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met.
"Give me that, please," she said.
"When were you going to tell me?"
He turned from her and glanced at the pregnancy test. He saw the result clearly and even though he was surprised, he couldn't help the excitement and joy it brought him.
"When I knew something for sure."
"You mean you don't know?" he asked.
"No," she said as she stood up. “I took it before I came up but never got to see the results." She reached up for the test, but he held it away.
He was stunned she had no idea and decided to use that to his advantage.
"So you're saying that I know something you don't," he said. As much as he didn't want to give anything away, he couldn't help but grin.
"Then just tell me."
"No, not until you say you'll marry me."
"I'm not going to say that," she said. "Right now you have the test, you know the answer. So I don't know if you're saying you want to marry me because it's negative and you don't want kids but you want to be with me, or because it's positive and you feel obligated."
"Have I ever told you that you think too much?"
"You used to all the time when we were younger."
"It's good to see that some things don't change," he said. "I asked you to marry me before I even knew this was a possibility. A month ago, I asked you to move in with me."
"Technically you told me to move in with you." Keira fought a smile spreading across her lips but lost.
"I know that none of this goes along with your planned-out life, but sometimes the most spontaneous and impulsive things are the best moments," Griffin said. "Sometimes unexpected plans are the ones worth having." He balanced the test between the tips of his fingers. "Did you mean to say no before?"
"No," she said sheepishly. "I'm sorry, I'm just scared. The only people I loved died. I was afraid of losing you like I lost my parents. Don't try to make sense of it. It's just my whole life has been turned upside down since you came back into it. That week we were together was amazing, and it had nothing to do with where we were."
"I know it didn't, all that mattered was that we were together. That's how it always was with us. So why did you really say no?"
"I just needed to know the results before I said anything. Can you tell me now?"
"No."
"No?"
He shook his head. "I know you love planning things and you know how impulsive I can be, but you know what? I think that's what makes us work. We balance each other out." He slipped his arm around her and pulled her close but still kept the test out of her reach. "There are only a few things in life I'm sure about, Keira, and one is that I love you, I've always loved you. Two is that no matter what, I want us to spend the rest of our lives together."
"And three?" she asked as she looked up into his eyes.
"Three is that you're going to make an amazing mom."
Chapter Twelve
Eight Months Later
Keira watched the scenery speed by as Griffin drove to his parents' home. Shortly after the first ultrasound, he insisted they needed an SUV so he purchased a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S with every available option. She had to admit she liked the car, even if today the curvy roads were adding nausea to her usual heartburn.
Last week had been her last day with Turner and Turner. After accepting Griffin's proposal, she had read through the case against him, and one thing stood out from the woman's complaint. It was her signature. Keira did a little digging and discovered the woman was using an alias. She was part of a large syndicate of con artists and thought Griffin was an easy mark after she read an article in a magazine.
As they drove up the curved driveway leading to the Goodrichs’ Georgian-style mansion, Keira felt a cramp run through her abdomen. She winced and rested her hand on her round belly.
"Everything alright?" Griffin asked, his face filled with concern.
"Yes, I'm fine. Just a weird cramp." She grabbed his hand and put it on her moving belly. "He's stretching."
As they approached the house,
"Give me that, please," she said.
"When were you going to tell me?"
He turned from her and glanced at the pregnancy test. He saw the result clearly and even though he was surprised, he couldn't help the excitement and joy it brought him.
"When I knew something for sure."
"You mean you don't know?" he asked.
"No," she said as she stood up. “I took it before I came up but never got to see the results." She reached up for the test, but he held it away.
He was stunned she had no idea and decided to use that to his advantage.
"So you're saying that I know something you don't," he said. As much as he didn't want to give anything away, he couldn't help but grin.
"Then just tell me."
"No, not until you say you'll marry me."
"I'm not going to say that," she said. "Right now you have the test, you know the answer. So I don't know if you're saying you want to marry me because it's negative and you don't want kids but you want to be with me, or because it's positive and you feel obligated."
"Have I ever told you that you think too much?"
"You used to all the time when we were younger."
"It's good to see that some things don't change," he said. "I asked you to marry me before I even knew this was a possibility. A month ago, I asked you to move in with me."
"Technically you told me to move in with you." Keira fought a smile spreading across her lips but lost.
"I know that none of this goes along with your planned-out life, but sometimes the most spontaneous and impulsive things are the best moments," Griffin said. "Sometimes unexpected plans are the ones worth having." He balanced the test between the tips of his fingers. "Did you mean to say no before?"
"No," she said sheepishly. "I'm sorry, I'm just scared. The only people I loved died. I was afraid of losing you like I lost my parents. Don't try to make sense of it. It's just my whole life has been turned upside down since you came back into it. That week we were together was amazing, and it had nothing to do with where we were."
"I know it didn't, all that mattered was that we were together. That's how it always was with us. So why did you really say no?"
"I just needed to know the results before I said anything. Can you tell me now?"
"No."
"No?"
He shook his head. "I know you love planning things and you know how impulsive I can be, but you know what? I think that's what makes us work. We balance each other out." He slipped his arm around her and pulled her close but still kept the test out of her reach. "There are only a few things in life I'm sure about, Keira, and one is that I love you, I've always loved you. Two is that no matter what, I want us to spend the rest of our lives together."
"And three?" she asked as she looked up into his eyes.
"Three is that you're going to make an amazing mom."
Chapter Twelve
Eight Months Later
Keira watched the scenery speed by as Griffin drove to his parents' home. Shortly after the first ultrasound, he insisted they needed an SUV so he purchased a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S with every available option. She had to admit she liked the car, even if today the curvy roads were adding nausea to her usual heartburn.
Last week had been her last day with Turner and Turner. After accepting Griffin's proposal, she had read through the case against him, and one thing stood out from the woman's complaint. It was her signature. Keira did a little digging and discovered the woman was using an alias. She was part of a large syndicate of con artists and thought Griffin was an easy mark after she read an article in a magazine.
As they drove up the curved driveway leading to the Goodrichs’ Georgian-style mansion, Keira felt a cramp run through her abdomen. She winced and rested her hand on her round belly.
"Everything alright?" Griffin asked, his face filled with concern.
"Yes, I'm fine. Just a weird cramp." She grabbed his hand and put it on her moving belly. "He's stretching."
As they approached the house,
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