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“Yeah, but you know, it can wait. Our pork chops are probably dried out.”
“Who cares,” he replied, pulling me against him. “You want to take a shower before dinner?”
“Yeah, in a minute, honey. I need to tell you something.”
He was on his back; his head perched up on his elbow. I scooted closer on my belly and laid my head on his chest.
“Yeah, okay, sweetie. Is there a problem?”
“It’s about the last surprise I have for you. It’s not a problem for me at all. I’m not sure about you, though.”
He cocked an eyebrow at me in confusion.
Here goes, I guess.
“Taz, you’re going to be a daddy in mid-December and I hope like hell you’re happy about it.”
There, I blurted it out, swiftly and concisely. Now I needed to wait for the reaction.
I watched his expression as it went from shock to surprise to a wall-to-wall smile.
He pulled me on top of him, gathering my hair at the nape of my neck and pulling my face to his, smothering me with kisses.
“Of course, I’m happy, baby girl. Why wouldn’t I be happy? I’m just a little confused. I thought we were being careful.”
“Well, statistically, we were, Taz. I figured it had to have happened just that one time when my going back on the pill had only taken place like two days before.”
“Honey, you told me it wasn’t your fertile period.”
I shrugged. “I didn’t think it was, Taz.”
“Have you been to the doctor?”
I nodded.
"I went as soon as I missed a period. I stopped the pill and went to him to make sure if I was pregnant, having taking the pill wouldn’t have put my pregnancy at risk.”
“What did he say?”
“He said not to take anymore and see if I missed another period, and I did.”
“So, when is our baby due, exactly?”
“December 18th. Right before Christmas.”
“What a great Christmas present for us both,” he said, smiling.
“I love you so much, Taz. I am so glad you aren’t upset.”
“Lindsey, honey, I love you, too. Why would you think I wouldn’t be happy? We just need to get our wedding date set.”
Uh oh.
“Taz, that discussion has no place at the moment. I like things the way they are, okay?”
“So, are you saying you don’t want to get married?”
“I’m just saying that the discussion hasn’t surfaced up to this point, and it is not going to surface now just because I’m pregnant, okay? I want to finish college, Taz. I want to see where my career goes.”
