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“Oh, there was some for sure. It was great.”
Mack returns, with both dogs on his heels. He’s like the dog whisperer or something. Of course, now that he has a plate of food, they want whatever he has, even though I know he doesn’t feed them.
“You know, this time next year, the babies will be crawling.”
Just as Peyton says this, Oliver runs by screaming as Harrison chases him.
“We’ll have three of those,” I say, pointing to Ollie.
“It’s never going to be quiet in our house again.”
“Bring it on,” I tell her. I don’t care what my life is going to be like, I’m ready for our babies to get here. “We need to go shopping.”
Peyton laughs. “I think we need our own place in Beaumont.”
I take a drink of my water. “Yep, on it. We’ll figure it out before the babies get here. I promise.”
“Thank you.”
I look at her, pushing a strand of her hair behind her ear. “There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you and our babies.”
“I know and we love you for it.”
We end up staying at Peyton’s parents for a few more hours. My parents and sister, along with Nick and the kids, all come back to our house, which is bigger than Harrison & Katelyn’s. By the time we crawl into bed, I’m exhausted, which means Peyton must be running on fumes.
We’re lying on our sides and, I’ll admit, I’m jealous of the pregnancy pillow she has right now. I’d rather her wrap her body around me but I know she can’t.
“I’ve been so excited about the triplets I haven’t asked if you’re happy.”
“I don’t think happy is the right word, Noah. We’ve gone through these stages in our life together, from dating to being engaged, to getting married. Kids were always on our list and then we struggled. I wasn’t sure we’d make it to this stage. I prayed, hoped, mediated. All I wanted was to have a child with you, to create a life that is the best parts of us.”
Peyton puts my hand on her bare stomach.
“We created three. Two boys and a girl. Our family is beyond complete. Having three at once doesn’t scare me. I’m so eager to have all three in my arms, in this bed between us while we watch them sleep. I am counting the days until I see you holding our daughter, protecting her. Teaching our boys how to be men.”
“The man in me wants the boys to be born first,” I tell her. “I want them to be big brothers to our little girl.”
“I think, no matter what, they’ll be the best big brothers. They have you and Quinn as role models.”
“And JD.”
Peyton rolls her eyes. “He’ll teach the kids some weird Britishisms and we won’t have any idea what they’re saying.”
“This pregnancy is going to be harder than we thought.”
Peyton nods. “I’ll be on bed rest.”
“I don’t like that I won’t be with you all the time.”
“I know, which is another reason I want to go to Beaumont. I know my parents are here, but unless my mom moves in, it’ll take an hour for her to get here. Plus, she has Oliver. I know she’ll come when I call, but I think that puts a lot of pressure on her.”
“We’ll find a place. I’ll start tomorrow.”
“I’ll stay in Portland for a bit. I’m not ready to give up on watching you play football just yet.”
I can’t help but smile.
“Are you okay with me posting our pic?”
