Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 33764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 169(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 113(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33764 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 169(@200wpm)___ 135(@250wpm)___ 113(@300wpm)
I had no idea what I was going to get him.
I thought about it all day, and I was still thinking about it the following day when I met up with the girls.
We’d been shopping for hours and had stopped at a small coffee shop for a quick break. We’d all just gotten settled at the table when Mia leaned down at her feet and grimaced. “I’ve got the worst case of kankles today. This baby needs to hurry up and get here, or I’m going to need a walker to get around.”
“When exactly are you due?”
“Next week, but I don’t think I’m going to make it.” Mia was Stitch’s daughter and Wrath’s ol’ lady, and she was incredibly beautiful and expecting their first child. “This kid has to weigh at least twenty pounds already.”
“I feel ya.” Londyn was Savage’s ol’ lady, and she looked equally beautiful as she ran her hand over her very pregnant tummy. “This little stinker has been dancing on my bladder for the last three days, and I can barely breathe without needing to go to the bathroom.”
“Oh, and if you sneeze,” Mia scoffed. “You can forget it.”
“Every time,” Londyn snickered. “I just don’t get it. What is it with these Fury men and their enormous children?”
“Must be in the genes,” I giggled.
“Must be,” Mia groaned. “But I love him, and I can’t wait to meet our little guy. I just gotta make it through Christmas and New Year's, and then, I’ll be set.”
“Same, girl. Same.” Londyn shook her head. “At least I’m almost done with my Christmas shopping.”
“Me too, but that’s only because Mom has done most of mine for me.” Mia leaned over to me as she asked, “So, how about you? Have you finished all your shopping?”
“I’m pretty close. I just need to figure out what to get Thomas.” I let out an exasperated sigh. “I don’t have any idea what to get him.”
“He hasn’t given you any hints?” Londyn asked.
“Nope, not a single one, and if I ask him, he says he already has everything he wants.”
“Don’t you hate when they do that?” Mia complained. “I can push and push, but Charlie never tells me anything. Last Christmas, I got him a pair of sunglasses and some new boots, but he’s never worn either of them. I have no idea what happened to them.”
“Malcomb does that, too!” Londyn groaned. “I bought him a couple of new shirts last Christmas, and they still have the tags on them.”
“I have to think of something, even if it’s something small,” I told them. “This is our first Christmas together, and it needs to be something memorable.”
“I wish I could help, but I suck at the whole gift-giving thing.” Jules was Q’s ol’ lady and had tagged along with us. While I didn’t know her very well, I was growing to like her more by the minute. “Quinton is always so thoughtful and buys the perfect gifts for the boys and me, and I end up getting him something stupid like a keychain or a razor.”
“You could get him some new riding gloves or slippers,” Mia suggested.
“I don’t see Thomas wearing slippers, but gloves aren’t a bad idea. The ones he has are a little worn out.”
“Then, get him the gloves, and you could always try a little romantic getaway,” Londyn added. “Just you two at the coast or at a cabin in the mountains.”
“I thought about that, but I just started my new job, and I’d hate to ask for time off so soon. And there’s the whole Ava thing. I’d have to get Mom and Dad to watch her—not that they’d mind watching her.”
“Yeah, I don’t think you have to worry about that.” Mia smiled. “Sweet Ava has your daddy wrapped around her little finger.”
“You’re telling me,” I scoffed. “It’s like he’s completely forgotten he has a daughter.”
“Oh, he hasn’t forgotten,” Mia argued. “That man is just as crazy about you as my dad is about me. It’s the only-daughter thing. It can be a blessing and a curse.”
I don’t know how long we sat there talking about our crazy fathers and how much we loved them, but I could’ve spent all day there talking with them. They were the family I didn’t know I needed, and now, they were mine. We left there, and after spending another hour or so at the mall, we all headed home.
As soon as I got to the house, I took my gifts inside and hid them in my closet. I called Mom to see if she and Dad would keep Ava a little longer, and it was no surprise when they offered to keep her for the entire night—giving me a chance to have a night alone with Thomas. Of course, I accepted and got busy making dinner.