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He gave me a huge face-splitting grin. The pure joy in his steel eyes was as genuine as could be. He wasn’t just faking it for me.
My heart swelled with love. I squeezed his hand.
The doctor sighed. “My goodness. You were not aware. Of course. I, ah… I will give you two a moment alone.” She dipped her head and left the room.
“That explains all the vomiting,” Donovan said with a chuckle. “It wasn’t the virus. It was morning sickness.”
I folded my hands in my lap. “How do you feel about… I mean, do you really want… I don’t know what I’m trying to ask.”
Donovan sat on the edge of the bed and smiled down at me. “I’ll be honest. I didn’t expect forthisto happen so soon. I always thought I’d be older. But when the doctor said those words just now? Something blossomed in my chest. I feelhappy, Molly. Happier than I ever expected to be. As long as you do too, I mean. Maybe you…”
“I want this,” I quickly said. “I really, really want this, and I didn’t realize I did until just now.”
“You’re sure?” he insisted. “We’re not rushing into things? We’ve only known each other like seven weeks…”
I shook my head and allowed my heart to speak for me. “We’re not rushing into anything, Donovan. I’ve spent more time with you in the last two months than I’ve ever spent with anyone else. I feel like I’ve known you foryears.”
I reached up and caressed his hair, smoothing out the parts that were sticking up.
“Whatever else happens with us,” I said, “I know that I want you to be the father of this child. I’m lucky, Donovan. I’m so, so,solucky.”
There were tears in his eyes as he hugged me, and kissed me on the forehead.
“Were you serious when you mentioned your friend finding me a job in Elkhart?” he asked.
“Yes!” I said. “I mean, I was serious at the time. Are you sure you want to come with me, though? We can try long-distance at first. And maybe I can move to Boston…”
“I want to come with you,” he said. “My parents retired in Florida. There’s nothing in Boston waiting for me. And even if there was, it wouldn’t matter. I want to be where you are.”
I rested my hand on my belly. “You’re just saying that because you know I’m carrying your child.”
“Nope. I swear.”
“I don’t believe you,” I teased. “You cheat at hide-and-seek, after all.”
Donovan took out his phone and swiped on the screen. “I booked my return flight on the waiting list. I’m not flying back to Logan. I’m flying to O’Hare.”
He held out the screen so I could see.
“You didwhat?”
He frowned in confusion. “Was that not the right airport? I looked online and it said the easiest way to get to Elkhart is to fly into Chicago and drive to Indiana from there…”
“No, that’s the right airport. I’m just surprised.”
He rested his hand on top of mine on my belly. “See? This proves I want to be with you, regardless of the situation. You’re stuck with me, Feisty. As long as your friend can get me a job, that is. I don’t want to be a bum all day.”
“You can be a bum as long as you make me breakfast, lunch, and dinner!” I said. “I’m eating for two now.”
He kissed me and said, “Molly, I have something to tell you.”
“Uh oh. First you knock me up, then you tell me your deep dark secret…”
He laughed and waved a hand. “I was going to say that… I love you. I love you, Molly. I know, it’s nuts. We’ve been together less than two months, but I know how I feel and I can’t deny it—”
“I love you too!” I blurted out.
Donovan hesitated. “You don’t have to say it just because I did.”
