Beauty and the Biker(34)

“Besides…” I pause until he looks back at me, his blue eyes meeting mine. I want to see his face for this.

“We’ve already made number two.”

At my words, his eyes light up, and then they start to fill with tears. He leans down, burying his face in my neck, and I wrap my arms around him, just feeling the love between us.

“I’m just so happy, shortcake,” he mumbles against my neck.

He missed so much with AJ, and I know he can’t wait to experience all the parts of being a parent. From my bitching about bloated feet, midnight ice cream runs, dirty diapers and sleepless nights, he’s finally ready and so am I.

When you love someone, their struggles become yours, and their hurt is your hurt. I never wanted him to carry this on his own, but he needed to in order to see that together we are stronger. We’ve both been through so much, and though we didn’t think it was possible, our fairy tale has come true. It didn’t go according to plan, and it didn’t follow the path we thought it would, but here we are, together and having our happily ever after.

He leans up, and I kiss him, smiling against his lips. This is definitely better than bacon.