His eyes opened wide. “Daddy?”
The breath caught in her throat. This hadn’t been planned, but she knew he wanted children. She just didn’t know if he wanted them now.
Please be excited. Please. Oh, please.
Why wasn’t he saying anything? Was he in shock?
“Jackson?” She snapped her fingers. “Jackson, speak.”
“I... I’m going to be a dad?”
A hesitant smile lifted her lips as she nodded. “Does that make you happy?”
At last, his lips lifted at the corners. “Oh, yes. That makes me very happy. Come here, Mrs. Bennett.”
She started to climb down the last couple of rungs on the ladder, but her feet never touched the floor as her husband swept her into his arms. His lips pressed to hers. He left no doubt in her mind just how happy he was about this news.
And then he pulled back ever so slightly. “What do you say we trim the tree later?”
“Why, Mr. Bennett, what do you have on your very naughty mind?” She laughed.
“As I recall, you like my naughty mind.”
“Mmm-hmm...” She smiled up at him.
And with that he carried her to the master suite to begin their happily-ever-after.
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