“Oh, my god!” Rosa cries, jumping up from her seat to launch herself at me.
Andre smiles. “We’re also engaged.”
“No shit!” Marco claps his brother on the shoulder with his free hand. “Congrats!”
“This is so exciting!” Rosa hugs me so tightly I almost choke. “I’m going to be an auntie!”
Overjoyed at her excitement, I hug Rosa back.
I’m so grateful that this baby is going to be surrounded by so many people who love it. Something I missed out during my own childhood.
Marco tilts his chin at me. “How far along are you?”
“About two and a half months, so it’s still early.”
Rosa is beaming. “Too early to know if it’s a boy or a girl?”
I nod.
She gets a dreamy look on her face. “I hope it’s a girl.”
Marco groans. “Then we’ll be outnumbered,”
“Exactly.” Rosa chuckles. “Oh, think of all the cute clothes! I’ll start making a Pinterest board for the nursery…”
I glance at Andre who’s shaking his head.
I frown. “What?”
“See what you’ve done?” He tilts his head in Rosa’s direction.
She sticks her tongue out at Andre before pulling her phone out of her back pocket.
“We could have a cute woodland theme, or circus theme. Oh, have you started making a list of names? Because I have a list somewhere in my phone of some really cute ones?—”
Andre moves over to the bed and takes Rosa by the arm. “I think that’s enough for now, little sis. Lila should rest.”
“But—”
I smile at her. “I promise I won’t make any decisions without you.”
Rosa beams and let’s Andre usher her toward the door.
Rosa waves as she leaves the room. “Welcome to the family, Lila!”
Marco chuckles as he follows behind Rosa. “Hope you’re not regretting your life choices.”
Andre shakes his head as he closes the door behind his siblings. “No turning back now.”
He leans against the door looking so delicious I want to make love to him right here in this hospital bed. As if he can sense the tone of my thoughts, he smirks, reaching for the top button of his shirt.
“I say we make this engagement official.”
EPILOGUE
LILA
Six months later