“Okay.”
“If you have any questions, you can call me here at the office.”
“Thanks, Doc.”
“Thanks,” I said before she left the room.
“This is so surreal,” I said, wiping the goo off my stomach. “Are you happy?” I asked Levi because he hasn’t said a word since the doctor said we were having twins.
“I’m so happy. But I’m still shocked. Goes to show, my boys are definitely swimmers.”
I laughed.
“Let’s get some food,” Levi suggested once I was dressed and ready.
We checked out and scheduled the next appointment.
“Where to?” Levi asked.
“I would love a steak and a baked potato.”
“Your wish is my command.”
Once we arrived at the restaurant, we ordered food and talked more about our babies.
“Can you believe we’re having twins?” I asked.
“I can’t believe it.
I agreed. “I’m still in shock.”
“We should stop by the bookstore, so I can get books on all things baby.”
“Okay. But no matter what you do, or read, you will never be prepared when the babies come.”
“We should find a place, get a nursery ready…”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. Easy there,” I told Levi.
“Well, you should see my place I’m about to move into. I’m excited for you to see it. And I got it with you in mind as well.”
“Now I’m intrigued.”
Our food arrived and we continued talking as we ate.
“We can start telling people now. We should get pictures done and send out announcements,” I told Levi.
“My mom will be so excited. Her first grandchild,” he replied with happiness.
“Grandchildren,” I corrected him.
“We can probably get them done at the back of my place. It is very picturesque. I don’t want you worrying about anything. Let’s get out of here and I can show you.”
***
Since we arrived at the doctors separately, we both drove to this place Levi was dying for me to see. I followed behind him since I still wasn’t familiar with the area that much. Pulling up into the driveway, the place was a super cute house. It was two or three levels, had a few large columns on each level, and a deck was on each level as well. The exterior was fairly new looking; updated recently. The large porch was covered so you could sit out in the rain and not get wet. A few white steps led to the porch.
Levi rushed over to open my drivers side door and offered his hand. Taking it, we stood for a moment, admiring all the details of the outside.
“This is super cute. You bought this?”
“I did.” Grinning from ear to ear, he waited for my reaction.
“How?”
“Let me show you around, then we can sit and talk.”
I nodded in response, while he still held my hand. The butterflies continued dancing in my stomach, and I couldn’t help this overwhelming feeling. Part of me knew I could easily fall back into what we were before. I wanted to trust him. I wanted to be a family, but I was so scared of getting hurt again. How much pain can one take?
Levi paused as we stood in the foyer. “This is the foyer, where we would greet guests.”
“Guests?”
“Rylee, I bought this to turn into a bed and breakfast.”
I covered my mouth with my free hand. I was in shock.
“Come on. I’ll show you the other rooms.”
He led me into the living room, and it was very modern for a bed and breakfast. To the right was the large kitchen with updated appliances.
“This is so beautiful, Levi. I can’t believe you bought this.”
“It has six bedrooms and even has an attic that is transformed into a large bedroom with a master bath. Plus, a private bathroom in three of the larger rooms.”
Now the rooms needed a little work, but nothing a fresh coating of paint and some updated décor couldn’t fix.
“What do you think so far?”
“I’m speechless.” I blinked a few times trying to process this.
“There’s even a guest house out back. It has two bedrooms. So, if you wanted privacy.”
“Levi. What are you saying?”
He grinned, showing off his dimples. “I want you to live here with me and run this place. If you want to.”
I went to open my mouth, and he stopped me. “Think about it before you answer. Let me show you what the back looks like and the guesthouse before you say anything.”
And he was right; the back yard was so cute with flowers, plants and it was very picturesque with the sun almost setting now. The sky was a version of pink, oranges, white and yellow.
We walked through the yard to the guesthouse. Everything was on one floor, and it had all the basic needs of a family house. A living room, a kitchen with a nook area for a decent table. It had one full bath and two nice size rooms.
“Well?” Levi watched my every move as I walked around the place.
“I love it, Levi.”
“Let’s head back in the main house and I’ll make you some tea and we can sit and talk for a minute.”
“Sounds good.”
Sitting at the dining room table, I waited for Levi to bring us tea. I took a few moments to process what happened. Was this a dream?
“You made your dream a reality,” I told Levi as he placed a hot tea in front of me.
“I always knew I had an inheritance. And I wasn’t able to access it until I turned twenty-five. I used some of the money to pay off my ex-wife. Money talks. I never told you because I really wasn’t planning on touching it. But when I saw it could be a motivator to get a divorce, I used it.
