"Just be glad I didn't let your sister talk me into a gender reveal party," I commented. "She's been trying since she found out I was pregnant. Something about making an ice cream cake with pink or blue inside."
J.J. outright laughed. "There's no way she would be able to keep her mouth shut if she was the only one who knew. Everyone at the party would know what the baby was before we did."
"That's exactly why I declined. Politely."
I finished wiping my skin clean with the towel but there was still a residue. I held out my hand to J.J. and asked, "Can you hand me a baby wipe?"
A few minutes later, I was clean and had my shirt pushed down and my pants buttoned up and we were leaving the doctor's office.
"I'm hungry," J.J. said. "Are you hungry?"
I glanced up at him. "It's ten-thirty. We just had breakfast an hour and a half ago."
"I know, but I couldn't eat. I was too nervous."
I had to laugh. "I guess I could eat again."
"Let's go to the cafe."
Dr. Stubens' office was just off the square, a block away from downtown, which was where the cafe and Crave were both located.
J.J. headed toward the car but I stopped and shook my head. "No, I want to walk. It's a beautiful morning and we won't be able to get a parking space at the cafe anyway."
J.J. looked like he wanted to argue with me but he caved and came back up to the sidewalk. Taking my hand, he started off in the direction of the square.
"You need to be taking it easy," he grumbled.
"You were there when I asked the doctor about exercise, right? Because she said walking would be good for me."
"You're on your feet all day and she said that you needed to take frequent breaks," he retorted.
"Yes, when I'm working which I'm not doing today."
"I think this is your first full day off since we got married," J.J. pointed out. "Shouldn't you want to be lazy?"
"I don't know how to be lazy," I admitted. "I've always been active. If I sit still for too long, I go a little stir crazy."
He shook his head. "I think you'll learn the value of doing nothing once the baby comes and you're not getting enough sleep. I'm already contemplating napping in preparation for the coming sleep deprivation."
I laughed at him as we crossed the street. J.J. stopped and used his hold on my hand to pull me closer.
"What?" I asked.
"Nothing." Then, he kissed me.
I forgot that we were in the middle of the street. I didn't think twice about the people walking around, shopping or going into businesses. I just wanted him to keep kissing me like this for the next hour. Or year. Maybe the rest of my life.
Someone laid on their car horn and we sprang apart. I looked to my left and saw Cam hanging out of the window of her little silver sedan.
"Get a room!" she cried out, which drew more attention to us.
My face heated to the point that I wouldn't have been surprised if my skin melted off.
J.J. tugged me to the sidewalk and shot Cam a rude gesture. She returned it, leering at us as she cruised by.
I was laughing by this point even though my face was still hot.
Cam pulled into the empty parking spot right in front of the diner and J.J. gave me a speaking look.
"If we'd driven over here, I bet all the spots would have been full," I replied to his non-verbal I told you so.
Cam clambered out of her car and came over to us. "Were you just at Doc Stubens' office? How's the baby? Everything look good?" Then, she stopped and stared at us with wide eyes. "Wait, you're sixteen weeks now, right? Did she tell you the baby's sex?"
"First of all, how do you know when the doctor can tell the baby's sex?" J.J. asked. "And second, how did you know we had a doctor's appointment this morning?"
Cam nudged J.J. to the side with her elbow so that she stood between the two of us, her back to him. This also meant he had to let go of my hand, which I immediately missed.
"For your information, Lee is my friend as well as sister-in-law. She's also an employee. I'm privy to all sorts of information regarding her, which you should honestly be the one to tell me