The Summer I Fell in Love

A Room Filled with Love

Hello, everyone! I am back with chapter 12 of The Summer I Fell in Love. I would also like to say thank you to everyone who has read this story, seeing the views rise each and everyday means more to me than you know. As always, remember to RATE, REVIEW, and FOLLOW this story if you like what you read!

Nick's POV:

As the month of November came to a close, preparations for our impending bundle of joy came into full swing. Jordan and I have been married for almost a month now, and we truly couldn't be happier. I think that I can speak for both of us when saying that we feel more connected than ever, and we're counting down the days until the Carraway family would be expanding.

Today is a very cool Saturday in Long Island. It was truly a glimpse of the winter weather that would be a regular occurrence in the next few weeks. Jordan and I have decided to spend the day in our cozy, little bungalow, to prepare for baby Carraway.

Our guest bedroom had been transformed into a lovely nursery. Jordan and I had painted it a soft green a few weeks ago. The crib was already assembled, as well as a changing table and a dresser that was already bursting at the seams with baby clothes.

I went to join Jordan in the nursery to see what she was up to. I stopped at the door frame to take in my lovely wife. She is about six months along now, and was truly glowing. Her little bump had grown quite a bit in the past month, making me all the more excited to meet our baby. She didn't quite feel the same about her appearance, but every day, I told her that no matter what, she was beautiful to me.

Jordan sat on the ground with her legs swept to the side, and was folding little pieces of clothing that she had been buying over the past few months. She didn't seem to notice me, so I bent down and placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"Hi lovey." She said as she looked up at me with a smile and glancing her perfect glass grey eyes at me.

I cozied up next to her on the ground; "Jordan, about how many times have you gone through all of the baby's clothes?"

She laughed at looked over to me; "Oh, Nicky I just can't help it. I am so excited to meet our sweet little baby. Look at this, isn't this precious?"

She held up a frilly little white dress. I smiled and replied, "I take it you think it's going to be a girl?"

She smiled down at all of the little dresses and pink booties and said; "I guess so, just a mother's intuition I suppose."

I laughed and rubbed her growing stomach. "What if we have a boy, darling? I wouldn't want my son in frilly dresses!"

"Well, Nick I know that!" She got up and made her way to the dresser and brought over a fairly large pile of blue clothing, ranging from coveralls to little booties.

"Jordan, honey, we're only expecting one baby! Unless you forgot to tell me something..."

She laughed and joined me on the ground; "Nick, trust me, there's only one baby in here." She said while rubbing her stomach.

I kissed her on the cheek and brought her closer to me. I had never felt more blissful in my entire life. Flurries of the first snowfall were hitting the window pane, and I was here with the love of my life, preparing for our new baby.

"What are we going to do with all of the boy clothes if we have a girl, and vise-versa with the girl clothes?"

Jordan looked down at all of the little baby trinkets and looked up at me; "Well, I suppose I planned on saving them. Because, well... Oh Nick, nevermind, it's silly."

"No darling, tell me!"

"Nicky, I was hoping that we could save the other clothes for other children we would have, in the future. Expecting this baby has made me realize so much, and how badly I want to have a family with you."

I kissed her lips softly, and smiled down at her; "There is nothing that I would want more than to have more babies with you, Jordan Carraway."

She smiled up at me, and placed a sweet kiss on my lips. There was truly nothing more wonderful than this very moment.

The blissful moment of silence was broken when my lovely wife asked me a question; "Nick, would you rather have a boy or a girl?"

I smiled , and without hesitation I replied; "I want a happy, and healthy baby. There is nothing more that I could ask for."

She nodded in agreement; "Well of course darling, and I agree with you. Now, do you think it's a boy or a girl?"

I took a moment to think. Of course I had my speculations, but for some reason, I strongly felt that we were going to be blessed with a daughter in the beginning of March.

"I think we're going to need these dresses and are going to have to save the blue ones for a little later."

Jordan smiled, and nodded in agreement. All of a sudden, her attitude seemed to change.

"Jordie, honey, what's wrong?"

Her typically glistening, grey eyes looked rather sad, as they looked up at me. "Nick, would you be disappointed if we had a girl?"

I looked at my wife with confusion; "Darling, what makes you think that? I would love to have a little daughter!"

"Well Nick, I don't know. Usually men want son's to carry on their legacy, and I just figured that that's what you wanted."

I kissed her temple, and snuggled up closer to her; "I would love nothing more than to have a baby girl. If she's your daughter, than she'll be incredibly smart, beautiful, kind, and determined. Nothing sounds better than that, honey."

Jordan leaned her head onto my chest, and I held her for a few moments. I wrapped my arms around her frame, and placed my hands on her stomach.

"Nick..."

"Yes, darling?

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"Making me so happy."

"Only the best for you, love."

"I love you, Nick."

"I love you too, Jordie."

As I held my wife, I couldn't help but feel incredibly happy. This woman completes me, and I am so deeply in love with her. We sat in the nursery for a little while, and I couldn't help but feel an overwhelming amount of love in the air. All I knew is that it didn't matter if baby Carraway is a boy or a girl, because they would be loved so much, by their beautiful mother, and me, their very lucky father.