“Merry Christmas to you too, honey.”
Jordan came over and took a seat next to me on the couch, taking my hands. “I have two pieces of news, one very good, the other important but no less good,” she said smiling, making me even more curious. “Which would you like first?”
“The good news first, I guess,” I said, perplexed. “What is it?”
Jordan nodded, grinning. “Congratulations, Felix. You're going to be a father. I had a feeling, but I wanted to confirm it first.”
I stood there, stupefied, before breaking into a huge smile and pulling Jordan in for a hug. “Thank you, my love,” I said, holding her tight. “For the greatest gift ever.”
Jordan returned the hug, then laughed. “You know, with our luck, we're going to have twins.”
“I'm fine with that,” Charani said. “In fact, I think it'd be fun.”
“Well then, that settles it,” I laughed, “but what is the important yet no less good news?”
Jordan smiled again, “we need to think about baby names. I have something in mind if it’s a boy, but we need to cover all the bases.”
“Please don’t tell me Felix Hardy Jr.,” I replied laughing.
“Nicolas.”
All four of us smiled and came together for a group hug. “Nicolas. It’s great and close to Nicolae, a name that's dear to my heart,” Charani said.