A/N~ Time to tell the families! Thank you for the reviews!
Chapter 28
Today is the day. I hope Carlos planned for his family to be picked up early because I want to tell them we are married before we tell them we are having a baby. I felt Carlos crawl back into bed with me. "How are you feeling this morning Babe?"
"I already threw up while you were at the gym so we are safe to cuddle now. Did you plan for your family to be dropped off earlier than mine so that we can tell them we got married in Hawaii before we tell them about the baby?"
"Already planned for Babe, my family will be arriving about an hour before your family."
"Do you plan on telling me about your family before I meet them? I don't want them to think that I don't care who they are."
"Well Babe I have six sisters and one brother. Celia is 41 and a Doctor, Lissa is also 41 and she is a lawyer, Amelia is 39 and an Accountant, Christina is 38 and a marine biologist, Marco is 36 and a F.B.I. analyst, Daniela is also 36 and a professional ballet dancer, Maya is 34 and a teacher."
"Wow your poor mother two sets of twins! That's crazy!"
"All the Manoso's have twins Babe." What did he just say?
"Are you serious?" Panic starting to set in.
"Yeah, my father was a twin and my grandfather was a twin. All my siblings with kids have at least one set of twins and it is usually the first pregnancy."
"Whoa, whoa, wait a minute what are you trying to tell me here."
"I'm just saying there is a good possibility that we are going to have twins."
"Hold the phone Ricardo Carlos Manoso back up what did you just say to me? Did you seriously just tell me that there is a good chance we are having twins?"
"That is exactly what I just said. Babe calm down it will be fine either way one baby or two."
"Where are we going to live? This is only a two bedroom apartment Julie needs her own room. The baby or babies are going to need their own room how the hell are we going to pull that off." I was starting to hyper-ventilate, I knew I was out of control but I couldn't stop. "How are we going to find the perfect house in nine months and then have it ready to move in before I have the baby? Oh my God Carlos what are we going to do?"
"The first thing that is going to happen is you are going to calm down you are out of control. Second is that I have a surprise to show you after we drop Julie off at school." He sat up, moved down to the foot of the bed and started to rub my feet.
"Do I get this the whole time I'm pregnant? I could get use to this Carlos." I felt myself start to calm down. "Have I told you how much I love you this morning?"
"No but you can show me later. Relax Babe it is not good for you or the baby for you to be this stressed about anything."
"I know it's just the twin thing kind of caught me off guard and it was a downward spiral from there. Thank you for calming me down. I love you."
"I love you too Babe. Why don't you go take a shower before we have breakfast then we will drop Julie off. I really want to show you something after we drop her off." I got up off the bed and kissed Carlos and then I got into the shower. For the life of me I couldn't figure out what he wanted to show me but he has never given me a bad surprise and I don't expect him to do so now. When I got out of the shower breakfast was waiting for me on the table. It looked amazing pancakes with blueberry sauce on top my mouth was watering.
"Good morning Mama!" Julie walked up to me and rubbed my belly. "Good morning baby! I can't wait to meet the baby." I hugged her.
"Just remember Jules you can't say anything to anyone yet. We are getting the whole family together tonight to tell them about the baby."
"It is going to be really hard but I think I can handle it." Carlos came out and we sat down to eat. It was amazing as always!. We all sat down and ate breakfast. It tasted as amazing as it looked Ella was definitely some sort of a goddess. I spent the rest of my time eating thinking about the kind of goddess Ella should be.
"Hey Babe, are you still there?"
"Yeah I'm just thinking that Ella is a Goddess."
"I was waiting for you to say that I don't think I have heard that phrase in a while."
"What I appreciate her cooking I don't know what to tell you."
"You appreciate almost everyone's cooking Babe."
"For the most part yeah I do. I love food! I think our baby loves food too, the past two days anytime I eat I feel great after."
"This is different from normal?" Julie thought Carlos was being hilarious.
"Yes it is Carlos before I just felt satisfied but now I feel renewed or something."
"Okay well Babe we need to get going or Julie is going e for to be late for school." We all got up and went down to the garage into the cayenne and brought Julie to school.
"I promise I will not say anything to anyone about the baby until after you tell everyone. I am so excited! Love you guy's bye!" Then Julie jumped out of the car and ran into the school.
"So Carlos where to now?"
"It's a surprise Babe. Believe me Babe you are going to like it." He started driving.
"Okay, well you drive and I am going to close my eyes for a little while. I am exhausted. When are we going to tell the Merry Men about the wedding and the baby?"
"I was thinking we would have a meeting tomorrow morning after we drop Julie off at school. Of course they might already know because Lester will be at dinner tonight."
