Risking Fate (Mitchell Family #4)(86)
Author: Jennifer Foor

“I have to say, our lives are pretty perfect.” It was the truth. My wife and children made every single day unforgettable. I looked over at Miranda and caught her winking at me. I sat there mesmerized with her; until I realized she was giving me the signal to bring in Izzy’s other gift. I held my hand up and flagged down Conner. He ran outside and within two minutes the room filled with my daughter screaming again, except this time, she was excited.

A little chocolate lab puppy was being carried in by her uncle. I walked over to where Miranda sat as he bought the puppy to me. “Izzy, this is your other present from me and Mommy. You have to name her and promise to help Daddy train her.”

She grabbed the poor puppy and hugged it way too tight. Everyone in the room thought it was the cutest thing. “Can she sleep in my bed?”

Miranda giggled. “After she is potty trained.”

Izzy looked at me. “How do we teach her to go in the toilet?”

Everyone in the room laughed. “She has to go outside, Sweetie. Doggies potty outside.”

“But what if it’s raining?” She looked up at me like I was the freaking Wizard of Oz and had all the answers.

“They still go outside.”

“But what if it’s too cold?”

“Iz, just think of a name and don’t worry about that right now. How about you take your puppy out front with Noah.” I had to get her to stop asking her normal fifty million questions. Our family had come along way and I knew that was the last thing they wanted to hear.

I watched her and Noah carrying the puppy outside. In five minutes they would be back inside asking if they could take it for a ride on the tractor or something ridiculous. The two of them together spelled trouble.

My mother in law stood up and grabbed John’s hand. “I’m getting married!”

Miranda put her hand over her mouth before congratulating her mother. Everyone took turns shaking John’s hand and hugging Karen. The room was filled with voices, but one thing I noticed was that Conner was missing and so was Amy.

Before I could mention something to Miranda and get him back for having our daughter walk in on us, Colt cleared his voice. He held up a beer in the air. “Welcome to the family, John.”

Van walked over to Colt and looked around the room. “Oh and I’m pregnant again!”

The room immediately got quiet. Colt and Van just stood there, with big smiles on their faces.

I smacked Colt on the back and held up my beer. “Here’s to sleepless nights and a house full of c**k blocks.”

As the family began to celebrate both an engagement and a new pregnancy, I pulled my wife into the hallway. She wrapped her arms around my neck and I gently pressed her against the wall. She slowly brought her lips up to mine and held them there. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”

Sex?

“I don’t know? Are you thinking about going into the bathroom and giving me head?”

She smacked my chest. “No!”

I ran my fingers over her soft lips. “I’m just kidding. I know what you’re thinking and as soon as everyone leaves, I will give you whatever you want.”

She kissed me one more time. “I hope I don’t have too wait long.”

“We could go into the bathroom and have an oral conversation while we wait.” Miranda and I peeked around the corner and noticed that our boys were being held and nobody was looking for us. I felt my wife tugging my arm and before I knew it the bathroom door was closing behind us.