Chapter 46: GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE: MAGGIE
"By the way, thanks for hijacking my surprise tonight." I said changing the subject because I knew my decision to adopt would mean even more to him after his proposal."
"Surprise? What surprise? I had no idea you were planning anything."
"Well, duh. That's the whole point of a surprise, Noah."
"Can I have it now?" he asked tentatively.
"Another surprise?" Molly shouted, then whooped and did a little dance.
"Yep, and this one involves you too, Molly."
"Is it a puppy?" she asked clasping her hands and pulling them to her chest in hope.
"No puppy, but I think what I have to tell you, is even better."
"Oh my. Is it a giraffe? Where will we keep it?" Both Noah and I chuckled, and I stared in wonder at the innocence of a child's mind.
"It isn't an animal, Molly, now sit back down because what I have to say is quite important."
Noah lifted Molly and sat her back at the table, then sat in his chair and took my hand.