Page 78 of The Baby Twist

While Jenna was asleep with her head on my chest, I reached over and pulled out the ring I had hidden inside the nightstand. After I slipped it on her finger, she stirred. My heart was racing a mile a minute, and I was nervous as hell. When she opened her eyes, she first noticed the large diamond ring on her finger. She looked up at me, and the shocked expression on her face made me smile.

“Will you marry me, babe?”

“Oh, my God.” A wide grin crossed her lips as she sat up and stared into my eyes. “Yes! Oh my God, Lucas. I would love to marry you.”

Wrapping my arms around her, I rolled her on her back and hovered over her.

“You have made me the happiest man in the world, and I love you so much.” I kissed her. “I was going to wait and do it properly down on one knee. But then I figured once I got down on my knee, you’d know what I was doing, and I wanted you to be totally surprised.”

“You did it perfectly, and I can’t wait to marry you and call you my husband.”

Suddenly, we heard Scarlett’s cries through the monitor.

“Let’s go tell our daughter the good news.” I grinned as I kissed Jenna’s lips.

While Jenna was feeding the baby, I showered and got ready for work.

“By the way, I have to go to Maine for some business for a few days, and I want you and Scarlett to come with me,” I said as I put on my tie.

“That sounds fun. We’d love to go with you. When are we leaving?”

“Tomorrow morning.”

“Oh. Thanks for the notice, Thorne.”

I turned and smiled at her.

“Sorry, babe. It was a last-minute thing.”

“No worries. I’ll add packing to the list of things I have to do today. Can you take her for me? I need to pee.”

“Of course. Come here, princess. Let Daddy hold you before he leaves for the day.”

She smiled at me and began to coo as I held her. “You are the most beautiful baby in the entire world, and I already know I’m going to have problems when the boys start coming around.” I held her up, and she vomited all over my designer suit.

“Hey, babe?” I shouted. “Can you add taking my suit to the cleaners to your list? Scarlett just threw up all over me.

“Were you moving her too much? You know she just ate.”

“Uh, maybe.”

“Then you can take your suit in yourself. You know better than that, babe. We’ve talked about this before.” She smirked as she walked out of the bathroom.

Jenna

We landed in Portland, Maine, and climbed into the SUV Lucas had rented.

“Which hotel are we staying at?” I asked.

“We’re not. I got us an Airbnb instead.”

“Ah. Good idea.” I smiled as I reached over and stroked his cheek. “How far is this Airbnb?”

“We’ll be there in about forty-five minutes.” He smiled as he glanced over at me.

The drive to the Airbnb was beautiful, as I took in the winding roads and snow-capped trees. Lucas turned right on a dirt road leading to a secluded home. The surrounding area consisted of beautiful tall trees, trails, and a lake.

“Wow. This looks great.” I smiled as I climbed out of the car and stared at the house.