Page 294 of Fame & Chaos

My eyes glance down, and now that I’m paying attention…

Maybe.

Only a little.

But…

Maybe.

I open the car door for her.

She catches my leather jacket before climbing in. “Are you really happy?” She fidgets nervously. “We’ve only been married for two days.”

I lean down until we’re eye to eye. “Indi, I’ve considered you mine for years. The wedding just gave us matching jewelry.” She laughs. “So stop trying to delay this. I need to buy a pregnancy test.”

Fifteen minutes later, we’re back at the manor, hiding in the downstairs bathroom. Indi sits on the edge of the bathtub while I pace the floor like an expectant father in one of those old movies.

The unopened test sits on the vanity.

I insisted she buy the one with the smiley face.

If our lives are about to change forever, I wanted something a little more exciting than a small pink line.

“How long has it been?”

She checks the timer. “About thirty seconds.”

“What? It feels like five minutes.”

She laughs before wrapping her arms around my waist. “Do you want a boy or a girl?”

I stop pacing, my answer immediate. “A boy.. I don’t think I could handle a girl.”

She raises an eyebrow. “Oh?”

“I’d have to deal with boyfriends.” I shudder dramatically. “Our daughter wouldn’t be allowed to date until she was…” I pretend to calculate on my fingers, “…thirty.”

She laughs.

“No, maybe forty.”

“What if it’s twins?”

My eyes widen. “I hadn’t even thought of that. But… actually? That’d be awesome.”

She looks up at me, curving her lips. “You’re taking this really well.”

I kiss the top of her head. “My sweet Indi…” I rest my forehead against hers. “You, me… and a baby. It sounds perfect. I can’t wait to see you as a mum. And I definitely can’t wait to be a dad.”

Tears well in her eyes. “Did you ever think we’d get here?” She looks at me fondly. “A place where we’d trust each other enough not to run?”

I shake my head. “I think we were always meant to find our way back. This was always going to be our happy ending. “You… me… and little Hendrix.”

She immediately wrinkles her nose. “We are absolutely not naming our son Hendrix.”

I laugh. “It was worth a shot.”

She glances at her watch and smiles. “It’s time.” She lets go of me and walks over to the test.