Page 39 of Always Yours

I nod my head reluctantly. “She would. I can see it in her face that she means it when she says it, but I can’t let her take my baby away from me.”

“Do you really want to get a place for us to live?” Lily asks me.

“Of course. I know you are unsure about how I feel about you, but you are it for me and I hope I can show you that. You’re already my everything and I already I know that I want to spend my life with you. My father always told me I would know when I found the woman for me, and I didn’t believe that you could just know something like that until you walked into my life,” I tell her honestly.

“Wow,” she breathes out.

“I actually have an appointment with a realtor after the appointment, and then I’m going to look at vehicles for us,” I tell her.

“Can I come?” she asks hesitantly.

“If you want; I know you are tired. If you feel up to it though, I’d love it if you helped picked out our future home,” I say.

“I can nap after that. Sasha said she would handle supper today,” she replies.

“You can still use my bed. I’ll nap in my father’s room,” I say to make her feel more comfortable.

“You can have your bed, that’s okay,” she says softly.

I shake my head. “I like you in my bed. Even though you think it’s not a good idea. I didn’t get any sleep without you beside me.”

“Then let’s nap together. No funny business. I would sleep better with you there,” she admits.

“If you want, baby. No pressure,” I say softly.

We pull up to the clinic and our conversation is halted.

It doesn’t take long before we are in the room waiting for the doctor after Lily was weighed, had her blood pressure checked, and gave a urine sample. She seems quite nervous and keeps fidgeting.

“Hi, I’m Dr. Crawford,” the woman says walking into the room with a big smile.

“Hi, I’m Lily and this is Derek,” Lily says, gesturing to me.

“Right, so you had taken a pregnancy test, and the result is positive,” the doctor says.

I can’t help the smile that comes over my face.

They start talking about periods and how far along Lily is. She isn’t too far; about four to five weeks. She writes a prescription for prenatal vitamins, and anti-nausea medication, and tells her that she would like to see her in a month. It happens so fast, but Lily is smiling when we get back into the SUV.

“I wasn’t sure what to think when I thought I was pregnant, but now that the doctor has confirmed it, I can’t believe it. I’m going to be someone’s mother. Now that it’s real, there isn’t anything I want more,” Lily says.

“I think that you will be a great mom. I’m the lucky fool that gets to have that with you,” I tell her.

“Let’s go look at houses, and then feed me before car shopping,” she demands, causing me to chuckle.

Hopefully this is the start of the rest of our lives together.

Chapter Nine

Liliana

Three months later…

There have been a few bumps in the road in the last few months, but I had never expected anything less.

Derek and I have slept in the same bed every night, but we haven’t gone beyond kissing and holding each other.

He has made a great effort to get to know me. He has taken me out on many dates and asks me all sorts of random questions. I can see it in his eyes that he’s really trying.

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