A Bundle of Joy 2: The Baby Proposal (BWWM Interracial Romance) by Roxy Wilson Page B

can put it away for her future.”
    “You know that I can afford…” he trailed off, seeing the look in her eyes. “All right. Fine. But promise me that you won’t overdo it by going from job interview to job interview.”
    “If this one works out, I won’t be going for more interviews. I like the idea of freelance editing. It gives me time an d space to work out a routine around you and the baby.” She ran a hand down his arm in an affectionate, loving gesture.
    Triston patted her bottom. He wasn’t so happy with the idea of her slaving away for little or no pay but if it made her happy, he could live with it. “Whatever you want, babe.” It was time to change the subject. “You’ve made a final decision on a name for her yet?”
    They needed to choose a name. Since they’d decided to keep the baby, they were super busy trying to get everything ready for her arrival. When the baby got there, they would really be a family. Just like how he wanted it from the very beginning.
    “ There’re so many I like, I can’t seem to decide on which one.” Selene stared into his eyes. Her fingers moved up his arm, to his shoulder, to the line of his jaw. “You have any ideas?”
    He held her h and and kissed it. “How about Trislene?”
    She snatched her hand away. “What the—”
    “I’ve got another good one.” Triston paused for dramatic effect. “How does Seetris sound?”
    She chuckled. “Will you sto p trying to come up with combinations of our names? My daughter is not going to be named Trislene or Seetriss. You make her sound as if she’s a cough syrup.”
    He snapped his fingers. “I’ve got the perfect name. Ton-sel ”
    “That sounds like some sort of disease.”
    “Tonlene?”
    “Shut up. ”
    Triston grinned as he kissed her. Life was picture perfect.
    Nothing could go wrong.

 
     
     
     
    Chapter Ten
     
     
    Selene hit the answer button of her smart phone . “Hello?”
    “ Err, Selene. This is Warren.”
    She’d spent the afternoon sitting on the patio, enjoying the last of the summer sunshine, but the air had gotten slightly chilly, a clear sign that autumn would begin to make its way and winter won’t be far behind. And when she thought of winter, her favorite holiday came to mind. Christmas. It would be the first Christmas she and Triston would spend together as husband and wife. And before that time, they’d have their daughter to complete their family. Selene could hardly wait for the most wonderful time of the year, and spending it with Triston and their daughter would make the season complete. She hummed the tune that Andy Williams had sung decades before she was born, but which was her most favorite Christmas song.
    As she stepped inside the house she heard her cell phone ringing, so she waddled towards it at top speed. She’d been determined to glide gracefully in her last trimester, but no matter what she did, the weight was making her body heavy and clumsy.
    She’d snatched her phone off the center table and answered it automatically. Now she cursed herself for not checking the number on the display area. Hearing Warren’s heavy sigh across the lines and Meg’s raised voice in the background, made her temperature rise. A one-eighty, totally different from the coolness she’d felt just minutes before.
    “What do you want?” She heard the hardness, the brittleness in her voice . Why the hell was he calling her now? Hadn’t he already done enough damage to her life?
    “We were wondering if you had the abortion. ” Warren cleared his throat. “You didn’t call us to let us know.”
    Was she supposed to inform them regarding her decision? What the hell? They had no right over her anymore.
    “No, I didn’t .”
    “ Glad to hear it.” He cleared his throat again. “Meg changed her mind again. She wants the baby.”
    No, she couldn’t have heard him right. “What did you just say?”
    “Meg and I want the baby.”
    For a moment, Selene’s mind went blank. She