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“Married?” I asked, this being the first I had heard about it.
“Yeah, I was kind of thinking of proposing. I've loved you for years and have grown weary of wasting time not having you in my life. The last two weeks have been as happy as I have ever been, and I want that to continue. I know it seems a bit quick, but we've really known each other for years when you think about it.”
“I love you too. I'll be waiting for that proposal. I promise I'll act surprised.”
The kiss was as spontaneous as it was tender and passionate. He climbed up onto the bed, somehow fitting himself in beside me, and held me gently. We didn't say anything then. Just snuggled in silence, Aden giving me gentle kisses on my face and neck.
“Really?”
We both looked up, seeing Shae in her nurse's uniform, her pink hair tied back in a businesslike bun.
“Shae,” Aden said.
“You are so going to get me in trouble.”
Reluctantly, Aden released me and climbed down off of the bed, and strolled over to the chair as though nothing had happened. And there he sat for the next several hours, Shae leaving us soon after. Even when she was gone, he remained in the chair by the bed. Making no real attempt to join me again.
Shae came back a few hours later with her serious face on. I could tell that she really meant business.
“Visiting hours are over,” she said, sounding every inch the nurse.
“I know,” Aden said bluntly.
“Okay, if you insist,” Shae said, letting it slide.
I couldn't say that I wasn't happy to have him there. He wasn't going to take the risk of cuddling me again, risking the cleanliness of the hospital's nice white sheets, but he was more than happy to hold my hand, which was still very comforting. Time blurring into itself, it being difficult to tell if hours passed or minutes.
The door opened again and in strode a pleasant looking female doctor. She wore a plain, dark pant-suit with a stark white lab coat, a stethoscope around her slender neck. She shot a glance at Aden, but if she had any objections, she didn't voice them, likely assuming that Aden was my husband.
“It looks like the baby is going to be fine,” the doctor said, looking right at me.
Aden was clearly surprised but held his tongue. Honestly, I was happy to have been saved from having to tell him about the baby myself. I was also delighted that it was going to be okay. So much so that I could feel light, wet, salty tears rolling down my cheeks.
“Baby?” Aden asked when the doctor had left.
“Um, yeah, I've been meaning to tell you.”
“Slip your mind?” he asked.
“No, I-I wanted to be sure.”
“Sure of what?”
“Of you.”
“Oh, well, I can understand that,” Aden said, being really understanding. Though I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised, “there's nothing that will keep me away from here from now on. We are going to be a proper family.”
“Including Cooper?” I asked.
“Of course,” he said, letting a small laugh escape his lungs, “he's a nut, but we both love him.”
“Amen to that.”
