Free Love Notes and Football by Rhonda Laurel

minutes to check up on her.
    “Are you sure you don’t want me to come take you to the hospital?” Sydney said frantically. “Seth will meet us there.”
    She smiled as Seth pulled up and got out of the SUV. “He’s here. I have to go. I love you Sydney.”
    “I love you too, Morgan.”
    Seth hurried over to her. “Baby, what are you doing in the lobby?”
    She smiled at him. “It’s show time.”
    “What! Why didn’t you go to the hospital?” Seth grabbed her elbow and headed for the car.
    “You said you’d go the hospital with me.” Morgan stopped him with a reassuring hand on his arm. “I called Dr. Fenwick, and she said she’d meet us there.”
    “Still you should have gone—”
    Morgan grabbed Seth’s hand as another contraction came. “You promised we’d go together.”
    “Who’s watching Jake?”
    “Michelle is upstairs.”
    “Then let’s go.”
     
     
     
    Dr. Fenwick was waiting for them when they reached the hospital and had Morgan ushered into a delivery room. Her contractions were getting closer together, but in the moments when the pain subsided, she asked Seth questions about the game. He silenced her with a kiss.
    She refused to be distracted so easily. “How’s the knee?”
    “I don’t want to talk about work.” He caressed her cheek.
    “What do you want to talk about?”
    “How beautiful you are.”
    She rolled her eyes. “Save that sweet talk for my complaints about weight gain in a few weeks.”
    Three hours later, when the nurse placed the babies in Morgan’s arms, she looked down at her sons in disbelief.
    “They’re beautiful,” Morgan squeaked. “I know we’d narrowed it down to sixteen names on the list, but there two were I really liked. How about Connor Jacob and Colby Jacob?”
    Seth smiled. “Connor and Colby? I like it. Strong football playing names.”
    “Let’s think up some nicknames quick. I don’t want the family giving them crazy nicknames like Con Man or Cole Train—”
    Seth leaned in and kissed her. “We’ll let them figure it out. They seem to have so much fun coming up with them.”
    “You know our lives are going to be complete madness from now on.” Morgan motioned for Seth to take Connor while she held Colby.
    “I wouldn’t have it any other way,” Seth said as he looked at his twin boys with love in his eyes. “Connor and Colby, your momma and I have been waiting to meet you. So has your brother Jake, who is so excited to have little brothers. We are going to love you and spoil you until you’ll probably want to run out of the house your first week home. But I promise you we will do our best to make sure you have a great life.”
    Tears of joy fells from Morgan’s eyes as she listened to the tender reassuring promises Seth made to their sons. Her heart was overrun with the love and happiness she felt no one person should be able to experience alone. “I know it’s early but I know what I want for my anniversary present.”
    “OK.” Seth wiped her tears away.
    “I want to have a wedding with all our family and friends at the ranch. I want my dad to walk me down the aisle and dance with me at the reception.” Morgan smiled, tears still streaming down her cheeks.
    “If a wedding’s what you want then that’s what you’ll get.” Seth kissed her. “And Jake can be the ring bearer.”
     

Chapter Seven
     
     
    Seth was happy to be home with Morgan and the boys. He relished the Titan’s home games because he knew in two hours he’d be cuddled on the couch while she gave a recap of the kids’ day. The boys seemed to be doing something new each day, and it made him sad that he couldn’t be there for every minute of it.
    The season was winding down, and they had a good shot at the play offs. All he had to do was keep his head in the game. His ankle was holding up well, but there was still some tenderness there. He continued with the physical therapy even after the team doctor cleared him because he didn’t feel like