Page 98 of Never Stop

The waitress brought our food, and we dug in. “Are you going to try soon?” Nicole asked around a mouthful of salad.

I shrugged. “I’m not sure I’m ready yet. We got married less than two weeks ago.”

“People get pregnant on their honeymoons.”

This was true. I wasn’t sure if I was ready to have my own family yet, though. Sure we had Cheyenne, and she was like my daughter. She wasn’t a newborn, though, and I’d never had to take care of one. I was scared. I could handle kids two and older. I had with Bailee. But a newborn that cried all the time…

I just wasn’t sure I was ready.

“Well, I didn’t.” I laughed. “And neither did you. How long are you two planning on waiting?”

Nicole shrugged a shoulder. “Not sure. Doesn’t feel right, you know?”

I nodded. I knew exactly the feeling.

“Maybe we can both be pregnant together,” she continued with a smile. “We never thought we would practically get married at the same time and now look.”

So this was true, too. All best girlfriends talk about having double weddings and having babies at the same time when they are kids.

Maybe that was the path we were on…