Chapter 20
Waking up the next morning, I am on my side with my back to Happy and his hand is on my stomach. I lay there thinking about things and Happy and I have been through a lot in the short time we've been married and so far made it through it all and on top of that, we're having twins. I was scared to be a mom to one baby but two? I have to be a good mom. But I'm happy about the twins. I feel Happy start to stir and he rubs my stomach. "Morning little girl." I hear him rasp in my ear. I turn to face him and say "Morning baby." He looks at me and I lean up and kiss him softly. "I love you." I whisper. He kisses me deeply before saying "I love you more." as we separate. I caress his face and we just look at each other and I feel his knuckles rubbing my stomach. "Are you okay?" he asks. "Yeah baby. I'm okay. But I have to ask you something." I say. "What's that?" he asks. "Was she the only one you were hooking up with?" I ask. "Yeah. She was the only one. I promise." he tells me. "Good." I tell him. I snuggle closer to him and he just holds me close.
Getting up, I make breakfast before he has to get ready for work. Once we are both ready, Happy gets on his bike and Gemma comes by to pick me up. Happy walks over to the car and says "When you find a car you like, bring it by the shop and I'll look at it." he tells me. "I will baby." I say before kissing him softly. He heads to work and we head out car shopping.
"How are you going baby?" she asks. "Better. A lot better." I tell her, rubbing my barely there bump. "You look more relaxed." she tells me. "I feel it. Now that all this shit with Marley is done and it's not his kid, finding out we're having twins, and after talking last night and reconnecting, I feel better." I tell her. "Good baby." she tells me. "Can I ask you something?" she asks. "Yeah baby." she says. "What was his mom like?" I ask. "She was a strong woman. I respected her. Kept his ass in line. Raised him by herself and because of her, he's a good man." she tells me. "I was thinking if one of the babies is a girl, I want to name her after his mom but I don't know how he will feel about that." I tell her. "Talk to him. I'm sure he'll be all for it." she tells me and I nod.
We find a car and take it to the shop and Happy says I got a good deal. We head home and after dinner, we are laying in bed talking and I ask "Can I talk to you about something?" He nods and I say "I was thinking about names for the babies and if one is a girl, what would you think about naming her after your mom?" I ask. He looks at me for a minute and I can't read his face. "Are you sure about that little girl?" he asks. "Positive. I know how much you loved your mom and Gemma says she was a strong woman and I want our first born daughter to be named after a strong person. If you don't want to do that, then…" I start and he cuts me off with a kiss. "It's perfect little girl. I'm all for it." he tells me and I can't help but smile.
That night, we are laying in bed and my head is on his chest. "Any names for if we have a boy?" he asks. "I was thinking about Nathaniel James." I say. "Where did you get that name?" he asks. "Nathaniel after Jax's middle name and James after my twin brother who died when we were only four. He had cancer." I tell him. "So, we have Elena Marie for a girl and Nathaniel James for a boy." he tells me. "Yeah. Are you okay with those names?" I ask. "Yeah baby." Happy says before kissing me and pulling me closer.