Fighting for Love (Boston Love 2)

“Promise me you’ll never leave me.”

Looking directly into his eyes, I made him a vow I would never break.

“I promise I’ll never leave you. Ever.”

He pulled out an e

nvelope from his back pocket and handed it to me.

My eyes filled with tears as I read it.

I Never Want to Forget This….

Sealed on December 25. To be opened on July 8

My fingers lightly traced across the dates. July 8 was our baby’s due date. Lifting my eyes, I smiled. “What’s it say?” I asked.

He winked. “It’s a surprise.”

Laughing, I held it to my chest as he lifted me in his arms and headed up the stairs.

“Um…Finn…where are you taking me?”

“I need to make love to my almost wife and the mother of my daughter.”

Giggling, I ran my fingers through his hair. “First off, it could be a boy. And second, we have a houseful of people.”

Without missing a beat, he replied, “Our bedroom is on the third floor, Éan. We’re totally good.”

THREE MONTHS LATER

My eyes snapped open as the pain hit me in the middle of my stomach. Checking the clock on the mantel, I noted the time. I pushed myself out of the chair and began to pace.

Deep breath in…blow it out.

Flash was two steps behind me. “I think this is it, boy.” I was due in three days, and the doctor had had a feeling I might not make it to my due date. He was right.

“Get Daddy, Flash.”

With a whine and then a bark, Flash took off through the house and out his dog door.

Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.

I rolled my neck as I walked into the kitchen. I glanced out the window, and rolled my eyes in amusement. Flash had Finn’s baseball cap in his mouth and Finn was chasing him all over the yard.

I headed to get my purse. Once I found my phone, I hit Harmony’s number.

“Is this it?”

Dear Lord. What have I married into? For the last two weeks, no matter what time I called anyone in Finn’s family, the first words out of their mouths were, “Is this it?”

I took a deep breath in, then forced it out with a sigh. “Yes. This is it, and my husband is running around the backyard chasing Flash.”

Harmony giggled. “What’s he got now?”

“His prized Boston Red Sox hat that Rick Porcello signed.”

“Oh no!”