Chapter 38: Gender Reveal

*Alistair*

“How about Cordelia?” Blackwood suggested.

Daphne shot him a disgruntled look. “How about no?”

A bubble of laughter caught in his throat as his mind began sorting through a list of ‘unlikely’ names that he set aside for just the right occasion. Alistair learned rather quickly of the one thing that he loved more than making love to his wife. It was purposely winding her up.

Ever since that night when Daphne slipped into his study, Alistair made it a point to allow himself to relax a bit more. Of all the incredible things going on in his life, he wasn’t going to let Rowan’s puzzling behavior trample what he’d been wanting for so long.

A family. One that was of his choosing. A wife that wasn’t essentially picked out for him but one that he’d grown to want and love all on his own. And now they were happily expecting a baby. A new and wonderful addition to the little life they cultivated for themselves.