Total pages in book: 19
Estimated words: 17879 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 89(@200wpm)___ 72(@250wpm)___ 60(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 17879 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 89(@200wpm)___ 72(@250wpm)___ 60(@300wpm)
She turns those hazel eyes to me, gnawing on her bottom lip. I take her hand and give it a gentle squeeze.
“What’s going on, love?”
“I’m just not sure how much time I’m going to be able to take off,” she says.
“No? Why not?”
She takes my hand and lays it against her belly, her eyes wide and uncertain. As the implication sinks into my brain, my mouth falls open.
“You—you’re—you’re not?”
“I am,” she says.
Shooting to my feet, I scoop her up and spin her around. Maeve squeals with laughter and clings to me tightly. I give her a long, passionate kiss then set her down. She turns her face up to me.
“So… you’re okay with this?” she asks.
“I’m more than okay with it, love. I’m bloody ecstatic,” I tell her. “There is nobody I’d rather have a family with than you.”
“There better not be anybody else you’re having a family with.”
I laugh. “Well, there was this one lass—”
“Shut up,” she says, cutting me off with a kiss.
She pulls back and we stare into each other’s eyes for a long moment, a river of love flowing between us so deep, I could lose myself in it. Capsize in it. And it would feel glorious.
“So… we’re really doing this,” she says.
“We’re really doing this.”
She breaks into a wide smile, relief etched into her features. “I was so worried you weren’t going to be happy about this.”
“I couldn’t be happier,” I tell her. “Or more grateful.”
She pulls back and looks at me again. “I haven’t even told my dad that he’s going to be a grandfather yet. Should we call him?”
“I’ve got a better idea.”
“Yeah? What’s that?”
“Rearrange your schedule. Tell your clients you’re taking a long weekend,” I tell her. “We’re going to fly down to Costa Rica and tell him face to face.”
“Are you serious?”
“As a heart attack, love.”
Maeve squeals and claps her hands then turns and bolts for the bedroom. I watch her go and feel my heart grow ten sizes too big for my chest. I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve such a woman and such a life, but I’m grateful for it. I wake up and go to bed every single day thanking the stars above that we’ve found each other in this life.
I’m hers and she’s mine.
And that’s a beautiful thing. A more beautiful thing than I ever thought I’d have.
She’s turned my life on its head and changed the way I see everything about myself and the world around me.
It’s disorienting at times, but it’s the most wonderful thing I’ve ever experienced. I love Maeve with every single piece of my heart and every single day, I feel like I’m walking through a dream.
Only better, because it’s real.
That girl has captured my heart and has given my life meaning. Purpose. And best of all, she’s given me a love I never knew existed.
To say I’m thankful for her would be an understatement.
But I am.
I’m grateful to and for her. And for this life we’re sharing.
And I’m never, ever going to let her go.
The End