“You know,” he said with a naughty grin plastered on his face. “Any other couple would have waited to see if they were pregnant before they had the celebratory fuck.”
“We’re not any other couple,” I playfully said with a wink.
“No, we are not.”
The knock on the door caused me to jump. “Well?” Amelia asked.
“I’m waiting to pee.”
When the handle rattled, I panicked. “I locked it,” Steed said before lifting me off of him and grabbing a towel to wipe his cum off me.
“Drink water, and hurry!” she called through the door.
“Stop being so bossy, Meli. If I remember right, you weren’t even invited!” Steed said.
We could hear her huff. “All I know is you better not be fucking in there.”
“They’re fucking?” Cord asked on the other side of the door.
Steed buttoned his pants and said, “There’s a window. We could sneak out.”
“I heard that!” Amelia cried out.
I sat on the counter while Steed ran the water in both sinks, the tub, and the shower. Pee was nowhere to be found.
“It’s because of Amelia and Cord. I can’t perform under stress!” I cried out while burying my face in my hands.
“Want to fuck again?” Steed asked.
Lifting my head, I stared at him. He flashed me that dimple, causing me to laugh.
Then, it hit me.
I jumped off the counter. “I have to pee.”
“I’m ready!” Steed shouted as he got ready to hand me the tests. We had a system down we were sure would work. He’d hand me a test and have the next in his hand ready to go.
“Okay, let’s go!”
“Jesus, Pax, I’m impressed you can stop and start your pee like that.”
“Me too!” I chuckled.
After I peed on six tests, I wiped, flushed, and washed my hands. Steed turned off the shower and tub, and I turned off the faucets. We turned our backs to the tests, laced our fingers together and waited.
Taking in a long shaky breath, I looked at Steed. “Should we turn around?”
He shook his head but squeezed my hand. “Wait.”
Facing me, he cupped my face within his hand. “No matter what it says, I love you, and I’ll always love you. And if we’re not, it just means we’re not ready for that step yet. If we are then we’ve been so blessed the last few months.”
I nodded. “R-right.”
His eyes searched my face. “I don’t want you to be disappointed.”
A warm feeling moved into my chest. He was worried about me and how this would affect me. “I love you and just when I think I couldn’t possibly love you more, you prove me wrong. I won’t lie and say I’m not emotional. I’m thinking about the baby we lost. I’m scared I’ll lose another baby. I’m excited. I’m a plethora of emotions. Disappointed won’t be one of them. Fate. Remember?”
He kissed my mouth softly and with so much love I swore I could feel it pouring into my body.
Drawing back, he asked, “Ready?”
I sighed deeply and answered, “Ready.”
“On three.”
I nodded.
“One. Two. Three.”
We both turned, and my eyes swept across the tests.
“Fuck, is that a yes or a no?” Steed asked, staring at one of them.
I picked the first one up. Pregnant. Then I picked up the next one. It read the same thing. Pregnant.
“This is two lines! We have two lines!” Steed cried out. “Pregnant! It says pregnant!”
Tears were burning my eyes as I tried not to get emotional. Steed dropped the tests, grabbed me, and picked me up in his arms.
“We’re having a baby! We’re having a baby!” he said while squeezing me.
He quickly put me down. “Shit! I squeezed you!”
Laughing, I wiped my tears away. “It’s okay. I’m sure the baby is nice and safe in there.”
Steed took a step closer and threaded his fingers in my hair, the palms of his hands on my face.
“We’re having a baby, Pax.”
I half-cackled, half-cried.
Wow.
The last few months we had come full circle. My heart felt like it was floating in my chest.
“Crazy three months, huh?” I said while he pressed his forehead to mine.
“The best three months of my life,” he answered softly.
“We better go tell Amelia and Cord,” I said with a giggle.
The moment we walked into the living room, they both jumped up. Cord almost looked sick, and I knew memories of ten years ago were floating about in his mind.
“So? Am I getting another niece or nephew?” Amelia asked.
I remained quiet, letting Steed tell them.
Squeezing my hand, he chuckled. “Yes, you’re going to be an aunt again.”