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"I can't believe you painted the entire room while I was gone," Lindsay said as she entered the spare bedroom that was about to become the nursery. She looked at the light green walls that were once a boring white and smiled. "It looks amazing."
"Yeah, well, I figured you shouldn't be around paint fumes right now, and I had a day off, so I just did it. I hope you like the color," Danny said as he entered the room behind her. She turned around, still smiling, and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"I love it."
Danny grinned as he placed a hand on Lindsay's belly and felt the baby kick.
"I guess she likes it, too. So shall we get to work setting the crib up?" he asked as he walked away and went to the corner where an unopened box sat. When he didn't get a response, he turned around and saw Lindsay beaming at him. "What's up?"
"You called the baby she."
"Well yeah," he said, chuckling. "That's what she is, right?"
"Yeah, but, I don't know, it's just cute hearing you say she," Lindsay said. When she saw the amused look on Danny's face, she shook her head. "Forget it. It's just the hormones. Now dan, please explain to me why you waited until your very pregnant wife gets home to set up the rest of the nursery."
"It's because my very pregnant girlfriend wanted me to set up the nursery at her place," he said as he opened up the box. Lindsay playfully hit him on the back of the head as she walked by to sit in the rocking chair his mom had given them.
"So you're telling me there's another woman out there who is just as crazy as me for having your kid?" she asked. Danny turned his head to glare at her, but he broke out into a smile instead.
"You know I'm the only person you'd ever want to have a kid with. I mean, just think about how cute she's going to look," he said, winking.
"Only if she gets my looks," she said, laughing. "But you're right, unfortunately. I couldn't see myself having anyone else's child."
Danny smiled in response as he dumped the contents of the box onto the floor. He then moved things around until he found the directions.
"Dammit, why do they have to use pictures as directions? They might as well use Chinese!" Danny said, tossing the directions to the side as he stared at the mess in front of him. Lindsay couldn't help but laught at her husband's frustration as she stood up from the chair. "Where're you goin'?" he asked.
"To get something to eat, then I'll come back and tell you what goes where on the crib," she said. He nodded as she left, then he sat against the wall to wait for her to come back. He looked around the room and it amazed him how things had changed for him. He used to think he'd never get married. A player for the rest of his life, that's what he'd be. And yet there he was, married to a woman he was in love with and in a couple of weeks, he'd have a daugher to take care of. Danny smiled at the thought. He hadn't even met her yet, but he was already in love with her. He couldn't wait to help her with her first steps, hear her first words, see her in school plays, take her to her first Yankees game, teach her how to play baseball. Hell, if she wanted to be a cheerleader, he'd practice her cheers with her. Already his daughter had him wrapped around her finger.
"What are you thinking about?"
Danny looked at the doorway and smiled when he saw Lindsay staring at him, a containger of cookie dough ice cream in her hand.
"Just thinkin' about how much things have changed," he answered. Lindsay nodded as she walked over to him and sat on the floor next to him, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Things have changed. But they changed for the best," she said, placing her hand on top of her large belly. Danny nodded as he placed his hand on top of hers, smiling at the sight of both their wedding rings.
"Did you ever think we'd make it this far?" he asked.
"Honestly? No. I wanted to, but after what happened last year, I didn't see it happening. But I'm really glad we did make it. And if I could go back and change anything, I wouldn't, because we wouldn't be where we are right now," she said.
"I wouldn't change anything, either. I love you," he said, placing a kiss to the top of her head. Lindsay let out a happy sigh as they remained in the same position for the next couple of minutes, just enjoying being with each other, and enjoying the peace and quiet while they still had the chance.