Savor You (Fusion #5)(66)

“This is ridiculous,” Camden says, shaking his head. “Just tell us.”

“No,” I repeat. “Cami’s excited because we get to find out the sex of our baby and Riley’s baby on the same day. Just let her have this, babe.”

“Fine.” He glances at the tech. “Just whisper it to me.”

“No,” I say, laughing my ass off. “And stop making me laugh. I have to pee like crazy and I’d rather not do it here.”

Twenty minutes later, we’re in the car with a sealed envelope with the gender of the baby inside.

“You didn’t ask her when I was peeing, did you?”

“I wouldn’t do that,” he replies as he starts the car and drives toward home. “How do you feel?”

“Like you already know the sex of the baby and I don’t.”

“You don’t know that that’s true.”

“Damn it, Camden.”

He grins over at me and kisses my knuckles. “I love you, Mia. You’re the most beautiful woman in the world.”

“I love you too.” I stare at the envelope in my lap. “I hate surprises.”

He tips his head back and laughs. “You asked for this one, sweetheart.”

“Saturday better hurry up and get here.”

“It’ll be here quickly. What do you want for dinner?”

“McDonald’s.”

He scrunches up his face. “Ugh. Why?”

“I don’t know, I’ve been craving McDonald’s fries for a week now.”

“Your boyfriend is a celebrity gourmet chef who could make you anything, and you want McDonald’s fries?”

“And some sweet tea,” I confirm with a nod. “And maybe some chicken nuggets.”

“I draw a line on the nuggets. I can’t have our child consuming that stuff.” He shakes his head and looks over at me in horror. “Are you shitting me right now?”

“Totally. I want chicken alfredo for dinner.”

“Thank God.”



“This is a lot of pregnant women in the same room,” I say to Addie on Saturday afternoon. We decided that the only place that was big enough for everyone was at Addie and Jake’s house, since we couldn’t shut the restaurant down on a Saturday afternoon. The whole house is decorated in pink and blue with touches of grey. “The decorations are really pretty.”

“Thanks,” Addie says with a grin. “I hired it out, of course, but they did a great job. In addition to cake, we have sugar cookies decorated to look like baby stuff. They’re little works of art.”

“I think Camden’s already eaten three.” I smile at the man in question who’s standing across the room talking with Landon, my dad, and Mac.

“Are you nervous to find out the sex?” Riley asks as she joins us, sipping on sparkling water in a champagne flute.

“No, I’m excited. How about you?”

“I’m excited too. Trevor thought this was dumb, so I had to hide the envelope from him.” She smiles and rubs her hand over her barely protruding belly. “It’s cute that he’s excited.”

“Both Trevor and Camden look antsy,” Jake says as he joins us. “And I don’t blame them. This is dumb. Why couldn’t they find out at their appointments?”

“Because this is fun,” Addie says, rolling her eyes. “If I’d been thinking, we would have done the same thing when I was pregnant with Ella.”

“You can do it with the next one,” Jake says and kisses his wife, then exchanges an intimate, happy smile with her.

“Addie.”

She looks over at me and shrugs. “Yeah, I’m knocked up again. But today isn’t about me.”

“Oh my God, this is so amazing. And it’s about all of us today, so yes, you will announce it.”

“Announce what?” Cami asks from across the room.

I level my gaze on Addie and Jake, and finally Addie shrugs and announces to the now quiet room, “We’re going to have another baby.”

The whooping, and hollering, and congratulations are loud and enthusiastic.

“We’re all just a fertile group of people,” Landon says with a happy shrug. “Atta girl, blondie.”

Finally, after more hugs and laughter, Cami calls everyone to attention.

“Thanks for letting us do this,” she says. “I know it’s hard to wait to find out the sex of your baby. I couldn’t do it.”

“Yeah, you didn’t let us do this for you when you and Landon found out you’re having a girl.”

Cami just shrugs. “Like I said, it’s hard. So thanks for letting Addie and me throw this party, and thank you to everyone for coming.

“Since Riley is due first, we’re going to let her and Trevor cut their cake first. If the filling is pink, it’s a girl. And, of course, if it’s blue, it’s a boy.”

“We’ve had all girls in this family so far,” Kat says. “Do us a solid and let me buy some cute boy things.”

Riley and Trevor both hold the cake cutter, as if they’re cutting a wedding cake. Suddenly, Riley tears up and just leans against Trevor, who kisses her head.

“What is it?”