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*Two Days Later*
Adam sat in the waiting room, thumbing through a magazine. Impatiently, he glanced at his watch, realizing he'd been sitting here for close to an hour. What was taking so long?
He shook his head as he tossed the magazine aside, dismayed that it was for women's fashion. God, he was really out of it.
Amy had taken that home pregnancy test two days earlier, after she'd given him the news. And it had resulted in a positive reading. However, knowing those things were not always fool-proof, she'd promptly called her gynecologist and made an appointment.
The blond man ran a hand through his hair and sighed. He was too nervous to even care that he was in a waiting room of a physician who specialized in female issues. All he could concentrate on was Amy and what the news could be once she emerged from that office.
And then, as though on cue with his thoughts, she came through the door leading out to the waiting room. Adam instantly got to his feet, his heart pounding like mad. He tried to see an answer in her face, but she was unreadable at the moment. She met his eyes and gave a small tilt of her head. He rushed over to her as she paid the receptionist at the front desk.
"Well?" Adam asked. He was almost frantic as they made their way to the exit to leave. However, the redhead didn't utter a syllable.
As they stepped outside in the bright sunshine, the tall blond man felt as though the suspense was killing him. He couldn't take it any longer. All that waiting in the doctor's office and Amy wasn't talking. As she was about to head toward the car, he stopped her by grabbing gentle hold of her arm.
"Come on, talk to me, honey... What happened? What did the doctor tell you?"
The redhead stopped in tracks and gazed up into his eyes. The expression on her face was so serious, Adam's heart just about skipped a couple of beats.
"Well..." She paused, biting her lip and keeping him in suspense a few seconds longer. "... I'm pregnant." A grin finally came to her face, a small, happy laugh accompanying it. "We're gonna have a baby!"
"We're *what*?" Adam asked. His eyes and entire face brightened as he realized he'd nearly been fooled. He let out a hoot of joy and picked her up, swinging her around and around.
"We're gonna have a baby! Ames, this is awesome!" He stopped swinging her, his neck craning enough so he could claim her lips.
The redhead wrapped her arms around him, kissing him back fervently. God, she loved him. And now, she was having his baby... It was all just so perfect. She couldn't imagine being happier than she was at that very moment, but then thought better of that. No - she would be even more elated when the baby came in mid-January.
She could hardly wait.
It was as though her husband read her mind. As he lowered her to her feet, his emerald-green eyes positively sparkling, he posed the question.
"When is the baby due? How far along are you, babe?" He clasped her small hand in his much larger one, the naked joy more than evident in his handsome face as they began to walk through the parking lot toward their car.
Amy let out a soft laugh. She could hardly believe the situation herself. There was actually a new life growing inside of her. It had worried her like crazy the last couple of days, yet at the same time, it was truly amazing.
"Dr. Winters told me the baby would be due in the middle of January," she explained. "I'm just over three weeks along." She beamed with happiness as she recalled what the doctor had told her. "She said everything looks normal, too, and thank goodness. I have to admit, I was worried."
The tall blond man couldn't stop smiling as they reached the car. He unlocked her door first and opened it for her, his gaze never leaving his wife.
"Awesome," he said. "This is wonderful." As the redhead entered the passenger's side, he closed the door behind her and then went around to the driver's side to let himself in. Once inside, as he and Amy buckled their seatbelts, he faced her again. He was momentarily speechless as he merely eyed her, the soft smile still on his face. Then, shaking his head in amazement, he reached over to place a hand to her still flat stomach.
"Wow," he said softly. He blinked, raising his gaze to meet Amy's, his wife smiling brightly, her hand covering his own. "This is just... wow," he said again, nearly overwhelmed. "I'll tell you this, Ames - this baby is gonna have the best of *everything*."
The redhead moved her hand, pressing it gently to his stubble-covered cheek. She loved him so much.
"I love you."
He took her hand and kissed the back of it with the fiercest affection.
"I love you, too."