Page 17 of A Play for Love

“What?” I narrowed my eye.

“I’m hoping the baby is a girl. As much as I’d love a son, I really want a daughter.”

“I have one of each, so it can go either way. You’ll find out tonight.” I smiled.

“Nope. You know what. I only want a healthy baby. I don’t care the gender.” He looked at his watch. “I have to go get Charlotte. It’s time.”

“Good luck, bro. Jackson and I are here for you.” I smiled as he left my office.

I leaned back in my chair and thought about last night. I could tell something was bothering Sofia, and I knew it had something to do with her mother. She hadn’t heard from her at all since she moved to California. Rose had no idea that her daughter had a child and that she was a grandmother. Now that we were getting married, I knew somewhere deep inside her that she was bothered by not having her mother involved, no matter how bad things were between them.

After seeing a couple of patients, Jackson came into my office. While we were talking, the door opened, and Conner walked in. I could see the tears in his eyes.

“Well?” I smiled.

“The baby is perfect,” he started to cry.

“Ah, shit,” Jackson said as we both stood up and hooked our arms around our brother.

“Sorry.” Conner wiped his eyes. “It’s just such a miracle, especially with everything Charlotte and I have been through.”

“It’s okay.” I patted his back. “Let it out.”

“I’m good now. Thanks.” He dried his eyes.

“Have you seen Sebastian?” Jackson asked.

“Yeah. He and Emilia went in right after us.”

“Why don’t you go wait for him, and you both can cry together.” I smirked.

“Shut up, douchebag. I had a moment. I’m good now.”

“Oh, before I forget,” Jackson spoke. “Giuseppe is coming this afternoon for a checkup. I figured you could ask him about the flowers for the wedding. Maybe see if he’s available.”

“What time?” I asked.

“Four o’clock.”

“Perfect. Let me know when he’s here, and I’ll talk with him.”

“Will do, bro.”

Walking back to my desk, I picked up my phone and texted Sofia.

“Hey, beautiful. Giuseppe, the flower guy, has an appointment this afternoon with Jackson. I’ll ask him if he’s available for the wedding.”

“Oh, good. I just got off the phone with Gwen, the cake lady, and she will make our wedding cake. I was just about to call Giuseppe. He was next on my list. Thanks, babe. I love you.”

“I love you too. I’ll talk to you later. I have a patient to see.”

CHAPTER7

Sofia

I dropped Nicholas off at Alex’s and headed to the dance studio.

“There you are,” Kendall said when I stepped inside.

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