Always Ever After (Always 2.50) - Page 20

Selene looks at me and raises her eyebrows. I glance at Braxton. Who wants to say it?

Braxton takes my hand and pulls me closer to him. “We’re going to have a baby.”

Ronan’s mouth opens and his eyes register surprise. “Kylie? You’re pregnant?”

I nod and swipe my fingers beneath my eyes. “Yes. Selene, I’m so sorry. I didn’t want to steal your thunder. I was going to tell him tomorrow, but—”

She shakes her head. “No, I’m so glad you did. Brax, I knew. I knew last weekend and it’s been killing me.”

Brax hasn’t once stopped smiling. Is it possible to say a guy is glowing? That’s such a girl thing, but I’m not even kidding; he totally is.

“Wait,” Ronan says, holding up a hand. “Kylie’s the one who’s pregnant? I thought…”

“You thought what?” Selene asks.

“I thought you were pregnant,” he says.

“Yeah, I did too,” Braxton says.

“Why?” Selene asks with a laugh.

“I found a box of pregnancy tests in the garbage,” Ronan says. “I figured you were waiting to tell me, so I didn’t ask you about it.”

I laugh. “No, that was me. I took one at your house before I went to the doctor.”

Ronan looks bewildered. “Wow, I really had the wrong impression.” He turns to Selene. “So you’re not pregnant?”

Selene shakes her head. “No, but I have to be honest, I thought I could be. This whole thing started last weekend. I was late so I took a test to find out, and I made Kylie take one, too. But hers was the one that was positive.”

“I suppose considering we’ve been married for about an hour, this is good news.” Ronan turns to Selene and slips a hand around her waist. “But I have to admit I’m a little disappointed.”

Selene’s lips part. “You are?”

Ronan smiles. “Yeah. It hit me when I saw that test that I’d love to have a baby with you.”

“Are you serious?” she asks.

“Absolutely,” he says. “Maybe we should talk about it a bit first, but at some point, yes. I think we should have a baby.”

He gathers her in his arms and kisses her. Any hope I had of not being a sobbing mess is long gone. I wipe my cheeks, but the tears don’t stop.

Braxton lifts my hand and brings it to his lips. “You’re so tired. Are you ready to go?”

I take a deep breath. I don’t want to bail on Selene’s reception, but I’m pretty sure if I sit, I’m either going to put my head down and sob, or pass out. “Yes. I’m exhausted.”

Selene reaches out and squeezes my hand. “Go get some rest, babe.”

I squeeze her back. “Love you.”

“Love you, too.”

We gather up our things and say goodbye to people. Braxton puts his arm around me and leads me toward the lobby.

“So,” he says, “we can still have sex while you’re pregnant, right?”

I laugh. “Of course that’s your first question.”

He leans away so he can look at me and raises his eyebrows. “But can we?”

“Yes, we definitely can.”

He laughs and hugs me tighter. “I’m just teasing. Let’s get you to the hotel so we can get in bed. I’m going to cuddle the fuck out of you tonight.”

And that sounds absolutely perfect to me.