“That would be amazing,” she says on a relieved sigh. “Although, I should be bitching at you right now.”
“Bitching at me?” I question with a furrowed brow and an amused grin. “For what, exactly?”
“For telling Bram I was on a rampage today.”
Fucking Bram. Of course, he said that. The bastard.
“I didn’t tell him that.”
Well, not those words exactly. I might’ve mentioned Indy was in a “mood” today. But, in my defense, the morning hadn’t gone all that smoothly. Her favorite sandals broke, and when she tried to get dressed, she found out her belly had officially outgrown most of her shirts.
She sobbed for a good five minutes in our walk-in closet, and I did my best to console her, but she wasn’t having any of my complimentary words.
I told her she was beautiful, and she told me I was lying.
I told her I wasn’t lying, and she told me I was annoying.
It was a bit of a rough start, but when it comes to Indy, I’m the most patient man in the world.
And I wasn’t lying. Indy is beautiful.
And a pregnant Indy? Well, she’s fucking breathtaking. All glowing skin and full curves and just…her round belly is carrying our baby. There is nothing more beautiful than that.
I toss on a pair of boxer briefs, a T-shirt, and jeans and crawl into bed beside my wife.
Her eyes are still closed, and I reach out to brush her hair behind her ear. “What sounds good for lunch?” I ask on a whisper, and she peeks her eyes open at me.
“Pancakes?”
I grin. “You want pancakes for lunch?”
She nods. “And some bacon.”
“Okay.”
“You’ll make it for me?” Her voice is full of so much hope, I couldn’t say no if I wanted to.
“Of course.”
“And bring it up here?”
I grin. “Definitely.”
“And feed it to me?”
I laugh at that. “You’re wanting the five-star treatment, yeah?”
She smiles and shrugs. “Okay, so I’ll feed myself, but you making it and bringing it up here would be a dream.”
I reach out to place my hand over her belly. “Well, you know I’m a fan of making your dreams come true.”
“If that’s the case, then please tell our daughter to come out soon.”
I pull up Indy’s shirt, revealing her belly, and put my lips to her skin. “Hey there, little miss. Don’t you think it’s time to make your big debut? Even though we don’t know what we’re going to name you, we’re ready to meet you.”
Indy giggles. “But we do know what we’re going to name her.”
“We do?” My eyes perk up, and I rest my chin on Indy’s belly to meet her gaze. “You’ve decided on a name?”
Indy nods. “I’ve decided.”
Since I knew whatever my gorgeous wife decided to name our daughter would be perfect, I’d given her free rein on choosing. And for what feels like months and months, she’s searched no less than a thousand names.
But as far as I knew, she’d yet to find the one.
“You’ve decided?” I ask and press a soft kiss to the bare skin of her belly. “Like, you’re certain this is the name?”
“I’m certain.” She nods, and a secret little smile kisses her pretty lips. “Our daughter’s name will be Venus Lane Bray.”
My heart skips a beat inside my chest, and I search Indy’s eyes. “Why that name?”
“Well, Bray because it’s our last name,” she teases and I smirk.
“Yeah, I kind of figured that one.”
“And Lane because of Adam,” she says, soft as a whisper. “Fate brought us together, but I know he had a hand in it. In a crazy, unbelievable kind of way, if it weren’t for him, I never would’ve found this kind of happiness. This kind of love.”
Fuck. Any second, I’ll be the heart-eyes emoji.
“And Venus?”
“Because not too long ago, someone told me Venus is the image of love. And this little baby inside of me,” she says and places her hand over mine, “is the purest image of our love.”
Venus Lane Bray.
A little girl who was created from love.
A little girl who will hopefully have her mother’s big blue eyes and beautiful smile.
A little girl who already owns my heart.
“It’s perfect, Indy,” I whisper back and lean forward to press a soft kiss to my wife’s lips. “I love it, and I love you.”
Venus Lane Bray—a perfect name for our daughter.
Perfect like Indy is for me.
She found parts of me I didn’t know existed, and in her, I’ve found a love I didn’t know was possible.
THE END