“Are you sure this is what you want?”
His eyes bore into mine. “Yes.” My skin tingles as he cups my cheeks. “What’s your answer?”
Tears stream down my cheeks. “Yes. A part of me feels selfish for saying it, but yes. I don’t want to be without you anymore.”
Resting his forehead to mine, he smiles. “There’s nothing selfish about wanting to be with the one you love. Does your yes also imply that you’ll marry me one day?”
Wrapping my arms around his neck, I pull him in tight. “You’re stuck with me, Kellan. Hope you’re ready for that.”
He chuckles. “I’m more than ready.”
I’m never going to get tired of waking up in Kellan’s arms. I love the feel of him beside me and feeling his warmth. And to think I’m going to have that for the rest of my life.
Kellan kisses my shoulder. “Still want to go hiking today?”
Nodding, I stretch out my arms and sit up, only for a massive wave of nausea to punch me right in the gut. “Oh, no.” I jump out of bed and rush straight to the bathroom. All the water I drank in the middle of the night came up with a vengeance.
Kellan kneels beside me and places a hand to the back of my neck and moves it to my forehead. “You don’t feel feverish. I wonder if it’s what we ate last night.”
Closing my eyes, I shake my head and lean against the tub. “You would be sick too if it was.” I take in a few deep breaths, but the nausea is still there.
When I open my eyes, Kellan is on his knees in front of me, studying me curiously. “Tell me if you think I’m talking out of my ass, but I’ve noticed a couple of things since I’ve been here. First, you get up to pee every single night. You put peanut butter on your pickles, and you ate a whole watermelon in two days. You hate watermelon. Is there a chance you could be. . .”
And that’s when it hit me. “Oh, my dear, ever-loving God.” The thought excites me, and it catches me off guard. Having a baby is the last thing I would’ve expected right now. The thing is, I would be so happy if I were.
“Hope.” Kellan turns me around. “Could you be pregnant?”
I shrug. “I don’t know. I’ve been on the shot for years. I don’t have a monthly like normal people.”
A part of me feels as if I’m in shock. Kellan bounces on his feet as if it’s Christmas morning. “Do you want me to go get a test?”
The second I nod, he’s dressed and out the door. There’s a drug store just two blocks away, and it’s only a matter of minutes before he busts through the door. He hands me the pregnancy test box, and I rush back to the bathroom. I do what I’m supposed to do and set the test by the sink without looking at it.
Kellan is pacing in front of the door when I open it. His eyes widen with excitement. “Are you?”
“I don’t know,” I say, laughing. “I’m starting to get the impression that you want me to be.”
Kellan pulls me into his arms. “I already told you last night how I feel. I want you to be my wife. You being pregnant isn’t going to change that. It’s only going to make things that more amazing.”
Tears fill my eyes. “Guess we should check the test. I won’t look at it until I bring it out.”
I walk into the bathroom, and it takes all my willpower not to look at the results. Once I’m back in front of Kellan, I open my hand, and we both look down. There are two dark pink lines.
“I’m pregnant,” I whisper. There’s a baby growing inside me. Kellan’s and my baby.
Kellan hoots and hollers, and I know all the neighbors around us can hear. He lifts me in his arms, and we both laugh. I never thought I could be so happy. Kellan sets me down and places his lips to mine. “You’ve made me so happy, lassie.”
“And it’s only the beginning,” I murmur. “The adventure’s about to start.”
He kisses me again. “We’ll be ready for it.”
THE END