Page 91 of The Blessings of Christmas
“They’ve always liked you.”
He settled back with the baby, pleased grin on his face. “I think my stock just went up now that Sean’s in the picture.”
The two looked so natural together. She could sit and gaze at them forever. Amanda flicked on the tree lights, and the baby stopped sucking, eyes searching.
“Looks like we’re going to be pretty busy from now on, isn’t that right, little guy?” Connor smiled down at the baby, who’d gotten back to business.
“I’ve been thinking maybe I won’t go back to school after my maternity leave.”
“Really? You sure that’s wise?”
“Yeah, just a thought.” She searched for the tiny statue hidden under the white sheet. Time to add the baby to the nativity set. Her fingers found it and she gently lay the small figurine in the hay. The infant just looked so right in the manger. She could swear Mary and Joseph were smiling.
When she turned, Connor pinned her with his eyes. “Just a few days with Sean and you know you want to stay home?”
Amanda shrugged a shoulder. “It feels right. For a while at least. Best thing for us.” She pulled something from her pocket and stared at the line.
“What’s that, Amanda?” Connor paled. “A thermometer? Are you that sick?”
She gave her husband a mysterious smile, enjoying the delicious waves of excitement washing over her as she joined them on the couch. Amanda marveled at her own restraint. “How do you feel about bundling?”
Connor looked wary. “What? Like my dad’s fishing lures?”
“Not exactly the kind of bundling I see in our future.” Tapping the pregnancy test against her palm, she fixed him with an excited smile. Sean wailed when his dad dropped the bottle.
Reaching down, Amanda scooped up the bottle and got the feeding back on track.
Connor was still zoned out, eyes wild and the muscles in his throat working. He handled five-alarms fires better than this. “Are you sure?”
“As sure as I can be right now. Guess I’ll call Logan tomorrow. Isn’t this just a miracle, Connor?” Excitement bubbled through her until she thought she’d explode.
His smile widened with disbelief. “Guess Christmas really is the time for family miracles.” Connor’s laugh startled the baby and he quickly took it down to a chuckle.
Amanda couldn’t wait to tell her parents in the morning. But some things were worth waiting for.
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