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His face is hard to read in the dim bathroom lighting. "Really?"
"I..." I trail off as I pull my hair off my neck.
"We haven't been preventing it," he says as he keeps the washcloth on my forehead. I can't read his face. Can't tell what he's feeling.
"I'm sorry," I offer, not really sure what to say.
"For what?" his tone softens.
"I should have been on birth control or something," I frown.
"Iz," Brady runs his thumb over my cheek. "I'm not mad or worried. I'm...excited."
"I might not be," I try not to crush his spirits.
"But I'm OK if you are," he gives me a warm smile.
My heart aches as I stare up at him, remembering when I told Steve I was pregnant with Brianna. It was a sad and devastating day. Steve wasn't ready, and I should have known that. I thought having a child would fix the problems in our marriage. But children have a way of revealing what a marriage is really made of. They have a way of revealing who we are in our relationships.
I tried so hard to make Steve happy. I kept hidden parts of myself because I was afraid he wouldn't like them. I was afraid he wouldn't like me.
But with Brady...
With Brady, I'm just me. I don't hide any parts of myself. He knows exactly who I am. There's no pretending or worrying that he's going to be upset if things don't go the way he wants them to. Even now, he's just Brady. He's steady and gentle and strong.
He's all the things I need—all the things I want in my life.
"It'd be OK with me, too," I tell him.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," I nod.
"What do you say we ditch this party and go get a pregnancy test?" he suggests.
"Ugh," I groan.
"What?"
"Mia," I say.
Brady laughs. "Oh, she's going to be pissed."
"We'll keep it a secret," I propose.
"No more secrets," Brady bends to kiss my lips.
"Fine," I roll my eyes as he takes the washcloth off my forehead.
"Feeling better?"
I take a deep breath. "Yeah."
"Oh," Brady's forehead furrows. "I forgot I invited someone."
"Who?" I ask as he helps me stand.
"I've been thinking about you working alongside me," he bites his lower lip. "I think I found a project for you."
