Page 160 of Take My Name
“Mhm…” She moans, wiggling her ass.
“Careful,” I growl. “That’s how we got here in the first place.”
“Then it’s a good thing we’re addin’ extra bedrooms to the house.”
As soon as we found out we were expecting, I recruited my dad, brothers, and Silas to help me add a couple extra rooms to the back of the cabin. They’re almost finished and then we’ll get the nursery ready. Maisie’s already buying clothes and stocking up on diapers, which are mostly taking over her office.
I’m proud of how well she’s managed and grown her business. She has two assistants and three agents working for her now. Although she works hard, she’s learned to take time off and enjoy our life together.
It’s all I’ve ever wanted for us.
And now I couldn’t be happier to be growing our family.
“Have you added any more baby names to your list?”
Last I checked, she had fourteen listed, in order from most favorite to least, but it changes every few days based on her mood.
She tucks in her lips and looks away from me.
That’s a yes.
“Well…do I get to hear ’em?”
She lists off five more she found online that I don’thate, but none are really hitting for me.
“There’s one more I considered, but I’m not sure how you’ll feel about it.”
“Okay, tell me.”
“I was rereadin’ your annotations in my book the other day and the sister’s name popped out at me. When I read her book, I also thought it was cute, but then I dunno…it stayed in my head and I kinda love it now.”
The continuation of her favorite book released last year, but she was able to read an early copy of it. Then she let me read it and it was as good as the first, maybe even better since you got to see both so happy.
“Birdie…” I try out the name, loving the way it sounds aloud. “I really like that.”
“You do?” Her gaze finds mine. “What about a middle name?”
“Hm…Grace or Gracelyn if you want her to have yours? Otherwise, could we give her Aunt JoJo’s name? She would be so honored.”
“Birdie Josephine,” she says slowly, a smile covering her face. “That’s perfect.”
“However…” I contemplate mentioning it. “Kids might call her BJ or tease her about it once they learn what it means.”
Maisie nearly growls at the thought. “It’s a good thing she’ll have a dad with two brothers to teach her how to kick their little asses.”
A laugh bubbles out of me as I press my lips to her temple. “That’s my girl. Teachin’ our baby how to fight back before she’s even outta the womb.”
After I rub some bath scrub over her body and we rinse off in the shower, we change into some comfy clothes, and I start making dinner for us.
Maisie comes into the kitchen and sits at the breakfast bar with our memory box that has since been upgraded to a muchlarger one. We celebrated our ten-year wedding anniversary two years ago with a vow renewal ceremony at the Willow Chalet.
It was important for me to give her the wedding she had always wanted, so we took a ton of photos, made a new wedding album, and hung up more pictures in the house.
Now our memory box is filled with our past before and after we reunited. The most recent addition being our ultrasound photos of our first child.
And yeah, I’m hopeful we’ll have more than one.
But I’ll be happy either way.
