Epilogue
“Hurry up, Alex!” Jaida hollered.
A.J. ambled awkwardly down the stairs. “I’m coming. It takes a little longer these days.”
“You should have just gone with the first outfit instead of changing three times,” Jaida chastised. “We’re gonna be late.”
“No, we’re not,” A.J. assured her.
“Who changes clothes three times to go to the hospital?” Jaida grumbled as they stepped out of the house and headed for the car.
“Somebody who knows the media is likely to be there and doesn’t want to look like a beached whale like she did last time,” A.J. bit back. “Are you sure you can handle Jack while we’re in delivery?”
“I’m not an invalid,” Jaida snapped. “Besides, Rick and Marie are on their way and they’re picking up Jared’s parents on the way.”
“Would you two quit fighting and get in the car?” Jared yelled out the driver’s side window of the SUV. “Jack wants to know when his baby brother is going to leave Mommy’s tummy.”
The backseat window slid down and a curly-haired boy in a Nashville Cougars jersey peered out. “C’mon, Mommy. Hurry.”
“I’m coming, baby, hold your horses.” A.J. grinned at her little boy as she hobbled around the car to the passenger side and climbed in as best she could. “We should have gotten the mini-van.”
“No,” Jared said firmly as Jaida closed the door behind A.J. and got into the front seat.
“When you retire, I’m getting a damn mini-van,” A.J. barked as another contraction rolled through her core and she fought to breathe through it.
“Awwwww, Mommy said a bad word,” Jack scolded from his car seat.
“Mommy’s gonna say a lot of bad words today, Jack,” Jared teased as he backed out of their driveway. “You should have heard her when you came out of her tummy, she said more bad words than all of Daddy’s team during a football game.”
A.J.’s hand flashed fast as whip and slapped his arm. “Don’t you say that to our son!”
“What? It’s true!” Jared laughed.
“I’ll remember that next time you want to have S-E-X.” A.J. spelled the last word. “Not that we’re ever doing that again after this.” She pointed toward her swollen abdomen.
“Yeah, I’ve heard that before.” Jared rolled his eyes. “Your resolve lasted up until Dr. Chancellor cleared you for action. But please, if it makes you feel better, hold to that resolve.”
“You guys are so cute it makes me want to vomit,” Jaida interjected.
“Speaking of cute,” Jared began, “how are things going with Drew?”
Jaida flushed. “He’s meeting us at the hospital, too.”
“I see,” Jared teased, “so I need to be having the talk with him then?”
Jaida looked at him, horrified. “NO!”
“Just kidding, J, just kidding.” Jared nudged her. “That’s A.J.’s job. You might want to wait a few weeks though.”
“Har har, you’re just so funny,” A.J. hissed from the back seat as another contraction rocked her. “We need to get there sooner than later.”
“If you hadn’t changed clothes so many times…” Jaida trailed off as A.J. pinched her lightly on the arm. “Yeah, I’ll wait a few weeks before bring Drew back around. I forgot how testy she gets.”
“I hate you both,” A.J. snarled.
“But I love you,” Jared sang back to her. “I love you so much it changed me.”
“Well, crap,” A.J. sniffled from the back seat, “now I’m crying. Stupid hormones.”
“Convinced yet?” Jared asked.
“Yes,” A.J. said before the next contraction left her breathless.
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