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“So, what do you think?” Ricky asked me.
“I think this is one of the most beautiful things that I’ve ever seen. This is truly breathtaking. It’s sometimes easy to forget how much else there is out there to see and experience. I’m glad we chose this.”
“Me too,” Ricky said. “I wish Zoe was here to see this. She would love it.”
“Yes, but I believe that there are rules against bringing eight-year-olds on honeymoons,” I said.
“I get that, but I know she would love to get out on the ocean like this. Maybe take her out in the wilderness sometime. She has never been camping before.”
“Neither have I,” I said.
Ricky gave me a very shocked look. “What? Are you crazy? How deprived was your childhood?”
“It wasn’t that deprived. I just didn’t go camping or do many outdoor related things. I still think I turned out pretty well.”
Ricky laughed at me. “Well, I guess I have to introduce both my girls to the wider world beyond the asphalt of the city.”
“Ok, I’m down,” I said. “But you have to plan it all out. It will be your thing. And I have to agree to it before we go.”
“Ok, that’s fine. I’m not going to set something up I think you and Zoe will hate.”
“And you shouldn’t schedule anything extreme for the next nine months,” I said.
I waited for Ricky’s response. At first it wasn’t there, but then he turned to me with a look of total confusion on his face. He was adorable sometimes. “What’s in nine months?”
I smiled and shot him a look. Come on. He had to get this.
Suddenly, his eyes went wide and he grinned wildly. “You mean…?”
I nodded. “Yes.”
“When did you find out?”
“A few days before the wedding,” I said.
“Honey, that is amazing. I’m so happy!”
He kissed me hard on the mouth and held me close. I loved to be held by this man. He was going to be the father of my child. I was really going to be a mother. And that was by far the best artistic work I would ever do.
As we drifted along in the huge cruise ship, I found myself wondering what if I had stayed at school? What would have happened if I hadn’t come back? Would we have been married now? Would we even still be together? I didn’t want to think about the bad alternatives. I was just happy to be here and now.
“I love you, Ricky,” I said.
“I love you, Julie. I once thought my world had ended, but now things are just beginning. It’s a whole new beginning for the both of us. And the future looks bright. I could never have dreamt how happy I could be. You complete me in every possible way. I need you with me always. Please, never forget that.”
I knew that I never would.
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Author’s Note
Thank you to all my readers, especially those who are reading my work for the first time. I know there are so many books to choose from these days, and I am glad and thankful that you all chose to spend a day or two reading mine.
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XO, Bella
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