Amelia and I sit on the porch drinking tea, heavily pregnant with our second babies, while Magnus plays with little Nina, Amelia and Leon’s daughter; aptly-named Nina because she was such a small, tiny baby, and Nina means, ‘little girl’. I think it’s quite cute. We laugh loudly as little Nina holds in a mouthful of water and squirts it into Magnus’s face. She pokes her tongue out at him, runs away and Magnus chases after her.
‘Nina! You just wait till I catch you!’ He yells.
‘Little Nina and Magnus are the complete opposite of each other; it would be interesting to see if the Moon Goddess chooses them as mates,’ I say.
‘I dunno. Every playdate we have, Nina wears poor Magnus out. She is always playing tricks on him; she is so silly and cheeky, and he is so serious and sensible,’ Amelia says, laughing.
‘I think I need to go to the bathroom,’ I tell her.
‘Me too,’ Amelia says. We both call out for our mates.
‘Ryker!’ I yell.
‘Leon!’ Amelia yells. They both appear.
‘Is the baby coming? Are you okay?’ Ryker asks concerned. I place my hand on my fat belly.
‘No, I’m fine. I can’t get out of this chair and I need to go to the bathroom,’ I explain.
‘Again? This is like the tenth time already,’ Ryker laughs.
‘Next time, you carry the baby, and try not to pee every five minutes,’ I joke.
‘Okay, okay,’ he says, helping me up and giving me a kiss.
‘Leon! I can’t get up, and I need the bathroom too,’ Amelia says, her hand on her swollen belly. Leon rolls his eyes and helps Amelia up.
‘I saw that!’ She says.
‘Saw what?’ He asks.
‘You rolled your eyes!’ She says.
‘How do you know that?’ He asks.
‘I’m your mate! I know everything,’ she giggles.
Ryker and I laugh; water gushes down my legs. Ryker and I look down at the water gushing everywhere, and then at each other, smiling.
‘Are you ready for baby number two?’ Ryker asks. I kiss him passionately on the lips.
‘I’m ready for baby number three,’ I giggle.
