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going to do about school.”
“I didn’t know you considered the wedding and our babies problems.”
I closed my eyes and counted to ten. It’s pregnancy brain, it’s pregnancy brain. Don’t react . I repeated over to myself a number of times before I reached over and grabbed her hand. “I love you, Lucky.”
“Uh huh.” She pursed her lips and then let out a small sigh. “Sorry, I think I just need to go home and sleep.”
“Are you tired?” I asked slightly worried that our attempt to have sex in the car had been too much for her.
“A little bit.” She nodded. “Sorry, but I just want to go back to the house and relax. Maybe we can discuss everything else tomorrow.
“Ok.” I nodded and gave her a long meaningful look. I stared at her face and at her body in wonder and my heart beat quickly as I realized how blessed I was to have her in my life.
***
“Okay, Skylar, we have to be quiet.” I put my fingers to my mouth as the little girl in front of me giggled at the mess we were making in the kitchen. “We don’t want to wake Aunty Lucky up.”
“I know, Uncle Zane.” She giggled again. “But you look so funny.”
“What?” I made a stern face at her. “I could never look funny.”
“You have flour all over your nose.” She walked towards me and tried to reach up to brush it away for me. Her small little arms didn’t reach, so I lifted her up so she could do the job.
“I got all the flour.” She smiled as she finished wiping my nose off and smiled into my eyes. “You have big blue eyes, like me.” She said earnestly and I nodded at her.
“Yes, I do.”
“But Noah has green eyes.” She looked at me, considering. “How comes he has green eyes and you have blue eyes?”
“We just got different features from our parents.” I smiled as I put her down.
“Do you look like your mom or your dad?” She played with the cake batter we had made, and added more chocolate chips.
“I’m not sure.” I attempted another smile at her, but this time it didn’t spread to my eyes.
“My mom was beautiful,” she continued, not noticing the effect her question had had on me. “My daddy used to tell me all the time. She was so beautiful that Cinderella was jealous of her.”
“Well, I guess we know where you got your beauty from.” I grabbed up the bag of Nestle chocolate chips before she could pour any more in the bowl, and pulled out some muffin pans.
“Do you think I look like Noah?” She looked up at me with wide eyes.
“Like Noah?” My heart stopped and I paused as I waited for her to continue. Please God, don’t let her ask me the difficult questions. I do not want to mess this up.
“I know he’s not my real dad, but sometimes people start to look like their loved ones. I saw it on TV.”
“You did?” I knew I sounded like an idiot, but I had no idea what to say.
“Yeah, it was on Disney.” She nodded eagerly. “There were a bunch of dogs that looked like their owners.”
“Oh, you mean dogs.” I nodded, suddenly understanding. “I heard that as well. That dogs start to look like their owners.” I thought for a moment, and then continued. “I’m not sure that means you will end up looking like Noah, though, no matter how much you love each other. But there’s nothing wrong with that. It won’t affect how much you love each other. And trust me, you’re lucky that you’re not going to end up looking like Noah.” I laughed, and Skylar giggled before taking my hand in hers.
“You’re funny, Uncle Zane.”
“Please tell me again when Lucky is up.” I joked, but I wasn’t sure that she understood.
“You’re going to be a good dad.”
“Do you think so?” I asked, touched by her words. She nodded at me with big, wide, happy eyes and squeezed my hand.
“If Noah wasn’t my new daddy, I would have chosen you.” Her words were simple and short, but her honesty and trust melted every last worry and concern I had about being a father. I could do
“I didn’t know you considered the wedding and our babies problems.”
I closed my eyes and counted to ten. It’s pregnancy brain, it’s pregnancy brain. Don’t react . I repeated over to myself a number of times before I reached over and grabbed her hand. “I love you, Lucky.”
“Uh huh.” She pursed her lips and then let out a small sigh. “Sorry, I think I just need to go home and sleep.”
“Are you tired?” I asked slightly worried that our attempt to have sex in the car had been too much for her.
“A little bit.” She nodded. “Sorry, but I just want to go back to the house and relax. Maybe we can discuss everything else tomorrow.
“Ok.” I nodded and gave her a long meaningful look. I stared at her face and at her body in wonder and my heart beat quickly as I realized how blessed I was to have her in my life.
***
“Okay, Skylar, we have to be quiet.” I put my fingers to my mouth as the little girl in front of me giggled at the mess we were making in the kitchen. “We don’t want to wake Aunty Lucky up.”
“I know, Uncle Zane.” She giggled again. “But you look so funny.”
“What?” I made a stern face at her. “I could never look funny.”
“You have flour all over your nose.” She walked towards me and tried to reach up to brush it away for me. Her small little arms didn’t reach, so I lifted her up so she could do the job.
“I got all the flour.” She smiled as she finished wiping my nose off and smiled into my eyes. “You have big blue eyes, like me.” She said earnestly and I nodded at her.
“Yes, I do.”
“But Noah has green eyes.” She looked at me, considering. “How comes he has green eyes and you have blue eyes?”
“We just got different features from our parents.” I smiled as I put her down.
“Do you look like your mom or your dad?” She played with the cake batter we had made, and added more chocolate chips.
“I’m not sure.” I attempted another smile at her, but this time it didn’t spread to my eyes.
“My mom was beautiful,” she continued, not noticing the effect her question had had on me. “My daddy used to tell me all the time. She was so beautiful that Cinderella was jealous of her.”
“Well, I guess we know where you got your beauty from.” I grabbed up the bag of Nestle chocolate chips before she could pour any more in the bowl, and pulled out some muffin pans.
“Do you think I look like Noah?” She looked up at me with wide eyes.
“Like Noah?” My heart stopped and I paused as I waited for her to continue. Please God, don’t let her ask me the difficult questions. I do not want to mess this up.
“I know he’s not my real dad, but sometimes people start to look like their loved ones. I saw it on TV.”
“You did?” I knew I sounded like an idiot, but I had no idea what to say.
“Yeah, it was on Disney.” She nodded eagerly. “There were a bunch of dogs that looked like their owners.”
“Oh, you mean dogs.” I nodded, suddenly understanding. “I heard that as well. That dogs start to look like their owners.” I thought for a moment, and then continued. “I’m not sure that means you will end up looking like Noah, though, no matter how much you love each other. But there’s nothing wrong with that. It won’t affect how much you love each other. And trust me, you’re lucky that you’re not going to end up looking like Noah.” I laughed, and Skylar giggled before taking my hand in hers.
“You’re funny, Uncle Zane.”
“Please tell me again when Lucky is up.” I joked, but I wasn’t sure that she understood.
“You’re going to be a good dad.”
“Do you think so?” I asked, touched by her words. She nodded at me with big, wide, happy eyes and squeezed my hand.
“If Noah wasn’t my new daddy, I would have chosen you.” Her words were simple and short, but her honesty and trust melted every last worry and concern I had about being a father. I could do
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