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My shoulders drop and I let my eyes fall closed as Lucas kisses me. But it doesn’t last long before my phone goes off with a ring, and my eyes snap open.
“I swear if that’s Gabi again,” Lucas grunts.
I let out a chuckle, reaching for my phone. “She probably has a makeup emergency or—” I freeze, the words stuck in my mouth as I glance at thescreen.
“What?” Lucas asks, stepping around me, with furrowed brows. “What is it?”
I slowly lift my head, the phone ringing between us, and swallow hard. “It’s not Gabi.”
His frown deepens. “Who is it?”
My heart is lodged in my chest as I hold up the phone to him, and see his eyes widen when he reads.
Lakeside Adoption Center
“Fuck.”
My heart knocks loudly against my chest. “What do I do?” I ask, desperately as the phone continues to ring.
“Relax,princesa,” Lucas says in a calm voice that makes my shoulders ease as he holds my face in his hands, and leans down for a soft kiss. “Everything is going to be okay. Just answer the phone, andbreathe.”
I stare at the phone ringing in my hand, and shake my head, feeling my whole body tense up. “I can’t.”
“Do you want me to answer it?” he asks.
I immediately nod, and Lucas takes the phone from my hand, and answers the call, bringing the phone to his ear. “Hello, this is Lucas Silva.”
I watch as he listens intently to the other side, nodding a couple times, letting out a few ‘mhmm’ and then a, “Thank you so much.”
When he hangs up the phone, he places it on the vanity, and grips the side, letting out a heavy breath.
“So?” I ask, feeling my heart lodged in my throat as he lifts his head and looks at me, the muscle in his jaw ticking. No.No. This can’t be it.
Lucas steps away from the vanity, reaching for my hand, and brings it to his lips, kissing my knuckles. “Do you want to know now, or wait until after the wedding?” he asks.
There’s no point in delaying the inevitable. I don’t want to spend the whole wedding wondering, and hoping, and having my mind somewhere else. Tears build in my eyes as I shake my head. “Just tell me now,” I tell him. “I can handle it,” I lie, letting out a shaky breath. “I already knew this would happen.”
This is exactly why I didn’t want to put it out into the world. If I never let myself speak about what I wanted, I could pretend I didn’t care that ultimately it would get taken away from me. But Idocare. I care so much. I really wanted this. And it breaks my heart that my dream of having a family is crushed between my fingers.
“So did I,” Lucas says, leaning in to kiss me which makes me break out into a sob. “I always knew we’d have a baby.”
I pause, my head lifting to see Lucas with a smile on his face. “Wait.” I blink away the tears, seeing his smile widen by the second. “What?” I ask, wondering if he really just said what I think he said.
“We got chosen, baby,” he says with a huge smile as he leans down to kiss me.
“We… we did?”
He nods, rubbing his thumb over my cheeks. “Of course we did. I knew we would be. Samantha called, and said there is a baby that needs a home, and will be in touch soon to finalize the paperwork.”
More tears fall down my face, and to hell with my makeup. I shake my head, unable to believe it. “We’re going to have a baby?”
Lucas nods, his own eyes tearing up as he clutches my face in both of his hands, wiping away the tears. “We’re going to have a baby,” he confirms. “You’re going to be a mom.”
“And you’re going to be a dad,” I say, shakily as tears blind my vision. He nods, letting out a laugh before he leans down and kisses me. “I can’t believe it,” I murmur, still in complete disbelief.
“Believe it,princesa,” he says, wiping away my tears. “There will still be a lot we need to do, but we’re on our way, baby. We’re going to have a family.” He tucks a strand of hair behind my ear, his eyes locked on mine.
“This means we can start telling people, right?”
