Chapter 382 - Dimples

Sarah got a call from JoAnna to log in to video conference.

When she saw JoAnna glowing like a 1000W bulb, she realized that something big happened.

"Tell her now... right now, or I will burst!" JoAnna urged Sophia.

Sarah got excited, JoAnna's mood was contagious.

Sophia mysteriously smiled and JoAnna lost patience. She lifted Sophia's left hand so that it shows on the screen.

Sarah stared at the ring. "Are you kidding me?!!"

JoAnna had a huge grin on. "Nope! It's true! It happened!"

Sarah was excited almost the same amount as JoAnna. "Are you serious?!!"

JoAnna nodded vigorously. Sophia smiled shyly.

"AAAAHHHH!" Sarah screamed.

One second later, Aiden rushed into the study room with a frantic expression. "What happened!!?" He heard Sarah's cry and thought that something happened to her.

"Sophia is ENGAGED!!!" Sarah screamed and jumped out of the chair. "Oh! Oh! How exciting! Oh!" Sarah waved her hands like she is fanning herself.

JoAnna laughed, and Sophia had a big smile on while they watched Sarah steam out some of her energy by goofing around.

Aiden had a sour expression. 'Felix also?!! Now I'm the only one left...'

Sarah got back to the screen. "Show me again!"

Sophia lifted her hand.

"Oh, my... that is a huge rock! And it looks amazing! I will need to check it out tomorrow in person. I can't wait for you to come here..." Sarah excitedly blabbed.

Aiden was standing in the back, observing the scene, while on the verge of fainting. After Jeff proposed to JoAnna, in such a grand way, he felt under pressure to propose to Sarah, but he found some comfort knowing that Felix and Sophia are not there yet. What comfort does he have now? 'Damnit, Jeff! Damnit, Felix!' He cursed both internally for putting this stress on him. 'I am too young for these things! But when I look at Sarah, I see how happy she is. She is expecting it, right? ' When he remembered that their relationship is the longest one among three sisters, he only felt more pressure.

Sarah was not calming down, so JoAnna interrupted her after some time. "Hey, wait! Wait! That is not all!"

Sarah inhaled sharply. "There is more!??"

Aiden behind Sarah inhaled as well. 'There is more!??'

JoAnna stared at Sophia. Sarah held her breath and blinked few times while staring at the screen.

Sophia could not stop smiling. She cleared her throat. "I'm pregnant."

Sarah's eyes widened. She was frozen for few seconds before she started screaming, "WHAT?!! Oh! My! Oh! Oh! PREGNANT?!!"

JoAnna nodded vigorously. "We confirmed at the hospital. 5 weeks and 3 days! We are going to be aunts!"

"Oh! A baby!!!" Sarah squealed.

Aiden saw how Sarah is even more excited and he paled. 'Now she wants a baby as well? Aren't we young for those things?' He really thought that he will faint. He plopped into a chair listlessly. 'I am still young for those things.' He sobbed internally.

Sarah was so happy that she didn't notice Aiden's suffering. She pounced at him. "Did you hear that?! Sophia is engaged and pregnant! This will be second wedding, and a baby!"

Aiden smiled bitterly. "Yes. Very exciting."

At this point Sarah noticed that he is not sharing her enthusiasm and went back to the PC. She grimaced, "Hmph… men. They don't appreciate these things much. But I'm sure he is very happy for you. He just does not know how to express it."

"It's OK." Sophia didn't mind.

"I am very happy for you, big sis." Sarah was smiling widely.

"Thank you. I'm still processing all this. But I am happy. We will talk more tomorrow, OK?"

"Sure... take it easy tonight." Sarah winked.

Sophia blushed. "What easy... you can't do it when you are pregnant."

JoAnna rolled her eyes and looked at Sophia. "If pregnancy does not have complications, there are no problems with getting intimate. And you are just fine... so your doctor tells you that you can get busy tonight."

Sarah laughed seeing how Sophia blushed. "I heard that if you do it while pregnant, baby will have dimples! And dimples are super cute, so go for it!"

"Where did you pick up such things?" JoAnna laughed and turned to Sophia. "But seriously, nothing is stopping you. Unless you are not in a mood." JoAnna teased Sophia even more seeing that her face is completely red. "Feel free to go wild, the apartment is soundproof."

"Not soundproof enough!" Sophia frowned.

JoAnna felt that there is something behind Sophia's words. "What does that mean?"

"It means that I heard you this afternoon." Sophia showed an evil grin.

Now it was JoAnna's turn to blush.

They took turns teasing each other and laughing.

When Sarah got into the bedroom she was in a good mood.

"What is going on?" Sarah's mood dropped as soon as she observed Aiden who was sitting on the bed, obviously gloomy.

He shook his head, indicating that he does not want to talk about it.

"Hey, we have two weddings coming soon, and my big sister is pregnant. I'm going to be an aunt. And since we are together, that makes you almost-uncle. You should be happy... but you are not. Tell me: what is going on?"

"Do you want that?" He finally spoke.

"Want what?"

"To get married and have kids?" He looked at her not sure what answer he hopes for. On one side, he would like if her answer is that she wants to spend her life with him, on the other side he feels that he is not ready for it.

Sarah looked at him suspiciously. "Don't tell me you got a wedding-fever?"

"Didn't you?"

Sarah laughed. "Is that the what's on your mind? You think I want to get married?"

Aiden nodded.

Sarah sat on the bed next to Aiden and cupped his cheeks making him look at her. "You can be so silly sometimes. Why are you asking if you know the answer?" Sarah kissed him. "You know that I love you and want to be with you, that is why you are here. And you also know that I'm not ready, that is why you are not proposing. I believe that once both of us are ready for that step, you will know." She kissed him again. "Right now, I'm happy for both of my sisters. They are going to become wives and mothers and to grow up, and that is great. I still want to be irresponsible, with you."

Sarah's words made Aiden relax. He hugged her tightly. "I love you", he whispered.

"I know", she whispered back.

…

In Jeff's and JoAnna's penthouse, Sophia got into guest bedroom and heard shower.

"Do you need help washing your back?" Sophia asked while joining Felix in the shower.

Felix smiled. "From you? Always."

Sophia touched his cheek and whispered, "Dimples." She saw that he is confused, so she explained, "You have dimples... when you smile."

Felix looked at Sophia and her silly smile told him that was more than a simple observation. Before he could ask for clarification, Sophia was lathering shower gel on his chest and her palms moved lower with each circular movement. Her touch made his throat constrict and he was not able to talk. He didn't want to talk. He reached for the bottle of shower gel. They applied shower gel on each other slowly, savoring each touch.

"Is it just me, or is it very hot in here?" Sophia asked Felix.

"You are the source of heat." Fire in his eyes reflected the state of his body.

Sophia wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in for a deep kiss. After few seconds, Felix reluctantly inched back, breaking the kiss.

"JoAnna said that it's safe." Sophia whispered in his mouth, while pulling him back for another kiss.

Felix turned off the shower, grabbed a towel, wrapped Sophia in it and carried her to the bed... without breaking the kiss.