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Groaning, I tug on the white ribbon, and it falls away. When I lift off the lid, there’s a positive pregnancy test resting among some crumpled tissue paper.
I grab the test out of the box and turn to her. “You’re serious? We’re going to be having a baby?”
She laughs and nods, her eyes glassy as she puts the champagne on a tray to the side. “We’re going to have a baby. I found out two days ago.”
Grinning, I drop the test back in the box and toss it to the side before hauling her into a tight hug and peppering kisses on every inch of her skin that I can reach. “I can’t believe that we’re going to have a baby!”
Amy hugs me back, kissing me before pulling away. “I’m probably just a few weeks along, but I have an appointment with the doctor on Monday to confirm.”
“Can I be there?”
“I would be mad if you weren’t.”
My cheeks ache from grinning as I lean over and kiss her stomach. “Hi, little baby, it’s your dad. I just wanted you to know that we love you and can’t wait for you to be here with us.”
Amy runs her fingers through my hair before I sit back up and look at her.
I don’t think I’ve ever loved another person more than I love her.
She’s been with me through everything over the last year. We’ve spent weeks pouring over policies together and trying to push forward innovation. The two of us have spent countless hours volunteering and spending time with the people, traveling around the country and getting to know as many towns as we can.
Without her, everything I’ve accomplished since the day she came into my life wouldn’t have been possible.
And now we’re going to have a baby to add to the mix.
I grin and kiss her again. “I can’t believe this.”
“Well, we weren’t exactlynottrying, now, were we?” Amy shuffles closer to me as I wrap my arm around her. “We’re going to be parents. Can you believe it? I’m scared. I always thought that my parents were going to be around when I had kids of my own while I was growing up, and now they’re not here.”
“Our baby is going to be surrounded by so much love from us and your cousins and the staff. An entire country, really.” I press my lips to her temple. “But I know what you mean. I wish they could all be here for this too.”
Amy nods, leaning into me more. “We’re going to be good parents.”
“We’re going to be amazing parents.”
As we sit and watch the sunset, I know that the life I have now is the reason I went through all the trials and tribulations.
Everything I’ve ever faced has brought me to Amy and our baby. The good and the bad. The losses and the wins. Endless nights of thinking that I was never going to be good enough. Times when I thought that I was too good for other things.
Every single moment has been making me into the man she deserves.
I would go through it all a million times over if the result was the same.
She’s my sun, and I’m perpetually in her orbit.
And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
The End