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“Until the baby wants to come. I don’t want to be responsible for delivering a baby.”
I laugh. “Okay. Until the baby comes. Speaking of which.” I put his hands on my belly. “I think we woke her up.”
His cheeks turn a bright shade of pink. “She doesn’t know what we’re doing, right?”
“No.”
Sophia moves as if she’s rolling.
“Holy smokes. She’s a gymnast,” Liam exclaims. He glances up at me. “We’re going to have to pad the house if she’s going to tumble around like that.”
My heart fills with joy beyond any I could imagine at how much this man loves me and our child. Any doubts I’d had about his ability to love, to stick, are vanquished.
“I love you.” The words come from the deepest place of my heart, my soul.
He lifts his head, his eyes filled with the same love for me as I have for him. “You’re my life, Kate, the essence of my very being.”
I kiss him, sealing our love forever.
36
LIAM
Two months ago, I was completely off the rails. Drinking. Reckless behavior. Wallowing in darkness and self-pity.
Today, I’m a new man. She agreed to marry me. I put a ring on it several weeks ago. And I get to look at living the rest of my life with this amazing woman.
I lay next to said woman as the morning sun begins its ascent into the sky. Every day, I wake to this. For a long time, I thought I was dreaming when I woke in the morning. It couldn’t be real that she was with me. Only when I felt her warmth against me did I know for sure she was truly here.
Her belly looks too big to me. Like any moment, she’ll pop, but she insists she still has a few months to go. I stare at her in amazement. How could loving her produce another life? It’s a fucking miracle.
I softly rub my hand over her belly and feel a light kick. “Good morning, Sophia.” I place a kiss on the spot she kicked.
“Someday, you two need to learn to sleep in,” Kate says, sleep still heavy in her voice.
“There’s so much life to live.” I move up and pull Kate into my arms. “What’s on your agenda?”
“Wedding plans.”
I kiss her cheek. “How about this weekend, we drive out to see the status of the house?”
“Sounds good. Are you working today?”
“Yes. Got money to launder and?—”
“I get it.”
I laugh. I realize if I ever mess up, she’ll likely call the Feds on me. Good thing I’ve got an agent on my payroll and shitting bricks worried that I’ll be the one to send him to jail or his grave.
My phone rings, and I’m annoyed by the intrusion. I check the ID and see that it’s Niko.
“Why’s he calling so early?” Whatever it is, it can’t be good. “Niko?—”
“Is Aria with you?”
“What? Ah… no. Why would she be with us?”
“Because she likes Kate. Does she know where Aria could be?”
