The Billionaire's Twins Play Matchmaker novel Chapter 33

Six Months Later

“Mommy! Mommy! Look at me! Do I look pretty?” Aria laughed as she twirled.

She wore a white, sleeveless princess-style dress. The top was satin while the skirt was a gauzy material. Aquamarine and peridot colored rhinestones were applied to the flowy skirt, concentrating along the hem. Her hair was piled up in a messy-style bun with her curls still able to bounce as she moved. She wore a crown of white flowers with rhinestones in the center of each. Her tights had a floral pattern and her shoes were white.

“You look like a princess,” Macey smiled. “How do I look?”

Aria pressed her lips together as she studied her mother. Macey’s dress was mermaid-style, strapless, with a sweetheart neckline. The material had a satin finish and was made to look as if it wrapped around her giving it added texture as well as accentuating her curves which now included a growing belly.

Her skirt which flared just below her knees was made the same gauzy material as Aria’s dress and also embedded with aquamarine and peridot rhinestones, which echoed her necklace and tiara of diamond, topaz and emeralds. Also like Aria her hair was up in a messy bun with their natural curls piled on of her head. It made an excellent perch for her veil which was a floral design with the same rhinestones.

After looking her mother up and down Aria declared, “You look like a queen mommy!”

“Yeah, you’re beautiful, mommy!” Caden seconded.

“Thank you, sweeties.”

“And they are absolutely right,” a deeper voice declared.

Turning they saw Augustus enter. He wore a finely tailored suit that matched Caden’s. The collar had a satin finish. In fact all the DaLair men wore matching suits with emerald green ties in honor of Macey’s favorite color for the occasion.

Augustus came forward taking her hands and pecking her cheek before asking, “How do you feel?”

“Bloated,” Macey said with a sigh and earned a chuckle from her doting father-in-law.

She placed a hand on her stomach. In a few more months it would be much larger. A month after their return to Paris she noticed her period was late. Even after confirming it with her doctor she still hardly believed it. When she told Julius he nearly fainted. He wondered how it was possible since she was on birth control but as her doctor pointed out no birth control was a hundred percent effective.

“Don’t tell me my grandson is already making it difficult for his mother,” Augustus said in mock surprise.

Macey laughed with him. His obvious delight at another grandchild was evident. The only thing that would excite him more was if they were staying in the States but Julius, Macey and the twins had to return to Paris when their All Saint’s Holiday was over and wouldn’t return until Christmas.

Julius was true to his word and hadn’t hesitated to move to Paris to be with them. The first few weeks he played house-husband while he acclimated then he contacted Herr Leon and arranged their first meeting since the latter’s trip to America. By the time the kids were on their summer vacation he laid the groundwork for the European offices. Not being one for business Macey had no idea how he managed especially considering he was still learning the language.

The twins’ summer vacation was largely spent in Paris with a few trips to America coinciding with Julius’s business trips. As the summer came to a close they decided to remain in Paris for another year much to Augustus’s and Franklin’s disappointment. Julius need more time to solidify their company’s foothold and saw no reason to uproot his family especially with a baby on the way.

Their continued stay in Paris did not disrupt their planned vow renewal however. Between phone calls, Skype calls and visits Macey, Rose and Victoria organized the event to coincide with the twins’ holiday break. Victoria naturally took over the duty of designing Macey’s wedding dress using her original gown for inspiration.

She called her final design: Something Old, Something New, Something Barrowed, Something Blue. Macey hoped the Something Barrowed referred to the necklace and tiara. She was uncomfortable wearing something so extravagant and expensive though no one would tell her the actual cost.

“Shall we? Everyone is waiting,” Augustus offered his arm.

Macey nodded picking up her bouquet of baby-blue asters and white roses. She looked to the twins. Aria grabbed her basket of blue and white petals while Caden carefully supported a baby blue pillow with a pair of rings resting on it.

Initially Macey had been against new rings but Julius eventually convinced her. Her new ring was similar in design to her engagement ring with the addition of a pair of topaz and even designed to attach to her other rings. The inclusion of topaz meant that hers, Julius’s and the twins’ birthstones were all together. Julius’s new ring was another simple silver band this time inlaid with blue to match the topaz. After the thought he put into each she could hardly say no to his request.