Page 78 of Pursued By My Grumpy Fiancé
She sighs in relief and sits back in the chair.
Getting up, I carry Johnny out of the room and to the changing table. I make quick work of his stinky diaper, cleaning him up and redressing him after some fresh powder is sprinkled on his bum.
“All clean,” I say to him in a baby voice.
He attempts to stick his foot in his mouth.
“You want to help me surprise Uncle Landon?”
I reach into my pocket and pull out the small envelope that’s been burning a hole in it. I’ve been waiting for the right time to tell him for a week, and no time seems better than right now. Handing Johnny the envelope, I pick him up as he looks at the envelope intently.
We come down the hallway, stopping Landon and Penny mid conversation. I wonder what they were talking about.
“Uncle Landon, we have a surprise for you,” I sing-song.
He groans in response.
“Please don’t hand me a dirty diaper. I know your humor is peculiar, but that would be so gross,” he pleads.
I roll my eyes and lean Johnny forward so that Landon can take the envelope from him. There’s a small back and forth as Johnny refuses to let go. Finally, Landon is able to extract the envelope from his baby death grip.
Penny holds her arms out and I place her son in her arms.
“Are you so clean? You smell so fresh and so clean!” she says to him, drawing his attention away from the stolen envelope.
“What is this?” Landon asks as I resume my spot next to him.
“Well open it and find out, dork.”
My eyes roll in response. He starts opening the envelope before pulling out the small black photos.
“Is this…an ultrasound?” he asks, a look of disbelief spreading across his face as he examines the grainy pictures.
Penny’s head snaps up in joyous surprise, her eyes widening at the two of us. I nod and lick my lips. She gasps and covers her mouth with one hand.
“Yes, that’s right. I’m pregnant. Two months along.”
“Oh, Johnny, you’re going to have a little cousin to play with! Isn’t that so exciting?” she says to him.
“Why does it say Baby A and Baby B?” he asks, looking at the images in confusion.
Suddenly, a look of realization spreads, and he looks up at me and whispers, “Twins?”
“Twins,” I say firmly, nodding in response.
“Oh my god!” he says, letting the paper fall to his lap as he leans forward and stares at my stomach in awe.
He gingerly reaches out a hand and caresses my belly. “There’s two of you in there.”
“Johnny! You’re going to have two little cousins to play with! Isn’t that so exciting? Does mom know yet?” Penny directs her question at me.
I shake my head in response and she tuts. “Ooh, she’s going to be very upset that she’s the last one to know.”
“The last one to know what?” Eleanor asks as she walks through the door, a buybuy BABY shopping bag in her hand.
“Mom, twins. There’s twins in there,” Landon says, awe still evident in his voice as he gestures to my stomach.
Eleanor’s jaw drops at the same pace that her shopping bag drops to the floor. She’s still for a moment, standing there and staring at me.
