Chapter 90

*Adelaide*

I was so excited, I could hardly contain myself. After my little run-in with the wicked witch, I brushed off her words and made my way to the baby

store.

She would not dampen my mood no matter how much she got under my skin. I was the one with the man and not the upper hand.

1. I would forever have

Now, I placed my phone just behind the sugar pot on the corner of the counter and started the video. I wanted to get all of this on film and I wanted to play it back over the years. Once that was done I made my way to the oven and placed the little baby onesie in the oven.

pHe had just pulled into the driveway and was walking up to the house. I had been holding this secret in for two hours and it had felt like two hours too long. I felt like I was about to burst with the news.

I sat down on the kitchen island and grabbed my mug. I was a jittery bundle of nerves but in the best way possible. My leg was bouncing on the stool and my heart rate had skyrocketed.

“Breathe,” I said slowly to myself. “It’s going to be great.”

I heard the front door open and then his voice carried into the kitchen. “Baby?”

“I’m in here.” I fidgeted in my seat. My eyes flicked to the oven quickly before they moved to his entering form. “Hey, husband.”

“Hey, wife.” He beamed at me with a small smile. “How are you?”

He walked over to me and gave me a soft kiss on my lips. An instant surge of flutters filled my belly and I was giddy like a little school girl.

When he pulled away I was sure that the flush on my face was evident. It was crazy to think that after all this time he still managed to make me feel like a little schoolgirl.

“I missed you,” I said. “How was your day?”

good. I just closed on the London deal and we’ll break ground in the next 6 months.” He pulled me to my feet and placed his hands on my hips. “Do you know what that means? We could

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give you that white Christmas you’ve

like heaven,” I hummed my agreement,

“Just, you, me, and a faraway cottage in the countryside. Paris made me want to do that with you in every country. Just spending time away from it all. A place we can just be us. No careers,

well have been a puddle around his feet at that point. How was he even

of soda. “Have you

This was it.

was capturing everything. needed this moment to be

“I actually baked.”

an eyebrow my

arms over my chest. “I

I

you make. I’m surprised you didn’t burn the kitchen down.” He was teasing me. It was evident

“Shut

I did not burn them, they

“I love you but you and the oven don’t mix unless it’s making pizza or some sort of casserole.

can’t even cook so I don’t know what you’re busy yapping about.” I -rolled my

What

*

I said, already feeling the nerves settling into my stomach. “They’re in

the oven. I had thought that maybe

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he just nodded and

you sure you don’t want to order out, I don’t mind making a quick pizza

head. “The buns will be just

looked back over his shoulder at me in confusion. “Did

they’re in

to the oven and

he reached inside to pull out the little onesie that I had put on a baking tray. He

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