Spinning around in his arms, I looked up into his light brown eyes.
“Nash, I have to tell you something.”
The lights came rushing back on and the sounds of appliances coming back to life filled the kitchen.
“Oh, thank God! The power’s back on,” he stated.
“That’s amazing news. Now we won’t freeze!” I said with a nervous chuckle. Nash drew his brow in and took my hands, but not before reaching over and turning off the oven. He led us over to the stools and sat down, motioning for me to do the same.
“Talk to me, sweetheart.”
I swallowed hard. “Okay, well, the past few days have been so magical, and I have been so lost in this little world we’ve made here with just the two of us.”
“So have I.”
“Nash, there is no excuse to forgetting this, and it only occurred to me when I was talking to Millie and she started to lecture me about unprotected sex.”
His frown deepened, as if what I said made sense.
“I haven’t taken my birth control pill the last few days.”
He stared at me in silence.
“Nash, please say something.”
Blinking to clear his thoughts, he leaned back in the chair. “So how does this work? Do you start taking it again?”
“Well, I would have thought my period would start, but it hasn’t.”
“Okay.”
“I guess I could start taking it again, or wait and see if I start.”
He nodded. “Okay.”
“I can call my doctor today; see what the nurse says.”
“Okay.”
I sighed. “Stop saying okay. Nash, I didn’t do this on purpose.”
He stood and pulled me off the stool. Cupping my face in his hands, he kissed me. It was so sweet and gentle that my knees felt weak.
“There was never a moment I thought you did this on purpose. Kaelynn, I’ve been so caught up in us, I haven’t even reached out to my folks or Morgan. I got a nasty voicemail from Morgan this morning bitching me out for making my folks and her worry. They heard about the snowstorm.”
Grinning, I added, “We sure have been lost in each other, haven’t we?”
“Yes,” he agreed with a chuckle. “It’s been the best few days of my entire life.”
“So, you’re not angry? Are you worried? Because I’m worried sick now.”
He shrugged.
“That’s it? A shrug? Nash, we haven’t even been dating but a few weeks. You can’t be that nonchalant about this.”
“Why not? Do I want to spend time with you getting to know you before we bring a little one into this world? Of course, I do. I’m not exactly ready to be a father, but if something like that happens, then we will deal with it. I’m not going to waste a moment worrying about it, and I don’t want you to either. No matter what happens, we’ll make it work.”
Staring up at him, I opened my mouth to speak, then snapped it shut. This man was unbelievable. I was freaking out inside, and he was calm as all get out.