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I laughed and pushed his chest so that he was lying down again. "No. I wanted to find it. I just stripped you a little, that's all. And just for the record, you started to wake up right after that. Apparently you just missed having my hands all over you."
He smiled. "Oh, I definitely missed that."
"But seriously, James. That is the sweetest gift you've ever given me. How am I supposed to compete with that? And your birthday is tomorrow."
"This is pretty good." He kissed my stomach. "Actually, this is really, really good. I love it. I couldn't have asked for a better present."
"It is a little terrifying though."
"It's okay. We're going to be fine."
"How do you know?"
He pulled me into his arms. "Because everything's alright as long as you're with me."
I sighed as I listened to his steady heartbeat. There was no better sound in the world. No better feeling than his arms around me. Nothing at all was better than this.
"Thank you for tonight, James. It was perfect."
He kissed my forehead. "Thank you for taking a chance on me." He yawned and pulled me even closer.
"Thank you for choosing me," I whispered against his chest.
"I'll always choose you."
***
I slipped out from underneath his arm and grabbed my phone. I needed to make his birthday special. Despite what James said, I needed to give him something great. I wanted to surprise him. I clicked on Rob's number in my phone and held it to my ear.
"It's a little late," Rob said and cleared his throat. "Daphne's going to think I'm getting a booty call. Wait, is this a booty call? Am I dreaming?"
"I'm sorry to wake you, but I need a favor," I whispered, ignoring everything he had just said.
"Whatever you need, baby mama."
I laughed and sat down on the couch. "I'm going to have to get used to that nickname. I was wondering if we could somehow manage to put together a last minute surprise party for James? Maybe at Mason and Bee's? James and I stayed at their hotel last night..."
"Done."
"You didn't even ask them."
"I'll make it happen."
I smiled. "Thanks, Rob. And can we maybe make it a small thing? Just our closest friends?"
"You want me to uninvite people?"
"What do you mean uninvite people? I only just told you about it."
"I already sent out 150 invites while we were talking."
"What?"
"I'm just kidding. I'll take care of it."
I couldn't tell if he was kidding or not. But when he said he'd take care of it, I knew he would. "How are you feeling?"
"Tired. But I'm super excited to be an uncle. And James seems really excited about it too."
