Saved (Wanted 2)

He smiled that big ol’ smile of his and nodded his head.

“Alright, smart ass, what did I say?”

“You asked if it was because you spoke French so well. ”

“Je pense que le bébé est un garçon. ”

Jeff sat up really quick. “How do you know it’s a boy?”

Oh my god! “I don’t! I said that I think it’s a boy. When did you learn French?”

Jeff leaned back and took me with him. I could feel his chest moving up and down, so he must have been laughing.

“The day Gunner and Ellie got married, I was giving him hell about being so damn romantic. I said something about taking Ellie to Paris when she got pregnant. I liked the idea of taking you to Paris because I remembered you and your parents talking about when you went to France before and how much you loved it there. When y’all started speaking in French at dinner, I wanted to know what you were saying, I bought Rosetta Stone for French that night, and I’ve been trying to learn the language since then. ”

I sat up, turned around in the bathtub, and looked at him.

“Vous imbécile romantique. ”

“I think you just called me romantic,” Jeff said with a wink.

“Close. I said you romantic fool! Je t’aime, Jeff. ”

“Je t’aime, Ari. ”

Turning to face him, I wrapped my legs around him in the bathtub and smiled.

“I’m ready, baby, if you think you can handle me,” Jeff said with a wink.

“Bring it on, Mr. Johnson, ‘cause Mrs. Johnson is one horny pregnant woman. ”

“Fuck yeah!”

***

Jeff and I collapsed on the bed around 4 a. m. I couldn’t move, and I was starving. I rolled over and cuddled up next to him. He was already asleep, and the motion of his chest going up and down was relaxing me even more.

I thought back to our wedding day yesterday and the night that followed. I didn’t think I’d ever be as happy as I was right now.

Then I smiled when I thought about the baby.

That statement wasn’t true. This was just the beginning of many more happy moments.

Just the beginning.

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

GUNNER

Late May

I walked around on the slab and took notes. Ellie hadn’t been feeling good for the last two weeks, so she took a trip into Austin with Ari for a change of scenery and some shopping. The house was coming along nicely. Now, we just needed it to stop raining so damn much, so the framing could get going.

I looked up and saw Josh driving up in the Jeep. What the hell? This is a nice surprise.

He jumped out of the Jeep and came walking up to me, reaching to shake hands.

“Dude, what a nice surprise. ”