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Epilougue
Brooke
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Two years later…
“Do you think I should be worried she seemed okay? She didn’t even look like sad.” Ryan chuckled.
We’d just got home from dropping Aria off to college.
Our girl was officially a college girl and I was so proud of her. She got a scholarship to Brown’s and she had that over confident fire I loved.
“It’s a good thing.” I cirlcled my arms around his waist. “It shows we have a daughter we can be proud of. She’ll be alright and we don’t have to worry about her too much.”
He put his arm around me and held me closer.
We walked outside on to the terrace. He took hold of my shoulders and looked down at stomch that looked larger than life today.
Jesus Christ who knew that being pregnant could have so many wonders. Every day was different. I swore I wasn’t this big yesterday.
Six months in and I was a ball of love and everything in between.
I was all belly too. Like a kangaroo with a pouch.
“What’s he doing?” Ryan asked.
We were having a boy.
Ryan pressed his hand to my stomach and tapped lightly. The other day when he did that the baby moved.
“Sleeping, leave him alone.” I giggled. “Unlike you he knows when it’s time for a beauty nap.”
“Tell mommy we men don’t take beauty naps.” He lowered and spoke to my stomach. Then he kissed it and held it like he was holding the baby.
“Hey, I’m just trying to make sure he has a good balance from the start. That way your half monk side won’t rub off on him.” I teased him.
“Hey right back at you.” He pouted and rose to tower over me with his height. “You said you’d quit with the monk jokes.”
“I don’t remember making such a promise.” I poked his stomach.
He narrowed his eyes at me. “Pretty certain it was part of our wedding vows.”
I burst out laughing. “What part?”
“The part about loving me forever and making me the happiest man alive. So its implied. So no monk jokes.” He nodded.
“You are so silly.”
He lowered and kissed the top of my head. “Can I enjoy a walk on the beach with my beautiful wife?”
“Only if she can enjoy a walk on the beach with her gorgeous husband.”
“All yours.” He took my hand and we proceeded down to the beach.
This was us. We were like this every day, and the love we shared grew more and more every day.
