Page 106 of Only You

Suddenly, we heard Ellery crying over the monitor in the bedroom.

“Come on, Mom. Let’s go get your granddaughter and leave Alex and Hannah alone.”

My mother squeezed my hand before getting up from the bed and leaving the room with Adalyn.

“Babe, are you okay?” Alex asked.

I patted the bed. “Come sit with me.”

“What’s going on?” He took hold of my hand.

“In the bathroom is the pregnancy test I just took. My mom seems to think I’m pregnant because of how emotional I’ve been all week. I’m scared, Alex.”

“Scared of what?”

“What if I am?”

The corners of his mouth curved upward. “That would be the best news ever.”

“Really?” My eyes swelled with tears. “You want a baby?”

“Of course. I know we haven’t discussed kids yet, but I want to have a baby with you. Whether it happens now or in the future, I don’t care. All that matters is we created a child out of our love for each other.”

I started sobbing as I wrapped my arms around him.

“Hold it together, babe.” He held me tight.

“I can’t help it. It just keeps happening out of nowhere.”

“I think we should go into the bathroom and see what the test says.” Alex broke our embrace and helped me from the bed.

Walking into the bathroom, I took a deep breath and picked up the stick from the counter. Alex and I stared at the two highly visible pink lines.

“Does that mean?—”

“Yep,” I said. “We’re having a baby.”

After we let the news sink in, we went downstairs to tell the family.

“Can you announce it?” I asked Alex. “I’m afraid I’ll break down.”

“You bet.” He kissed the side of my head. “Listen up, everyone. Hannah and I have an announcement. We’re having a baby.”

“Oh, my lord!” Luis ran over and hugged me. “Congratulations, you two.”

“I’m going to have a brother or sister?” Lucy asked.

“You sure are, kiddo.” Alex smiled. “How do you feel about that?”

“I’m so excited!” She hugged us both.

Alex and I were married three months later. We had a beautiful ceremony and reception in the park, and most of the town came to celebrate with us. We also discovered we were having a little girl, which made Lucy very happy.

One night, Alex and I were lying in bed. He was working on his laptop, and I was reading a book.

“Have you decided on a name yet for the baby? he asked. “You are due next month. Every name I’ve mentioned, you shot down.”

“That is not true.”