Chapter 52

He went back to the living room without saying a word. Lili followed to see what he was doing. He reached under the Christmas tree and pulled out a small box. Going down on one knee, in front of her he said, "I had intended to give you this later, but now seems like an appropriate time. I'd like to propose a new contract." Opening the box he showed her an incredibly beautiful diamond engagement ring and went on to say, "Lillian Jenson, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife and raising our son together along with the Princess?"

"Son, we're going to have a son?" she asked shocked.

"Yes, they told me when you had the amniocenteses, weren't you told?"

"No, I asked not to be told. Back then I thought I could give the baby up. Oh, AJ, a son, we're having a son. Yes, I'll marry you, my love." Taking the contract in her hands she ripped it in two and threw it in the air, as she sailed into AJ's arms. "I much prefer your new contract to the old one!"

"Lillian, you have just made me the happiest man in the world."

"Not yet, but soon, my love, soon," she replied, with a sexy grin.

"Should we go get our daughter and tell her the news?" he asked

"I think Dammit could use a rest about now," she grinned.

"I'm not going to get any more grief about the presents under the tree?"

"I'm too happy right now to fuss about anything," she said, entwining her fingers with his.

"Oh good then I'm glad I gave you the ring when I did," he chuckled. "Shall we see if it fits and go get Annie and show her?"

"I'd like that very much," she said. AJ slipped the ring onto her finger and it was just a tiny bit tight. He said, "We can have it stretched the next time we go into town."

"No, my finger is swollen from the baby. It will fit fine once it's born." Then they went outside to get their daughter and tell her the good news.

"Annie, darling, come here and give Dammit a break," Lili called.

Annie slowly got off the sled and ran to AJ and Lili. AJ swept her up into his arms and said, "Princess, remember what I told you? That you would be the first one to know when it happened."

"Yes, about all of us getting married."

"Well, your mommie said yes," he told her.

"WHOOPIE! You're going to be my dada forever," she grinned.

"Yeah, that's right baby."

"Will we live here with you all the time?" she asked.

"Would you like to?"

"Yes, and I could play with Dammit all the time. And then I can sleep on the couch and watch TV too!"

"I need to take one of the cribs out of the baby's room, so that would leave room for a bed for you. Would you like to sleep in the baby's room? You could sleep in there until I build you your own brand new room."

"Ooooh yes. Do I get to play with the baby?"

"As soon as he arrives," AJ told her. "Shall we go in and open Christmas presents now?"

"Yes I want to go open presents. Can we open my new baby brother?"

"No, we can't open the baby now, it will be a couple of months before he's here."

AJ carried Annie into the living room and put her on the floor in front of the Christmas tree. Then sat next to Lili on the couch. "Annie, do you want to hand out the presents?"

"Can I really? Does the baby have any presents?"

"The baby has a whole new room," AJ pointed to the guest room.

Annie looked at the guest room and walked over to see it. She opened the door and the room was filled with the baby's necessities. Everything was in blue and white.

"Wow, that's an awful big room for one little baby."

"That's why we thought that you could watch over the baby's room until he gets here and then you would have your own room," Lili told her daughter.

"I will mommie!" she told her with a smile. "Presents now?" Annie asked running back to the tree and starting to look at the names on the tags. The first gift that she pulled out was to her from Dada, "Oh, Dada, more? You got me my sled!" Annie was used to only one present for each event in her life.

To be continued…