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“If you’re moving in too.”
Oh, right. I didn’t answer him.
“Hm. I might need to see the backyard before I’m convinced.”
He laughs. “Of course. That’s the real selling point. Not your sexy man, a cute backyard.”
“Oh, can we go outside?” Sophia calls from the hallway.
“Go on,” Wilson says.
He holds my hand tightly as we walk back downstairs and out to the backyard.
It’s a decently long lot for downtown and wider than most of the ones around us.
“It’s one of the biggest yards on the block,” Wilson says.
Sophia runs along the edge of the fence, and I take it all in, imagining nights spent grilling and eating on the patio. Summer days of Sophia playing out here while I tend to the garden. Our baby sitting on a blanket in the shade of the large oak tree.
“When did you do this?”
Wilson wraps his arm around me, also taking in the view.
“I moved everything in on Wednesday.” Emotion fills his voice. “But if you’re asking when I decided… it was after the weekend visiting your parents. You lit up when we walked into the backyard. You deserve to have a yard of your own. A place that brings you joy.”
“You did all this for me?”
“I did it for us. I want this to be where we start our family.”
“I want that too.”
“You’re going to live here with us?” Sophia yells, dashing across the yard and throwing an arm around each of us.
“Yeah. I am. Is that okay with you?”
“It’s perfect!”
“I agree,” Wilson whispers. Then he gives me a soft kiss, filled with longing.
“Oh my gosh,” I laugh, leaning back a little.
“What?” Wilson asks.
“The baby must know all the important people are right here. Just kicking away in there.”
“I think she knows she’s home,” Sophia whispers.
Home.
When I left the city, I was lonely and running away, trying to find my happiness. I ended up with everything I needed and didn’t know I wanted. Maybe it was the twists and turns of life. Maybe it was fate. All I know is I’m right where I’m supposedto be, and for the first time in my life, I’m settled, and my heart feels right at home.
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
WILSON
“Okay,we’re just about ready. I want to confirm that you’d like to know the gender of the baby?”
The ultrasound tech barely gets the sentence out before Sophia shouts, “Yes!”
