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Surprise registered across his gorgeous features.
"All of our friends have kids. Claire, Sutton, Mac, Giselle … do you feel like we're missing out by putting our careers before a family?"
Hendrix inhaled, and I suspected he was trying to choose his words carefully. "Babe, I've told you that if you don't want kids, I'm fine with that. After what you lived through, I know it's a difficult topic."
"But?"
"But I would love to have kids with you." He offered me a kind smile full of understanding.
I stood, my dress falling into a soft heap on the carpeted floor as I slipped between his parted legs. Tilting his chin up to look at me, I swallowed over the dryness in my throat.
"I didn't want to take away from Zayne and Giselle's big day, but it's a special day for us too." I studied his expression, wondering if he would latch onto my words. A beat of silence hung in the air. "Hendrix, I'm pregnant."
"Wh-what?" His blue eyes widened, then he gave me the most beautiful smile I'd ever seen. He stood so fast that he nearly knocked me off balance but caught me before I toppled over.
"Are you sure?" Hope and excitement laced his voice.
"Yeah. After I took the home pregnancy test, I saw the doctor this morning before the wedding. I'm three months along." I couldn’t wipe the silly smile off my face. “I’m so ready to start a family with you. At one time, I never thought I could, but I love you with all my heart, and Iwantthis baby. You’ve helped me heal, and being around Hollister and now Steele ... I want this with you.”
Hendrix wrapped his arms around me, lifted my feet off the floor, and swung me around. "We're having a baby!”
My giggles filled our bedroom air as we basked in the moment together.
He gently set me down. "Dad and Mom are going to be thrilled."
"I'm excited, too, Hendrix. Thank you for being patient with me." Never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed that I was ready to start a family, but I was.
He cupped my cheeks, then placed a sweet kiss on my mouth. Backing me up against the bed, he flashed me a smile. "I think this calls for a celebration."
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