Page 88 of Possessed By You

“No rush.” I wonder if she can see how badly my hands are shaking.

My heart is on the outside of my body. I’m wearing it like a damn brooch.

“Can I get you tea? Coffee? Anything?”

“No, I’m okay.”

“You sure? It’s real cold out there.” She nods decisively. “I’ll get you a tea.”

Knowing she won’t take no for an answer, I take a seat in the chic waiting area. She reappears with a steaming mug and, after a few more polite words, disappears back in her office where no doubt a pile of paperwork rests.

I sip the tea, my stomach flopping and turning with nervousness. How will he take it?

Will he be excited? Will he not react? Will he hide his true reaction?

I’m pregnant. I have a baby growing inside of me.

The chaos is just around the corner, I can feel it. The worry. The excitement. The anticipation.

The door to Benjamin’s office opens, a hand flat against the glass to keep it ajar. The shiny watch on Benjamin’s wrist tells me it’s him as men pour out of the room, laughing. They know who I am by now, and although I can’t recall any of their names, they greet me warmly as they pass to make a good impression on the boss’s wife.

“Darce?”

I glance at Benjamin standing in the doorway of his office, a curious look on his face.

“Did I miss an appointment? Dinner?”

I shake my head, picking up the mug from the coffee table and walk past him into his spacious office.

“Are you okay?” he asks.

His desk phone rings, and he reaches across, slamming it down to end the blasted blaring.

“I’m…better than okay.” I lift my chin.

Bent over his desk, he glances at me, piecing together my sudden appearance. In so many ways, this mirrors the first time I came here to divulge the same news to him.

Except this time, he reacts.

“You’re…?”

I nod. “Yes.”

I see so much in such a short amount of time. Disbelief. Awe. Confusion. Realization. Excitement. And then…blistering happiness.

He rushes over to me, capturing me in an embrace. “You’re pregnant,” he breathes, wanting the confirmation.

I can’t keep the smile from my face. The tears are back with a vengeance, rolling down my cheeks. “I’m pregnant. I-I checked three times. I’m—”

His lips slam into mine, and he lifts me up, stopping me from saying more. I wrap my long legs around his waist.

I’m on clouds. I’m in the stratosphere.

He’s happy.

He’s actuallyhappy.

Benjamin sets me down onto his desk, pulling back with a breathless gasp. I stare at him, full of every possible emotion as he sweeps his thumbs over my cheeks, looking lost for words himself.