The happiness inside of me, I swear, was about to burst as I looked into the eyes of the woman I had loved for so long.
Pulling her to me, I slipped my hand behind her neck and brought her lips up to mine. “Lots of babies if I can help it.”
The End.
Taylor
One Year Later
Jase walked up next to me and handed me iced tea. Bella was sound asleep at my feet, trying her best to ignore Annie playing in the front yard.
“Oh gosh, thank you. It’s so hot out here and our little girl does not want to come in.”
Jase grinned that crooked smile as he gazed out into the front yard.
“She’s stubborn. Like her mother.”
Rolling my eyes, I replied, “Hardly. She’s exactly like you. Look at her. She’s so excited she can’t sit still.”
With a chuckle, Jase stepped off the porch and reached down for our four-month old german shorthair pointer. “Don’t listen to her, Annie. You can sit still, can’t you, girl?”
Annie licked Jase’s face while he laughed. “She’s gonna make the best bird dog ever. Isn’t she? Yes, she is.”
I tried like hell to keep from laughing, but failed.
“What? She is! Once she is trained.”
“Where are you going to find time to train her? You’re so busy now.”
My heart rate had increased to a rapid pulse. I prayed Jase wouldn’t notice my breathing had picked up. He was so in tune with my body, it was unreal.
“Nah, I’m never too busy for time with my three favorite girls.”
I stood and placed my hands on my hips. “Did you really just put me in the same category as the dogs?”
With a smile that instantly had my panties wet, he walked up the steps and kissed me softly on the lips. “Hell no. You’ll always be my number one girl.”
Lifting a brow, I asked, “Promise?”
“Don’t you know by now, sweetness, loving you is my favorite thing in the world.”
Jase headed into the house and put one very worn out Annie into her crate as Bella observed. He walked into the kitchen and glanced down at the envelope on the kitchen island.
“What’s that?”
My eyes quickly landed on the envelope. Heat radiated through my chest
Lord, please let him be excited about this. Please.
“Results from a test.”
Jase glanced over his shoulder and furrowed his brows. “A test? Did you take an online test I didn’t know about?”
My head felt like it was spinning. When I missed my period last month I kept it to myself. I had just stopped taking my birth control pills the month before. Jase and I talked about starting a family after the wedding, but decided we wanted to wait and spend more time together and wait a bit more. When I told Meagan I thought I might already be pregnant so soon after stopping the pill, she laughed and mumbled, “Damn Mason water.”
Smiling, I placed my hand over my stomach. I was beyond the moon knowing I was carrying our child.
“Taylor? Baby is everything okay? You look . . . flush.”
I pulled my lip in and bit down while I let my eyes drift back down to the envelope.
My eyes lifted to his. I could see them sparkle as he watched me carefully. He pushed off the counter, never once taking his eyes from mine. I swore the blue was changing colors. They seemed to get . . . brighter.
I swallowed hard while I watched him open the envelope.
This moment was going to be etched into my mind forever, so I carefully watched his face.
Pulling the piece of paper out, his eyes widened in shock.
“This is . . . oh my God.”
My lips pressed together in an attempt not to start crying. My stomach fluttered when I saw the smile spread over his face.
“A baby.”
I wanted to make him smile like that for the rest of our lives every chance I got.
He dropped his hands to his sides. “Taylor. You’re pregnant!”
Nodding my head quickly, he rushed over to me and picked me up while I wrapped my arms around his neck. He spun me around and yelled out in excitement as Bella started barking.
When he finally put me down, his eyes searched my face before he pressed his lips to mine. His kisses still pulled out so much emotion from me. He would almost render me helpless after each one.
Slowly pulling back to look at me, he grinned so big I couldn’t help but smile. “I think we should celebrate.”
My stomach clenched. “I like the sound of that.”
“A picnic!”
My smile faltered for one second, before I flashed it again. “A picnic?”
“Yep. Tonight under the stars.”
My heart jumped to my throat. Jase was such a romantic. “I love that idea!”
Lifting his hand he pushed a piece of hair behind my ear. “Do you remember our first date in the back of my truck?”
“Yes.”
He closed his eyes and smiled. His face was beautiful and for a moment, it felt like the ground moved. When he opened them again, my heart dropped at the site of the tears pooling in those beautiful baby blues.