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I respected her even more after she said that. I thought about her words, and I understood. She was right; she hardly knew us and we hardly knew her. I was aware I had feelings for her, and it was clear she felt the same about us, I could see it on her face whenever she hugged one of us. But the entire situation was strange, and she needed her space.
“I respect that,” I said. I reached for her hand and she gave it to me willingly. I placed a kiss upon it. “I just want to assure you, no matter who the father is, you and your baby will be in good hands.”
She smiled at me and said, “You know, I had a feeling that would be the case. Y’all just seem so… perfect. But that’s what scares me to be honest. It almost feelstoogood to be true, like a fairy tale.”
“Well, we’ll just have to make sure that it stays that way, because you deserve the best, Snow. You and your baby. And no matter what happens, I can assure you that I will be there for you, at the very least. I will step up and be that baby’s father, no matter what.” I didn’t say those words out loud before because I knew I didn’t need to. She smiled at me, and my heart fluttered in my chest.
She was pregnant.
I might be a father.
And I couldn’t be happier at the thought of it.
35
Bash
The rest of us stood up as Snow exited the bathroom, all of us mumbling something along the lines of, “are you okay?”
“I’m fine, just dealing with a lot of stress and my stomach is wonky,” she said with a smile.
She came over and sat back on the couch and I took my place next to her again.
“I’m sorry you’ve been under so much stress lately,” I said.
“It’s okay. I feel better already, just being here with you guys. I’m sure everything will work out,” she replied.
“I heard your article got picked up by Glamour magazine. That’s a good start to a writing career right there.”
“Yeah, except now I need to come up with more articles, which would require traveling—something I can’t do without money and a job.”
“Well, maybe we’ll have to change that,” I said, placing my hand atop hers. Her skin was soft and warm, and she glanced down before flipping her hand over and lacing her fingers through mine.
“What do you mean by that?” She tilted her head to the side, curious.
“Well… maybe we can help you with the traveling part.”
I was planning a trip to visit my family in France later that summer, though I wasn’t sure how she would feel about meeting my parents considering we weren’t officially dating. But I knew I wanted her to join me. I could show her some sights and I’d love to have more alone time with her. Not that I had any issues sharing her with my friends but having her all to myself sounded heavenly.
“I don’t know—” she stammered.
Not wanting her to feel uncomfortable, I quickly changed the subject. “Well, there’s also an opportunity to write part two to your current article, maybe pitch that to your editor sooner rather than later.”
“I might just do that,” she said. “But that means I better get out there and experience all that this place has to offer.”
“There’s also the surrounding area,” I added. “We can take some day trips down to the lake, where we can go kayaking or go on a hike. Honestly, there’s so much to do out here, I’m sure we can create another article in addition to part two of the one you’ve already done on the resort.”
“That actually sounds like a good idea,” she said. “This place is beautiful beyond words, I’m sure I could get a lot of great photos for the article too.”
“What do you say we plan for that tomorrow morning?” I asked.
She laughed. “I’d love to though I may need to recover from everything today—I’m honestly so freaking tired, I feel like I could sleep for the next three years—but maybe after a few days of rest we can go.”
I squeezed her hand. For a moment, it felt like we were the only two people there. “That sounds like a plan.”
It had been a long time since I had someone to join me on adventures and activities other than my friends, and while I enjoyed their company, Snow was a lot more pleasant on the eyes.
“How’s your book going?” she asked.
