“No Mason, it was perfect. I love you.”
Giving her a soft kiss “I love you too. Thank you for giving me this gift, I’ll remember it for the rest of our lives.”
“Mason?” I can hear the hesitation in her voice. Rolling her over so I can look into her eyes, I hope she doesn’t regret what we just did.
“Ya Angel?”
“We umm, didn’t use any protection and I’m not on any birth control.” She’s worrying her bottom lip between her teeth. Fuck, I honestly never even thought about that. It slipped my mind at that moment and I don’t want her thinking I did it on purpose.
“Fuck, I’m so sorry Faith. I didn’t even realize.”
“No Mason, I'm not mad. If a baby comes from this then I’ll be happy. I meant what I said. I want everything with you and only you. I don’t want to waste time because life is short and I want to experience everything God will give me.”
Fuck she’s got my emotions flaring up. Could she be any more perfect? Swallowing hard, I grab her face in my hands, giving her a soft kiss and pulling back. I look deep into her eyes so she knows what I’m saying is the truth.
“I want the same things you do. I’ll be over the fucking moon if you get pregnant. Let’s get some sleep, we both need to get up early for work.”
Gathering her in my arms she lays her head on my chest with her leg thrown over mine. “Goodnight Angel. I love you.”
“Love you too Mason. Good night,” she whispers.
As she falls asleep in my arms, I stay up thinking about the future and pray to God, and anyone that will listen, that nothing happens to her because I don’t know if I could survive it if it did.
Faith
This last month has been amazing living with Mason. We’ve seemed to have fallen into a routine: we cook dinner together, have date nights out when he’s not working late, and just spend quality time together, with our nights spent making love. We haven’t used condoms at all since the night I lost my virginity and I’ve skipped this month's period. To say I’ve been freaking out a little is an understatement. I know we’ve talked about it already but I’m scared to find out. I don’t want to get our hopes up if it’s nothing but stress-related. I've never skipped a period in my life. I’ve finally cleaned up the house with everyone's help, fixed what I needed to, and put it on the market with a few people showing interest already. I have a few showings coming up and hopefully, I can close soon. I'll miss the house but I'll always have my memories with Mom. Nothing can take those away from me. I was finally able to go through her stuff which surprisingly wasn't damaged in the break-in. Mason had it all boxed up just waiting for me when I was ready. After it was all done Mason held me all night while I cried myself to sleep. I still miss her every day and there's not a day that goes by where I'm not thinking of her. I ended up donating a lot of her clothes to the women's shelter in town, knowing it's what mom would have wanted. She used to volunteer there all the time so it felt only right to donate her stuff to a great cause. Nothing came of the flowers left on our front porch and now it’s like this person has just disappeared, which is what’s worrying the both of us because people just don't do these things for fun. I know Mason and Victor are working hard to try to find them, but they keep coming up with dead ends. I'm standing in our bathroom staring at the pregnancy test I picked up yesterday on my way home from work. I haven't even mentioned anything to Mason yet. I want to be 100 percent positive before I get his hopes up. But my plan is thrown out the window because I look up and Mason is standing in the doorway looking at the test on the counter.
“Angel, are you pregnant?” He's got a hopeful look in his eyes.
“I'm a month late and I'm never late. I wanted to be positive before I said anything. I didn't want to get your hopes up if this is all just stress-related. I was getting ready to take it before you walked in.” He walks over to me and gathers me in his arms, holding me tight. I release the breath I didn't even know I was holding.
“Take the test Faith and don't stress. Just know whatever it says I'll be happy either way. If it comes back your not I’ll just have fun trying some more.”
Laughing at the big goof ball I push him out the door, mind you, it's with reluctance on his part. There is no way in hell I'm peeing on a stick in front of him. My luck and I'll pee on my hand and never hear the end of it. “I'll be out in a minute, just sit on the bed and wait.” I'm just about ready to close the door when Mason says my name. Turning around I see a soft look on his face.
“I love you Faith”
“I love you too Mason, so damn much.” Closing the door, I open the box and read the pretty straightforward instructions. I got one of those digital ones that tell you if you're pregnant or not. I don't need to be stressed out trying to read if I have pink lines on the stick. I get down to business and thank the heavens I didn't pee on my hands. Washing my hands, I open the door and Mason comes in to wait with me holding me in his arms. I can feel his shaking slightly. I know he wants this as much as I do. What seems like a lifetime of waiting, which is only a few minutes we both look down and on the display is pregnant. Tears are flowing down my face. I'm so happy I'm going to be a mom. Mason spins me around and lifts me in his arms. I can feel his body shaking with emotion too. Walking me back towards the bed and sitting down, he gently wipes my tears and gives me the softest kiss on my lips. “You've made me the happiest man alive. I can't believe I’m going to be a daddy! I love you so fucking much Angel. We have so much to do. We need to set you up with a doctor and I need to know the dos and don'ts and stuff to look for. Why are you laughing at me?”
“I’m laughing because you need to calm down Mason. You're freaking out. Just please don’t turn into this crazy person where you think everything is a hazard to me.”
“I make no promises, Faith. You're now carrying precious cargo, nothing can happen to you and our baby boy.”
“Boy? You do know it could be a girl right?” I’m looking at him like he’s nuts because there’s no way he knows what we’re having.
“Nope, it’s a boy. I just know it. We’re gonna have Ryan first and then our princess Gracie. That way Ryan can help protect her from all the boys and shit. Because no guy is going to be good enough for my Gracie.”
I’m dying of laughter at this point because Mason has lost his mind. And I have a feeling he’s going to drive me nuts this whole pregnancy. I wipe the tears from my eyes from laughing so hard. “I think we have time to worry about all of that stuff, I’ll make an appointment when I get to work. Speaking of work, I need to leave soon.”
“Fine but as soon as you get an appointment I want to know. I love you, Faith.”
“I love you too Mason.”
He holds my face in his hands and leans in to give me the sweetest kiss. Caressing his tongue against mine in a sensual way, that leaves me breathless. Pulling back, he kisses me one more time and puts me on my feet.
“Come on Angel, let's get you to work. I’ll drive you in today and pick you up. I only have to go in and do some paperwork anyway, so I won't be working long.”
“You know I can drive myself right?”
