He grinned and exchanged a look with Marissa. “Well, it’s your choice. How would you feel if I adopted you and made that official?”
Sophia raised herself up on her arm and looked at Marissa then Carlos. “You can do that? Like for real do that?” He nodded. “I think…I would really like that. I like you Carlos and I’d be happy if you were my dad,” she said proudly then laid back down. Marissa smiled big and held on to Carlos’ hand.
He chuckled. “Then I guess it’s settled. I’ll adopt you and you can call me Daddy if you want. We’re a family now after all, and I’m not going anywhere.”
“Good, because if you did…lots of people would be mad at you.”
Marissa chuckled and shook her head, “Okay young lady, time for bed.”
Sophia nodded and turned over. “Goodnight, Momma, night, Daddy.” She smiled up at him and he winked.
“Goodnight, Sophia,” they both said and left the room. Marissa sighed and took a seat on the couch next to Carlos, pulling her feet up under her as he flipped through the channels on the television.
“Have you given any more thought to moving, babe?” he asked as he scanned the guide.
She smiled thoughtfully and tapped her chin. “Well, if we’re going to move we need to do it soon so we’re done in seven or eight months and settled.”
He turned his head to look at her and furrowed his brows, quirking a brow at her statement. “Why is that?”
She leaned in and kissed him softly then pulled back, looking into his eyes with a smile. “We’re going to have a baby.”
Carlos stared at her with a smile that continued to grow, he shifted on the sofa so that he was looking directly at her and then looked down at her stomach. “A-A baby? We are? Are you sure?”
She nodded, “I got nauseated today and thought it might be a relapse, but decided to take a test since I was a few days late. It’s positive, I’ll need to see a doctor to confirm, but yes.”
He chuckled happily and shook his head in shock at the news. “Marissa, you cannot begin to understand how happy you have just made me.”
“I think I might have an idea.” With that, he pulled her into a kiss and placed a gentle hand on her stomach. He thought he had never been happier before, now he knew that he was more than happy. He was on top of the world happy, feeling like he’d won the lottery. Happy endings do come true.
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