by Brynne Asher
“Would you stop? We have plenty of time. We’re just going to fight, why do you keep bringing it up?”
“Because knowing us, it’s going to take a long time. If you want to wait, that’s fine with me. I’ll show up with something new when it’s time to bring this little man home from the hospital, but I really don’t want a standoff in the hospital parking lot with a newborn. You can’t fit three car seats in the back of your car. It’s time to get something bigger and we need to go this weekend,” he explains to me for the millionth time.
“I told you what I want,” I say, watching Gabe kick a ball across the yard and watch it slam into the fence with Finny chasing after it.
I feel his fingers lightly grip my tummy and he bites out, “We are not getting a minivan.”
I sigh again, thinking my husband really would look silly driving a minivan, but I can’t help but like the sliding doors and the one I want has about ten thousand cup holders, which would be helpful and cool.
“Can we please talk about this later?” I beg.
“All right,” he murmurs in my ear as we both feel boy number three kick the shit out of me. “Wow,” Tony says, moving his hands around my tummy again.
“Are you sure you weren’t a soccer player? I think you lied and said you played basketball all those years. No way does a basketball player kick like this,” I say.
He chuckles and says, “He’s healthy and perfect, sweetheart. He can be anything he wants.”
“Yeah,” I agree at the same time I hear our boys scream, “Daddy, daddy!” They start running to us from the yard, realizing their human jungle gym is home for them to play with.
I smile as I put my hands over his on our baby and say, “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”
He gently squeezes me, pulling me into him tighter and simply agrees, “Beautiful.”
The Carpino Series will continue with Paige’s story…
About the Author
Brynne Asher grew up in the Midwest and now lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, three children and her perfect dog. When she isn’t creating pretend people and relationships in her head, she’s running her kids around and doing laundry. She enjoys cooking, decorating, shopping at outlet malls and online, always seeking the best deal. A perfect day in “Brynne World” ends in front of an outdoor fire with family, friends, s’mores and a delicious cocktail.
