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“Is it something bad?” I ask, feeling confused.
Mia shakes her head.
“Then why don’t you tell me now?” I plead, my curiosity killing me.
She places both hands over her stomach and shakes her head, eyes downcast. “I just need a little more time. Please.”
Now I’m the one holding tightly to her hands, and after kissing her forehead, I say, “If you say yes to being my girlfriend, I can wait as long as you need me to.”
Mia finally looks up at me, her gaze determined, an enticing smile on her face.
“You’re not letting this go, are you?” she asks, daring me to answer.
“Not until you tell me to scram.” I smile back at her.
“Okay… Boyfriend!” she giggles, wrapping her arms around my neck and kissing me passionately.
I put my arms around her waist and pull her closer, kissing her back with the same intensity. Her kiss is always so sweet, and like a big, bad wolf, I devour her with all my hunger.
We break apart after a while, both gasping for air. Just a few seconds of looking at Mia make me want to nestle her head against my shoulder and hold her, caressing her back.
“Do you still have time?” I ask her. “We could go back to the hotel and have some wine on the terrace?”
“You know I’m not drinking,” she complains, her face buried against my shirt.
“Alright!” I gently rub her back. “Shirley Temples, then.”
We take the short stroll back to the car, but not before snapping a picture together to make it official on social media.
Finally Mia is my girlfriend, and I can’t stop smiling.
Chapter Twenty-Seven
MIA
Iam having mixed feelings about Ethan and I being official.
On one hand, I’m truly happy and thrilled.
On the other, I am terrified that as great as things are now, they will all change once I tell him about the baby.
I still haven’t gathered the nerve to tell him. I still haven’t found the courage to bring it up. Given that he mentioned early on that he wasn’t ready for another child and knowing how he struggles with change, it feels like an impossible challenge.
With a sigh, I try to focus on the ongoing event.
Now that the school year is over, the kids are around all the time. As the event planner for the Iron Huskies, I've organized a themed kids' day to celebrate, welcoming children from the local team, the Pennsylvania Wolves.
The event is set in a local park in Pittsburgh and is the largest one I've ever managed.
The Iron Huskies’ mascot had to be replaced at the last minute because the mascot performer fell sick, so a local theater student made a couple hundred bucks after taking a crash course on how to be a skating husky.
There’s an inflatable city for children and adults to enjoy, and I’m spread thin all throughout the park. I stop for a breather and a cup of water in front of the slide when Senna recognizes me from the top.
“Aunt Mia!” his voice rings out. “Watch me slide!”
“Okay!” I wave back at him.
He jumps down face-first into the slide, tumbling down in unintentional cartwheels and somersaults. I rush to the bottom of the slide where Amanda is. I’m worried he’ll get hurt, but when his laughing face looks up at me, I’m reassured he’s fine. It’s just canvas and air after all.
