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“Wow,” I say, looking at the white tablecloth and single rose in the center of the table. “You really went all out.”
He walks around and pulls my chair out. “Anything for the love of my life.”
I sit down and he joins me. The waiter pours glasses of wine for us.
“Can…we afford all this?” I ask him.
He smiles slyly. “We can now. The first returns for the app have come in as of this morning.”
I gasp. “Really?”
“Really. Get used to eating like this all the time, babe.”
I smile and suddenly…
I don’t know. I look at him and I feel like he’s the only one I want. That feeling that I had this morning is growing. He was my valiant protector, my comfort and strength. And now, it looked like he was going to be a provider for all of us. This child is going to have a future and it’s all due to him.
“Jack,” I say, “Can I…can I say something to you? Something important.”
He frowns a little and says, “Of course.”
“Just…let me get it all out before you say anything, okay?” My heart is beating like a drum. I’m terrified.Why am I terrified?
“These past bunch of months…I’ve doubted you. After everything that happened when we were in college, I…I thought that you were always going to be selfish and thoughtless. I thought that this was going to be our relationship. Baby or no baby.”
He’s not saying anything, but his eyebrows are knitted together. Is this disapproval? Skepticism. I go on. I’ve got to get this out.
“But every time I’ve doubted you,” I say, “you prove me wrong. Every time I think you’re going back to your old self, you don’t. You’ve gone above and beyond for me in ways that…that I only ever dreamed you could.”
I feel my mouth go dry and I know that after I say what’s on my mind, there’s no turning back.
But I wasn’t sitting with the same man that I knew when we were young. This man is someone different. Someone I can love with my entire heart and soul.
I really don’t have anything to fear. I never did. It’s funny how the words are still not coming, though. I take a drink from my glass.
“You don’t have to say anything,” he says. “I mean, actions speak louder, right?”
I smile at him and say, “Yeah. Actions speak louder.”
When we get home, I text Jennie.
Hey. I think I have a big problem.
Jack’s in the bathroom brushing his teeth. I’m sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the phone in my head and biting my lip nervously. After a few seconds, Jennie texts back.
What’s going on?
I take a deep breath.I think I’m in love with Jack.
No, duh.
I’m serious,I text.I’m really falling for him all over again.
Well, it’s about time you realized it. You’re about to have a whole baby with the man!
I smile and almost laugh at that. Instead, I text,I’ve just been so worried about making a huge mistake.
You’re not. That man loves you.I couldn’t deny that. He’s only said it a hundred times. She texts,So, you’ve told him, right?
