Coooeee!

It was almost as if his selective hearing had set in. He smiled at Ashley then leaned in to kiss her.

"That’s wonderful, love. I love you too, Ashley."

..and the clock ticked seconds away as she stood there dumbfounded. Did he not hear what she just said? There he was picking up the suitcases again and he was walking away. He carried them all the way to the bedroom , set them down then choosing one, he began to unpack.

Lachlan's mind was running in overdrive. He was going through everything Ashley had said to him during this day. Start a subscription to the newspaper, Pick up some tea and milk at the store, they were going to have a baby, did he remember which day to put the trash out, don’t forget to pay the phone bill.

Wait a minute.

He dropped the shirt he was holding in his hand. His knees got weak and they felt like they were going to give out. His eyes blurred and his stomach felt like someone just let a flock of doves free in there. He drew a deep breath, so deep it made him dizzier. When he tried to let it out her name came with it.

"ASHLEY!" he yelped as he turned to leave the bedroom. He stumbled over her suitcase but made a good save by bouncing off the door jamb. Ricocheting off the wall in the hall he barreled toward her. When he got to the living room she was still standing there exactly how he left her. God she was the most beautiful creature in the world and if he had any breath left it just escaped.

"Did you say what I thought you said, Ashley?"

He managed to place his hands on her upper arms more to support him than her. She was the strong one at the moment.

"That depends, daddy." she replied. "Just what did you think you heard?"

"Daddy?" his eyebrows raised higher with every thump of his heart. "Did you say that we were gonna be a daddy?"

Her smile was so warmth filled that he felt flush. She had to be enjoying this so much. "That would be your job, Lachlan. Me, personally, I’m going to be a mommy."

His jaw dropped for a second but the expression on his face changed to one of pure joy. He pumped a fist into the air and whooped. "Woo Hoo! How the hell did that happen?"

Ashley remained calm but her grin showed she was working at this. "I would say it was that time we made love on the sofa but one can’t say for sure."

"Ashley! God, I love you. God I love our baby." he bent down to kiss her tummy. "Coooeee little man. I can’t wait to meet you!"

It made her giggle but she caught herself long enough to scold him. "Little man you say. What if she is a she?"

He looked up at her and then nuzzled her tummy again. "Cooeee my little sheila. I can’t wait to meet you either."

He stood up and took Ashley into his arms. Lifting her up he spun her around so fast it made him dizzy again.

It probably wouldn’t take long for him to learn not to do that. It probably would be sooner that he learned what midnight cravings were all about."