“You love this body and what it does for you.” I smirked as I crawled on the bed next to her. “In all seriousness, we need to have a discussion.”
“About how much I hate you and your sexy body?” A small smile framed her face.
I grabbed her chin, pinched her lips together and gave her a big kiss.
“No. About the penthouse.”
“What about it?”
“We’re outgrowing it and I think it’s time we moved. It’s only a three bedroom and what if we have another baby?”
“Excellent point, Mr. Thorne.” She reached over on her nightstand and handed me a piece of paper.
“What’s this?”
“Your appointment with Dr. Sherman.”
“What appointment? And who’s Dr. Sherman?”
“He’s the doctor who will be performing your vasectomy.”
“Excuse me?” I arched my brow at her. “There’s no way I’m—”
“Yes, you are.”
“So let me get this straight. Because you can’t remember to take your birth control on time, you want me to make sure we don’t get pregnant again?”
“Yep.” She nodded her head.
“Don’t you think we should have discussed this first?”
“Nope. If you want to keep having sex, you’ll get it done.”
“I have four more months to fuck you freely, Mrs. Thorne.”
“But wouldn’t you rather get it done now so after the babies are born, we don’t have to worry about it? You’re going to have to heal and stuff.”
I let out a sigh because she did have a point.
“Do you really want another baby after we have the twins?” she asked. “I mean, we’ll have three children. That’s kind of one more than I planned on having.”
“True. Three kids are going to be a lot. Especially if these two are geniuses like Scarlett. Okay. I’ll go and get it done. You’ve pleaded your case.” I leaned over and brushed my lips against hers. “Now, back to the penthouse. I think we really need to move.”
“A bigger penthouse?” she asked.
“I was thinking more of a townhome.”
A wide smile crossed her face. “I love that idea.”
“I knew you would. I’ll call the realtor first thing tomorrow morning. In the meantime, I’m going to take as much advantage of you as I can before my procedure. Will that be a problem for you?”
“Not at all. But first stand up and take down your pants. Let me show you how much I hate you and your sexy body.”
“Damn, Jenna,” I said as I quickly unbuttoned my pants and stood up.
We brought Scarlett with us to the ultrasound appointment so see could see the babies. We were preparing her the best way we could for her sibling’s arrival.
“Are we finding out the sex of the babies?” Dr. Lewis asked.
“Yes. Definitely.” Jenna smiled.
“Babies,” Scarlett said to Dr. Lewis.
“That’s right, Scarlett. You’re going to see your brothers or sisters.”
Dr. Lewis squirted some gel on Jenna and pressed the transducer down on her belly. Tears sprung to my eyes when I saw my two precious babies snuggled together.
“They’re so incredible,” I said.
“Babies.” Scarlett pointed to the monitor.
“That’s right, princess. Those are your brothers or sisters in mommy’s belly.”
“The babies are doing excellent, Jenna. Let’s see if I can tell what sex Baby A is. Baby A is a girl.” She smiled at us.
Please let baby B be a boy. Please. Please. Please. I silently thought.
“And Baby B is—no doubt about this one. It’s a boy.”
“YES!” I shouted as I leaned over and kissed Jenna.
“Both babies are healthy and growing on schedule. I’m going to do a few more ultrasounds over the next few months to keep an eye on their positions. There may be a possibility we’ll need to do a c-section, and I just want you to be prepared.”
I helped Jenna from the table, and we stopped to get some lunch before our appointment to look at a couple townhomes. I was ecstatic we were having another girl, but secretly I was happier we were having a boy.
Chapter 37
Jenna
The moment I stepped inside the home located at 12 East 80th Street, I felt something. An overwhelming feeling that this was the home we were meant to live in. I got that feeling just by standing in the foyer. I hadn’t even seen the rest of the house, but somehow, I just knew.
“This is the one, Lucas,” I said.
“Babe, we haven’t even seen the rest of it yet.”
“I know. But I can’t explain it. This is where we are meant to raise our children.”
“Well, let’s take a look around first.” He kissed the side of my head.
“How many bedrooms does this home have?” I asked the realtor.
“Eight bedrooms and ten bathrooms. So, after you have that baby, you’ll have plenty room for more children.”
“We aren’t having any more children,” I said. “I’m pregnant with twins.”
“Oh my. Congratulations to you both. Well, then, you’ll have plenty of rooms for house guests.”
I fell in love with the entire house. From the gray colored walls, the beautiful oak flooring and the newly remodeled kitchen with custom white cabinets, Italian marble countertops and a stunning backsplash.
“The home hasn’t been lived in for over two years. The couple that lived here passed away a couple years ago and their children had the place completely remodeled. It is turnkey ready as you can see. All you have to do is move your furniture in.”
“May I ask how the previous owners passed away?”
“Jenna,” Lucas whispered.
“What? That’s important. I don’t want to be living here if they died in this house.”
“Unfortunately, they were killed in a boating accident in the Caribbean. They were on vacation and a storm hit while they were sailing.”
“Oh no. That’s so sad,” I said.
“Yes. It was a tragedy. They raised their three children in this home and still lived here even when the children grew up and moved away. It’s an excellent area and they were very happy here.”
“And it’s very close to my office.”
“We’ll take it,” I said. “We’d like to make an offer.”
“Excellent. Mr. Thorne, your thoughts?”
“You heard my wife. Let’s make an offer and make this place our new home.”
“I have one quick question. Why is the piano still here?” I asked.
“The sellers are leaving it as an option. If you don’t want it, they will remove it.”
“No. I want it,” I said.
“What? Why?” Lucas asked.
“Because I play the piano and I think our children might like it too.”
“And why have I never known this about you?” His brow raised.
“I don’t know. I guess I never thought about it. If you had a piano when we first met, you would have known.” I smirked.