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Elsa shakes her head and says, “I’m so sorry, Lorna. I hated lying to you and when I started having feelings for Harvey and we decided to be together for real, we agreed we’d tell the truth. We didn’t want to lie anymore. We were going to tell you after the Stanley Cup, but then Harvey’s injuries happened, and we decided to wait.”
Mom just stares at Elsa, blinking then finally says, “You know I love you, Elsa. This is a lot to take in, but I appreciate you telling me the truth. I just can’t believe—”
She looks sharply at me and I’m glad I’m still hurt so she won’t do anything rash.
“What a crazy thing to do, son! We’ll talk about this later. You need to help me understand why’d you do all this.”
I nod and she takes a deep breath, looking between me and Elsa again before asking, “So, you’re just boyfriend and girlfriend?”
“He asked me to marry him while he was at the hospital, but I’m still waiting for arealproposal,” Elsa says and then gently elbows me in the ribs.
“I’m working on it!” I raise my arms in self-defense.
JF cackles, head tilted back in pure delight at the scene. “Revelations!” She snaps her fingers.
“You didn’t answer the lady completely Harvey,” mom says, looking like she is slowly recovering from her shock.
“Is this wedding going to happen before or after the baby?”
Both Elsa and JF look to me for answers.
Chapter Forty-One
ELSA
“We’regoingtobelate, Harvey!” I urge him, but then I feel bad about it immediately as I watch him struggle with the crutches.
“I’m sorry, babe. I can’t go any faster,” he says, slowly pacing forward with his crutches as if it didn’t have a care in the world.
“I got to give it to you,” I help him up the ramp in front of the clinic. “You’re being a trooper about these crutches, aren’t you?”
I hold the door open for him. “I’d rather be using nothing, but it’s better than the wheelchair.”
We enter the lobby. It’s a fancy medical clinic specialized just in pre and postnatal care. I’m not on Harvey’s insurance yet, but it’s not like it’s a problem for him to pay out of pocket.
I let Harvey walk ahead of me, and he seems very confident to be in this place, contrary to me. I’m feeling pretty nervous.
“This is making it all that more real,” I say, hiding behind him.
He caresses my cheeks as we wait for the receptionist. “You’re going to be great.Weare going to be great.”
“Welcome to Winston & Cole Clinic. How can I help you?” the receptionist says upon hanging up the phone.
“Uh, Elsa Thompson, 2:30 PM.” Harvey says, thankfully taking over the conversation. My nerves really are shot.
“ID, please,” the girl behind the desk asks with a smile.
I produce my ID with sweaty hands and trembling fingers, and hand it over to the receptionist.
“3rd floor; they’ll call you by your name!” she says, very politely.
We head for the elevator very slowly at what I dub ‘Harvey’s Time’. I joke around, but the truth is that it’s so refreshing to see him up and about more and more on his own lately.
Inside the elevator, I rest my head against his chest, and he touches my hair full of love, yet amusement.
“What’s bothering you?” he asks me, knowing something’s odd.
“I’m just nervous,” I complain. “What if we have a little monster?”
