“I have to go get your gift out.”
“I think Marco handled that last night.”
Yes, we were back on the cruise. It seemed to be a yearly tradition now. I never would have thought it would happen—me on a cruise ship every year? Crazy! But here we were.
“There’s one that’s not with everything else. Let me go get it.”
Chase’s brow furrowed, but he loosened his arms. Leaping to my feet, I headed toward the cubby where I’d stowed the small package. When I came back, I dropped back into his lap. He cupped the back of my neck, drawing me closer to him, and kissed me again. “I love you so much. You’re my best present ever. I never need anything else.”
I handed him the small package. “You might like this just as much. Open it.”
My teeth sank into my bottom lip. I was so excited, and I’d had a terrible time hiding this from him. I wanted to scream it from the rooftops.
“Nothing is better than you,” Chase said, while he opened the present, his arms still around me, keeping me on his lap and giving me a front seat view. But I didn’t look at the present. I watched his face.
His smile faltered as he looked at the piece of plastic, surprise taking his features. We’d tried for so long, and now, I got to tell him.
“I’m going to be a dad,” he whispered. “We’re going to be parents?”
I nodded happily, tears filling my eyes. I’d been so excited, but seeing his reaction was everything.
The package dropped, and Chase cupped my face, kissing me. I wrapped my arms around him as my world shifted and my back met the floor.
And it was a long, long time before any other presents were opened. It didn’t matter. Like this, with each other, we had everything we could possibly need.
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