A Love from racing

Part Six

Alison's 16 weeks now and I suggested we start to build the baby's furniture. These 16 weeks have flown by in a blink of an eye before we know it our little birdie will be here. And i won't lie I'm a little scared about the whole parent thing but yet so ready and excited at the same time, I mean that's normal right?

"Ok how many children would you want" I ask as I put another piece of the crib together, lining it up and screwing it into place.

Ali looks off to the side away from the instructions in her hands in search of the next crib piece then turning back to look into my eyes after she found it with a smile on her pink lips "maybe three, two girls and a boy. The boy first so he can protect his little sisters"

I smile at the thought of our future family. We'd always agreed on a big family as we both come from big families, myself and my two sisters Lucy and Jamie. And Alison with her two brothers Charles and Jason although she didnt see Charles anymore due to him falling out with his parents, a sister Cece and step sister Spencer who we dont really see much of since she moved away to Greece.

"So.. could I not persuade you into one more. I've always wanted at least four kids" I give her a cheeky smile and she stares at me with her playful look.

"We havent had this baby yet. Come on, back to work. This crib wont put its self together" I huff out a small chuckle and go back to building the babys crib as Ali goes back to reading the instructions.

"Maybe I'll think about it if you put a ring on my finger" she looks up from the instructions.

We both laugh. Ive told her its her I want to marry, and I most definitely will I love this women beyond the universe but I want to give her the proposal she deserves. I want it to be perfect and everything shes ever wanted and besides I havent found the right ring just yet.

"But seriously Em dont get any ideas we're still playing it safe even after this one is born especially now we know we can conceive normally"

"Trust me Ali, im definitely taking precautions I dont want us to get pregnant again until this little one is at least five"

Alison goes back to reading the instructions "ok, so this part slots into the part you've got there"

I take the part she hands me and begin slotting it into the part I just finished screwing together. But im having trouble holding it as well as trying to fix it together.

"Em just let me help you. Im pregnant not incapable" Ali tells me.

"sweetheart its fine I got this" I reassure her I try fixing it together again, tongue out in concentration only to drop one of the parts on my leg.

I huff with shoulders slumping over "Ok maybe I could do with your help" giving into her. She finds that funny then drops the set of instructions on the carpeted floor and helps.

As shes holding the peace of crib, I screw it together. "So I've been thinking" she says.

Picking up the drill from the floor I grab another screw "what's that honey?"

She sighs "well, I loved being a grid girl. Especially yours" she winks leaving me to grin at her.

Bringing the drill over I begin to screw the last screw in. When she continues "but now with the baby coming I want to do something different. I'll be at home with the baby when we're not watching you race anyway and I was thinking about what I could do"

Once the last screw is in I put my drill down, leaning back on my hands with my legs crossed out infront of me and turn all my attention to Ali "I thought about writing a book. Maybe a kids book or maybe a biography about my time as a grid girl and meeting you, it'd be a nice thing for our child to read in the future too"