Total pages in book: 25
Estimated words: 23316 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 117(@200wpm)___ 93(@250wpm)___ 78(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 23316 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 117(@200wpm)___ 93(@250wpm)___ 78(@300wpm)
“But are we celebrating something in particular?”
Oops, I almost gave away my surprise. Quickly, I shake my head.
“Nope, I just wanted to bake today. Sweet tooth, you know,” I say in a sassy tone before handing him a knife. “Here, cut.”
He takes a moment to look it over and I can’t help but sigh again, looking at this damned thing. The cake’s pretty funny-looking, with a huge crater right in the middle, and the icing all lopsided because it’s spread too thin on one side and way too thick on the other. Plus, I attempted to add some fruit decorations, but it looks more like the fruit fairy barfed all over the damned thing. Well, at least I tried my best.
But Kurt knows better than to comment. Slowly, my man positions the knife and then cuts deep, showing off a deep blue interior.
“Blue?” he asks, nonplussed. “That’s an interesting choice for cake.”
“It is, isn’t it?” I ask mysteriously. “Here, take a bite.”
With that, I feed him a large morsel of cake, and he chews and swallows before sending me a confused look.
“What’s this about, baby?” he asks before stopping with a puzzled look on his face. Kurt’s bitten on something strange in the cake, and he stops before waving for a napkin.
“Here,” I say breathlessly, quickly handing him one. He spits out a tiny plastic doll, no bigger than an inch long, dressed only in a plastic diaper. It’s got dark hair and blue eyes, and smiles at us with a plastic smile.
“Um, was that supposed to happen?” he asks with confusion. “What is this? Why is there a miniature doll in my cake?”
I roll my eyes.
“Because that’s your surprise! It means that we’re having a baby, Kurt, and the blue interior means that it’s a boy.”
My boyfriend’s mouth drops open and he stares at me.
“Are you serious, Janelle? I’m going to be a father?”
I nod, bouncing on the heels of my feet in excitement.
“Yes, I just found out yesterday! I took a pregnancy test and I’m definitely pregnant, Kurt. We’re pregnant. You’re going to be a daddy.”
He whoops and pulls me into his arms then, dancing around a bit.
“A baby! A baby!” he keeps repeating, beyond excited for this moment. But then, Kurt lets out a growl and pulls me closer to him, devouring my mouth with his own. “Thank you honey,” he rasps. “This means so much to me. This is the best gift a woman can give a man, and I appreciate it.”
I moan into his kiss, my knees going weak as I melt into his broad chest.
“I’m so glad you’re happy,” I murmur. But then I straighten. “How do you think Addy is going to feel about being a big sister? I mean, she’s going to have over twenty years on her new sibling, so it’s a little crazy right?”
My boyfriend smiles and rolls his eyes.
“Honestly, my daughter’s so busy dating up a storm that she probably won’t even realize that she has a new sibling,” he says in a rueful tone, causing me to giggle. “But honestly, I think she’ll be thrilled. She’s been asking me for a sibling ever since she could talk,” he says in a meaningful tone.
“Really?” I gasp.
“Really,” he confirms. “That’s how persistent my daughter is.”
I nod because I know my friend.
“Speaking of which, what is Addy up to?” I ask curiously. “I haven’t talked to her in a while and would love the skinny.”
My boyfriend merely shakes his head.
“Well, she quit Four Eyes obviously, and found a new job. At a sperm donation clinic,” he adds in an ominous tone.
I raise my brows, giggling a little. “Are you serious? Sperm donation? You mean—”
“Not another word,” Kurt puts up a hand up to stop me from going further. “I don’t even want to know what she does at her job because I tell myself that it’s all paperwork. That’s all my daughter’s doing. Typing at a computer and filing papers,” he states.
“Okay, okay,” I laugh. “Although I’m definitely going to ask Addy more about this new position. My goodness! It must be so interesting.”
But then I look over at my boyfriend, and for some reason, he’s slithered down on the kitchen floor.
“What are you doing?” I ask. “The cake wasn’t that bad, was it?”
But Kurt merely takes a knee, his handsome features pensive yet glowing as he proffers a beautiful diamond ring towards me.
“I have a surprise for you too, Janelle,” he begins with a wink. “But it’s probably not much of a surprise because you know how much I adore you, and now that we’re having a baby, it seems the timing couldn’t be more perfect.” Then, he chuckles before taking a deep breath. “You’re pure perfection, Janelle Fort. A man like me would be lucky to have a woman like you by his side because you’re everything that I could possibly want in a partner and more. You’re beautiful, sweet, smart, funny, sassy and witty, with curves that makes my mouth water. In short, you’re the woman of my dreams, Janelle, and I’d love to call you mine for the rest of my life. So will you, honey? I love you with all my heart, so would you consider doing me the honor of becoming Mrs. Kurt Crenshaw?”