I reached into my coat pocket and pulled out the red envelope and slid it across the table. “Happy Anniversary, Allison.”
She giggled as she opened it and pulled out a piece of paper before her baby blues returned to me. “What is this?”
I sat back in my chair. “I bought an acre of land for the house I’m going to build you.”
Her mouth dropped open.
“Right here.”
“What?”
“Our house will sit right over there. The same field they used to chase us out of, is now ours.”
She jumped up so fast her chair fell over and sat on my lap as she peppered my face with kisses. “Are you serious?”
I let out a laugh as I pushed a curl from her face. “Yes. It’s ours now.”
“I can’t believe this.” She leaned back and took my face in her hands. “You are the sweetest man.”
Eye roll. “I kinda am. You got real lucky with me, huh?”
“I did.” She giggled. “Okay, my turn. Close your eyes.”
I closed my eyes as she continued to giggle so much I was giggling.
“Open them.”
I opened my eyes as she held something up. “Happy Anniversary.”
My eyes went from her to her gift.
“What’s—”
She pointed to the two lines on the pregnancy test.
I don’t know what expression I wore, but she burst out laughing as she cupped my face in her hands. “You okay?”
I stood and held her in my arms. “We’re having a baby?”
“We are.”
“I can’t believe this!”
“I know it’s a little unexpected?—”
“I’ve never been happier in my life.”It’s going to be great.”
“I still can’t believe it.” Her nose wrinkled. “I bet my belly will be ginormous.”
I laughed. “I can’t wait. I hope our little one has your wild hair and those baby blues.”
She looked so deeply into my eyes something twisted. “I love you so much, Levi.”
I leaned my forehead against hers. “There’s no beginning and no end. It’ll always be us.”
We spent the crisp Christmas afternoon kissing a lot by the fire on the spot where our past and future would be connected for all of time.
