6 months later…
I looked over at Carlos as he sleeps with Abby curled next to him. It's so precious. He loves her and she loves him. I still can't believe that I missed the first almost 3 months of her life. I thank God every day for Carlos and the means that he had to help find her. It's been 6 months since we've had her back and a lot has changed.
For one thing, Carlos and I are closer than ever. We live in the penthouse on 7 at Haywood and we love it. Abby is truly his girl. She calls him daddy and he loves it when she calls him that. She has all the guys wrapped around her finger. Some of the guys like Lester, Hector, Binkie, and Tank are always bring something to Abby when they come back from "town" or a "trip" she has so many hairbows and stuffed animals that we are running out of room for them all.
They are all her uncles. Anytime Carlos and I are working someone always has Abby. For those that speak Spanish, I made sure to tell them to always speak to her in that language. I want her to be bilingual and know more than just English. Of course, Carlos talks to her both in English and Spanish.
Carlos is currently sleeping with Abby because both have been sick with the flu. They both got sick at the same time. Where she got it from, we have no clue, or where Carlos got it from, we have no clue. They are the only ones that managed to get it. Thank God, I didn't get it because it would not be good for me or the baby I was carrying.
Yep, that's right. Carlos knocked me up. I don't mean that in a bad way. But hey he did. I got sick with an infection from a cut and had to take antibiotics. Well, we didn't know that the shot didn't work on the antibiotics so that's how I got pregnant. It was a shock to both of us.
It's okay though because he is thrilled that we are having another baby. I'm currently 6 months pregnant. I know the sex of the baby, but he said he didn't want to know, but I think secretly he does. Just to give you a hint, I want to name this baby, after him.
I love to watch them sleep. Even though Abby is not Carlos's biological daughter she looks just like him. I mean literally. She passes for his daughter. As far as he is concerned, she is his child.
Oh, and I must tell you what transpired when we got back to Trenton. Of course, all the guys were thrilled when they found out that we found Abby. They instantly fell in love with her and like I said they are all wrapped around her finger. Lester and Binkie are her primary guards, and they go with us everywhere. Well, okay Lester is mine and Binkie is Abby's, but I make sure she comes first.
Anyway, back to what happened. 2 days after we came back, "The Burg" found out that I had my daughter back. Now how they knew is beyond me, but Joe shows up at Rangeman demanding to see "his daughter" Did he think we were all stupid? This child looked NOTHING like him. What pissed Joe off was when he was ushered onto the 5th floor and into the conference room, a few minutes later Carlos and I came in with Abby. Carlos was holding Abby talking to her in Spanish. And Carlos says, "Daddy loves you." Oh Joe, hit the roof.
After that day, Joe didn't come back looking to get "his daughter" He knew better. Carlos wasn't the only one that threatened to kick his ass, several of the others did as well. I know though that will not be the last that we hear from Joe. He's not one to give up.
Carlos and Abby have been asleep for about 3 hours. We are supposed to go out to dinner tonight because Carlos said he was tired of being couped up. That's why I'm taking their temperature now to see if we will be able to do that.
I grab the thermometer and walk over to Carlos. It's the one that you can run across the forehead and check temp that way. Hey, he is a big baby when he is sick, so I had to use Abby's thermometer on him too. Go figure.
I checked Abby's first. 97.3. That's good. Now Carlos. 97.9. When I checked Carlos, He woke up and grabbed my wrist as I was moving my hand away.
"Babe." He put kisses on my wrist as he held it in his hand. I love this man; He is so wonderful.
"Just checking temperatures. Both are good. How are you feeling?" He was causing wetness in an area that we couldn't do anything about right now. Why? Because Abby is sleeping in the bed, I was not waking her up now. She has had it rough during this sickness.
He rose from his sleeping position on the bed and gathered me in his lap. He started rubbing my belly and talking to his son in Spanish. I don't know what he says, and he doesn't tell me which is fine with me. Sometimes he talks to him in English. I guess today was going to be a day he spoke in English and Spanish. He leaned down and planted a kiss on my bump, "Little one be good to your mommy and don't give her problems and let her be able to eat. I love you little one."
I'm not crying. I love it when he does that. I always get tears. He does it so tenderly. For someone that has a badass persona and can put the fear of God in someone just by looking at them, he is a sweetheart when it comes to his children. Shh... just don't tell him I told you that, because he will deny it.
"Babe, I'm feeling fine. No scratchy throat. No runny nose. Nothing. I'm not going to overdo it but I'm hoping that this sickness is gone. I don't like being sick."
