"Did you think about what we talked about yesterday?" Sofia took Susan in her arms and watched Sara take off her shoes. Both came home a few minutes ago.
"I haven't changed my mind, if you are worry about that."
"No, I'm not worried, I only wonder if you might have changed your mind after thinking about it. You had a few concerns and I understand them and also understand when you have changed your mind."
"Honey, I love you and I love Susan, she's wonderful. The idea of having another baby, another amazing little person here, maybe one who looks like you, makes me smile the whole time. The only downside are the possible risks. And the fact we can't do it on our own. I didn't change my mind, when your doctor says there are no health risks and your parents are fine with looking after a second child, I can't see any reason why we shouldn't have another baby."
"I haven't lost all the pounds I put on when I was pregnant with you, baby girl." Sofia dropped on her back and lifted Susan up. "You made me fat and when I'm pregnant again, we can blame the new baby for it. You'll be out of trouble, how does this sound to you?"
"If you stop eating sweets you lose the pounds within weeks."
"Your mommy thinks I'm fat and want me to lose weight. You have got a fat mother, Susan. And a mean one."
"Nobody said you're fat, you're the most beautiful woman in the world and the only one, who complains about your weight, are you yourself. For me you don't have to lose weight."
"Not? Are you sure?"
"As sure as gravity makes a book fall down on the floor." Sara took Susan out of Sofia's arms, lay next to her lover with their daughter on her belly. "No more beer again."
"I know. No beer, a lot of healthy food. Our baby is worth it. For Susan I'd never ever touch beer again."
"And for me?"
"For you I do whatever you ask me to do. I'm your wife."
"Which doesn't mean you don't have your own opinion anymore. I like my wife independent." Sara kissed her lover. "Come on, we go and talk to your parents. Lets see what they think about having another grandchild around."
"They have the twins and Louise around all the time, they love children and will be over the moon when we tell them, we think about another baby." The blonde smiled. She knew her parents well enough to be sure, their reaction would be more than positive.
Sara hoped her wife was right. Without the support of her parents-in-law they didn't have to think about another baby at all. Okay, there was the possibility to send Susan and the baby to daycare, Greg and Jules did the same with their children, but the idea of giving their children away to strangers every day didn't appeal to neither one of them. Sofia's parents were the best babysitter you could ask for, why take the second best option?
"Did Susan tell you about her day?" Marie asked when they came into the living room downstairs, where Sofia's parents sat, rewinding the day.
"Yes, she told us how much fun she had with her grandmother." Sara smiled. "She can't get enough of being with her."
"We'll go to the beach tomorrow. The perfect place when you learn to walk. You drop and land in soft sand. Give her a few more weeks and she walks around, runs throught the house and garden."
"She tried to pull herself up yesterday. It's amazing how fast she develops, it feels like yesterday when she was tiny and could do nothing else than look cute. No crawling, no turning, nothing."
"I always told you, they grow up way too fast."
"They do." Sofia looked at Sara. Who should start the topic? And how? Straight forward or was it better to test the water first?
"I know this look, spill it, Sofia." Marie took away their decision. "What is it?"
"It's…hopefully something you like."
"Spill it out, I hate it when you make a fuss about whatever you have to say. But if you tell me you and Sara get divorced I shoot you both!"
"Mom!"
"What? Some stupid mistakes deserve a bullet. So, what is it?"
"Uhm…you tell her!" Sofia gave her lover a soft push. "She reacts better to you."
"Coward. She's your mother."
"So? She's likely to…she will like our idea anyway."
"It was your idea, you started the topic."
"But you are…"
"If you don't tell me right away what this is about, I shoot you both. Sara, what is it?"
"Uhm…Sofia and I…we talked about…she approached me yesterday…"
"You have one sentence, less than ten words. Now."
The brunette starred at her lover for help, who only looked helpless. "We were thinking about having another baby. If you and Marc would support us." Sara stopped. "Oh, that were two sentences and more than ten words. Sorry."
"It was but it made sense. You want another baby?"
"Yes. A little Sofia."
"So you want a baby with your DNA, Sofia?"
The blonde nodded. "I thought about it for a while, I'd like to have a baby with my DNA, even when it's selfish. I kind of surprised Sara with the idea, she worries about my health. On Monday I've got an appointment with doctor Blumfield, when she says there is no reason for me not to get pregnant, I'd like to give it a try. Or three, not more."
"Who is supposed to be the father?"
"We want to ask Don again, he's the perfect dad to Susan and…we can't think of any better man."
"You haven't asked him yet?"
"No, we wanted to talk to you and dad first. Without your help we can't have another child, we need you to look after it, like you look after Susan. When you say two little children are too much, we have to forget it."
"Honey, your father and I are the last people, who will stand in your way to another child. We are happy you and Sara let us look after Susan and when you want another child, we'll welcome it. We barely see out other grandchildren, to have a second one here with us, is lovely. So, don't worry about us."
"Thanks." Sofia hugged her mother and kissed her. "Thanks. Thanks. Thanks."
"Did you really think I'd say anything else?"
"I wasn't sure…"
"You should know me better. Same for you, Sara."
"Sorry."
"So am I the first one, who hears about this?"
