Page 32 of Snow One Like You

“Was tricked into agreeing to marry you,” I corrected.

Soren rolled his eyes, but his lips were curved in an amused smile. “Fine. When I coerced you into agreeing to marry me.”

“Ha! I win.”

His eyes narrowed.

“Don’t be a sore loser, babe,” I chirped. Once again, my brain had taken a while to catch up, probably the baby fog I’d heard about. “You knew we weren’t using protection and didn’t say anything?”

“Not on purpose. I meant to, but it just kept slipping my mind.”

“Were you trying to get me pregnant?”

My jaw almost hit the ground when I spotted a barely detectable shade of pink coloring his cheeks.

“No. But the idea certainly wasn’t unappealing.”

I smacked my forehead, then fell back onto the mattress and tried to make sense of everything that was happening.

“I didn’t realize it would upset you this much,” he murmured, his expression filled with concern. “You’d mentioned having a baby, so I assumed you wanted kids.”

I burst into laughter, my body shaking with mirth until tears rolled down my cheeks.

Soren watched me with an annoyed frown. When I eventually caught my breath and calmed, his tone was droll. “I didn’t think the idea of having a baby with me was all that hysterical.”

“It’s not,” I assured him, a grin still splitting my face. “I couldn’t help laughing at our situation because it is straight out of a freaking romance novel. Guy fucks girl bare, girl freaks out when she gets pregnant, guy tells her he wants her to have his kids, and?—”

“Hold up,” Soren interjected, shaking his head as if to clear it. “Did you say, girl freaks out when she gets pregnant?”

“Yes.” It was entirely possible that my giant smile was going to break my face.

“You’re pregnant?” Soren stared at me with wide eyes and a slack jaw.

“Why are you so surprised? You’re the one who was basically taunting fate.”

It took a second, but the astonishment slowly morphed into smugness. “I win.”

I gasped, ready to argue, but truthfully… “I think this time, we both win.”

Soren’s eyes shone with love and happiness. “We both win.”

I wasin such a fog over Cammie’s announcementthat I’d forgotten all about the news I’d intended to share when I got home.

We were cuddling on the couch, my arms around her with my hand resting on her flat stomach. “Do you want to know what Caleb and I discussed this afternoon?”

“Oh, right. I forgot all about that.”

“There were more important things on our minds,” I mused with a chuckle. “Anyway, Caleb said he’s been struggling to hire someone to manage the new training facility. He hasn’t found anyone he trusts and feels like would be right for the job.”

Cammie turned to face me, clearly trying not to get excited, but her blue eyes were filled with hope.

“He wants me to take the position.”

“Is…” Her voice was hesitant. “Is that something you want?”

“Are you kidding?” I laughed joyfully. “It’s a fantastic job in an incredible place that has come to feel like home. And it means making my amazing wife-to-be happy. How could I not want it?”

“Really?” she breathed.

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