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“I did have something I wanted to tell you,” I say, looking down the couch at him.
“Oh yeah? Well, I have something I wanted to give you.” He smiles.
“Technically, I have something to give you as well. Should we go get them and exchange gifts?”
“Already got it,” he says, patting his pocket.
“Give me a second. I’ll be right back.” I tiptoe upstairs then down the hall to my bathroom. I pull open my makeup drawer, reaching into the back to grab the positive pregnancy test. I stare down at it, my heart beating just as fast as it did when I took it. I let out a shaky breath, sliding it into the waistband of my shorts as I walk back downstairs.
“You go first,” I say to him as I pull the test out of my shorts beneath my shirt and slide it around my back.
“Same time?” he asks, reaching into his pocket.
“Same time.”
“Will you marry me?” he asks, pulling out a stunning solitaire diamond ring set on a rose gold band, complete with a vine and leaves wrapping around it.
“I’m pregnant!” I say at the same time, pulling out the positive pregnancy test. “Oh my God!”
“I . . . I’m gonna be a dad?”
We both stare at each other in complete shock, finally jumping into each other’s arms.
“Yes,” I say into his neck through broken tears.
“How long? When?”
“I suspected something when my period was late. I took a test a few days ago and it was positive almost instantly.”
“A few days?”
“Yeah, it’s been absolute torture hiding it from you. How long have you had the ring?”
“I bought it a week after we got back together.” He smiles, sliding the one-of-a-kind ring on my finger. “You are the most incredible woman I’ve ever met. I never thought—trulynever thought—I would meet someone like you, and now I get to marry you and be the father of your children.” With his thumbs, he wipes away the tears I’m still crying, swiping them across my cheeks. “You’ve restored my faith in love and healed my broken heart.” He leans in, kissing the tip of my nose. “Thank you.”
“Thank you for loving Chloe and me.”
“I just want you to know that I did ask her for your hand in marriage before I proposed.”
“You did?”
“Yeah, a few months ago, actually. I wanted to make sure she was happy and knew she was loved and wanted this. I also wanted her to know that I wasn’t replacing her real dad, but that I would be her bonus dad.”
I fan my face as more tears pour down my cheeks. Alex reaches for a tissue and dabs at the tears. “Pregnancy hormones?” He laughs.
“Yeah, something like that.”
His hand falls down to my belly, which hasn’t begun to show yet, and he’s just staring at his hand. “I can’t believe I’m going to be a dad. Finally,” he adds on, just above a whisper, “I’ve wanted this for so long.”
I take his other arm, draping it over my shoulders as I rest my back against him. We sit like this forever, his hands on my belly, telling me how much he loves me and our unborn child—promising me that no matter what life throws our way, he will always be there for us—that he will always put our family first.
“I know that neither of us came from a traditional family, and I know our baby won’t have grandparents, but the two of us and Chloe will shower them with so much unconditional love. Plus with the support of our friends, our baby will never ever spend a single day not knowing what love is.”
“I know, baby.” I close my eyes and rest against his strong, firm chest. The feelings of true love, loyalty, happiness, and security surround me—finally letting me understand love and believe that not only do I deserve it, but that it does exist.
“How should we tell Chloe?”
I turn around to look at him. “I have the perfect idea. I found an illustrator online who will create a custom comic book for us with our own character descriptions, and a writer who will create our own storyline. I wanted to have them turn it into a family adventure with all of us and the baby being revealed at the end. What do you think?”
