My Expectation (My Escort Series Book 3) by Kia Carrington-Russell

I record the proposal. I might have had a secret satisfaction in waiting to see how he reacted to ah, other things,” Megan said with a promiscuous smile.
                  “You’re pregnant!” Hayden said in shocked seriousness. He seemed more stunned than Damon’s reaction.
                  “Hey lover boy,” Megan teased Damon. “Offer me a good enough birthday present this year and I will show you the photo I took of Cloves when she found out she was pregnant.”
                  Damon’s eyes lit up with excitement. He had his hands around my waist comfortably and tightly.
                  “No,” I said firmly with amusement. In a way it felt right that Hayden and Megan were here for this. They were two of the people that I was closest to and it made me happy to know that Damon trusted them as much as me.
                  “Her expression was just as blank as yours, but for like hours,” Megan began to laugh.
                  “You’re too evil,” Hayden growled at her in my defense. He looked at us both with an acknowledging smile. “Congratulations. You two really deserve it.” He grabbed Damon’s hand and shook it proudly.
                  “Hayden,” Damon said with fondness. “Would you do me the honor of being my best man?” Hayden was genuinely surprised by this. A smile stretched over my face and tears began to stream down my cheeks again. I knew the two had gotten close over the past few months, but all of it seemed so overwhelming for me to handle.
                  “I’d be honored,” Hayden said.
                  “Be damned if he gets offered before me!” Megan said pushing Hayden aside and confronting me with expectation. “I am your maid of honor.” It wasn’t even a question; she just took the role. I laughed as I wiped away the tears.
                  “Well of course you are,” I said. I hugged her, wiping away the last of my tears. Megan whispered into my ear.
                  “I am so proud of you. Congratulations, you deserve this happiness,” she kissed my cheek and then hugged Damon. “Now you have a huge responsibility to look after both my sister and my little nephew or niece. Oh and good luck, by the sounds of it she is going to be a hormonal beast.” She grabbed Hayden’s hand and began to tug on him. “Well I think it’s time for us to leave and leave you two to it. Come on.”
    Hayden seemed to obey instantly, although he whined the entire time. We watched them close the door behind them. Damon hugged me from behind, his hands firmly patting my belly. “Thank you Clover,” he whispered and kissed my cheek. I closed my eyes. This moment was bliss, I felt secure in his arms, protected, utterly, and intoxicatingly in love.
                  “What do we do now?” I asked still with my eyes closed. My body still pumped with adrenalin and I tried to ease my breathing to slow my pounding heart.
                  “Now my beautiful fiancée, we plan a wedding because I don’t want to wait a day longer to make you mine for better and for worse.” I turned around to him with a smile. We stared into one another’s eyes. It felt like time had stopped for only us. This moment of pure joy and total commitment, we were moving forward together and towards a family. So much is about to change and it isn’t a world we are so used to. Yet, the gleam in both of our eyes made me believe we could take on the entire world, surely we could look after one child.
                  “I would like that very much,” I smiled. I side glanced the food. “But first can we eat? I am so hungry.” I laughed. Damon swept me into his arms in a bridal carry position. I laughed at him as he walked me over to the table where few of the candlelight’s had gone out from the wind. But the fairy lights still glistened in front of