Total pages in book: 19
Estimated words: 17294 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 86(@200wpm)___ 69(@250wpm)___ 58(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 17294 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 86(@200wpm)___ 69(@250wpm)___ 58(@300wpm)
“How do you know about my forever home?” I ask him, and my mind goes to the box where I pulled out the wedding scrapbooks. Now that I think on it, I didn't see the one I made about dream homes. That sneak, he probably went in and took it, but I’m not shocked.
“My tastes have changed!” I rush to tell him because I can’t remember what I put in the scrapbook. Some of the things in the wedding ones are fine, but some aren't great. Some are so terrible I snapped pictures and sent them to Caroline so she could laugh with me.
He chuckles as he flips on the shower and puts me inside before taking off his sweatpants. “I’m still finding the perfect spot to put it. I know you want to raise our babies in the same house we retire in.”
I love the idea of our kids always having their bedrooms in our home and that one day even our grandbabies will be there, too. The home will be filled with so many memories and it will be perfect. Maybe I can talk Mom into rotating Sunday dinners from our house to theirs. I have all these ideas in my head of things I want to do and this only makes it clearer to me what I want from my life. I’m not going to waste it doing something because I think it’s what I should want to do.
“I’m not going back to school when this semester is over,” I tell Marco as he steps into the shower.
He nods. He already knows this, and I sigh as he washes my hair. I wash him next and enjoy that we have our own routine now. People are always so shocked when they ask how long we’ve been together and I tell them the answer. With the way we are together you’d think we’ve always been with each other.
All too soon we’re in the car on the way to my parents’ house and I’ve got the scrapbooks in my lap. I fixed them enough so that no one will be able to tell we practically had sex on them. At least I hope not.
“Are you going to tell them about the baby?” Marco asks.
I haven't taken a test, but I know I’m pregnant.
“You think Jason will be there?” I fiddle with the scrapbook as we pull up to my parents’ house. I want everyone there when I tell them and I’m still sad he missed our engagement. What if he doesn’t come to the wedding?
“Yes.” My eyes snap to Marco, who’s smiling at me.
“You fixed it,” I say, and he nods. He wouldn't lie to me and if he’s telling me my brother is going to be here today, then he’ll be here.
“I did. You know I’ll do anything for you.” I let the scrapbooks fall to the floorboard as I unclip my seatbelt and crawl into his lap. I pepper him with kisses all over his face because I know he’d do anything for me. I love this man so damn much.
“Gia,” he growls when I start to kiss his mouth and it becomes heated. “I just got your brothers to like me. Fucking you in front of your parents’ house isn’t the best idea.”
I laugh and give him one last kiss before getting off his lap. He hops out of the car and comes around to open my door. I grab my scrapbooks and we go inside, and I smile when I see my brother Jason standing there.
He’s not looking my way as I get closer to him and I turn around to see he’s got his eyes locked on my youngest brother behind me. My younger brother is walking up with a girl who looks to be about my age. Jason looks at her the way Marco looks at me and my stomach drops. Jason’s eyes turn deadly as he glares behind me.
“Looks like today’s drama isn’t going to be about you,” I whisper loudly to Marco. I hold my scrapbooks closer to my chest because I know what’s coming and they already took a pounding today.
All hell breaks loose when Jason goes for my youngest brother, and I smile as Marco jumps in. I guess that means Marco is one of us now.
Epilogue
Marco
Six months later…
I can tell her feet ache and I pull her to my side to relieve some of the pain. We greet our guests as they come in and they make the announcement that dinner will be served shortly.
It’s our wedding day and I can’t think of anything more perfect. My bride is the most beautiful woman in the world and today is everything she’s ever dreamed of. Not only that, but she’s beginning to show and I love seeing her grow with our baby. We’ve been waiting on the moment her belly would start to stick out, but she’s having one of the rare pregnancies where the baby is growing like normal but it’s taken her forever to get a belly. Our friends Caroline and Savannah are showing like crazy already, but it wasn’t until about two weeks ago that she really started to round out. Gia had to have her dress let out three times before today and I was secretly happy each time.