"Jocelyn?" he said. "We have the house all to ourselves for at least three hours. Do you know how many times we can do it in three hours?"
"I do." I giggled. "And I wanna take you up on that, but don’t sidetrack me yet."
"Okay," he said. "I apologize. What were you thinking about?"
"Well, I know I worked really hard to get my degree, and I did it in four years, even though you said I could take my time."
"There was no rush," he said. "But I admire your dedication and determination all while you took care of me and Alexa. You’re amazing."
"Thanks," I said. "You were a huge help, and I couldn’t have done it without you or your family."
"I personally think you should take the summer off and think about what you want to do," he said. "You’re still young and have plenty of time to think about a career."
"Actually." I bit my lip.
"Don’t do that." He bit my lip. "You know it distracts me."
"Sorry." I giggled. "I don’t want to work right away."
"That’s fine," he said. "I’ll support whatever you want."
"I’m glad I have the degree, but I still want to raise Alexa for now," I said. "And, I got some news this morning I wanted to share with you."
"What kind of news?" He smiled as he kissed me again.
"It’s big." I grinned. "Andthistime, I wanted you to be the first to know."
"This time?" He thought for a few moments, and then I saw the realization cross his face. "Are you?"
I nodded.
"Are you sure?"
"I took a pregnancy test this morning. I’m only a week late, but since I was on the pill, I wanted to make sure."
He pulled me toward him and kissed me softly, wrapping his arms around me. "I love you."
"You’re not mad? I mean, I know we weren’t planning this." I honestly didn’t know what happened. I took my pill every day, so I figured this was just really meant to be.
"Mad?" He kissed my forehead. "I’ve wanted to ask you if you’d be ready for another baby, but I wanted you to finish school first. I can’t believe it."
"Me neither. I love you so much, and I’ve wanted to have another baby for a while. I was afraid the age gap was getting too big between Alexa and a sibling."
"She’ll be so excited." He took my face between his hands and slowly kissed me.
"This is perfect."
"So much different than the last time," I said.
"That all worked out though," he said. "I love my girls, and now we get a new baby."
He slipped his hands over my stomach. "I can’t wait to feel him move."
"Him?"
"I was right last time, wasn’t I?"
"You had a fifty percent chance." I giggled. "I can’t wait for you to feel the baby move too. I always felt so connected to you when you would lie in my bed at Max’s house and feel Alexa moving inside me. Do you remember that?"