"Yes. Of course."
"I'm glad you don't hide things from me anymore, Sofia. It makes things easier for both of us. Shall we go and tell your father? Not that he will say anything different than I did. And not that we give him a choice really. We only let him think he can decide too." Marie grinned and got her arm around Sara and Sofia. Her daughters. They wanted another baby. That was the best Christmas surprise she could get.
"Where's my little sunshine? Where is she? There she is!" Don picked Susan up and kissed her. "Hello Beauty, how are you? Did you miss your daddy? He missed you a lot. Come on, give me a kiss." He kissed Susan. "I love you. You are so adorable. What did you learn today? Can you walk? Sing a song? Invented the cure for a disease?"
"She flew around the house like a bee." Marie said dryly. "I was about to take her to LAX for a huge take-off."
Sara laughed. Don had high expectations, she wondered how Susan was supposed to live up to them.
"I can hear the mock, Captain. Just because I believe my daughter is talented it doesn't mean I'm crazy."
"You are crazy, crazy for her. Oh well, a crazy man is exactly what these two ladies need." Marie looked at Sofia and Sara.
"What are you talking about?"
"They'll explain it to you. I prepare the table downstairs. How many people are we expecting, Sofia?"
"You, dad, Don, Tanya, Sara, Steve, Lea, two of their friends and me."
"Ten. A big family. What about Jules and Greg?"
"They come after dinner."
"Well then, you have ten minutes."
"Mom, could you leave this to us?"
"That's why I leave. See you later." She patted Don's shoulder and left Susan's room.
"What is this all about? Is somebody in trouble?"
"No, but you might want to sit."
"Why?"
"We…Sara and me talked about something yesterday. A big thing. A plan for our future and it effects you."
"You are not going to move away, are you? Back to Las Vegas or somewhere new? Don't tell me you think about selling the house and start new in another city."
"What? No! We love it here, we have no intentions to move away." Sofia was confused. Why would they leave Los Angeles? This was their home, they loved the city, they loved the house. They had their jobs and friends here.
"Good. So, what is it?"
"I think the easiest way is to say it in one sentence." Sara said. "We want another baby if Sofia's doctor agrees with it. When she doesn't have a reason why Sofia can't get pregnant anymore or if it's not dangerous, Susan and Steve are supposed to get a baby brother or sister."
"Wow. That is great. Am I involved in this plan?"
"If you want, yes. You are our first choice to be the daddy, you're perfect with Susan and you're the perfect man in our opinion. However, when you say, you don't want another baby, we accept your decision. It doesn't change anything between us. If you decide to be the dad again, and you should discuss it with Tanya too, it will be the same like it is with Susan. You have no responsibilities."
"Susan is my daughter, that gives me all the responsibilities a father has. Maybe not in front of the law because of the paper I signed, but in my heart I'm fully responsible for her. She is my daughter."
"She is."
"Do you want a baby sister or brother, Honey?" He looked at his daughter, who was untouched by the topic. "What did Marie and Mark say about your plan?"
"They're delighted. Of course. Another grandchild." Sofia smiled. "You know them."
"Yeah, another baby to pamper. And you want to get through all the stress and pain again? The treatments and contractions?"
"Yes. It got us Susan."
"That's true. Are you planning to use another egg? They froze some, didn't they?"
"They did, yes, but no, we don't want to use them. We want to use one of my eggs."
"A Sofia baby? Well, it will have mind-blowing blue eyes in this case."
"Does that mean you…"
"Of course! You know how much I love Susan, how much I love to be a daddy and this is the chance to have another child. Tanya doesn't want children, I want to be with her, it's the perfect compromise."
"Thanks." Sara and Sofia hugged Don and covered his face with kisses. He was with them, he'd be the father of their next child.
"How can I say no when I get kissed from beautiful women?"
"You should talk to Tanya about it." Sara mentioned happily.
"I will and I'm sure she will support us. It's unlikely she changes her mind about children. So with your help I will be a dad again and she doesn't have to get pregnant. You know, now that it will have your DNA Sofia, we don't have to use IV, there are more fun ways to make a baby." He smirked.
"I'm sure your girlfriend and my wife will not like your idea and if I read Sara's look right, she's already thinking about how to kill you."
"Oh come on, Sara, it saves your lover a lot of pain and money. You can watch if you like. Or play with us."
"Will you invite Tanya too?"
"A foursome? With three women? Dreams start to become true."
"You might never wake up because I'll strangle you with my bare hands. You touch my wife, I first cut off your dick and then your hands. You'll bleed out and I watch you die." Sara grumbled.
"Guess that means we go back to hospital and not to my dream. Bugger." Don sighed.
"Boy or girl?" Sofia asked, taking the hand of her lover.
"A Don Junior of course."
"You realize if we have a boy it will have a name that starts with a "S"?" Sara grinned. "He can't be Don Junior."
"Not a nice rule." He pulled them in his arms again. "So, on Monday we know more about our child?"
"Yes."
"This time it will be a mini-me."
"We see about that." Sofia chuckled. It wasn't in their hands to decide how their baby looked, what sex it had. It wasn't even in their hands if there was a new baby for them. They could try their best, but nature had the last word. On everything.
