shop carrying Milo. When the little munchkin’s eyes widened in wonder at the train set, her heart filled so full of happiness she thought she would burst. She walked over to the two loves of her life and gave Milo a locomotive like the one on display.
Jacob grinned. “You’re going to spoil him if you’re not careful.”
She ran her fingers through the little boy’s silky hair. “I grew up in this toy shop most of my life. Am I spoiled?”
Jacob tilted his head as if deep in thought.
Ellie’s mouth dropped open. “Hey!”
He laughed and kissed Milo’s head. “No, she’s not spoiled. We’ll have to see what we can do about that.”
She rolled her eyes and laughed.
Jacob tossed his head back to get the bangs out of his eyes. “Did you ask your dad if he wanted to come to Thanksgiving at Ryan and Maisie’s?”
“He does.”
Ryan looked around to make sure there were no customers and gave her a quick kiss. “Great. I guess I’ll see you tonight.”
“See you tonight!” She looked forward to spending some alone time with her fiancé. Since Maisie had to prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow, she couldn’t watch Milo, but Viola had offered. It would be their first time alone since Jacob’s proposal.
***
The overwhelming feeling of becoming an instant dad was finally subsiding. Jacob managed to pack a diaper bag in five minutes. Ellie had suggested that they just stay at her place tonight to watch a movie and bake cookies for tomorrow. He was all for it, as he was beginning to run out of ideas for dates. So what if he had to watch a chick flick? As long as he was next to Ellie he’d watch figure skating. He was about to walk out the door when he smelled the rotten stench known as a dirty diaper. What age could he start potty training? He held his nose and took Milo over to the sofa.
Jacob made a face. “Okay, little man, no more butternut squash for you.”
Milo kicked his feet and laughed.
Just as he pulled up Milo's tiny jeans his phone rang. “Hello?”
“Jacob? How are you?” Kate’s voice took him by surprise.
He picked up Milo and threw away the diaper. “I’m great. Why are you calling me?”
“I was just wondering if you had plans for the holidays.”
Jacob let out a huff. “Yeah, as a matter of fact I do.”
“Oh. Spending it with Ryan?”
He rolled his eyes. Kate had never been there for him and only tried to pop back into his life when it was convenient for her. “Yeah, and my fiancé and our son.”
She gasped. “You have a son? How is that possible?”
Jacob laughed. “I’d explain how babies are made to you, but hey, you already know that, right?” He wasn’t about to tell her how he became a parent. It wasn’t any of his cold-hearted ex’s business.
“Funny. Well, have a nice Thanksgiving. I just remembered I have plans too.”
Milo started squirming and said, “Da Da.”
Jacob looked down in surprise and hung up the phone.
“You said Da Da!”
***
Ellie ejected the romance movie from the DVD player. Good thing she’d already seen it, or she would have missed the most of the middle and part of the end with Jacob’s kisses and caresses. His sensual touches had her almost begging for more. She wanted to make love to him now. Was waiting until after they were married really that important?
Jacob broke the suction between their lips. “When do you want to get married?” he asked in a husky voice.
His heart racing against her hand made a heat pool below her belly. “We don’t have to wait.” She grabbed a hold of his shirt pulled him back down on top of her.
He sighed and pulled back. “Yes we do. You deserve the best. I want our first time to be as husband and wife.”
Ellie let out a breath and sat up. “Let’s get married now.”
Jacob laughed. “Now?”
She nodded her head frantically. “We don’t have to tell anyone. It will be our secret.”
He raked his hand through his hair. “Slow down there, princess. No one can marry us this
Jacob grinned. “You’re going to spoil him if you’re not careful.”
She ran her fingers through the little boy’s silky hair. “I grew up in this toy shop most of my life. Am I spoiled?”
Jacob tilted his head as if deep in thought.
Ellie’s mouth dropped open. “Hey!”
He laughed and kissed Milo’s head. “No, she’s not spoiled. We’ll have to see what we can do about that.”
She rolled her eyes and laughed.
Jacob tossed his head back to get the bangs out of his eyes. “Did you ask your dad if he wanted to come to Thanksgiving at Ryan and Maisie’s?”
“He does.”
Ryan looked around to make sure there were no customers and gave her a quick kiss. “Great. I guess I’ll see you tonight.”
“See you tonight!” She looked forward to spending some alone time with her fiancé. Since Maisie had to prepare for Thanksgiving tomorrow, she couldn’t watch Milo, but Viola had offered. It would be their first time alone since Jacob’s proposal.
***
The overwhelming feeling of becoming an instant dad was finally subsiding. Jacob managed to pack a diaper bag in five minutes. Ellie had suggested that they just stay at her place tonight to watch a movie and bake cookies for tomorrow. He was all for it, as he was beginning to run out of ideas for dates. So what if he had to watch a chick flick? As long as he was next to Ellie he’d watch figure skating. He was about to walk out the door when he smelled the rotten stench known as a dirty diaper. What age could he start potty training? He held his nose and took Milo over to the sofa.
Jacob made a face. “Okay, little man, no more butternut squash for you.”
Milo kicked his feet and laughed.
Just as he pulled up Milo's tiny jeans his phone rang. “Hello?”
“Jacob? How are you?” Kate’s voice took him by surprise.
He picked up Milo and threw away the diaper. “I’m great. Why are you calling me?”
“I was just wondering if you had plans for the holidays.”
Jacob let out a huff. “Yeah, as a matter of fact I do.”
“Oh. Spending it with Ryan?”
He rolled his eyes. Kate had never been there for him and only tried to pop back into his life when it was convenient for her. “Yeah, and my fiancé and our son.”
She gasped. “You have a son? How is that possible?”
Jacob laughed. “I’d explain how babies are made to you, but hey, you already know that, right?” He wasn’t about to tell her how he became a parent. It wasn’t any of his cold-hearted ex’s business.
“Funny. Well, have a nice Thanksgiving. I just remembered I have plans too.”
Milo started squirming and said, “Da Da.”
Jacob looked down in surprise and hung up the phone.
“You said Da Da!”
***
Ellie ejected the romance movie from the DVD player. Good thing she’d already seen it, or she would have missed the most of the middle and part of the end with Jacob’s kisses and caresses. His sensual touches had her almost begging for more. She wanted to make love to him now. Was waiting until after they were married really that important?
Jacob broke the suction between their lips. “When do you want to get married?” he asked in a husky voice.
His heart racing against her hand made a heat pool below her belly. “We don’t have to wait.” She grabbed a hold of his shirt pulled him back down on top of her.
He sighed and pulled back. “Yes we do. You deserve the best. I want our first time to be as husband and wife.”
Ellie let out a breath and sat up. “Let’s get married now.”
Jacob laughed. “Now?”
She nodded her head frantically. “We don’t have to tell anyone. It will be our secret.”
He raked his hand through his hair. “Slow down there, princess. No one can marry us this
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