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She looks at me with such hurt swirling in her eyes that I feel it in my heart. She’s sharing the pain in my words as if it’s herown. I knew the moment I met her—and I see it now, more than ever—she’s so much more than I ever dreamed of, and I’ll do whatever it takes to ensure her happiness.
“Drew,” she whispers, tears pooling along her lower lashes, “it’s his loss. You are incredible.” She blinks and the first tear rolls down her cheek, followed by another. “I can’t believe you’ve kept all this to yourself. What about Maddy? Does she—?”
“She knows now. It all came out. Maybe it would have been better for me to know from the start, but parents make the choices they think are the right ones at the time. I can’t blame Mum for that. And I can’t blame him either. He probably tried his hardest in the beginning. But I guess once Maddy was born, he saw me differently. She was his. I wasn’t.”
“Is this why you’ve been so amazing about the babies?”
A smile breaks across my face. “Our babies,” I murmur, kissing her forehead. “We can find out if you want to know, about the paternity and sex, I mean. I know my father wants to know. But this is your decision and I’ll support you in whatever you choose.”
She gazes up at me. “Thank you. You’re amazing, you know that? All this stuff with your dad, though, is that why you don’t need to know? And why you have a thing about pregnancy?”
“I told you, I have a thing about Sophie Havers.” I lift her chin so I can capture her lips in a kiss that makes her smile against my mouth. “And yeah, I fucking love that you’re pregnant. You know how hard it makes me.”
She smirks as I kiss her again. “Yeah, I know. You keep showing me.”
“I love both of those babies inside you equally. I swore I’d never be like him. DNA or not, I promised myself that I’d be the kind of father I always wanted.”
“Drew.” Her voice comes out raspy as she grips tightly onto the back of my sweatshirt. “They’re so blessed to have you as their daddy.I’mso blessed.”
Daddy.My heart could burst.
“You getting soppy on me, Boss?”
“I’m getting soppy on you,” she confirms, laughing gently. “But don’t tell anyone I work with. They think I can handle anything.”
“You can.” I wrap my other hand around the back of her neck. “I know you can. But it doesn’t mean you have to do it alone. We’re a team, Sophie. You, me, and the babies.”
“Team Havers?” She arches a brow, a smile tugging at her lips. “I’m kidding. I know you’ll want the babies to have your surname.”
I swipe my thumb over her lower lip. “I want all of you to have my surname. I even called your dad before we came here and asked his permission.”
“You called my dad?”
“Yeah. He seems like a great guy. I can’t wait to meet him properly. He gave me a long list of conditions, though.”
Her mouth falls open as I drop to one knee, finally pulling the velvet box out that’s been burning a hole in my pocket.
I lean forward, pressing a kiss to her bump. Her breath catches and a fresh tear slips free as she watches me.
“What were they?” she whispers.
“The first was that I understand your strength and your stubbornness, and how brilliant you are. And that I vow not to ever want to change that.”
I keep my eyes fixed on hers as I press another kiss to her bump. “Done. The second was to put you and our family before all else. Again, done.” I kiss her again. “In fact, everything he said to me are things I already had on my own list.”
“You have a list?”
“I do. And mine’s longer. I’ve had over four years to think about it.”
“Four years?” Her voice catches on a small sob.
She’s been showing her emotions more easily as the pregnancy has progressed. And as much as I love Boss-lawyer Sophie, I love her soft side too.
“Four years,” I confirm as I hold her eyes, kissing her bump again.
The blood in my veins pumps around my body with enough heat in it to warm the entire roof terrace as I hold up the ring box.
“I love you, Sophie. But I think you know that already. Part of me loved you since the moment I met you, as crazy as that might sound. I knew, that’s all I can say. I just knew you were it for me.”
