Total pages in book: 121
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 118693 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 593(@200wpm)___ 475(@250wpm)___ 396(@300wpm)
The corners of my mouth rose into a full-on smile. “I can’t wait. Just the three of us.”
Finn placed his hand over the baby. “You’re sure you’re happy about the location, and it only being us?”
“Yes. I don’t want a big fancy wedding that will be over in minutes. The only thing I want is to become your wife under the lights of the trellis where you proposed to me.”
“I like the sound of that.”
Drawing me closer to his body, Finn’s eyes captured mine. “You know, I’ve never asked you, what made you fall in love with me?”
Grinning, I reached up on my toes and replied, “You fell asleep at a union meeting while my father was talking. How could I resist that? And you had a dog.”
Finn threw his head back and laughed. “How romantic! At a union meeting.”
“Yes. And when did you fall in love with me?” I asked.
“That’s easy. It was when you gagged at the sight of my blood. I think I knew then I had to marry you.”
I covered my mouth as the memory hit me and I tried not to gag.
Finn chuckled. Moving his lips to my ear, he nibbled on my earlobe. “Tell me you love me, Rory.”
My head dropped, giving him access to my neck. “I love you, Finn.”
“Promise me you’ll never leave me.”
Looking directly into his eyes, I made him a vow I would never ever break again.
“I promise I’ll never leave you. Ever.”
He pulled out an envelope from his back pocket and handed it to me.
My eyes filled with tears as I read it.
I Never Want to Forget This. . . .
Sealed on December 25. To be opened on July 8
My fingers lightly traced across the dates. July 8 was our baby’s due date. Lifting my eyes, I smiled. “What’s it say?” I asked.
He winked. “It’s a surprise.”
Laughing, I held it to my chest as he lifted me in his arms and headed up the stairs.
“Um…Finn…where are you taking me?”
“I need to make love to my almost wife and the mother of my daughter.”
Giggling, I ran my fingers through his hair. “First off, it could be a boy. And second, we have a houseful of people.”
Without missing a beat, he replied, “Our bedroom is on the third floor, Éan. We’re totally good.”
Four months later
My eyes snapped open as the pain hit me in the middle of my stomach. Checking the clock on the mantel, I noted the time. I pushed myself out of the chair and began to pace.
Deep breath in…blow it out.
Flash was two steps behind me. “I think this is it, boy.” I was due in three days, and the doctor had had a feeling I might not make it to my due date. He was right.
“Get Daddy, Flash.”
With a whine and then a bark, Flash took off through the house and out his dog door.
Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.
I rolled my neck as I walked into the kitchen. I glanced out the window and rolled my eyes in amusement. Flash had Finn’s baseball cap in his mouth and Finn was chasing him all over the yard.
I headed to get my purse. Once I found my phone, I hit Harmony’s number.
“Is this it?”
Dear Lord. What have I married into? For the last two weeks, no matter what time I called anyone in Finn’s family, the first words out of their mouth were, “Is this it?”
I took a deep breath in, then forced it out with a sigh. “Yes. This is it, and my husband is running around the backyard chasing Flash.”
Harmony giggled. “What’s he got now?”
“His prized Boston Red Sox hat that Rick Porcello signed.”
“Oh no!”
“Yep. But hey, back to that little thing about me being in labor. I’m worried Finn’s going to freak.”
Harmony laughed. “He won’t freak. Finn’s not the freak-out type. Everything is ready to go; all you need is your bag. I’ll start making the calls. I’ve got your mother, Jenn and Mike, and Clare down to call first. You guys focus on getting to the hospital.”
“Thanks, Harmony. You’re the best.”
“You’ve got this, Rory. Remember, just breathe through the pain! I mean, that doesn’t really work until you get the drugs, but remember to breathe. Okay, off to call the rest of the gang!”
She hung up and left me standing there with a stunned look on my face. I hadn’t been worried until her comment about the breathing not working.
“Got you!” I heard Finn yell.
I looked through the window and saw Finn tackling Flash, then the two of them rolling around in the backyard as Finn attempted to pull the cap from Flash’s mouth.
“Hey, Finn?” I called out.
“Yeah?”
I might have been scared, but damn, my husband looked sexy as he brushed the dirt and grass off himself. If I hadn’t been in labor, I would have been begging him to take me upstairs.