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“Are you in here, Elle?”
“I’m here…come-come in. We need to talk.”
“For a second there I thought you had taken off,” he says through the door.
Will pushes the door open, looking concerned. I manage to stand, my legs trembling, but there’s a huge smile on my face. I can’t help it. This news might be unexpected, well not completely unexpected given that we didn’t use a condom and he came inside of me and it might be quick, but I’m happy. I just hope he’ll be just as happy as I am.
I hold up the stick in my hand.
“I’m…I’m pregnant,” I whisper.
Will’s eyes widen. “What?”
“I’m pregnant. I knew it when I woke up this morning…I just…I felt it,” I say, my heart racing. “Is it…is it okay? Are we okay?”
He stills looking shell-shocked.
But slowly I watch as a smile spreads across his face. “Okay? We’re more than okay…this…this is incredible news. Oh my God, we’re really having a baby?”
I’m smiling so hard now that it feels like my face might split in half. I can barely believe it either, but it feels so right, knowing that we have something that belongs to us. I reach out for Will and he rushes to me, sweeping me off my feet and twirling me around as though I’m light as a feather. I cling to him, smiling like I’ve never smiled before. It doesn’t matter that the thought of this pregnancy is terrifying. After all, it’s going to change my life forever. But all I care about is that I get to start a family with the man I’m desperately in love with.
When Will kisses me, I feel on top of the world. This is the kind of moment I’ve craved all of my life. I’ve always wanted to start a family, to settle down with the man of my dreams. How did I get so damn lucky? He’s everything I ever could have asked for and more.
He carries me through to his bedroom and sets me down gently on the bed, clambering onto the bed beside me and touching my stomach in awe. It’s like he can barely believe it. His eyes are clouded with emotion and it fills my heart with so much love, that it feels like it might burst.
“I’ve always wanted a family,” he says, gently stroking my stomach. “I thought I’d never get to have children. I thought that if I never found someone to love, then I’d be alone for the rest of my life. But now I have you…and we’re going to have this baby…and everything is different. I’m seeing this world in a new light, Elle. All because of you.”
I feel my cheeks heat up. I’ve never felt responsible for someone’s happiness before, except maybe my mother’s. I’ve never felt that important. But right here, right now, in his arms, I feel like I matter. I feel like I’ve finally done something that matters in the world. I lean into him and he kisses me tenderly, his touch gentle now as though I'm a fragile piece of glass. It’s a far cry from the way he took me last night, but I like this side of him too. It’s a new level to his protectiveness, his desperation to keep me and my baby safe.
Our baby.
Our new life together. Our shared happiness. Everything from here on out will be shared between the two of us. It’s a magical thought. I let him pull me close and hold me tight. I let him stroke my back and ease my nerves. This is going to turn my entire life upside down but in the best possible way. Even if it means admitting to my dad what I’ve done, it’ll be worth it. It has to be. My dad will be horrified at how impulsive I’ve been, repulsed at the idea of me with his neighbor probably, but this isn’t about him. This moment is sacred for me and Will, and I won’t let anything ruin it. Not even my dad.
“I’m so happy,” I whisper. “You’ve given me such a gift…I’m not sure I’ll even be a good mom, but I want to do this. I want us to do this together.”
“I won’t leave your side for a single moment,” Will growls. “I’ll walk with you every step of the way. Anything you need, I’ll give it to you. You can spend the next nine months focussing on the baby, your writing, you will live here and I’ll take care of your every need. I can work from home to be with you all the time. This is going to work out, baby. I swear you have nothing in the world to worry about.”
I can feel my eyes filling with happy tears. “You’d do that…for me?”
“I’d do anything for you,” Will says with a growl, and all I feel is bliss as he kisses me again. He knows exactly how to put me at ease. And with him beside me, this whole thing will be so much easier. No matter what obstacles come our way, we’ll have one another to lean on. Even when times are hard and I get scared, he’ll be there to comfort me. I’ve never felt like this before. Some part of me has always been a little lonely, feeling like I’m standing on the outside of life looking in. But now I know I was just waiting to find him. Now I know that he’s the key to everything.
