
Here it is! Sorry it took so long! I know Valentine’s Day has passed, but whatever! Hahaha. Enjoy =)
You bite your lip and wait anxiously for your husband to walk into the house. You’ve been planning this moment for a while now and you weren’t quite sure how he was going to react. You hear a car door slam outside and your stomach does a flip. Here we go. Carlos walks in, his eyes immediately lighting up when he sees you. “Hey babe!” He pulls you into a big bear hug and you melt into him.
“Hi,” you reply nervously.
“How was your day?” he asks, plopping onto the couch.
“Um, it was…it was good. How was your day?”
He eyes you for a second curiously. You weren’t acting like your usual bubbly self and it was freaking him out. ”Good. This album’s gonna be amazing.”
“That’s great,” you say quietly, playing with your hands.
“Babe, what’s wrong?”
“Nothing!” you say a little too quickly. You pace in front of him, looking everywhere but his eyes.
“Why don’t you sit down? Let’s talk.”
It’s now or never. “Okay…I…I need to go get something first. Stay here.”
He furrows his eyebrows in confusion. “Okay….?” You run upstairs and grab the little gift bag on the bed. You stare at it in your hands. This needed to be perfect. You take a few deep breaths before walking back downstairs. “What’s this for?” he asks, looking down at it. He looks like a little kid on Christmas.
You smile at him. “Just open it.”
He pulls out the tissue paper as fast as he can, grinning at you. His face contorts into confusion again when pulls out a little baby onsie. “What is this?” he laughs. “I don’t get it.” Suddenly his eyes widen. “Are you…are you pregnant?” You nod slowly, watching him cautiously as you wait for his reaction. He looks down at the onsie and back at you, tears beginning to form in his eyes. “Are you serious?”
“Yeah,” you breathe, smiling at him.
“Oh my god! We’re having a baby? Oh my…I’m gonna be a dad!” You grin at him and he dives in for a hug, peppering kisses all over your face. “I love you so so so much! I am so excited!”
“You’re not freaking out?” you ask. To be honest, you were prepared for him to faint.
“Of course I’m freaking out!” he chuckles, wiping away his tears. “In a good way though. I can’t believe this is happening.”
You grab his face, stroking his cheek with his thumb. “You’re going to be the best daddy in the world.”
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A few months later, you sit in your bedroom getting ready for dinner on Valentine’s Day. He walks out of the bathroom and you stand up, spinning around for him. “How do I look?”
He crouches down and rubs your newly formed baby bump. “You both look fantastic.” You smile at him and run his hands through his hair. “Now come on, let’s eat!”
He helps you into the car and drives off to your favorite restaurant. There was a comfortable silence in the car, as always, but this time you had an anxious feeling in the pit of your stomach. The butterflies in your stomach just wouldn’t stop and it wasn’t because the baby was kicking. You take a deep breath and look down, playing with your fingers.
Carlos looks over and furrows his eyebrows. He reaches over and grabs one of your hands, rubbing it with his thumb. “What’s wrong, babe?”
You look up at him. “Nothing,” you say with a smile.
“You sure? You look…nervous. Are you feeling okay? We can go home if want.”
“No! No, Carlos. I’m fine, I promise. I’m just…anxious to give you your gift.”
“Oh,” he chuckles. “Well I’m sure I’ll love it.” That’s what you hoped.
Dinner was absolutely fantastic. You ate so much you thought you might explode. You lean back and gingerly rub your belly. Carlos shakes his head and chuckles. “Baby liked the food?”
“Baby loved the food,” you say, sighing contently.
“Okay, what does baby want for dessert?” he asks.
You sit up and bite your lip. You really wanted some cheesecake, but you had to do something first. “Present time.”
“No dessert?” he asks.
“Later,” you say, excited for him to finally get his present. It was so hard keeping it from him.
“Okay, me first,” he says, reaching into his pocket to pull out a slim, velvety box. He hands it to you and you grin at him in anticipation as you open it. You gasp when you see the glitterly necklace inside. “Oh my…Carlos, this is beautiful.” He gets up to help you put it on and you gently graze your fingers over it. “Thank you so much.”
“You’re so welcome,” he says, kissing your neck before sitting down. “Okay, your turn.”
You hand him the box you wrapped perfectly and he opens it, eyes widening. “This is amazing! I love it.” You watch him as he pulls out the watch it puts it on, admiring how it looks on his wrist. “Thanks, babe!”
“There’s more,” you say with a huge grin on yor face.
“More?”
You nod pulling out a thinner box. He opens it up and gasps at the pictures inside. “Ultrasound pictures? When did you get these?”
You nod excitedly. “A few days ago.”
“…A girl? Are we having a girl? I don’t a see a-“
“Yes!” you laugh. “We’re having a girl.”
“Oh my god! We’re having a-” He pulls out another picture. “Hold on….I see two heads. Is that another head?” He looks at you confused and you grin up at him. It finally hits him. “Twins? We’re having twins!?” You nod, tears springing to your eyes at how excited he is. “TWINS? TWINS! Oh my god, we…we have to call our parents!”
“Carlos…”
“And my brothers! They’ll be so excited. And the guys! Oh, the guys will be so excited!”
“Babe…CARLOS!” you laugh. He stops talking and looks at you. “We’ll do all of that soon, but first…Can we get some dessert?”
When you two get home, you immediately change into some sweats and make your way back to the kitchen. “What are you doing?” Carlos asks, watching you as you rummage through the fridge. “Babe, we just ate.”
“I know,” you say guiltily. You finally emerge with a cupcake in hand. “I remembered I had this.” You look down at the cupcake as if it was solid gold.
“It has a candle on it. Is that from that birthday party we went to the-“
“Yes,” you laugh. You grab a match out of the drawer and light it.
“I guess we should make a wish,” you laugh. “Does that work on Valentine’s Day?”
He smiles at you and leans down to kiss you as he gently rubs your belly. “I don’t know what to wish for. I have everything I’ve ever wanted.”