Coleson |Book 3|

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It was about mid day when Cole and I woke up, though it wasn't by choice. An incessant knocking on the door is what roused both of us from our deep slumber. I groaned and slapped at Cole's chest, signaling for him to get up. He sighed before flipping the covers off of his body and standing, slipping on a pair of boxers before walking out of the bedroom.

I feel back asleep as Cole dealt with whoever was at the door but soon after a delightful smell filled the whole house. I still couldn't bring myself to get out of bed, I was absolutely exhausted. Being pregnant and having traveled all this way mixed with Cole and I's affairs that led to the middle hours of the night, I had every right to stay in bed and sleep as long as I wanted.

But it seemed that this baby had other ideas. A deep rumbled settled in my stomach and the want for food took over and I found myself stepping out of the bedroom to walk into the kitchen to see Cole setting up the last touches of the breakfast I assume the maid had just brought in. A whole array of food was laid out on the counters from eggs and ham to French toast and pancakes.

I was immediately attracted to the bananas foster that was in the corner. My stomach rumbled even louder than before.

"Good morning," I say and run my hand through my tangled hair. "This all looks amazing."

"I called before we went to bed for brunch to be delivered at ten. Sit down, eat." He said and took a seat at the barstool. I loaded up a plate with bananas foster before taking a seat next to Cole who had opted for eggs and toast.

"Are you still tired?" He asked, sipping from his coffee.

"Very but I'm starving." I answer and fill my mouth with food. "This is delicious."

"Well, we have all day to catch up on sleep but I was thinking, if you're up for it, we could go out to the beach."

"Definitely." I reach over and grab his hand and bring it to my lips. Let me finish this and I'll go get my swim suit.

I felt cold water being splashed onto my back and I squealed, turning around to find the culprit. "That was cold!" I yell and splash him back which he ducked out of the line of fire. I laughed and went to splash him again. I watched as Cole dipped under the water and swam deeper out into the ocean.

The sun felt great against my skin and the slight breeze brushed through my hair. I took a moment to close my eyes and feel the water crash against my thighs, taking in a deep breath. It was amazing here and I don't think I've ever felt this content.

I was so lost in the moment of enjoying St. Lucia that I didn't realize Cole had swam up behind me until he wrapped his arms around my waist. He turned me around so we were looking at the horizon where the ocean went on for miles.

I gasped when I saw what he was pointing at. Dolphins were jumping in and out of the water. Beautiful.

"You know-," he said and trailed his hands down to my stomach-," I know we are waiting to know the sex of the baby but we haven't talked about names."

He was right. With everything going on with the wedding and the case we hadn't really talked about the names nor have we prepared for anything. We had 3 months until this baby would be here and we had nothing ready and that sent a small panic through me.

"Did you have any in mind?" I asked, angling my head to look at him.

"Well, if it's a girl I was thinking something long like Caroline or Elizabeth. If it's a boy maybe Elijah or Liam."

"I like those names. I want something royal sounding, you know. I really like Caroline."

"Have you thought of names?" He asked, pressing a kiss to the side of my face.