"That would be a good idea we need to get back to work I'm sure Tank is ready to kill us leaving him with all the paper work. Speaking of Tank did you invite him to dinner tonight?"
"Yes I did Babe. He may not be related to me by blood but he is my family, he has saved my ass more times than I can count."
"Good! Okay I am going to go to sleep now. I love you."
"I love you too. Get some rest we have about another half an hour before we get there." That was all I needed to hear before I fell asleep.
I woke up when Carlos put the car in park. He kissed me lightly and then pointed in front of us and smiled. We were parked in front of a huge house. It was beautiful tutor style house. I wonder what we are doing here. "Where are we Carlos? What is this house?"
"This is where we are going to have dinner tonight. I have called a few different restaurants to deliver food a mix of everything so that everyone has something they like. I wanted to show you the house because I was thinking that if you like it we can move in here. Clearly there is plenty of room for the two of us and some kids. Plus it is pretty close to Haywood and our families. We also have it set up with all our security needs." Well now I feel like an idiot he has thought of everything. "You are not an idiot Babe you are just worried about our family. I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier but I figured if I told you that I would be driving you here at midnight when I thought about it."
"Out loud?" He nodded. "You are probably right I would have been too excited to not see it right away. It is beautiful out here. Can we look at the rest?" He took my hand and led me through the front door.
"Don't freak out when we get inside it is really big and pretty plain right now but we can change that all before we move in."
"Okay can you tell me about it as we go?" He nodded his head.
"First I want to show you the inside of the house and then we will go look at the back yard which you will love." The first room he showed me was the kitchen, it was amazing there were stainless steel appliances and sink with a butcher board counter. There was also an island in the middle with a second sink in it. The next room we went into was the dining room and I understood why he said we should have the families over here for dinner it was gigantic the table could easily seat thirty people. After the dining room he showed me the den which was the perfect room to just sit back and watch T.V. in. The living room was next on our list, it was a little plain for my liking but it will be a great place to sit down with everyone in when we tell them our great news later tonight. We went into an empty room that will be perfect for a play room when we start decorating before we move in. That was all for the first floor so we walked up the stairs in the foyer to the second floor.
The first room on the second floor Carlos showed me was his office it was perfect for him it was paneled in mahogany with a deep red stain on it there was a huge mahogany desk that was a few shades darker than the walls with a black leather chair behind it. The next room on the agenda was what he called the princess suit that would be Julie's bedroom and bathroom I'm pretty sure it was bigger than my apartment when I lived by myself. There were four guest bedrooms that were white with a bed and a dresser in them we would change that when we redecorated because they were just boring. Then he showed me what will be the nursery there was enough room for two cribs if we needed them and it would be wonderful for a baby. Last on the second floor he showed me our room, it was beautiful it had a charcoal rug, a black framed king bed with midnight blue and black bedding, and the walls were a light grey this room would not change at all it was just right for us. The master bathroom was also perfect it had a black marble floor, a huge glass shower stall with the same tile on the walls, a grey Jacuzzi tub with enough room for eight of me, and a vanity with double sinks. Honestly with some paint and a little more furniture the house will be perfect.
After he showed me the second floor we went back down stairs where there was also a gym off of the kitchen and it connected to the garage that was already full of cars. I was not going to address the car situation today simply because I didn't really care all that much the house is going to be amazing.
"Okay Babe there is one more thing I want to show you before you make final judgment on the house." I nodded my head and then we walked out into the back yard. I think my jaw hit the ground. I thought the inside of the house was beautiful but once I saw back here the house could have been a wreck and I would still want to live here. It was like out of a magazine there were huge gardens that would be gorgeous when spring and summer came there would be so many colors this was not going to be changed at all. Then I saw the huge pool area as we walked farther into the yard. It was fenced in with a pool house and a hot tub but the pool was the star of the show out here it was just fabulous. I couldn't wait for the summer so that we can all go swimming in it.
"Oh my God Carlos it is amazing. All we need is some paint in furniture and it will be absolutely perfect. I don't want to change our room at all though that it already perfect. Julie will be able to pick out the stuff for her room she is old enough to decorate it herself. I don't want to paint the nursery before we find out how many babies we are having. The play room needs some stuff but that we don't have to rush. The guest rooms just need some paint and maybe a small night table or something to make it a little more homey in there. But I love it here this is the perfect house for us." I knew my mouth was going a mile a minute but I couldn't help it the house was everything I wanted for us. Carlos laughed a little with how excited I was. My God hearing that laugh never got old.
"I'm glad you like it Babe." I cut him off.
"I don't like it I love it." Before I could get started again he kissed me.
"Well I'm glad because I have a decorator meeting us here in an hour to discuss some of the changes we want to make." My husband is truly the perfect man.
