Chapter 15
He is off the couch, chasing after me in the next second. By the time we reach the bathroom I am giggling uncontrollably. Grabbing my waist, he pulls me against him. “I love you so much. No matter what the test shows, just remember, no matter what… you’re stuck with me.”
“I love you, too.” I say while reaching for the test. Sure of what it’s going to say, I begin talking before I even look at it. “The next time you feel like wasting money, I can think of bet...” My teasing falls short when I actually look at it. I freeze. I can’t believe my eyes. I know Mychal is expecting me to reveal the results, but I have no words. I am in complete shock, utter disbelief.
“Piper? Baby?” Mychal is unsure of my reaction.
All I am able to do is hand it to him, watching as his eyes light up. “Piper, are you okay?”
Still in shock, I give him honesty. “I don’t know. I mean, they can be wrong.”
“There are two more, different kinds, we can take those to be sure. I wanted to have them just in case… so we could both have the reassurance. Want me to grab them?”
I nod my head. He goes back to the bedroom; I wait for him to return. I laugh when I see he has also brought me a bottle of water. He shrugs, “I thought you might be thirsty… and it might help you have to pee.”
“That was very thoughtful of you… now get out so I can go.” His excitement relieves a small portion of my tension.
I’m nervous. I never, not in a million years, thought it would show positive. Yes, I’m late, but I have been stressing about pretty much everything.
After peeing on both new tests, I join Mychal in the bedroom where we can wait it out together. He is on the bed, looking completely relaxed. Patting the bed for me to join him, he asks again, “You okay?”
“Yeah, I think I am. Nervous, shocked but okay.” I return his smile and let him hold me. “Are you okay?”
“I’m perfect. I’ve thought about this a lot over the last month, at first, I was unsure. I mean, I never considered being a dad… ever. But I knew something had changed when I felt disappointed when you called me with the results of your first text. It confused me. I should have felt relieved, but I didn’t.”
“Why didn’t you say anything?”
Shrugging he tells me, “You had so much going on, I didn’t want to be the cause of any added stress. Then the days turned into weeks. My sadness subsided, and I knew even if it wasn’t now, one day I wanted you to have my baby. I figured we had lots of time to talk about it, I just hoped you’d want the same thing. When you still hadn’t started your period, I figured buying the tests wouldn’t hurt anything. I wanted to know, one way or the other.”
“Speaking of, it should have been enough time. I’ll let you do the honors.”
After a quick kiss on my head, he is gone. He returns with all three tests in his hands. There is no containing his excitement.
“Well three tests, three different brands… one result. All three say you are having my baby.”
The tears are falling, and I am unable to stop them. His smile fades as he pulls me into his arms.
“Baby, please, don’t cry. I don’t want you to be upset.”
The tears continue as I shake my head. “I’m not upset. Scared, nervous, freaking out… but not upset. I love you so much.”
He wipes my tears, shedding a few of his own. “I love you, too. I couldn’t be any happier than I am right now… being here, with you… knowing we created another little person. Baby, I’m going to take care of you, both of you… always.”
“OH MY GOD, MYCHAL!” I shout startling him, making him jump. “WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!”
“You just scared the hell out of me.” Laughing at me, he continues, “I thought we already established that?”
I practically throw myself at him, pushing him back on the bed. “I need you, Mychal, please.”
“You have me.”
My hands are fumbling as I attempt to remove his clothes. They aren’t coming off quickly enough. He finds my frustration humorous. “What’s your rush?”
“I don’t know, I just… I just need you!”
Rolling us over, he settles himself on top of me. “There’s no need to rush, we have all night. I want to devour you, savor every second.”
His words alone are evoking excitement. I feel the heat already building in my core, fueling my already out-of-control desire. Apparently finished with talking, he takes my mouth with his own. There is so much passion behind the kiss, it feels as if he is pouring every ounce of his emotion into it.
At a leisurely pace, he works to undress us both. Taking his time, he caresses my body as he exposes it, little by little. By the time he has me naked, I am on fire. I want him, now… but I will give him this. I will let him take his time; let him move unhurriedly in his quest for our shared pleasure. Even though, I am not sure how much more I can take before I explode.
Mychal knows my body well. I am like his instrument, to which he has perfected, fine tuning and making beautiful music.
Once his mouth has traveled every inch of me, allowing him to taste, to tantalize, and tease he is ready to take me fully. “See Baby, I told you there was no need to rush.”
When I can take no more, I resort to begging. “Please Mychal, everything… everything has been amazing…” I am all but panting, “… but please, I need more. I need you inside me.”
“And I need to be inside you, Baby.” He says this while slowly entering me. On a moan he continues. “Nothing between us. You feel so damn good.”
We make love, doing just as he said, savoring every second.
When the light pours through the window, I wake to an empty bed. I have just had the best sleep I have had in a long time. I feel refreshed for a change. After a quick stop in the bathroom, I make my way out to find Mychal.
Following the smell of delicious coffee, I find him in the kitchen. “Good morning, beautiful.” He says handing me a fresh, steaming mug. “It’s decaf, I’m sorry.” His grin is unapologetic.
I can’t help but roll my eyes, returning the grin. “Are you going to be one of those overprotective daddy-to-bes?”
He shrugs and chuckles, “I can’t help it, I have this overwhelming need to take care of you…” he pauses to place his hand on my stomach, “… and now our baby.”
Placing my hand on top of his, I smile. “You are so sweet. There is so much I need to learn, but I am grateful I have you by my side for this new journey of ours.”
“We will learn it all together.” After kissing me on the forehead, his face turns serious. “When do you want to tell everyone?”
I sigh. “I have no idea. I think we should wait, at least a little while. I want to call Dr. Mason’s office. I’m sure I need to go in and I think there are some vitamins or something I need to take.”
“I want to go with you, to your appointment, if you don’t mind?”
“Of course. I want you to be there with me, but I wouldn’t want to interrupt your work.”
“Work can be scheduled around your appointment. You are my priority.”
“After we see Dr. Mason, maybe take some more time to let it sink in for us.” I cannot stop smiling. “Since Thanksgiving is only a couple weeks away, maybe we can share it with everyone then. Your parents will be home from their trip by then, won’t they?”
“Yeah, they will get back a couple days before. I’ve already heard mom and Kenzie making plans. I think mom secretly loves the fact that Kenzie takes over in the kitchen and she doesn’t have to do it.” We both laugh.
“Ummm, do they know? I mean, dad and I have always gone over for Thanksgiving and Christmas, so my being there won’t be a surprise… but do they know… about us being together?”
His smile is beaming, and he cannot hold back his chuckle when he answers. “Are you kidding? Kenzie told mom before I even had a chance to. She said, ‘It’s about damn time.’ She couldn’t be happier.”
I am relieved. “I just don’t want it to be awkward.”
“Baby, if showing up for dinner with your dad, surprising him with our relationship wasn’t awkward… then having our usual family dinner with my parents, who already know, will be fine. I promise.”
“I hope you’re right.”
“I am.” Setting his mug in the sink he asks, “What do you want to do today?”
“I’m not sure. We should probably go see Kenz. Things were pretty off when we left their yesterday, I’m sure she’s worried.”
“Yeah, but let’s go shower first.” He says kissing my neck.
He grabs my hand, leading the way.