We haven't been able to kiss because of his sickness. It's just a kiss on the cheek or forehead. I know he wants to start kissing but he is just getting over being sick he needs to wait a day or so.
"I'm glad honey, you are feeling better. Do we need to get dressed if we are going out? If not, I'm going to have Ella bring up something to eat. Which one do you want to do?" I snuggled closer to him, loving the smell of Bulgari on my Batman.
He snuggled closer to me also, he ran his hand through my hair, "Babe, Abby is still sleeping let's stay in for tonight and if she is better tonight and still good tomorrow we will go somewhere tomorrow night, okay?" He trailed kisses from my ear down to my neck.
I snuggled closer to him. I love the feel of him. "Carlos, I'm okay with staying here you were the one last night that said you were tired of being couped up." I turned so I could kiss him on the neck. God, I love kissing this man.
He pulled me closer to him and I pulled him closer to me. His arms were wrapped around my waist. I straddled his lap with my legs wrapped around him. We kissed each other on our necks and our hands roamed each other's bodies. We finally pulled apart. "Babe, we can't do this now, Abby is in the bed with us. Dios, Babe. I want you. You are so sexy pregnant."
I loved getting compliments from him. Made me feel all mushy inside. "I think Mr. Manoso you are biased but I still love the compliment anyway."
He pulled back from me and smiled, "Nope not biased just stating facts. You are beautiful when you are not pregnant, but you are exceptionally beautiful and radiant when you are."
I didn't want to, but I knew we would have to wake up Abby now to see how she is.
"Okay, Batman, I need to wake up Abby so I can feed her and see how she is feeling. Then we will get Ella to bring us some food." I moved from his lap; I didn't want to, but it had to be done.
I gently lifted Abby in my arms and checked her again for fever. She didn't appear to have any. As I was changing her diaper, she woke up and started her baby talk. This is adorable to hear her talk.
When I got her cleaned up, Carlos came over and took her from me so he could give her some juice. We haven't been giving her milk due to her being sick. Her being 10 months old she loves to talk, and she loves calling Carlos "Dada". He loves it too when she calls him that.
We ate lasagna (I had the meat and Carlos had the vegetable kind) and Abby sat between the 2 of us and had some baby cereal. The rest of the day went by with us just lounging around and playing with Abby.
Carlos spoke with his parents, and they are looking forward to seeing us this weekend. Instead of going out tomorrow night, we will probably just go to their house tomorrow. I am still not speaking to my mother, or she is not speaking to me. Even though I have Abby and a child on the way, I still don't think that would make a difference with her. Because I'm not married to someone that she feels is 'Burg' appropriate. Doesn't matter that Carlos is a good man and takes very good care of myself and Abby, she doesn't look at that. It's his status with the Burg that matters and the fact that he is Cuban and not Italian probably has something to do with it also. I'm a terrible daughter in her eyes. It is what it is. Carlos's family loves me so that's what matters.
The three of us got ready for bed. I bathed Abby and Carlos changed her diaper and dressed her for bed. He also read her a bedtime story, which he does every night. while he did that, I took a shower, or shall I say I attempted to take a shower until Carlos showed up. You know that shower turned into an orgasmic encounter. The things that he can do in the shower stills boggle my mind.
We both were tired, him more than me because he is getting over being sick. I curled into him with my back to his front and his left arm around my middle. That's normally how we sleep. He likes to sleep with his hand resting on my stomach usually the baby will move, and he feels it. I sometimes wake up to him talking to my stomach and giving it kisses.
Sometime the next morning…
I woke up to people laughing. Now, who is laughing this early in the morning? I looked over at the clock it was 11:37 am. WAIT WHAT? How did I sleep so long? I rolled over and got out of bed. I went to the bathroom to do my morning routine. I forgo the shower for now. I wanted to see what the laughing was about. I put on a robe and walked into the living room.
Carlos was sitting on the sofa with Abby laying between his legs and he was tickling her, and she was laughing. Then he would tell her "Daddy loves you." Then he would tickle her again. It was so sweet. Hey, don't tell Carlos I said anything about him being sweet.
I walked up to Carlos and wrapped my arms around his neck. "What are my two favorite people in the whole world doing?" I kissed his neck and took a good sniff of him. He always smells so good.
"Babe, I am tickling our baby girl, and she laughs." Just to show me what he means he tickled her again.
