Jackie rolled her eyes, she couldn't believe it, all the work that she had put into this evening and it was apparently for not.
"Just think about it Nick." She said simply.
Nick noticed the tone of her voice and knew she was upset.
"Honey, I'm sorry, don't get mad." He said with a smile, trying to ease the sudden tension between them.
She took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, I just thought you would get the surprise by now that's all." She said with a smile.
"Ok, I am going to figure this out." He said in a determined voice.
"You said that the miniature brownies were part of the surprise right?" He asked.
"Yes, the whole dinner is, except the salad." She said.
"Why isn't the salad part of it?" He asked her suspiciously, thinking that she was trying to throw him off track.
"I just made a Cesar salad because it's your favorite." She said. He smiled at her.
"Ok then." He said sounding all business like as he stared at his plate.
"Let's see here, short ribs, baby corn, and miniature brownies for dessert right?" He said.
She nodded, finally he was getting somewhere.
His thought process was interrupted by a loud ding.
"What was that?" He asked.
"The oven, I have buns in the oven." She said with just a hint of a twinkle in her eye as she got up to walk over to the oven to take out the rolls.
She was just about to open the oven when Nick exclaimed "I got it, you're pregnant. The short ribs, the baby corn, buns in the oven and the mini brownies for dessert."
She turned around and gave him a huge smile.
"Nice work Mr. CSI." She said.
He hurried over to her and picked her up, he spun her around gently and then set her down. He then gave her a sweet kiss on the lips.
Both of them were elated, they had been trying to get pregnant for several months now with no luck so this was a very joyous occasion.
He just stared into her eyes grinning from ear to ear but suddenly his facial expression changed as he thought about the wording his wife had just used.
"What's wrong?" she asked, noticing the change in his expression.
"Honey, did you say you have buns in the oven, as in plural?"
To Be Continued