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She smiles back. “Really.”
I feel like I’m floating.
I didn’t think I would ever get to be dad. The fear of becoming my father always haunted me, but I know I will make sure that our child will never have to struggle; that they will never, ever feel abandoned.
I can’t help myself; I lean down and kiss Millie. My body ignites, the way it does whenever I touch her.
I feel like this is exactly where I’m meant to be.
She laughs. “So you’re happy about this?”
I caress her cheek. “What’s more than happy? Ecstatic? I couldn’t be happier.”
She frowns. “You really want to be with me and have this child?”
I put my forehead to hers. “More than anything.”
I want to tell her she’s the love of my life and I want to marry her, but I don’t want to freak her out. I don’t want her to think it’s only because of the baby.
Tears stream down her face.
I wipe some away. “I hope these are happy tears.”
She nods.
I realize I haven’t asked how she feels. “Are you sure? Do you want this child? With me?”
She smiles brightly. “More than anything. The past few weeks have been horrible. I kept wondering what went wrong. I thought maybe it was one-sided and you got what you wanted and that was that.”
I gasp. “No. No. No. It’s the opposite of that. I wanted you too much, I felt too intensely. I didn’t know how to move forward from that.”
She shakes her head and chuckles. “That’s the stupidest logic I’ve ever heard.”
I put my hands on either side of her face. “You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me, Millie.” I put one hand on herstomach. “I will make sure that this child is so loved. I will do whatever it takes.”
I know she’s probably doubting me, but I’m not going to be an absent father.
“All that matters now is you and this baby. For the first time in a long time, I feel excited about the future.” I look into her gorgeous eyes. “I’m all in, if you’ll have me?”
She holds my gaze, and I can’t breathe. I don’t know what I’ll do if she doesn’t want me to be a part of this.
“Of course I’ll have you.” She grabs me and pulls me in for a kiss.
I lose myself in the kiss. It’s desperate and passionate.
Millie smiles as she breaks away from the kiss. “If I weren’t already pregnant, that kiss might’ve done it.”
I laugh. “That’s not how that works.”
She points to her stomach. “Obviously.”
I’m smiling so big that my face hurts.
If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up.
I frown. “What was it that you were coming to talk to me about?”
She gives me a sheepish look. “I was going to tell you I couldn’t take the money… It was also an excuse to yell at you for giving me the silent treatment.”
