“Luis?” I checked.
“That’s it,” Melody nodded. “He got in a couple of minutes ago when we did.”
“That’s Jake’s old military buddy,” I said. “I must go out and say hello.”
At that moment, the door opened, and Jake walked in. “Hey, ladies,” he greeted, giving Melody a hug. “Sorry to break up the heart to heart, but a few more guests have arrived, and they want to see you, Kris.”
“I have an important question, Jake,” Melody said, turning to him.
“Shoot.”
“Is there booze?”
Jake laughed. “There’s a bar set up just before the balcony. Go crazy.”
“Oh, I intend to,” Melody nodded. “Excuse me.”
The moment she left, Jake turned to me and wrapped his arms around me. “Hi,” he said, kissing me gently on the lips.
“Hi,” I said, melting into him like I always did. Only now there was a slight barrier between us created by my ever-expanding belly.
“Did I mention how beautiful you look today?” Jake asked.
I waved away the compliment. “You’re just saying that.”
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“I’m saying it because I mean it,” he said. “You look like an auburn-haired mermaid.”
“Wow, that’s quite a description.”
“I can’t take all the credit,” he said. “That was how Noah described you.”
“Where is our son?” I asked, enjoying the way ‘our son’ sounded.
“He’s outside, showing his drawings to his grandmother,” Jake replied.
“Good.”
“Also, the cake just got here,” Jake told me.
I clapped my hands together. “Oh, wow…we’re finally going to find out. Boy or girl.”
“My money’s on girl,” Jake said, with a smile.
I laughed. “Is that instinct or hope?”
“A little bit of both,” he smiled. “It doesn’t really matter, though. We’ll have tons of kids, so we’re bound to end up with boys and girls.”
I raised my eyebrows. “Tons of kids?” I repeated.
“I’m thinking like ten,” he teased.
I laughed. “I think that’s up for discussion.”
“Fair enough,” he nodded.
“Come on, we better get out there,” I said, moving towards the door.