“Say that again. I won’t believe it unless you say it again,” I tell her.
“Eli, I’m pregnant. I wanted to wait to tell you, just in case something happened. Just until I was sure.”
“How long have you known?”
“Well, I hoped for a couple of weeks. I knew that being late once for me wasn’t a big deal, but then when it was three and four weeks past, I took a test, then another, and another. I think I took four alone then one with Hayley. I wanted to be sure of what I saw.”
I tilt my head to the side just a bit. “Hayley knows?”
“I picked her up for her last dress fitting a couple of weeks ago and you know your sister. She knew immediately that something was on my mind. I needed to talk to someone about it. She started clapping and jumping up and down while dragging me down the block to the drugstore. We came back and took that last test. The two pink lines were so dark. I went to see my doctor and she confirmed it with a blood test. Remember when I told you last week I had the flu? It wasn’t the flu.”
I stop us from moving completely. My hands begin smoothing the wispy waves away from her face. Now that I know, how could I not have known? She’s been more tired and more hungry than usual, especially the last couple weeks. Her hips are a little fuller and I couldn’t be more okay with that than I am. Her cheeks have had this special flush to them. She is just more beautiful than ever.
“A baby? Our baby.” My thoughts melt into a smile. I lean in and rub my nose along hers before I kiss her forehead and then her perfect full lips.
“I thought you might be mad at me for keeping it from you. I asked Hayley if I could tell you here. I didn’t want to steal her thunder, but I knew you’d notice I wasn’t drinking at a party. It’s one thing to refuse when we’re at home. Are you happy?”
I look down at where her belly would be under the draping skirt on her dress. I leave my hands on her hips but rub my thumbs over where our child grows. “Dylan, my heart could explode. I’ve imagined this moment for over a decade. I thought I knew how I would react to being told my wife is pregnant. Not in my wildest dreams did I think it would be like this. How do you feel? I need to hear it honestly.”
“Eli, I thought I would be so scared I wouldn’t know what to do. I do know. You teach me every day, being with Mikey teaches me. When he called for his mom tonight, I don’t know, something inside me burst. I can’t wait to have a little boy or girl say that and mean me.”
“Our baby.” I carefully lift Dylan off the ground into my arms, holding her like the precious being that she is. My hands encapsulate her neck and cradle her lower back. We begin to dance again.
We started this dance nearly three years ago in a nightclub. It was Goose and Viper. Now Dylan’s giving us the next generation of the Sawyer family. Three hearts now beat as…one.
The End
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Author and hopeless romantic, Ariana Rose, dabbles in all forms of contemporary romance. All her novels do have one thing in common. Her heroes and heroines are as passionate about life and love as they are about each other.
A mother of two, she hails from the Midwest. Born and raised in the Minneapolis area, she's always been a storyteller and known to have a flair for the dramatic. Her daughter is just across the border attending college and is a go-to for all things web design. Her son is a busy middle schooler who loves all things penguins, science, gaming, cars, and the weather. He's been known to hang in many Storm Chaser marathons with Mom. Ariana's fur baby (a beagle/lab) can be found curled next to her while she writes unless chasing squirrels and finding puppy friends becomes a more pressing issue.
When Ariana is not writing, she can be found at the rink in a figure skating lesson, binge watching her favorite shows, watching an 80s movie she's seen hundreds of times, exploring history, or traveling to any of her current or new favorite places.
She first published in August of 2018. Her Stone Trilogy was the leaping point.
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