Broken Dreams (Broken 2)

“I feel the same way, Courtney. I have to admit that you’re kind of still making me worry here. Angel, please talk to me.”

I closed my eyes, said a silent prayer, and just went for it. “Okay, so you know how I was going to have Whitley pee on one of the tests to play a joke on my mom?”

He nodded his head. “Yeah.”

“Well, I didn’t need Whit after all,” I said with a weak smile, waiting for it to click in Reed’s head.

Nothing.

He just stared at me, like he was expecting me to keep going on with the story.

“Is there more to the story?” he asked as he scrunched up his nose.

He is so damn sexy. I wanted to jump him just for scrunching up his damn nose.

I let out a giggle and shook my head. “Not really.”

“Why didn’t you need her? Did your mom tell you not to do it?”

I tilted my head. “No. She’s still waiting for me to send her a picture of a negative test.”

He looked so confused, and it was so damn cute.

“Why haven’t you sent it yet?”

I smiled bigger. “Because all the tests were positive.”

“All the tests were…”

Then, it clicked. Bingo! He’s finally got it. God, please don’t let him be angry.

He stared at me for a few seconds before his smile matched mine. “Court…are you saying what I think you’re saying?”

I stood up and walked over to my purse. I grabbed all eight tests and placed them on the coffee table. “I hope you’re not mad. I was just as surprised as you are. I didn’t believe it. Oh God, I’m so sorry, but I might have missed a pill…or two. I’m so bad about taking them, and…well, I had no idea, and I’m not that late, so…”

Reed got up, never taking his eyes off the tests. He just stood there, staring down at the table. The longer he stayed silent, the more scared I got. He finally looked at me, and I gave him a smile.

He smiled back and asked, “We’re having a baby?”

I nodded my head and pointed to the tests. “Unless they’re all wrong. Are you upset?”

The next thing I knew, Reed was pulling me to him and picking me up. He started walking us toward the bedroom.

“What are you doing?” I asked.

He looked at me and let out a laugh. “I’m going to make love to you, Courtney. I didn’t think you could ever make me as happy as I have been, but you just made me the happiest man in the world.”

He walked up to the side of the bed and slowly let me slide down his body. I could feel how much he wanted me. My heart was beating so fast, and I had the strangest feeling in my stomach.

He’s happy?

He’s happy.

I bit down on my lower lip. “You’re not upset? I was so afraid you’d be upset with me.”

He placed his hands on the sides of my face, and I watched as his eyes moved all over my face until his eyes locked with mine.

“I could never be upset about something like this. Do you know how many times I’ve dreamed of you having my child? How many times I’ve thought about how wonderful it would be to make love to you when your stomach is full and round with our baby? You’re my whole world. You’re my dreams come true.” He took his thumbs and gently wiped away my tears. Then, he leaned down and kissed me on the forehead. “I pray to God every night that this isn’t a dream and that I don’t fuck this up in some way and make you leave me.”