Page 53 of Ice, Ice… Maybe?

“Allons-y!We’re done ‘ere…”

“Again with the ‘H’?”

“Oh my gosh, fellas,” Luke chuckled and looked at her knowingly. “Rest, Becca – and we’ll see you two tomorrow.” Her mouth dropped open in surprise as she realized the cat would be out of the bag soon enough if her youngest brother had guessed her secret.

“Becca?” Travis began, looking concerned. “Are you tired, honey? Did you sleep badly last night or…”

“Travis,” she interrupted, laying a hand on his chest just above his heart as she looked into his beloved face. “I’m fine. There’s nothing wrong with me that a little rest -and about seven months- won’t correct.”

“Seven months?” he hesitated, and the transformation of awareness in his face, his eyes, his entire being, was just what she’d hoped for as his eyes immediately became glassy, and his smile nearly split his face. She was so glad the others had left because this moment needed to be theirs alone. “Are we… are you… Becca, are you pregnant?”

“We’re going to have a baby, Travis.”

“Oh my gosh,” he breathed, laughing happily as pulled her into his arms, kissing her happily – before backing away and looking at her warily. “No more painting for you. No lifting things, in fact, no more remodeling. I’ll handle everything while you…”

“Travis,” she interrupted once more, laughing and touched by the care in his eyes. “I’m pregnant, not helpless. I do think we need to focus on the main house first before we complete another cabin, because we’re not going to want to do anything noisy once the baby arrives.”

“I can’t believe this.”

“How are you surprised?” she teased, blushing at the candid conversation between them. “I mean, we both opted to just see what happened, and well… it happened.”

“Oh, ithappenedall right,” he grinned, scooping her into his arms. “It mighthappenagain in just a few moments so I can jog my memory.”

“I’m so easy to forget… sigh,” she mocked dramatically, putting the back of her hand theatrically to her forehead – only to see her husband hesitate, getting this strange look on his face before he sat down on the loveseat they had just placed underneath a paned window. “What?”

“You are anything but forgettable,” he said hoarsely, smoothing back her hair from her face and cupping her cheek. “You have been utterly unforgettable since the moment I laid eyes on you at the game.”

“Oh Travis…” she breathed, getting teary-eyed at the love shining from his eyes.

“I looked up, did a double-take, because it was like looking at the sun,” he whispered. “I saw my warmth, love, friendship… my future,” and paused emotionally as he brushed a thumb over her lower lip that was already quivering as she got choked up at his tender words. “You are my everything, Becca – and I am so glad you came to that game, that you gave me a chance to love you.”

“You’re going to make me cry,” she wept softly and he laughed as a tear streaked down his cheek as he leaned forward to kiss her. “I love you so much.”

“And I love you,” he breathed, laying a hand on her stomach as his lips caressed hers. “I love you both and can’t wait to see what comes next for us.”