Page 22 of Delivery After Dark
“I’m just asking, and I should get to enjoy this a little bit.”
“Not while I’m stuck in a bed. Talk to me about gloating after we’re home with our four miracles.”
“I’ll put a reminder on my calendar to bring this up with you then.”
“You do that.”
He caressed her face. “I miss this.”
“What?”
“Lying in bed, bickering with you. It’s my favorite thing to do.”
“You’re very good at it.”
“Pushing your buttons—all of them—is the most fun I’ve ever had.”
“No one has ever pushed my buttons—all of them—as well as you do. And I felt your chest expanding as I said that.”
“You think you know me so well.”
“I know you better than anyone, and don’t tell me your chest isn’t expanding.”
“Maybe just a little. After all, I did knock you up with four babies all at once. No McCarthy boy in history has ever done that.”
“Congratulations on your remarkable accomplishment.”
“Now that’s the attitude I’m looking for.”
Abby sighed. “I want out of here so badly.”
“I know, hon. You’ve been a trouper. I’m so proud of you.”
“Thanks but so have you. Taking care of Liam on your own, while working and visiting me, hasn’t been easy either.”
“My part has been much easier than yours, and we’re not going to fight about that. It’s true.”
“I keep telling myself two more weeks. Two more weeks.”
“Or less.”
“That’d nice. We need to finalize names for these boys. I’m under tremendous pressure from my mother, who wants to embroider things.”
“Where’s the list?”
“On the tray table.”
Adam sat up and reached for the piece of paper they’d referred to as the brainstorming document. “Did we agree we’re not doing all L names?”
“Yeah, I don’t think we can do that and meet the goal of having Irish names that’re recognizable and not hard to pronounce.”
“Okay, so are the top contenders still Beckett, Ryan, Rory, Eamon, Murphy, Cormac and Patrick?”
“I haven’t added any new ones to the list, so yes, those are the top ones. Murphy is my favorite, because that was my grandmother’s maiden name.”
“I’m still not sure how I feel about Murphy McCarthy.”
“Murphy Callahan McCarthy.” They’d agreed to use her family name as the babies’ middle name, like they’d done with Liam.
