The room went quiet as Audrey looked over at Tate and smiled. “Yes. I am, Dad.”
“Are you going to get married?” William asked sternly.
“Dad, why does that matter? Let her be, she’s been awake an hour,” Fallon snapped, receiving a dirty look from their father. “What she and Tate do is their business. We are just blessed she is safe and on her way to getting healthy.”
Leaning over, Fallon pressed her lips to Audrey’s head. “You’re tired and I’m tired. I am going to go home, shower, and sleep for the night.” She looked at Tate and said, “Call me if you need me or if anything changes.” He nodded, and then she turned back to Audrey. “I love you, sis.”
Audrey nodded, kissing her cheek, and said, “I love you more.”
Lucas shot her a grin, and then without warning Audrey passed out.
She woke up to the sound of a guitar being played. Blinking her eyes, she focused on Tate sitting in the corner with his guitar. He was softly singing, and she wanted to run to him and cuddle close while listening to him play. He looked so carefree, so peaceful, singing about being all right. She didn’t recognize the song, but his voice was velvet smooth and perfect. He looked gorgeous too. Most of his hair was falling in his eyes, while the rest was in a beanie cap. She noticed that he hadn’t shaved either. He wore a thin green tee and fitted jeans and held the guitar over his lap. He pressed his tongue to the back of his teeth, his eyes closed as he played.
He must have felt her looking at him, because he glanced over, their gazes meeting. He smiled as he sang to her. His eyes locked with hers as his fingers moved along the strings. Smiling up at her, she recognized the song as Justin Bieber’s “Alright.” It was one of her favorites, and she found it funny that her big gorgeous boyfriend was singing it to her. Ending the song with an Elvis kind of flair, he shot her a grin.
“I was wondering how long I was going to have to wait for you to wake up. I’ve been lonely without you.”
She giggled softly as she rolled her eyes. “Sorry, it wasn’t like I’ve been in a coma for a couple days. My bad.”
“Dork,” he laughed, getting up and coming over to the bed, then leaning in to kiss her. “I’m probably going to do that a lot.”
“Good,” she said, intertwining her fingers with his. “I’ve missed you.”
“Not as much as I’ve missed you.”
They shared a long, loving look before Audrey glanced down to where their hands lay on her growing belly. “Are you excited about Chicken?”
“Ecstatic. I bet you were shocked, huh?”
“Oh my God, I couldn’t stop crying! It was nuts.”
“Yeah, the doctor came out and was telling us what was wrong, and then he told us the baby was fine. It was the first I heard of it, and I almost passed out.” His grin fell as his eyes met hers. “I was so scared I was going to lose you both.”
She reached up, cupping his face. “I’m never leaving you again.”
“You are damn right on that one, love. Damn right,” he said with a nod. “We have a lot of planning to do. I’m going to have to find another house, and build another closet.”
“Shirtless, right?” He laughed as she smiled. When she went to push her tongue to her teeth and felt her gums, she freaked. “Eek, do I look horrible with no teeth?”
“You look beautiful,” he said confidently as she blushed.
“I’ll match our baby.”
“No, we’ll get it fixed before then,” he said with a smile. “But I promise, you are beautiful now,” he added when she sent him a look.
“Sure,” she joked, before he leaned over and kissed the side of her mouth. Then she asked, “Was everyone freaking out?”
Tate nodded. “Yup. I think me and Fallon were the worst. We wouldn’t leave your side.”
She smiled. “I’m so sorry.”