“Hi, baby,” I kissed his lips and took my time tasting him.
“Hi, mywife.My hot, sexy wife, to be exact.”
“How was your day?”
“Better now that you’re in my arms. You?”
“Good. A new massage therapist is starting tomorrow. Seems nervous, but I’m sure she’ll be great.”
“She will be. Especially with you as her mentor.”
“Mentor?” I snickered. “You give me too much credit. She has the massage license, not me.”
“Believe me, I know you give damn good massages. Now, where do you want to eat tonight? I was thinking of trying out that new Mexican place in the next town over, Apple Falls. You in the mood for some tacos?”
The thought of Mexican food turned my stomach. In fact, I hadn’t had much appetite all day.
“What’s wrong? Your face looks like I suggested we go eat mud.”
I laughed. “Mud? No. But I’m not really feeling Mexican. Maybe this will explain why.” I wiggled out of his grasp and gotto my feet. I grabbed the box I wrapped the test in and handed it to him. “Open it.”
“A gift? What for?” Crew asked.
“Just open it.”
He pulled out the tissue paper, and I waited with bated breath until he saw the test.
Crew tossed the paper to the side, and when he was left with the test, his mouth dropped open. He looked at me, then the test, then back at me. “Wait…does this…does this mean you’re pregnant, Lacey?”
I nodded as tears streamed down my face, emotions hitting me out of nowhere.
Crew jumped up off the couch and began dancing around the room. He took me by the hands and spun me around. “Are you serious? Are you serious? Oh my God! I’m gonna be a daddy?!”
I laughed and cried and cried some more. “I’m so scared, though, Crew. A baby? How? What? Are we ready?”
“We’re gonna have to be. But I know we will be. You’re going to be a great mother. And I’ll be here with you every single step of the way.”
“Don’t forget, you’re going to be a great father, too.”
“Thanks, but I already knew that,” Crew said with a laugh. “I’m kidding. What I do know is this—this baby will have the best mother he could ever have.”
“And the best father.” I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him close. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
THE END
