His forever.
When his phone started to vibrate in his pocket, he pulled it out to see it was Kacey.
“It’s Kacey.”
“Eek! Answer it!” she said before dragging him off the dance floor and to a quiet area of the party.
Putting his phone on speaker, he said, “So?”
Kacey laughed. “So you are speaking to the newest member of the US women’s hockey team!”
“WHOOOOO!” Karson yelled out as Lacey cheered loudly. Everyone turned to look at him and he hollered, “My sister made the US women’s team!”
Everyone cheered and Kacey giggled. “Oh my God, way to make a girl feel special!”
“You are! I can’t wait to watch you kick ass. We’ll come up, right, babe?” he asked as the adrenaline coursed through his body. His sister was going to play in the Olympics!
“Of course. Oh my goodness! We are so proud of you, Kacey!”
“Thanks, guys. I love you, but let me let you go. I’ve got things to tend to.”
“Damn jerk, I’m trying to congratulate you!”
“Oh, shut up. I’ve got billions of people to call. You were first!”
Lacey smacked him and shook her head before saying, “Okay, congrats!”
“Love you, Kacey, really proud of you,” he said, and he was surprised by the tears that were itching his eyes. He was on the ultimate high.
“Love you, Karson, and you too, Lacey. Thank you! I’ll call you guys later.”
Karson was grinning ear to ear as he hung up and looked down at his beautiful wife.
“Man, that made my night,” he said, bringing Lacey in close. “I’m so proud of her.”
“I am too.”
Kissing her jaw, he closed his eyes and couldn’t believe it. He was beyond blessed. Not only was his family doing well, but he was completely and utterly in love with the most gorgeous woman ever. Yeah, it took nine years to get everything he wanted, but now that he had it, he was never letting go.
“I think I have something that is going to make it ten times better though,” she said, looking up at him, her eyes sparkling with tears.
His brow came up. “I mean, if you are talking about that ass and me getting it in the bathroom, then yeah, I think you do have something that can make it ten times better.”
She laughed. “No, dork. Something else.”
He looked at her questioningly. “I don’t need anything else. Just looking at you makes my night.”
She smiled, kissing his jaw before taking his head in her hands and putting her lips right by his ear. “I love you.”
“I love you more,” he answered, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.
She kissed the spot below his ear and then said, “I’m pregnant, Karson.”
Everything stopped as he just stood there. Pulling back, he looked down to see that tears were rolling down her cheeks, and the biggest, most gorgeous grin was on her beautiful face.
“Pregnant?”
She nodded. “You’ve been trying harder than I think you’ve realized.”
He laughed as his heart exploded in his chest. “We are going to be parents.”
Her lip quivered as the tears rushed down her cheeks. “We are. I just found out this morning, and Karson, I am so happy. Scared out of my mind, but I know you’ll be there. You’ll coach me through this scary thing, and together, we will be the best parents any child ever had.”
“Damn fucking right, come here, baby,” he said, pressing his lips to hers in a frenzy. Moving his lips with hers, tears stung his eyes as his heart went insane in his chest. He had waited for this moment his whole life. He’d wanted to have children with Lacey since he met her, and now they were doing it. They were going to be parents. The best damn parents in the world. He would get to watch her grow their child; he would love her and make sure that she knew she was gorgeous all the damn time. Shit, how did he get so damn lucky?
Pulling away, he kissed her lips again before saying, “It’s me, you, and now our baby nugget.”
She laughed as she nodded. “Forever.”