Loved by the Plus Sign

“Shit baby. How the hell do you get warmer and tighter?” He carries me up the stairs and puts me in the bed.

“I love you, Pedro. So much.” I tell him snuggling into his chest in bed.

“I love you too baby. And you too.” he says rubbing my stomach. Dreams come easier now days, because they are already filled with love, life and family.EpiloguePedroFour Months Later“What are you thinking about?” I ask my new wife as she stares out the window.

“You. This. Us. Everything.” She shows spreading her arms. I lean against the wall watching her as she looks at me like I am her everything. She sure is mine and I still can’t believe it. The sun is shining right now, setting a glow upon her and it is breathtaking. She stands, six months pregnant, in her wedding gown, which is simple, yet, sexy as fuck with my baby protruding from her body.

“Is it everything you ever dreamed?” I walk toward her taking my time to take all of her in. She turns and faces me, her eyes, a sheen of emotions glossing across her eyes.

“More, Papi. So much more. I never imagined I would have something this amazing in my whole life. I watched my sister get it, knowing she deserved it. I mean she basically raised me though she was nothing more than a child herself. But me, Pedro, it didn’t occur to me I deserved happiness as well. Not until you. So, thank you, my love. For showing me what I couldn’t deny. My heart.” Well shit. I grab her unable to say anything because my throat is too clogged by my heart. Our mouths meet in a slow sensual dance. Each of us allowing our hearts to spread the message. Our arms wrapped around one another, savoring the future we know is coming.

“I’m so sorry guys. Everyone is waiting for you in the reception hall.” We pull apart slowly, our gazes promising something for later. She turns to face Lily.

“How are you?” She asks her putting her arms around her. The two of them have remained close though Lily no longer lives with us. It’s not like things have been smooth sailing. Her father, after trying to run her from Vanessa’s with broken windows and shit, followed her the last few months of school and even tried to abduct her from the store one day. Luckily, we were one step ahead of him and had someone watching her. We fucking lost him though. Dead fuck. She has been more and more withdrawn since these instances. If it weren’t for the job and Mark and Tulip, I don’t know if the girl would have made it emotionally. I, feel a lot like her Uncle and I have vengeance on the brain. I will find him. But right now, I am only focused on one thing. She is currently standing to the side of me with her hand out.

“You coming?” She asks motioning for me to walk with her.

“Not right this second. But I will be later tonight.” I joke winking at her. I hear Lily giggle as tulip hits my chest.

“Pedro.” She admonishes that sweet blush I love covering her face. Pulling her back slightly into my arms and simply hold her. My body relaxing with the feel of her in them. “Ready to go start forever?” She asks into my chest.

“Baby forever started the moment I laid eyes on you.” And it’s true. I never knew what direction my life was going to go in that didn’t have to do with work. I knew my daily life and purpose. The moment she opened the door of her house when Mark first came to see Lily, something inside of me woke up and she became my sole reason for everything. For that, I will always be grateful.EpilogueVanessaFive Years later“Peter Daniel, get down off that couch.” Shaking my head, I continue to waddle my once again pregnant ass around the kitchen trying to get everything ready for Pedro’s birthday party. I can’t help smiling when I think about the last five years since we have been married. I gave birth to our oldest son, Peter, two and a half months after our wedding. Pedro was so proud to have a son and a family. There was nothing that man wasn’t there for. He even took a three-month paternity leave, convinced that if he wasn’t around for the first three months, the baby wouldn’t remember him. So damn crazy. But I loved it. For three months we had our own little world. When I got the all clear to let him ravish me, I went back a few weeks after that and you guess it, I was already pregnant. The second one was a girl named Lyrica Araya, then a set of twins named Antonia and Chloe and now I am once again ready to pop, and I couldn’t be happier.