He handed Abby to me then he pulled me down so my back was to his front and his legs were wrapped around my legs. Abby was sitting on my legs. While I was holding Abby, he took full advantage of the situation. Carlos started kissing my neck then he nibbled on my earlobe. Oh, and did I mention he started whispering in my ear in Spanish. Have no clue what he said, doesn't really matter because it was sexy.
"Carlos, shouldn't we start getting ready to go to your parent's house?" After all, they wanted to see Abby and they loved me almost as much as they love Carlos. Almost.
"Babe, you always want to distract me from my enjoyment of you." He said this in between kissing my neck.
"I love the fact that you enjoy me, but we seriously need to get ready to go to your parent's house. They want to see Abby." I was trying hard to not get turned on by what he was doing. Wasn't working trust me.
He climbed over the arm of the couch and held his hand out for mine. He took Abby and put her in her swing for now while we got ready. I wrapped my arms around his neck," Darling I promise when we get home tonight you can enjoy me all you want." Hey, I had to make it worth his wild right?
He smiled his big 200-watt smile. "Babe, you always know how to brighten my day. Now let's get ready." He pushed me towards the shower. He knew I would take mine first, so I could get ready and then get Abby ready while he is showering.
We did our showering and I got Abby ready. We left in the 911 of course. That is Carlos's favorite car and it's mine too. It has such power and sex appeal to it.
We pulled up at his parent's house and of course, every known relative of Carlos's was there. I guarantee there were relatives there all the way to third cousins. When the Manoso's threw a party, they threw a PARTY.
Of course, Carlos grabbed Abby, after all that was his little girl. We walked hand in hand up to the door. Before we could even knock, his mother opened the door, "Stephanie, you're here. It's so good to see you "She grabbed me for a hug "and here's my best little grandbaby, Abby." She took her from Carlos and hugged and kissed her. She turned her attention to her son finally, "Hey Carlos, come in come in."
I looked at Carlos and laughed. "Told you she liked me better than you." He rolled his eyes. Can you believe that?
"Mama, Stephanie gets a hug and Abby gets a hug and I get a "Hey Carlos" what gives. I'm your youngest. I'm your baby." He stood with his hands crossed over his chest waiting for an answer.
Before Maria, his mother could say anything, his oldest sister Celia piped in, "Carlos, you know you have been replaced. You screw up at all and we are claiming Stephanie and Abby and not claiming you. We love them more anyway."
Poor Carlos he looked so offended, if a badass can look offended that is. He pulled me to him with my back to his chest and encircled my stomach with his strong arms. "Well, since I have no intentions of screwing up as you say, you have nothing to worry about. Besides no one could love Steph and Abby more than me."
We stayed for several hours at his parent's house. They are wonderful people. His sisters are funny, and his brother is just like Ranger or at least tries to be. His mother kept asking Ranger when he was going to marry me since he got me "knocked up" he said when he gets ready to propose he will let me know. Well, I sure hope I know because I would be the one that would be marrying him.
Before we left Celia, one of Carlos's sisters came up to him and advised him that 3 plus 1 baby on the way makes 4 and 4 is a family. So, he needed to get his act together. I couldn't believe it, but Carlos rolled his eyes. That's 2 times in one day. That must be a record.
When we arrived back at Haywood Abby was out cold. She always loves visiting with family because she gets passed around and gets lots of kisses. Carlos held her as we went to seven. He put her to bed so she could sleep soundly.
I went into the closet to get sleep clothes so I could go and take a shower. I turn to walk out of the closet, and I stop dead in my tracks. There in front of me on one knee is Carlos. "What are you doing?" I just noticed he was holding a ring box in front of him with the most gorgeous ring I've ever seen.
It had a 2-quart princess cut sapphire in the middle with 4 small diamonds on each side on a white gold band. It was stunning.
"Babe, you are my world. You are my light. I've waited years for you. I've been in love with you for years. You make me want to be a better person every day. You have blessed me with Abby and another little one on the way. Will you do the honors of allowing me to be your husband and you become my wife?" He had a huge grin on his face and was waiting for my answer.
I was stunned. He was proposing. The ring was breathtaking. I placed my hands on the side of his face, "My love, I would love to be your wife. Yes, Carlos, I will marry you."
He got up and slipped the ring on my ring finger. Sickness Begone. He pulled me to him, and we kissed. My hands went into his hair and his hands were in my hair and we just kissed. He loves to kiss, and he is so good at it.
I guess Celia was right 3 plus baby make 4 and 4 makes a family.
