Right now, she was showing no signs of a smile. What in the hell could possibly be going on? Did she cheat? He felt horrible for even conjuring up such an idea. Was her medical condition more serious than what they had thought? He clasped his hands and leaned forward, waiting as patiently as he could for her to break whatever bombshell she had to him.
“What I’m about to tell you changes everything. Our life together, our life as a couple, everything. Possibly even our jobs.”
Michael chewed on the inside of his cheek, a sarcastic laugh escaping from deep in his throat. “Well hell, if it’s that serious don’t you think you ought to go ahead and tell me, rather than making me sit here sweating bullets like I have since I walked through the door?”
She placed both of her hands on either side of his face. Her palms were smooth to the touch against his skin. “My nausea wasn’t a virus. Hon, I’m pregnant.”
Michael’s heart skipped a beat. Did she just say what he thought she said? Pregnant? Was he dreaming? No, he wasn’t dreaming. Her hands on his face, her closeness, it was all a strong reminder that he was awake and that this was truly playing out.
Scooting back, he looked into her eyes, a rush of various emotions flooding over him. “Pregnant?” His voice cracked as if he were a teen going through puberty again.
Nodding, she pulled the pregnancy test from the pocket on her sweat pants. “I took two different ones. Same result on both. Didn’t even take five minutes for it to show up.”
He studied the lines that were so dark that there was no way to even remotely think the test was flawed. “I...” he couldn’t find the right words.
She leaned her forehead against his. “Say something, Mikey.” Her whisper was almost inaudible.
“Truth is…” he cupped the back of her head, keeping her skin against his. “Truth is this is the best news I’ve heard in so long.” He felt warmth underneath his eyelids and a few tears fell down the bridge of his nose. “What are you thinking?”
Finally, he heard her beautiful laughter. Her worried brow had faded, and her grin made her already beautiful face that much more vibrant. “It’s a tad bit out of order, but when I saw those lines come up, it was amazing. I wish you could’ve been here to see, but Janet kinda forced her way in with it all.”
“It’s okay.” He kissed her, unable to break physical contact with her. “Out of order is fine. Since when have we ever done things how they should be?”
“It’s just so strange.” She wiped the moisture from her face and leaned against his shoulder. “I’m excited and terrified all at the same time.”
“You and me both, Eva.” He clasped his fingers within hers and they sat in silence for a few minutes, the ticking of the second hand loud as he let it all sink in. His mother would be thrilled. He wasn’t sure how her family would react, but that was a worry for another time. “I gotta admit something…”
She looked up at him. “Yeah?”
“I’m so relieved I won’t be catching a stomach virus. At least pregnancy can’t be passed on to me.”
Eva nudged him. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that! You ever hear about the man gaining weight with the woman? You might want to read up on it. We both should probably read up on a lot of stuff. This is gonna be a whole new world.”
“I’m ready for it.” He pulled her in close, still feeling like it was all a dream. He couldn’t organize his thoughts, so he closed his eyes and
“What I’m about to tell you changes everything. Our life together, our life as a couple, everything. Possibly even our jobs.”
Michael chewed on the inside of his cheek, a sarcastic laugh escaping from deep in his throat. “Well hell, if it’s that serious don’t you think you ought to go ahead and tell me, rather than making me sit here sweating bullets like I have since I walked through the door?”
She placed both of her hands on either side of his face. Her palms were smooth to the touch against his skin. “My nausea wasn’t a virus. Hon, I’m pregnant.”
Michael’s heart skipped a beat. Did she just say what he thought she said? Pregnant? Was he dreaming? No, he wasn’t dreaming. Her hands on his face, her closeness, it was all a strong reminder that he was awake and that this was truly playing out.
Scooting back, he looked into her eyes, a rush of various emotions flooding over him. “Pregnant?” His voice cracked as if he were a teen going through puberty again.
Nodding, she pulled the pregnancy test from the pocket on her sweat pants. “I took two different ones. Same result on both. Didn’t even take five minutes for it to show up.”
He studied the lines that were so dark that there was no way to even remotely think the test was flawed. “I...” he couldn’t find the right words.
She leaned her forehead against his. “Say something, Mikey.” Her whisper was almost inaudible.
“Truth is…” he cupped the back of her head, keeping her skin against his. “Truth is this is the best news I’ve heard in so long.” He felt warmth underneath his eyelids and a few tears fell down the bridge of his nose. “What are you thinking?”
Finally, he heard her beautiful laughter. Her worried brow had faded, and her grin made her already beautiful face that much more vibrant. “It’s a tad bit out of order, but when I saw those lines come up, it was amazing. I wish you could’ve been here to see, but Janet kinda forced her way in with it all.”
“It’s okay.” He kissed her, unable to break physical contact with her. “Out of order is fine. Since when have we ever done things how they should be?”
“It’s just so strange.” She wiped the moisture from her face and leaned against his shoulder. “I’m excited and terrified all at the same time.”
“You and me both, Eva.” He clasped his fingers within hers and they sat in silence for a few minutes, the ticking of the second hand loud as he let it all sink in. His mother would be thrilled. He wasn’t sure how her family would react, but that was a worry for another time. “I gotta admit something…”
She looked up at him. “Yeah?”
“I’m so relieved I won’t be catching a stomach virus. At least pregnancy can’t be passed on to me.”
Eva nudged him. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that! You ever hear about the man gaining weight with the woman? You might want to read up on it. We both should probably read up on a lot of stuff. This is gonna be a whole new world.”
“I’m ready for it.” He pulled her in close, still feeling like it was all a dream. He couldn’t organize his thoughts, so he closed his eyes and
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