Beautiful Life

“Yeah,” I agree at the same time I hear our boys scream, “Daddy, daddy!” They start running to us from the yard, realizing their human jungle gym is home for them to play with.

“Another boy,” she agrees happily. However, she instantly raises her eyebrows and with a serious face warns me, “But if they ever get married on the sly, there’ll be hell to pay and you’ll be the one paying it.”

“Ba-by?” I ask. Needing to make sure, I reiterate, “You’re sure there’s only one?”

I hear Leigh giggle as the smiling sonographer says, “Yes, there’s only one this time.”

“You knew there was only one, Tone. We heard two heartbeats from the beginning last time,” my wife tells me.

“Just making sure,” I mutter.