In fact, I know I am.
But this place, and what it could mean for our family in the future is what spurns me on. Not just our family, but our extended one as well. Rae and Cade will be married soon, and I’m sure they’re going to start popping out kids. Even Jace and Nova make comments here and there about kids.
One day, I want us all to be staying here with our kids running around together.
Even though not all of us are related by blood, we are still family, and I want our kids to grow up like cousins.
“Are you insane?” she shrieks. “A place this nice must be a million plus. It has six bedrooms.”
“More,” I say.
“More what?” she snaps, the blan
ket falling to her waist around her small bump.
“It’s two-point-two million.”
“Oh, my God.” Her eyes are wide and she looks like she’s going to pass out. “We can’t afford that. We just bought a house.”
“Actually we can. We can afford much more.”
“Are you insane? No way!”
“Thea, we lived cheap for the first three years of our marriage. Almost one-hundred percent of what I made went straight into the bank. We’re more than fine.”
She inhales a shaky breath. “This is crazy.”
“I want this for us.” I take her hand. “Us, the baby, and the rest of our family. I want a place for everybody to go where we can just let loose and hang out. We might all be moving on and going in different directions, but I want a place we can all come back to that’s ours. A place that’s home.”
Tears fill her eyes. “You’re going to make me cry.” She grabs her stomach suddenly and makes a muffled cry. “The baby kicked.” She laughs. “I think the baby is saying they agree with daddy.”
Thea smiles and I grin back.
“We’re buying it?”
She giggles, rubbing her stomach, and nods. “Yeah, we are.”
I grab her face and kiss her dramatically, which only makes her laugh more.
“We’re insane,” she says through tears of laughter.
“We might be crazy, but at least we’re happy.”
As long as we’re happy, we have everything, so I’d say our life is pretty fucking full.
Thea
17 Weeks Pregnant
Baby is the size of a pear
Xander’s gone to practice, so he’ll be missing for the bulk of the day.
Which means I’m bored.
I spend ninety-nine percent of my time bored.
That’s what happens when you can’t get a job and you’re stuck at home.