promise not to laugh in your face.”
“Good enough.” I grin back at her.
Ten minutes later, Kate and I are standing at the platform waiting for the train to take me the three blocks to our apartment. Yes, our apartment. There is no way I’m moving back in with Kate. She’s happy playing house with Zander, and Daniel and I are more than happy to stay in our apartment until after the babies arrive. Then we’ll reevaluate.
Finally, our train arrives, and I waddle in like a big bellied duck, thankfully finding a bench seat to plant my ass in without any rolling required. Kate takes a seat beside me and suddenly seems really nervous.
“Hon, what’s up? You’ve been acting weird since Daniel left. You okay? Is it Zander?” I put my hand on her lap, and she looks up at me and she looks like a kid that’s been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. I see her tapping her heel nervously on the vinyl floor and she keeps crossing and uncrossing her legs.
“I’m fine, why do you ask?”
“No reason.” I shrug my shoulders. This night has just been one weird thing after another. There must be a full moon or something.
The train stops and a big group of people hop on, obviously heading out for the night.
“Any plans for tomorrow?” Kate asks me, looking very distracted.
“At this stage, I’ll be sleeping in and lying on the couch. These babies don’t let me get away with much anymore. I’m too big, and I’m exhausted easily. Don’t get me started on the creative sex we have these days.”
“La la la, don’t want to know!” Kate says, putting her fingers in her ears, which just makes me burst out laughing. She looks up and nods, then stands suddenly. “I’ve just got to go somewhere, quick. I’ll be back.” She takes off down the train. What the fuck?
I turn back around to see Daniel standing in front of me.
“Daniel, why are you here? I thought you were helping your parents?” I ask, confused as all hell.
“I lied.” He shrugs his shoulders, offering me a bemused grin.
“You lied?”
“Yep.”
“Why?” My body tenses and I glare at him.
“There’s something I need to do.”
“Something you need … what the fuck, Daniel? Everyone is acting strange, and I’m so not in the mood for whatever shit is going down. I just want to go home, have a bath, and—”
I stop breathing when he bends down on one knee in front of me and takes my hand in his.
“Mac, eleven months, three days, twenty-three hours and forty-one minutes. That is how long you’ve been in my life. It also marks the day when you threw your phone across the train to get my attention.” I open my mouth to argue, but he gives me a stern look that says ‘don’t you dare’.
“As I was saying, that night I was captivated by your smart wit and that sexy smile. Since then, I’ve thanked God every day for letting you open your heart to me, and for making me fall in love with you.” My eyes start to fill with tears. He pauses for a second and pulls a small packet of tissues from his pocket. “I thought you might need these.”
“Superhero,” I mouth to him, earning that panty melting grin of his that makes me wet every single time he flashes it at me. By now we’ve got a silent crowd surrounding us, riveted at such a public display occurring on a Saturday night train ride.
“We’re a family now, and we’re just starting our lives together, the four of us.” He places our combined hands on my belly and wouldn’t you know it, one of the little ninja babies kicks right on cue, making us both laugh quietly.
He clears his throat, and our eyes meet. I’m struck by the emotion I see staring back at me. This man is mine, and he wants to make sure that I’m his.
“You call me your superhero. If I am, I only have superpowers because of the strength and love you give me. I will be your lover, your best friend and a super daddy to our terrible twosome.”
Happy tears are streaming down my face now. Just ask me
“Good enough.” I grin back at her.
Ten minutes later, Kate and I are standing at the platform waiting for the train to take me the three blocks to our apartment. Yes, our apartment. There is no way I’m moving back in with Kate. She’s happy playing house with Zander, and Daniel and I are more than happy to stay in our apartment until after the babies arrive. Then we’ll reevaluate.
Finally, our train arrives, and I waddle in like a big bellied duck, thankfully finding a bench seat to plant my ass in without any rolling required. Kate takes a seat beside me and suddenly seems really nervous.
“Hon, what’s up? You’ve been acting weird since Daniel left. You okay? Is it Zander?” I put my hand on her lap, and she looks up at me and she looks like a kid that’s been caught with their hand in the cookie jar. I see her tapping her heel nervously on the vinyl floor and she keeps crossing and uncrossing her legs.
“I’m fine, why do you ask?”
“No reason.” I shrug my shoulders. This night has just been one weird thing after another. There must be a full moon or something.
The train stops and a big group of people hop on, obviously heading out for the night.
“Any plans for tomorrow?” Kate asks me, looking very distracted.
“At this stage, I’ll be sleeping in and lying on the couch. These babies don’t let me get away with much anymore. I’m too big, and I’m exhausted easily. Don’t get me started on the creative sex we have these days.”
“La la la, don’t want to know!” Kate says, putting her fingers in her ears, which just makes me burst out laughing. She looks up and nods, then stands suddenly. “I’ve just got to go somewhere, quick. I’ll be back.” She takes off down the train. What the fuck?
I turn back around to see Daniel standing in front of me.
“Daniel, why are you here? I thought you were helping your parents?” I ask, confused as all hell.
“I lied.” He shrugs his shoulders, offering me a bemused grin.
“You lied?”
“Yep.”
“Why?” My body tenses and I glare at him.
“There’s something I need to do.”
“Something you need … what the fuck, Daniel? Everyone is acting strange, and I’m so not in the mood for whatever shit is going down. I just want to go home, have a bath, and—”
I stop breathing when he bends down on one knee in front of me and takes my hand in his.
“Mac, eleven months, three days, twenty-three hours and forty-one minutes. That is how long you’ve been in my life. It also marks the day when you threw your phone across the train to get my attention.” I open my mouth to argue, but he gives me a stern look that says ‘don’t you dare’.
“As I was saying, that night I was captivated by your smart wit and that sexy smile. Since then, I’ve thanked God every day for letting you open your heart to me, and for making me fall in love with you.” My eyes start to fill with tears. He pauses for a second and pulls a small packet of tissues from his pocket. “I thought you might need these.”
“Superhero,” I mouth to him, earning that panty melting grin of his that makes me wet every single time he flashes it at me. By now we’ve got a silent crowd surrounding us, riveted at such a public display occurring on a Saturday night train ride.
“We’re a family now, and we’re just starting our lives together, the four of us.” He places our combined hands on my belly and wouldn’t you know it, one of the little ninja babies kicks right on cue, making us both laugh quietly.
He clears his throat, and our eyes meet. I’m struck by the emotion I see staring back at me. This man is mine, and he wants to make sure that I’m his.
“You call me your superhero. If I am, I only have superpowers because of the strength and love you give me. I will be your lover, your best friend and a super daddy to our terrible twosome.”
Happy tears are streaming down my face now. Just ask me
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