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What?!”
I exploded out of my seat, practically tackling her. She let out peals of laughter as I picked her up and swung her around, burying my face in her neck.
Oh my God, I thought dizzily. I’m going to be a father.
A father.
To a baby.
My baby.
I spun her and spun her until we fell onto the couch with her on top of me, me making sure that her fall was gentle and safe. She raised up on her arms and looked down at me.
“I love you,” I said and I meant it more than I ever had before.
“I love you,” she said back with a huge grin. But then that grin faltered. “I know I’ve been…difficult these last two weeks. And I’m sorry. I am also sorry I didn’t tell you sooner.”
“You’ve known?” I didn’t want to sound accusatory or make her feel badly, but this seemed like the kind of thing I sh
