understood what she was going to say.And if we ever decide to have more…
He decided to steer the conversation back to safety. He told her about work, his meeting and the second embarrassment he had gotten from Colin.
Sophie laughed so hard she actually snorted.
“Hey, I don’t see any pigs on here. It’s a forest, not a farm,” Noah joked.
Sophie gasped, playfully punching him in the arm. She wrinkled her nose at him.
Before they knew it, they had finished the entire room.
Noah rubbed at his sore arms.
Sophie stretched hers beside him. “God, how late is it?”
Noah checked his phone. “Midnight.”
“Jeez. Aren’t you at work tomorrow?”
He yawned. “Yeah, I should probably get some sleep.”
“Thank you for your help. I love it.” She squeezed his arm.
Noah nodded, already making his way to the door. He was exhausted. “No problem. It looks great.”
He usually went to bed early, especially during the week, but the time really had flown by. It usually did when he was around Sophie.
CHAPTER22
SOPHIE
“Thank you for coming with me today,” Sophie said, pulling out of her mom’s embrace.
“Of course. Let me know if you need anything else, okay?”
“Sure, Mom. I’ll see you later.” Sophie smiled. “Oh wait, don’t forget this.” She handed her mother a picture of the ultrasound.
Her mother thanked her, holding the photo to her chest as the elevator doors closed.
Sophie walked back to the kitchen where they had left all of the shopping bags. Most of the things they had bought today were for the baby’s nursery — a rug, some hanging decorations, onesies, and an amazing handmade mobile that was Sophie’s favorite purchase for the baby yet. It was wooden with hanging ivy and tiny stuffed animal figures — bunnies, foxes, and bears. It would go perfectly with the woodland theme.
After taking the bags to the nursery, she came back for the two she couldn’t carry the first trip. The baby-blue box her mother had brought sat on the island. Sophie already knew what was in it but she wasn’t sure she wanted to see it again.
But things had been going well and she had had such a good day… Maybe it wouldn’t bother her as much as she thought it would.
Carefully, Sophie lifted the lid off the box.
