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The past few months had been utterly surreal. His little girl was married, expecting a baby. He was going to propose to Rebecca on Christmas Day. Obviously, that had changed right now.
“I guess now is not a good time to tell you that I’ve got news?” she asked.
He frowned. “I don’t follow.”
“You know when I got sick, and the doctor gave me some antibiotics? Well, we weren’t exactly careful.” She took his hand, and pressed it against her stomach. “We’re going to be having a baby.”
Jackson hadn’t known what to expect, and it certainly hadn’t been that. “We’re going to have a baby?” he asked, repeating her words.
“Yes. I arranged a doctor’s appointment for the new year. Twenty tests confirmed that I am. I imagine you can have one false positive but not more than that, right? Unless I was really unlucky.”
“We’re going to have a baby.” He couldn’t believe it.
Happiness surged inside him, and he caressed her stomach.
“I know we’ve talked about the future, but kids have never really been part of it.” She bit her lip. “I am so happy. Are you?”
“Why wouldn’t I be? We’re going to have a baby together, and I love you, Rebecca. I love you so damn much.” He moved up, and pressed his lips against hers. He hated seeing the tears in her gaze, but he wiped them away. “Being with you brings me so much happiness. I love you so much.”
He pulled her into his arms as she cried. “I was worried that you wouldn’t want a kid.”
“So I’ll be an old dad. I’ll still be awesome.” He’d watch his health, and he would do everything that he could to make sure he was around for a very long time.
“I didn’t want to ruin Bella’s time.”
“We’re not. We’re waiting to hear the news,” he said, taking a seat beside her. “How are you feeling? Morning sickness?”
“It’s not been so bad. You’ve not been around for much of it.”
He had another takeover bid that had required his attention. Every second he was away from her, he had hated it. Locking his fingers with hers, he smiled at her. “I’ll be there every single step of the way. You will not have to go through this without me.”
She leaned against his shoulder, and he kissed the top of her head.
“I was going to ask you to marry me,” he said.
Rebecca jerked back. “When?”
“Christmas Day. I don’t suppose you’d say yes?”
She laughed. “You are a goofball. I’ll say yes to any day of the week. You want to marry me?”
“Yes, I want you to be my wife, the mother of my future children, the best friend of my daughter.” He tilted her head back. “My everything, and you are, Rebecca. You’re my everything.”
He was kissing Rebecca as Alaric cleared his throat.
Pulling away, he stood up, holding Rebecca against him.
“I’d like you to meet my little girl, your granddaughter.”
Life couldn’t have been better.
