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Chapter 18 - Finding Home

We had finally widened our search for a house and ended up looking in Burr Ridge. There was a community called Falling Water that came with huge acreage-sized lots and would build to suit. Once we chose a lot, I found an architect and got him working on the house plans.

Bella and I met with him several times before we finally refined the house. It was hard to explain to him that we wanted a large house, just not a grand one. I told Bella we could get a maid, but she brushed that off like it was in insult. The truth was I was worried that she would be doing too much and the new house was easily twice the size of our current place. I did slip in an elevator when she wasn't looking, though. I didn't want her to overdo it on the stairs. When she asked what it was, I told her it was a large closet. She seemed fine with it. It was going to take eight months for our home to be completed.

I was relieved that it would be done before we had the baby. We weren't pregnant yet, but I hoped it would happen soon. We had been trying for two months now and as a doctor, I knew there was no reason to be discouraged, but I just wished it would happen already. Maybe I was the one that was too stressed.

"Daddy!" the kids cheered as I walked through the door. My day had been long and I was glad to be home. I pulled them both into tight hugs, loving the welcome I had received. Bella came out of the kitchen smiling and wrapped me up in her arms. It was moments like these that made me not care where I was. As long as I had her, I was home.

"The contractor called, they said they lost the bid on a different house and so they can have another crew help them on ours. They think the house can be done in six month."

"That's great, honey." For some reason, I wanted to impregnate my wife before we moved and now my time was just cut short. "Is dinner ready?" I asked wanting to speed through the evening routine to get my wife in bed. It still amazed me how much my life had changed in such a short time. I went from a single man living alone to a married father of two in just months. Hopefully, I would be a father of three soon.

"Yes, have the kids set the table and I'll bring out the food," she ordered and I quickly gave out assignments of silverware and cups as I grabbed the plates. Dinner was full of the kids chatting excitedly about the new house. They had seen the plans for it and had picked out their rooms in it already, even though they hadn't seen it built yet.

Downstairs was my study, music room, guest bedroom and bath, kitchen with a dining area, a family room, and a children's study room. The upstairs was actually larger, spanning over the four car garage. There were four children's bedrooms, two Jack-and-Jill baths, one for boys and one for girls, another guest room and bath, a game room, the master bedroom with a sitting room and bathroom, and a large laundry room. The elevator was by the large walk-in pantry and looked like a coat closet that just happened to come up right next to the laundry room upstairs, looking like a linen closet. As I said, I was sneaky about it, but I didn't want my Bella to be struggling on the stairs nine months pregnant. Now I just had to get her pregnant.

It seemed like when it was time for bed and sex, the kids decided they needed us to get them drinks, turn on the light in the bathroom, or read one last book. I did value my time with my kids, but the fact that my wife would come in and rub my shoulders while I read to Ara didn't help me settle down. Thankfully, Ara fell asleep pretty fast.

As soon as I stepped out the bedroom door, Bella grabbed me. I was fighting it off while reading to my daughter, but now that I was free to enjoy my wife, my body was ready for her. She reached into my pants, making sure I was worked all the way up and then kicked off her panties out from under her nightdress. At the rate she was going, I wasn't going to last long. She surprised me by yanking me down to the hall floor and kissing me wildly. "You're such a good daddy," she moaned, "Oh, fuck me hard and put a baby in me. Oh, I want another one just like you," she nearly growled as she rode me hard on the floor. I pulled her down, kissing her and then stopping her for a moment so I could catch my breath and get my body under control.

Just as we stopped, a door opened. "Mom, Dad?" we heard Timmy's voice.

I pulled Bella tighter to me, not wanting him to figure out what we were doing. Thankfully, we still had our clothes covering us.

"What do you need, honey?" Bella asked with more patience than I had at the moment.

"I have a headache," he whined.

I sat up, dropping my head on her shoulder. If he had a headache, I needed to go test his blood sugar levels and make sure he was alright. "I'll be there in a minute, Son. Just go lay down."

"Okay," he said returning to his room and I thought we would get off the hook. That was until Timmy stopped and asked, "What are you guys doing on the floor?"

I was tongue-tied, not knowing what excuse to give him.

"We were just talking, honey. Now off to bed. Daddy will be in soon," Bella said dismissing him casually. She was so smooth.

Once we heard his door shut, she rose up off of me and helped me up. My son's interruptions had killed off any excitement that was in me and so I easily tucked myself back in my pants, letting out a frustrated breath.

"Take care of our boy and then meet me in the bedroom," she said and then picked up her discarded panties. I watched her hips sway seductively as she walked down the hall and it took everything in me not to just follow her.

"Dad," I heard Timmy call me and I went to the bathroom to wash my hands and get what I would need. His blood sugar was borderline high. He would need to get up and work it off.

"I know you aren't feeling good right now, but you need to walk around a bit, Son."

He pouted, but I suspected he knew what was coming. We walked to the front room and I had him swing his arms around to help him wake up. "Want to race?" I asked and he perked up, nodding yes.

"Okay, the track is through the living room, dining room, the kitchen, and to the living room again. We also have to keep our socks on." The slick wood and laminate made for slippery fun. We had done this a few times. Each race, I let him win, and with each race, his mind was taken off his illness and put on having fun. After a few laps, I got us both some water and asked how his head was feeling.

He put his hand on it like he could tell from touching it, but he smiled. "It's feeling better."

I pulled him into a hug, "Good, let's test one more time," I said and he let out a breath and offered me his hand. I did a quick test and smiled at him. "All better, you did good catching that headache," I said kissing the top of his head. He snuggled into my side. All his running was catching up to him so I carried him to bed, tucking him in. "Goodnight, big boy." I kissed his forehead and headed to my room.

"Is he alright?" Bella asked.

"Yeah, we just needed to do some racing, he's better now."

She pulled me down onto the bed and kissed me deeply. "You're so wonderful."

I wasn't sure how to respond to that, but it didn't matter, her kissing me kept me quiet and we went back to work on making that baby. Yes, I definitely enjoyed that part of this whole process.

Lying spent in my arms, I watched Bella as she slept peacefully, a smile playing on her lips. The ovulation predictor kit she had been using indicated that she was ovulating, so I hoped this time we would be successful. With the house underway, Renee and Charlie reunited and planning to be together, and everything else we needed falling into place, I felt kind of greedy asking for this one more thing, but I said a little prayer, letting God know I was wishing for a healthy, happy addition to our little family. I couldn't have cared less whether it was a boy or girl; either one would be cherished. Maybe Bella would be open to trying again in a couple of years for whichever gender we didn't get the first time around. She always said I was a good daddy, but I couldn't imagine anyone else I would want to be the mother of my children.

She was really the wonderful one, and most certainly my fondest wish come true.

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