Page 54 of Lawson & Jill

She leaned against the door after he closed it, and hugged herself.

I get to be a mother!

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He got his maman and aunt settled in their rooms, promising them he and Jill would pick them up in a couple of hours for the wedding rehearsal and dinner. When he got to the bank of elevators they took too long, so he took the stairs two at a time and made it to his room in record time. Jill had been acting weird and he was dying to find out what was going on.

But when he let himself in, he found Jill sound asleep, snuggled under the soft white duvet. He looked down at her and saw faint purple smudges under her eyes. He wanted to know what had been going on, but he had to let her rest. He silently undressed and slipped into bed beside her, careful not to disturb her.

“Hmmm,” she hummed softly as she immediately rolled close so she could burrow next to him. Law caught her up into his arms, loving the feel of her soft warmth snuggled against his naked frame. He caught sight of his ring on her finger, and once again felt a jolt of satisfaction rush through him. They hadn’t wanted to set a date until after Asher and Eden’s wedding. But he planned to have her legally tied to him as soon as possible. Jill shifted again, pressing herself even closer, as if she agreed with his thoughts.

Law started thinking about the future. It was probably because of losing Lorraine and how she’d learned to cope, and maybe because of the ‘Battle of the Van’ but she really had her head together about his job. That alleviated a huge part of his fears about the future. It had him spinning daydreams about how their life would play out. God, he loved her.

He must have slept deep, because he woke up in heaven. Jill was leaning over him, her ripe breasts begging for his touch, her smile brighter than the sun.

“Is it later?” he asked.

Jill nodded and her black hair caressed his naked chest. He pulled her closer so that his chest hairs could tease her nipples, and she moaned.

“You need to stop.”

“Give me one good reason.” He moved just a little and his woman sighed with pleasure, but then she pushed up against his chest and knelt up. He might be missing the feel of her, but the view was gorgeous.

“This wasn’t exactly what we had planned. But Law, we did it!” She bounced up on her knees.

“Did what?”

She snorted. “If you would quit looking at my boobs and engage your big brain and not your little brain, you’d know.”

She handed him a plastic baggie.

He really was confused, because usually, Jill was clear as a bell. He looked at the baggie in his hand.

Fuck.

He looked up at her.

“I see two dimples. You’re as happy as I am!”

“Damn right I am. You’re having my baby.”

He sat up and pulled her onto his lap, cradling her close. She was everything to him. Scratch that, they were everything. He brushed back the strands of hair that had stuck to her happy tears, and placed the best, most loving, most tender kiss he could give her, on her lips.

She opened to him. His hand stroked down to her stomach and he swore he could feel a difference. Just a little more warmth, a faint spark making itself known.

I’m going to be a father!