When I look at it, I’m consumed by nerves. With hope so sharp it scares the shit out of me.
“Did you look already?” I ask.
“You think I’d do it without you?” she whispers. “I promised I’d wait for you.”
She looks down at it like it might change if she stares hard enough.
I place my hand over hers, steadying her.
“I’m scared because I really want this,” she admits.
My chest tightens so hard it hurts. My voice comes out rough. “So do I, baby.”
I lift my hand to her neck, thumb brushing the pulse there like I need to feel it, need to feel her alive.
“It would be one of the best damn things to ever happen to me.” I kiss her forehead. “Besides loving you.”
Her lips tremble into a smile. She looks down at the test again. “Ready?” she asks.
I nod, my voice breaking just slightly. “I’m ready, baby.”
She turns it.
Two pink lines stare back at us.
For a second, I swear the world stops spinning.
“Oh my god,” she whispers.
I suck in a breath so deep it hurts. And the only thing I can do is kiss her like I’m sealing this moment into my soul.
My hand moves instinctively, resting on her stomach like it belongs there. Our baby. Our future.
I could feel it. I knew it was true. But seeing the confirmation brings it home.
And as dark as our life is right now… this baby gives us hope.
It brings us light.
CHAPTER NINETY
Lily
One week later…
“So… Daddy Drago kinda has a ring to it, don’t you think?” I tease, biting my lip.
A dangerous growl rumbles out of him.
And then I’m on my back on the couch so fast I barely have time to gasp, my arms pinned above my head, his body covering mine.
It ignites everything inside of me.
After a week of hell…
There is hope.
His eyes hold mine. “Are you happy, Lily?” he asks, voice rough as he leans in, hovering like he’s trying not to scare me with how much he wants this.
