Becoming a dad had also helped his relationship with his own father. It was in the high emotion surrounding Frankie’s birth that Caleb had finally found the courage to broach the matter of his childhood with his father. As Caleb suspected, his father had no recollection of blaming him and had been horrified to hear about his actions. His apology had been swift and sincere, and his explanation of his heartache had been met with understanding from Caleb. His father had spent every day since working hard to heal the rift between them and to be the best father and grandfather possible, and it hadn’t taken long for them to overcome all the guilt and pain they both carried from that long-ago time in their lives.
‘I’m glad you feel that way because I found out today that I’m six weeks pregnant.’
She watched his reaction; his eyes widening with disbelief and then glowing with delight ‘You are?’ Emotion shimmered in his gaze as he looked quickly down at her stomach. ‘Wait. Six weeks?’
Serena had to laugh. ‘I know. It’s crazy.’ Six weeks ago, they had been on the way back from their biannual trip to Australia and had stopped in Singapore for a few days. ‘There’s just something about you, me and Singapore that seems to be a very potent combination.’ She laughed, smoothing her hand over his short hair.
‘I love you so much, Serena,’ he said earnestly, claiming her lips for one of the deep kisses she loved, because it seemed to say he couldn’t get enough of her. ‘And I love our family so much.’
She knew he did. There was never any doubt about that in her mind, not with all the ways he’d changed his life to make them his priority, but it was always so much fun when he demonstrated it too.
‘Show me how much,’ she breathed, leaning in to him to curl her arms around his neck and touch her lips to his, and it wasn’t a request she had to make twice.
