“Umm, that’s unfortunate?” she said absently as she tried to figure out how she was going to manage to drag him down to the courthouse in the morning without throwing out her back.
Maybe she should-
“You know the Scooby-Doo theme song?”
“Sure?” Melanie said, unable to help but frown as she adjusted the towel around her as she glanced over at the playpen to find Cody asleep.
“I used to hum it while I took tests. It creeped my professors out,” Aidan admitted as he stood up.
“I can see why,” Melanie said, nodding solemnly.
“I know every Justin Bieber song by heart,” he said, leaving her with no idea how to respond to that one.
When she opened her mouth, he cut her off with, “Every. Single. One.”
“I’m in love with you, Melanie,” Aidan continued as he walked over and pulled her into his arms. “I want to spend the rest of my life wondering if you’re going to wake me up at two in the morning to get you pie.”
“I really will,” she admitted, making his lips twitch because she felt that he should understand what was expected of him upfront.
“I know,” he said, smiling as he leaned down and brushed his lips against hers before he pulled back and-
“Adam’s downstairs with an engagement ring, hoping that you’ll take him back,” he told her as Melanie stood there, struggling to make sense out of what he was saying only to realize that there was no way that they could avoid this conversation.
“I’m sorry, but I’m really going to need you to go back to this Justin Bieber thing,” Melanie said, making his eyes narrow on her.
“They’re catchy tunes,” he bit out.
“But, are they really though?” she asked with a pitying look.
“Yes,” Aidan bit out between clenched teeth.
“I see,” she murmured thoughtfully as she considered him and…
“I don’t think I can marry you,” Melanie said, wishing that she’d known about the Bieber thing before she fell in love with him.
Live and learn, Melanie thought with a sigh and a sad shake of her head.
“We’re getting married in the morning,” Aidan said evenly as he picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.
“I’m really not sure that’s going to work for me,” she said as she found herself tossed on the bed.
“We’re getting married in the morning whether you like it or not, so stop trying to wreck my special fucking day!” Aidan said, making her roll her eyes even as she couldn’t help but smile.
“What if I already have plans?”
“Cancel them,” he bit out as he yanked her towel away.
“Do I have to?” Melanie asked, making sure to pout as Aidan reached down and pulled his belt loose only to stop and…
“What about Adam?” he asked, making her frown.
“What about him?”
“He’s downstairs waiting for you,” Aidan said, making her blink.
“That’s nice,” she said slowly, not really sure why he thought that she would care about a man that had cheated on her with her sister and ended things by telling her that she wasn’t good enough for him.
“Good answer,” Aidan said as he leaned down and whispered in her ear, “I know this place that has the best apple pie that you’ve ever had…”
Epilogue
Five Wonderful Years Later…
“What did you do to my mommy?” Cody demanded with an adorable glare as he folded his small arms over his chest.
“What’s wrong with mommy?” Aidan asked his five-year-old son, who was normally his little BFF, as he carefully shifted his sleeping baby girl in his arms, careful not to wake her up as he glanced at the clock and noted that it was nearly midnight.
“Didn’t I tuck you in five hours ago?”
“We know it was you,” Tyler bit out, ignoring his question as he hugged his teddy bear tightly against his small chest before he followed that up by mouthing, “We know,” making Aidan’s lips twitch.
“Are you going to tell me what’s wrong with mommy?” Aidan asked as he carefully put Jayne back in the bassinet that he’d kept by his desk since they bought the house five years ago.
“Are you going to tell us what you did to Mommy?” Cody countered back, narrowing his green eyes on him.
“You know that you’re supposed to be my best friend, right?” he reminded his son with a mocking glare of his own.
“I’m a mama’s boy,” his son said proudly with a firm nod that was matched by his little brother, making Aidan chuckle as he shifted his attention to Lucifer, who was over here so that he could use their kitchen to test a recipe for the Fire & Brimstone since he no longer allowed gluten in his house after they’d discovered that his children also had celiac disease, as he sat there, glaring down at his phone. “Watch your godchildren for a minute.”
“Fine,” Lucifer said, making sure to sound put out as he tossed his phone aside and grabbed the Harry Potter book off the coffee table that he’d been reading to the boys, who looked torn between glaring at Aidan and finding out how Harry Potter managed to beat a dragon. When Lucifer settled back against the couch and opened the book, the boys sent him one last glare and quickly made their way to the couch and climbed onto Lucifer’s lap.
Knowing that they were in good hands, Aidan decided to go find his wife. He checked the kitchen to see if she was there only to absently note that his brother had rearranged the kitchen, again, checked her office, the family room, and eventually found himself heading upstairs so that he could check the nursery only to chuckle when he spotted his two-year-old son passed out on his bed with one of the chocolate cupcakes that Melanie made earlier clutched firmly in one small hand. Aidan had been wondering why he hadn’t been with his brothers.
After carefully extracting the cupcake from his son’s hand, Aidan grabbed a box of baby wipes and cleaned the buttercream frosting off Benjamin’s face and hands before he tucked him back in, unable to help but smile as he leaned down and kissed his baby boy’s forehead. He was such a sweet little boy, Aidan thought as he ran his fingers through his son’s hair, pushing it out of his face before he stood up and went to find his wife.
He checked the boys’ room, the playroom and finally, checked their bedroom only to find himself drawn to the closed bathroom door. When he opened the door and found his wife sitting in the tub, hugging her knees against her chest, looking a little lost, he wasn’t surprised, and to be honest, he wasn’t exactly surprised to find the pregnancy test on the bathroom counter either.
“Did you look yet?” Aidan asked, walking over to the sink and had a look.
“No,” came the softly mumbled reply.
“Do you want another baby?” he asked as he looked back up to find his wife watching him as she admitted, “Would you be mad if I did?”
Chuckling, Aidan walked over so that he could lean over and kiss his wife as he said, “I want two more,” making her lips twitch.
“Two more girls,” Melanie said, knowing him so damn well.
“Mmmhmm,” he murmured in agreement as he reached into the water so that he could place his hand over her belly. “Looks like we only have one more to go.”