Page 300 of The Baby Twist
After finding the perfect wedding dress and having lunch, I headed home. When I walked through the door, it was abnormally quiet.
“Are they asleep?” I whispered to Tilly.
“Yes. They’ve been sleeping for about an hour.”
I went upstairs and peeked at the twins sound asleep in their bassinets. Fifty percent of the time, they were truly angels. The other fifty percent, I was convinced they were the spawns of Satan. There was a loud bang at the door, which startled the twins and me. They began screaming, and I raced down the stairs to see who the hell it was. Upon opening the door, a burly man stood there in his brown UPS uniform, holding a large box.
“Really?” I cocked my head as Tilly ran up the stairs to quiet the twins. “Was it really necessary to bang on my door like that? Was it?”
“I need you to sign for this,” he said, handing me his pad.
“And I need you to be respectful of parents with babies in the house. You woke up my twins with your loud banging!”
“What’s going on here?” Charlie walked up the steps.
“This UPS man banged very loudly on the door and woke the twins up!”
“Ma’am, I needed your signature, and if I had lightly tapped, you wouldn’t have heard me. I don’t have all damn day to stand around waiting for someone to come to the door.” He took the pad from me and walked away.
“What is your name?” I shouted.
Charlie picked up the box and stepped inside the house. “Let it go, babe. What is this?”
“I think it’s our wedding invitations. Set it on the island in the kitchen. I’ll open them after I help Tilly with the twins.”
“I’ll go help Tilly. You open the box and admire how beautiful the invitations look.” He smiled as he kissed my lips.
“You’re the best. Thank you.”
“After I get the twins settled, I need to talk to you about something,” he said.
“It sounds serious. Do I need to be worried?” I twisted my face.
“No.” He chuckled. “Not at all. Order us some dinner, and we’ll discuss it.”
“What do you want?” I shouted as he walked up the stairs.
“Anything you do. You pick. You know what I like.”
I ordered Thai food and asked Tilly if she would like to join us. She politely declined because she had a date with a guy she’d met a couple of weeks ago.
“You be careful. Guys cannot be trusted,” Charlie told her.
“I will, Charlie.”
“You call if you need us, Tilly. I mean it.”
“I will.” She looked at me over his shoulder, and I rolled my eyes.”
After Tilly left, I hooked my arm around him and placed my hand on his chest.
“Practicing for when Ashley starts dating?” I asked.
“No. Why would you ask that? My daughter is never dating.”
“Oh, okay, overprotective daddy.”
“I’m serious, Marley. If I even see a boy lurking around here, I can’t be held responsible for what I might do to him.”
