David saw through Ezra's feelings. "What's up? Jealous?"
Ezra sneered, "Nope. I already have a baby and your sister's whole heart."
His beloved wife also loved him wholeheartedly. He was not jealous of Shania's love for David.
David gave him a meaningful look and a blow. "We want a baby now and it is based on the fact that we both love each other. But my sister didn't give birth to your son in the same condition."
In silence, Ezra tightened his lips and his eyes darkened.
What David said upset Ezra and made him more apologetic for Masie. At the thought of Maisie being lonely during pregnancy and parturition, he wanted to slap himself, a bigoted man on the face at that time.
If Maisie had aborted the child as he had wished before, he would not have been in love with Maisie at that time, not to mention their sweet life now.
David found Ezra in a sad mood and continued, "There's a way to compensate for it. My sister and you can start to prepare for another baby now. And you stay by her side during this pregnancy."
Ezra glared at David. So, this was David's way of urging them to have a second child? David should not be concerned over their business like "this".
"Mind your own business," said Ezra, and he put out his cigar and went back.
Ezra was wavering over whether to have a second child or not.
Sometimes, he desperately wanted another baby; at other times, he did not.
Why he wanted a second baby was that he wanted to take good care of Maisie during pregnancy this time and make up for what had happened last time—the same idea as David's.
The reason why he did not was that he refused to let Maisie suffer the great pain of parturition again and wanted to compensate his son for the months without a father. He always felt guilty for his a-few-months absence and thought it was more than enough to have just one baby in his life.
Ezra was trapped in an unprecedented stage of hesitation.
Maisie and Shania were busy talking. When she found out Shania decided to buy a new house close to hers, Maisie was happy and touched. Since Maisie had been disowned, David became her own relative. It was super nice to see Shania was actively close to her.
The two took out their phones and browsed where to live. Ezra and David went back and knew what they were talking about. Ezra walked up and took away Maisie's phone.
"You don't need to browse online to buy a house. Our friends and I own nearby real estate. You can just tell me where you want to live and I'll ask my friends for a one-to-one service."
Ezra bought the nearby villa for Nancy and it was because he had happened to know his neighbor wanted to sell it.
In fact, the four guys had lots of real estate and superior houses in hand. It was just a piece of cake for Ezra if David and Shania wanted to buy a new house.
"Thank you, Ezra. Thank you, our dear brother-in-law. If it is possible, please find a house for us in your community." Shania called Ezra "brother-in-law" in a nicer and more sincere way than David did.
The same word said by David was deliberately ironic.
"You want to settle down in our neighborhood?" Ezra repeated their requirement.
Shania nodded with a smile. "Yes. Living close to you is convenient for us to drop around in the future."
Shania, as a candid person, talked frankly about her intention.
What was wrong with her?
She increased her sex drive in her thirties?
Maisie was surprised. So did Ezra, who was now thrown onto the bed. But then he could not resist smiling. He really enjoyed it and wanted it more often.
Sometimes it brought a different experience to a man if the woman took the initiative on the bed—Ezra's awfully tense body proved it.
Because of her mortification, Maisie paused. And then she kissed him on his lips and tried to stop him from thinking.
It was all that Ezra could wish for. He closed his eyes and let Maisie do whatever she wanted.
The next morning, Ezio woke up first and climbed into the large bed, crying out "Dad, Mom". Ezra then was awakened.
Ezra reached out and held the little boy in his arms, lest he disturb Maisie, who was still sleeping.
Ezra stared at the little handsome face and negotiated with the little boy. "We'll leave mom asleep and we go upstairs first?"
However, the little boy ignored him. All he wanted to do was to jump on Maisie. For a baby like him, hugging his mother was the first thing to do when he woke up.
Ezra looked at Maisie's fair shoulder beside him and covered it with the quilt. Then, he sat straight with Ezio in his arms.
Last night was rather messy due to Maisie's activeness. She fell asleep even without wearing a piece of clothes. So, it was quite unfit to let Ezio slip into her arms.
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