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I watch his face closely as I explain what I want to do with my time and the newfound money I’ll have when we get married next autumn.
“Sophia will want to have sleepovers and playdates, and I figured that during the time she’s over at someone else’s house, when the baby is a little older, I could start a charity that focuses on education.”
A smile starts to pull at his lips, and I feel emboldened by his reaction.
“I want us to contribute to education for kids, and I want to start a scholarship and work with other foundations. I think it would be a good use of our money and my time, don’t you?”
His smile widens into a full one, his perfectly white, straight teeth showing, and I can hear a few sighs from the mothers around us. He hooks his fingers into my belt loops and pulls me as close as he can with my belly in the way.
“I think you are amazing and would do amazingly handling something like that. Mom would be able to help you get the numbers if there are any you need. She has connections in education.”
I sigh in relief, and he tilts his head in confusion.
“Did you think I wouldn’t agree with you?”
I shrug. “I wasn’t sure if you would let me. You seem pretty set on me not working at all.”
His face softens with understanding.
“Baby, I’m set on your not working if you don’t want to. I want to make sure you know that if you want to stay home with the babies, we can do that. I want you to do whatever you want; do whatever makes you happy. If you want me to quit my company and let you run it, I would in a heartbeat.”
I laugh at his ridiculous statement, but he continues before I can say anything.
“I would never try and control what you do with your life, as long as you’re happy, then I’m happy. We have more than enough money for you to do whatever you want. It’s important to me that you know that.”
I wrap my arms around his neck and smile up at him.
“I know. I love you for that, but I also want you to be happy and do what you want.”
“You and our babies are all I want. I’m happier now than I have ever been in my entire life. The only thing I want from you is for you to be happy, healthy, and safe. Same goes for our kids. And you know, maybe a few more kids.”
A startled laugh leaves me.
“A few more kids? Geez, Chandler Bishop, how about having the one I’m currently carrying in my womb and then we can talk?”
He chuckles and leans down to kiss my forehead.
“I can deal with that.”
The school bell rings, and we both turn to wait for our girl to come running to us. She comes out five minutes later, waving goodbye to her friends before running full speed to us and jumping into her Daddy’s arms.
“Hi, Daddy! Hi, Mommy!”
Chandler leans down so that I can kiss her cheek.
“Hi, baby. How was school?”
We head off toward home, and Chandler puts her down so she can skip between us, holding each of our hands, and tell us about her day. It’s my favorite time of day. The three of us, soon to be four, walking home from her school, and she excitedly telling us about what happened at school.
I hope she never grows out of this phase.
We go through our nightly routine. I cook while Chandler sits at the kitchen table with Sophia and helps her with her homework, we eat dinner together, then I get Sophia ready for bed while Chandler does the dishes, and finally we have family time until it’s time for Sophia to go to sleep.
Most nights, we settle in and watch a movie or two, but sometimes we play a board game. Tonight, Sophia has decided she wants to watch a movie, and as she is getting it all set up, I pull the sonogram picture out of my purse. I wait until Chandler is done with the dishes, and when he sits next to me, I call her over to us.
“Soph, I have something for you.”
She finishes getting the movie loaded and then comes over and jumps on the couch, settling in between us.
