Juicy Rebound (IceCats 1)

“Remember to talk to him first.”

“Ugh. You’re ruining this for me.”

When the line goes dead, I shrug. I’ll call her tomorrow and make sure she made good life choices. Knowing her, though, she probably won’t. She’ll probably throw up on him when she tries to talk to him. I kind of wish I could be there. But then I remember that I am freaking out.

“Damn it, where is your dad?” I yell, and Sadie barks happily.

I swear I’m going to bite a hole in my lip if I have to wait any longer. When Nico pulls up, I cry out in relief. Chandler gets out of the car, and I open the door for him. When he sees me, he’s grinning. This is probably my favorite part of loving him, the way he looks at me after a long road trip. Or hell, anytime. When he looks at me, I know he wants me, he loves me, and it feels so unbelievable.

“I love when you can’t wait to get me naked,” he says as he climbs the stairs.

I can’t speak. He comes through the door before kicking it shut with his foot. He then lifts me up, and I wrap my legs around his waist as he holds my ass in his hands. “Hey.”

“Hey,” I whisper before our lips touch. He draws out the kiss before he pulls back, kissing my bottom lip.

“You look really good,” he says roughly as he rubs my ass. His brow perks, and my heart stops. “What’s that?”

“What?” I ask, even though I know what he is asking about.

He taps my back pocket. “That.”

“The pregnancy test I just took.”

He goes still as his eyes search mine. “Seriously?”

“Seriously.”

Time stops. I swear. We just stare into each other’s eyes as he holds me. His breathing has picked up, and my heart is already well past out of control. He reaches into my back pocket and pulls out the test before lowering me to my feet. He looks at it, and I know he sees the plus sign. “It’s positive.”

“I know,” I say. Everything shifts into in overdrive. I don’t know what he is thinking or what he wants to do. I start to panic. “I don’t know what happened, and I know this isn’t planned. We only got engaged a month ago. I guess I must have fucked up on my birth—”

His lips stop my words. He brings his hands up, framing my face as he kisses me, his tongue searching my mouth. When he pulls back, his eyes are watery as he drops to his knees, taking my hips in his hands.

He looks up at me, and I smile as I cup his face. “Really?”

I’m breathless. “Really.”

He lifts my shirt and places a kiss to my stomach. “I am going to love you so damn much,” I hear him whisper, and my heart explodes in my chest, which is nothing new with him. He makes that happen on the daily.

I bite my lip as he looks up at me again. “I could lose it.”

He shakes his head. “No, don’t think that way.”

“I don’t want you to—”

“We’re good. We’re great, Amelia.”

“Are you sure?”

“More than sure,” he says, coming to his feet and wrapping his arms around my waist. “I want this. I want you. Us. A baby.”

“Really? This is so unexpected—”

“Amelia, I want this. I do. I really do.”

“I’m gonna be huge at our wedding.”

He grins, his eyes still swimming in tears. “Baby, you’ll be the most gorgeous bride ever.”

My heart skips a beat. “Oh, Chandler, you wreck me.”

He chuckles. “Right back at you,” he says before pressing his nose to mine. “We are going to have it all.”

As I gaze into his eyes, I know he’s right. I feel like I have it all now. Only Chandler could do that. He is the one person I know who will never let me go. And I’ll never let him go. He was my juicy rebound, then my option two, and now, he’s my future.

“Thank you,” I whisper, my lips moving against his. “For completing me.”

A single tear rolls down Chandler’s face as he gathers me tighter in his arms. “Anytime.”

THE END