Page 83 of Unmasked By a Captivating Lady

He nodded, grasping her to his chest, too overcome to talk for a moment.

They were about to become parents, for the first time. Their child was still so small, but it was real. In nine months, they would meet him or her. A unique individual. A precious gift.

He swallowed another lump. What had he done, to deserve such joy? And then, there was the other news tonight, about Andrew and Ruth’s engagement. It seemed that their cup was flowing over, indeed.

He pulled back, gazing down at her. He had known that there was something different about her tonight; she had a luminous quality that he had never seen before. A radiance. She was about to become a mother, and she was blooming with it.

His heart tightened. The mother to his child.

Their lives were about to change, in the best way possible. A new adventure awaited them. And he knew that with his wife by his side, they could take on anything.

THE END