Raging Heart On (Lucas Brothers #2)(86)

“Good, I’m starved,” I tell him, trying to bite down the wave of emotion that is moving in me. “What are we having?”

“We made your favorite: cheeseburger macaroni,” Calder says, deadly serious.

“That sounds suspiciously like your favorite, but I’m starved so I’ll let it pass,” I joke. It doesn’t matter if it was sawdust, let alone Hamburger Helper. The fact that White moves mountains to take care of me and to make me feel loved and cherished, even after two years of marriage, ensures that it doesn’t matter what is served; if they made it for me, I’d still eat it. Knowing that Calder, who is now legally our son, helped make dinner just adds to that. I hug him and I don’t even have to bend down because even though he’s just twelve, Calder is almost the same height as me. He’ll be taller than White if he keeps this up, and it’s no wonder that he’s already on the radar of college scouts. It’s not football, but White couldn’t be prouder of Calder and he’s been shooting hoops with him and helping him any way he can.

“You look tired, sweetheart,” White says. He comes and takes little Maxie out of my hands and kisses me gently on the lips.

“Call-ber! Call-ber!” Maxie yells. She gets her D sounds and B sounds mixed up, but Calder doesn’t care. He takes her from White like the proud brother he always seems to be. He’s a beautiful child, tall and lean, with dark chocolate eyes and pale mocha skin. His mom was African American and his father was Italian, and the beauty of that mixes perfectly. He’s already got girls following him everywhere. I joke that soon I’m going to have to beat them away with a stick. What he doesn’t know is that I’m not really joking. White says he’s had a talk with him about it all. I hope it stuck, because if not, we’re in for a world of trouble soon.

I watch as the kids disappear into the kitchen and then I’m completely distracted as White takes me in his arms.

“I missed you today, Buttercup.”

“Only because it’s off season for Mason Texas High’s winningest football coach ever and you’re home early now.”

“A lot you know, Mrs. Lucas. I miss you every day.”

“I missed you too,” I whisper right before our lips meet. We break away a few minutes later and I want to protest, but I know the kids are just in the next room. Tonight, though…

“How come you were late? Everything go okay at the doctor’s?”

“Yep, everything’s perfect.”

“You sure? You felt awful bad last night. I was worried. I should have taken off today and brought you to the doctor myself so I could have made sure they checked you out better.”

“They checked me out just fine, worrywart. I’m perfectly healthy for a woman who’s three months pregnant.”

“Three months pregnant? Are you serious?”

“It seems like that promise you made to fill this house up is going to happen sooner rather than later, thanks to your super sperm and Ida Sue’s magic shakes you still keep drinking.”

“Hey, those things taste good after you get used to them.”

“You lie,” I laugh.

“Okay, I lie, but they at least deliver on the sperm count.”

“You’re crazy,” I laugh as his hand moves to my stomach to cup it.

“Another beautiful girl to spoil. I can hardly wait.”

“It could be a boy, you know.”

“Nope, it’s a girl. One you can’t name Keurig.”

“I was thinking more along the lines of Starbucks this time.”

“I don’t think I spank your ass enough.”

“You can make up for it tonight,” I tell him as we walk into the kitchen to our children.

“You can count on it, Mrs. Lucas,” he tells me, laughing. I stick my tongue out and start dishing out cheeseburger macaroni while Calder and White fall in line and Princess Maxie demands to be the center of attention.

As I watch them, I’m reminded of one of my favorite sayings and think of how true it is: I’m a woman blessed beyond measure.

And I am thankful.



The End.



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