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“I have something I have to tell you,” Kat said. She took my hands and sat me down with her on the couch. She’d finally stopped crying tears of joy and she’d wiped them all away. She was probably worried about how she looked, but she looked beautiful.
“What’s going on?” I asked. I could tell that whatever it was, it was very important. She was taking several deep breaths as if she didn’t want to say what she was about to say to me. I started to take some deep breaths myself.
“I’ve been trying to think of a way to tell you since I found this out about three days ago. But I just haven’t been able to pick up that phone to contact you and I take full responsibility for that. It was my fault, and my weakness.”
“Ok… whatever it is… just tell me. It’s fine.”
Kat smiled at me and wiped away another tear. This was clearly very emotional for her. “I’m pregnant.”
The words echoed in my ears as they traveled back and forth inside my head. The words registered in my mind and I understood their meaning now. What… oh wow… did she just say… wow…
“You’re pregnant?” I asked.
She nodded.
“Really?” I asked.
“Yes, I’m really pregnant. I went to the doctor and he confirmed it. I’m about six weeks.”
“Wow…that’s… that’s incredible!” I cheered. I stood up and pulled her up with me. I held her in my arms and kissed her sweetly on the mouth. I was going to be a father. This amazing woman had absolutely changed my whole world. She’d made me a father. I was truly the happiest man in the world right then.
“Are you really happy?” she asked me.
“Yes, of course. Why wouldn’t I be? This is amazing news.”
“I’m so relieved. I thought you might be upset.”
“Why would I be upset?” I asked.
Kat shrugged. “I don’t know. I’m just glad you are here.”
“I’ll always be here, baby. I love you. I already love our baby. This is just the beginning for us.”
And I meant every word. This was just the beginning for us and our new family.
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Kat
(Two Months Later)
“You look so fabulous!” Kayley said giggling as she ran up to me and gave me the biggest hug. She was finally wearing her own party dress and had changed out of the maid of honor dress I’d picked out for her. This was a good sign since she’d become so obsessed with that dress that she really wanted to keep it forever and never take it off. It was true that she was keeping it, as were all the bridesmaids, but at least she had taken off the dress. She was now in full party mode.
“Thank you,” I said. I hugged her tightly as she jiggled around and jumped a bit. She was so hyped up over the wedding that she was now just too wired to sit still. It was hilarious. I was so glad she was there though.
“How does it feel to be Mrs. Kat Dows?” she asked me.
I had to wait a moment and then I answered her. “It feels pretty damn amazing!” I jumped up and cheered along with her for a second. I had to admit that it did feel great. I had been dreaming of this moment for so long and now it had finally arrived.
The wedding was fantastic. It hurt not having my parents there, but my grandfather on my dad’s side was there to walk me down the aisle and give me away in my father’s place. He told me before we started down the aisle something that threatened to make me cry but it was so sweet.
“Your father would be so proud of you,” my grandfather said. “I know he is right here beside us walking step in step with you. He would never miss the wedding day of his little girl.”
“Thank you,” I said. I kissed my grandfather on the cheek. We walked down the aisle slowly towards the altar where Lance was waiting for us. I couldn’t wait to be his wife.
It had surprised me totally out of the blue when he showed up at my place that day, two months ago. He told me that he was wrong and that he loved me. He wanted to marry me because he loved me so much, and he really couldn’t live without me. I felt the same way about him. I’d wanted to be his wife for so long. I couldn’t take much more of this.
Then it was so much easier to tell him that I was pregnant. I was still scared, but Lance made the experience so much easier with his overjoyed reaction. He was so excited, it made me excited. I’d wanted to become a mother after I really sat down and gave myself a bit of a pep talk. I knew I was going to find a way to be fine.
