The Family Man

“Mommy!” Jack complained as I did up his jacket. It was getting cool now, reaching the end of September.
“There, now go play with your sister.” I said.
“’Kay.” He ran off towards the slide to join Samantha.
It was the weekend and Ashley and I had taken the kids to their favorite playground for the afternoon. Jack found Samantha and the two of them ran over to the small set of monkey bars.
“I love watching them play.” Ashley said.
“Yes, to be carefree and young.” I laughed. “God, that made me feel old.”
“You can’t be old, if you’re old, then I’m old.” He said. “And I most definitely am not old.”
I leaned into him smiling. “Sometimes I still can’t believe that those little miracles are ours.”
“Neither can I.” He replied.
I looked across the playground to see that Samantha and Jack had joined some other children in a game of tag. That got me thinking. What would it be like to have another child?
“Ashley, what do you think about the idea of us having another one?” I asked.
“Another what?” He asked.
“Another child. You know, do it on purpose this time.”
“Right. We never actually had that conversation did we?”
“No, the twins were a crazy, but happy accident.” I replied.
He thought about it for a minute, watching the kids play. Then he put an arm around me, pulling me close. “I think it’s a great idea.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, and this time we’ll know what to expect.” He said. “On one condition.”
Oh no, what could he possibly want in exchange for another child? “What’s that?”
“When you find out you’re pregnant, you tell me first.” He said, a very serious expression on his face.
I laughed, I should have guessed. Especially considering last time, he was almost the last person to know about it. “Deal.”
He leaned in and kissed me. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Mommy!” I looked up to see Jack and Samantha running towards us.
“Yes Samantha?” I asked.
“Can we go for ice cream?” She asked.
I looked to Ashley. “Well, it really is up to Daddy.” I teased.
She looked at him with big round eyes. “Please Daddy!”
“All right. Let’s go get ice cream.” He said.

Ashley’s POV:

“Daddy?” Samantha said. “Can I get a ride?” She lifted her arms in the air.
“Sure Honey.” I lifted her up and we started walking to the car.
Another child. That was an exciting thought. And we would do it right this time. The two of us together, through the whole thing. No surprises, and hopefully no drama. It would be good for the twins too. They would get some company that wasn’t just each other. I couldn’t wait for Belle and I to take this next step in our lives together.

Notes

Sorry it's kinda short, but it got what I needed across. Please comment.