Total pages in book: 32
Estimated words: 30980 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 155(@200wpm)___ 124(@250wpm)___ 103(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 30980 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 155(@200wpm)___ 124(@250wpm)___ 103(@300wpm)
I open my mouth to reply, but the words get stuck in my throat as what she’d said sinks in. My eyes widen, and I look at her, unable to form a coherent word for a long moment.
“A nursery?” I finally croak.
She nods and has a look of guarded joy on her face, as if she’s waiting for my reaction before she fully commits.
“Does that mean—”
She nods again. “We’re going to have a baby.”
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure,” she replies. “I had an appointment with the doctor today. She confirmed it.”
Disbelief washes over me, and I stand there gaping at her for a moment. But then the joy explodes inside me with the force of a bomb going off. I scoop her up and spin her around, unable to contain the laughter. Sierra holds onto me, giggling, her smile wide. After a moment, I set her back down but hold her close to me.
“You’re okay with this?” she asks.
“I am so okay with this,” I reply. “I am fucking thrilled.”
“You’re sure?”
“I’m going to be a dad. I just … I’m going to be a dad. Thrilled doesn’t even begin to cover what I’m feeling right now.”
She buries her face in my chest and grips my shirt, tears or happiness racing down her face. I hold her close, squeezing her tight as unfettered happiness races through my body. I never believed in the idea of a soulmate—until I met Sierra. I also never thought I’d be a father. Never planned for it. But knowing that I’m going to have a child with the love of my life fills me with a joy I’ve never known.
Life with her has taken me to heights I never knew existed, let alone thought I could touch. Things just keep getting better, and those highs keep getting higher.
“I love you, Sierra. With everything in me,” I say. “Just like I’m going to love our baby.”
She looks up at me, her cheeks wet with tears. “And I love you. With everything in me.”
I don’t know how I’ve lucked into the sort of happiness and sense of contentment that fills my life, but I’m grateful for it. And I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure I hold on to it. Forever. I may not deserve it, but now that I have it, I’m never going to let it go.
The End