Page 54 of The Light to My Darkness (The Light to My Darkness 1)

James lowered his eyebrows.

"Don't look so serious. It's innocent and cute."

"Now. It won't be so innocent and cute when they're older. I like him now but in a few years I have a feeling I'm going to hate this kid."

I laughed. "You're impossible."

James pulled the covers up slightly to tuck them under Axel's chin. "When he's older I'm going to do my very best to do to him what he just did to me. It's my new mission."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm going to be a total cock block."

"Language, James." But I couldn't help but laugh. I reached over and playfully shoved his arm.

He smiled.

"Fortunately we have a long time before that happens."

"Yeah." James pushed Axel's hair off his forehead like I had been doing. "And fortunately for him, he is a cute kid."

"You totally want a boy."

"It wouldn't be the worst thing that ever happened if it was a boy. That's as far as I'll go."

But all I heard was that he desperately wanted a baby boy. And I was positive that in two months time, I'd be giving him what he really wanted. A son.

Chapter 19

Friday

"You guys look terrible," I said as I put the tea kettle on the stove. Everyone else had picked up their kids and left. Bee and Mason, however, didn't look like they could move.

"It's his fault," Bee said and pointed at Mason. "For some reason he decided his last night as a single man meant no sleep."

Mason laughed. "You had fun."

"I didn't say it wasn't fun. But I have a hangover and in a few hours we need to go to our rehearsal. Penny, what are you doing?"

"Making tea."

"Why?"

I shrugged. "Because tea fixes everything."

"Is that what's going to happen to me once I get married? Will I automatically turn into an old lady?"

"Hey." I frowned.

"Sorry. Hangover." She pointed to her forehead.

"Penny's right," James said. "Tea really does fix everything."

I smiled at him. A couple years ago we had both decided to give up coffee in favor of tea. I had read some article about the soothing properties of herbal tea. And James was always really supportive with my weird ideas. I did feel healthier though. Although, when I drank coffee I didn't have a heart murmur. I shook away the thought.

Bee and Mason just stared at us.

"Yeah, we're going to become old people when we get married," Mason said. "I knew this was a bad idea. Is there still time to back out?"

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