Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 98652 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98652 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 493(@200wpm)___ 395(@250wpm)___ 329(@300wpm)
“I don’t want to wake my mom, so tell her I said goodbye. I’ll come back tomorrow morning if she’s not released by then.”
“Will do.”
After the door closed behind Izzy, I stood there for a minute, still absorbing what had just gone down.
“I guess you gained two daughters today?” Nat whispered.
My head swung around. “You heard that?”
She smiled and nodded her head.
I let out a big breath. “Thank God. Because I wasn’t sure you would believe me when I told you.”
Nat scooted over on the bed and patted the spot next to her. “Grab our little girl and come here, you big crybaby.”
I chuckled and did as I was told, settling our little peanut into her mother’s arms before climbing into bed and joining her. I draped my arm around my wife’s shoulders, and we both looked down in awe.
“Did Izzy tell you she was going to do that?” I asked.
“Nope. She didn’t mention a word.”
“I’m blown away. I still can’t believe she wants to call me Dad.”
Nat smiled. “You’ve been a father to her since the first time you guys met. That might be what most attracted me to you.”
“And here I thought it was my big—”
My wife pressed her finger to my mouth, stopping me from saying what I was about to say. “Shh … don’t say that in front of your daughter.”
I smiled and looked down at Baby Girl Delucia. “What are we going to name this little munchkin?”
“I actually thought of something I really love. I think you’re going to love it, too.”
“Considering it took us six months to come up with Sebastian, I’m curious to hear what you think is going to make us agree on something on the first try.”
“Jacey. J-A-C-E-Y. Like your brother, but a little more girly. You didn’t want to give our son Jayce’s first name, because you wanted him to have his own. This would honor him while still giving our daughter her own identity. Plus, it sounds adorable.”
My damn eyes filled with water yet again. “I love it.”
Nat smiled. “Me, too. Are you crying again?”
“No.” I swiped at the wetness on my cheeks. “I got something in my eyes.”
“Yeah.” She laughed. “Tears.”
We were both went silent again, staring down at Baby Jacey. It was surreal that I was a dad after all these years.
“I can’t believe we have a baby, Hunter. You’ve made all of my dreams come true.”
“I’m glad. Because you’ve done better than that for me, sweetheart. Real life with you is better than any dream I’ve ever had.”