Sabrina
One year later...
“I’m home,” I called, kicking my shoes off and walking into the kitchen. Felix slid off a stool and made a run for me, hugging my legs. “Hi, sweetie.”
“Hi.”
I rubbed his back and gave Stoney a questioning glance. He shrugged and I lifted Felix’s chin. “You okay?”
“Are you having a baby?”
“What?” I asked. “What brought that on?”
“Xander said that his dad was having a baby with his new wife and was replacing him. You and Dad got married so does that mean you’re going to have a baby?”
Stoney turned off the stove and picked him up, dropping him gently on the sofa before taking his place across from him on the coffee table. I sat beside Felix and took his hand.
“As a matter of fact, honey, Iamgoing to have a baby.”
“What?” Stoney said.
“Just found out,” I said. “I was at the doctor.”
“We’ll be talking about that later,” he warned.
“I look forward to it.”
We’d been married for three months, and although we’d legally fixed Felix’s birth certificate and added Stoney as his father, my man insisted on more kids as soon as possible. He’d made it his own personal mission to ‘put a baby’ in me, and he’d succeeded.
“Are you going to replace me?” Felix asked.
“No way,” I said for the millionth time, and I’d tell him a million more until he believed me.
“The new baby will call you Mom, right?”
“Yes.”
“Can I call you Mom, too?”
I bit back tears. “Baby, if you want to, you absolutely can. But it’s up to you. I don’t want to replace your Mama, but I would love to be your mom if you’d like me to be.”
His whole face lit up and his body sagged against me. “I thought you’d be mad.”
“Why would I be mad, honey?”
“Because I’ve wanted to call you Mom for a while, but I didn’t want you to think I was replacing Mama Ria.”
