“Having four kids is hard…” Amanda mumbled against Niels’ chest. She felt the vibration of Niels’ laughter before it left his lips. Amanda looked up at him and grinned. “Oh you think it's funny huh?” she asked, still amused by his reaction. She lay against his chest again. They’d only just managed to get Nicco back to bed after a rather sleepless night. A teething baby was never fun. He now slept in the portable crib right beside the bed. Amanda hoped he would sleep long, but she knew soon, their early waker Eliana would be calling for them from the adjacent room. “Any regrets?” Niels asked. For a moment, Amanda thought about it. They certainly hadn’t planned Nicco, and it was no secret that she didn’t even want another baby, but she loved him as much as she loved each and every one of their little treasures. She didn’t want to imagine life without her youngest. “No,” she said with a little smile. “You?” “Nope?” “Okay, wait. Maybe I do have some regrets. I regret not having a nanny or something so that we could sleep in.” She grinned at Niels again. “Sleep in?” He pouted playfully when Amanda glanced up at him. “I can think of a few other things we could do if we had a nanny.” Amanda giggled and swatted playfully at his chest. “Not with the baby right there,” she whispered. Niels laughed. “He’d never know a thing.” There was a familiar sparkle in his eye but just before Amanda could predict it, he flipped her over, causing her to press her hand quickly over her mouth as a squeal of surprise left her. She was giggling and squirming uncontrollably as Niels’ lips roamed all over her neck and sides when suddenly… “Mummy!” Amanda sighed and stared up at the ceiling for a moment before Niels’ face appeared above her. “I think you jinxed us.” Amanda couldn’t help but chuckle again. “I guess so,” she said. She smiled and tilted her head up to kiss him. “No worries, even after four kids, you’re still my forever valentine.”
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