Forged in Stone - Alyssa Rose Ivy Page 0,73
careful going out alone for the time being.
“Yes. She even went super slow for me today.” Allie grinned. “That’s the test of a true best friend.”
“Are you pregnant?” The words flew out of my mouth.
Her face froze. “You found it?”
“Found what?”
“The test.” She gestured to the bathroom. “I assume that’s how you know.”
“You have a test in there?” I felt excitement creep into my voice. She wasn’t denying it. “You’re really pregnant?”
“You sound excited.” She put her hands behind her back and shifted nervously.
“I am excited—surprised, but I like the idea. Can I see the test?”
“Wait. Tell me, how did you know? My moodiness finally gave me away?” She raked her teeth over her lip, and all I wanted to do was kiss her and hug her. And do everything possible to celebrate.
“Owen figured it out.”
“Owen?” She put a hand on her hip.
“Yeah. He prefaced his guess by making me promise not to hit him.”
She shook her head. “Leave it to Owen to figure it out before you did.”
“Hey, it wasn’t on my radar as a possibility. I mean you know I was hoping we’d start talking about it next year, but…”
“Yeah, I know. I obviously didn’t plan this. I guess the pill really isn’t 100% effective.”
“No, it’s not.”
“So that leaves us here.” She looked me straight in the eye.
“Here.” I put my hands on her hips. “I like here.”
“But what happens? I mean with school and everything?”
“You are already doing a flexible schedule. We’ll just make it more flexible. I promised you I wouldn’t get in the way of you graduating from college, and I mean it. We have plenty of child care options.”
“I’m pregnant.” She said the words as though she thought that would make it more real.
“You’re pregnant. Or we’re pregnant. Isn’t that what people say?”
“I’m pregnant. It’s weird when guys say it like they are the ones doing any of the baby carrying duties.”
“Ok, you’re pregnant.” I grinned. I couldn’t help it. I was going to be a dad. And it was with Allie, the girl of my dreams—both literally and figuratively.
She leaned on me, and I pulled her into my arms. I asked one last question. “Why didn’t you tell me right away?”
“I wasn’t sure how… I couldn’t really accept it myself.”
“I guess you have to thank Owen for making it easier on you.”
“I will, but not yet. It’s too early. I don’t want to tell anyone yet.”
“You probably need to tell Hailey, or at least convince her you’re okay.”
“Wait… did she tip off Owen?”
“She told him she was worried.” She couldn’t be mad at her friend for caring.
“I’ll tell her, and uh, I probably do need that appointment with Dr. Ellis after all.”
“But not right now.”
“Oh, right. The test.” She pulled away from me, but I captured her hand. She led the way into the bathroom.
She went right to the cabinet under the sink and pulled out a little white stick. “Ignore the fact that I peed on it to get those lines to appear.”
I laughed. “Wow, that’s two really clear lines.”
“I tossed out the other ones I took. I only saved this one.”
“The other ones?”
“Yes… I wanted to be sure.”
I placed the test on the counter and pulled her back into my arms. “Please never change, babe.”
“‘I don’t plan on it.” She pulled out her hair tie letting her long brown hair spill down her back.
“Did you have lunch yet?” I had even more of a reason to worry about her now.
“No. Want to go out for something? I need to shower quickly, but then I’ll be ready.”
“Nope. Lunch in bed. You shower while I cook.” I ran a hand through her hair. It was as soft as usual.
“You already made me breakfast in bed.” She pointed to our bed. That bed held so many good memories.
“True, but I now have yet another reason to spoil you.” I ran my hands up and down her arms.
“Spoil me by helping me with my French essay. I still can’t believe you convinced me to take another one of those classes.” She groaned.
“Come on, it’s worth it for the tutoring.” I waggled an eyebrow.
“Levi, I’m married to you. I shouldn’t have to suffer through summer classes to get your undivided attention.” Allie was taking a full load of summer classes to offset her lighter schedule during the semester. It turned out that was going to be even more important now.
“Of course you don’t, but it gives me another excuse to teach you something. You teach me