The Imposter Bride (Natalia and Magnus) novel Chapter 441

Natalia bit her lip with a sheepish grin. "Cal, it totally slipped my mind that you two would swing by together."

Callum handed the stuff he brought to the housekeeper before wrapping Natalia in a warm bear hug. "She insisted on crashing here for a few days, and since I was keen on checking up on you, I figured why not make it a trip."

Lexi rolled her eyes playfully as she tugged Natalia down onto the couch. "Whatever, it was all this guy's idea, saying a little getaway is good for a mom-to-be's health and soul."

Natalia chuckled and settled in, her mood brightening with her friends' arrival. "Ha, look who's talking. I didn't expect to hear you were expecting again so soon!"

At that, Lexi shot Callum a mock-glare before cradling her belly. "If it were up to this guy, we'd have a whole soccer team by now. He thinks the more, the merrier for our golden years."

"Come on, you know Cal's always been crazy about kids. If he's happy, just pop out a couple more, no big deal," Natalia said, playing peacemaker with a dismissive wave.

Lexi's eyes widened in disbelief. "Natalia, are you actually siding with him? Do you have any idea how many he wants? He's practically planning a football squad. I'm not a breeding sow!"

"Who said anything about sows?" Callum quickly defended himself. "I just love kids, but I'd need a truckload of courage before I'd dare compare you to one."

The living room buzzed with their lively conversation, and time flew unnoticed into the evening.

As headlights approached from a distance, Natalia knew Magnus was home. She signaled the housekeeper to start dinner, then turned back to her chatty catch-up with Lexi.

Magnus walked in to find Lexi, with her burgeoning belly, deep in conversation with Natalia on his couch. Callum was animatedly contributing to the chatter.

"Honey, I've been starving waiting for you to get home," Natalia complained with hushed excitement as she spotted Magnus. "Lexi flew all the way from the UK to see me. Isn't that sweet?"

"If you're hungry, you should eat. Don't wait on me next time," Magnus said, nodding politely to Lexi and Callum. "Welcome to our place."

Magnus said the right things, but he couldn't help feeling a bit sour about Callum's presence, especially knowing Lexi would hog Natalia all night. He imagined the two pregnant chatterboxes keeping up their gabfest all night. The thought alone was enough to drive him up the wall.