Page 51 of Up All Night
Jagger whines.“Okay, we didn’t ask to see how you made that thing in there.God, we’re gonna be eating soon."
Stone laughs.“Fuck you, too."
Then he does the thing that makes my heart melt.He places his hand on my belly and says.“Sorry, baby.Daddy will try to watch his tongue."
Thoughts of not wanting to have this child are suddenly dissolved.I realize the only real reason why I ever had doubts was because I didn’t know how Stone would react.The truth is, deep down, I always did want to have a baby.Steve just crushed that for me.I know that now.This wonderful, beautiful man, has restored one of my dreams.And I love him for it.
The grape juice arrives in wine goblets.We all toast to the future, with babies, weddings, and lots and lots of love.I fill up too much on the delicious bread, so I only eat a little bit of the food.“I’ll bring you back here someday.I’ve never had the pleasure myself."Stone says.
“Only if I can come, too."Liv says.
“Of course you can come.Wait, who’s watching the store for you?"I ask.
“There’s only one way to tell if Geena has the chops to hold down the fort without me."
“Have you had any nine-one-one calls yet?"
“Not yet."
"Well, have faith."Jagger states."She'll just burn your shop down."
Liv shoots him a shocked look."Bite your tongue."
He winks at her.
Stone looks at me."Don't worry.They were fucking around on the plane.She's already aware that my cousin's got a sick sense of humor sometimes."
Those eyes.The way that he looks at me.
I.Could.Die.
And it's like, now that I'm pregnant with his baby, that look is more intense.
As if it could be more intense.
And then he does it again.He places his hand on my belly."I'm sorry, baby.Again, daddy will try to tamp down his tongue."
I start to picture him lying on the bed, reading stories to the baby in my belly, talking to the child like it's already here.My heart melts.It's like I fall in love with him all over again.
What's more.I fall in love with my baby.
Rush looks at his watch."We should go.The jet's going to be leaving shortly."
All the boys reach into their wallets and together, they leave a pile of bills on the table, and we head out to the limousines, that are waiting for us.I really do feel like this is a fairytale.
"Now I guess the only question is where are you guys going to live, huh."Rush suggests on the plane ride home.
"Never mind."Izzy says facetiously."Where arewegoing to live?I mean, just alone, I have two houses."
Rush shakes his head and frowns."So, we'll have baby stuff at all the places.It's no big deal.We live where we want to live, when we want to live there.There are no rules."
"I guess the same goes for us."I suggest.
"As long as we're together, baby, it doesn't matter what our address is."Stone says levelly, and then he kisses me tenderly on the mouth.
Jagger whines again."Would you cut it out?"He's chuckling.
Rush gives Stone a thumbs up."The nice thing about being pregnant is that you can't get pregnant when you're already pregnant."
