Page 12 of Forever

“I told you. It’s nothing, I’m coming—”

“We should tell them, babe.” J.D. interrupts her mid-sentence.

My gaze shifts between the two of them. “Tell us what?”

She sighs heavily but turns to me. “Just for your information, I was going to tell you, but then everything between you two happened.” She waves her hand in the general direction of Will and me and my hand. The proposal, I realize. “And we decided to wait. To let you have your moment.”

“What the hell is happening?”

“Is everything okay?” we ask at the same time.

Will and I look at each other quickly before returning attention to our friends.

Sienna puts her hands over J.D.’s. I can see her relax into his body. A small, almost serene smile plays on her lips.

“We’re pregnant.”

My mouth hangs open, and I look at her, completely stunned. This is totally out of the blue. Not like we’re telling each other everything—scratch that, we’re telling each other everything—and this surely didn’t come up as one of the subjects. She didn’t even say they were trying.

“What?” Will’s hold on me tightens.

“We’re having a baby,” J.D. announces proudly, looking down at his wife with so much love it hurts to watch. If I didn’t see it every time I look at Will I would be so jealous right now.

His green eyes are softly looking at her, and he is completely relaxed. Looking at them feels like we are intruding on their private moment.

“I hope you’re—” Sienna starts but I get out of Will’s arms and run to my best friend.

“This is amazing!” I hug her tight. “Congratulations, you guys!”

The whole thing came as a surprise, but I can’t be happier for them.

From the corner of my eyes I see Will gather his best friend into a bear hug. Then we switch places, only this time he’s gentler. More careful.

“Sy-Sy, you’ll be a mom!”

“How fucked up is that?” She laughs with him.

“Well, you better start putting away dollars in your swear jar if you want to make progress before baby comes. The way you are now, he or she’ll come out swearing like a sailor.”

The whole group laughs at that.

Soon after, we join the others for the party. We’ve been absent long enough. After lunch, Sienna and J.D. announce they are having a baby, and everybody drinks to celebrate a new life and our engagement.

“It feels surreal,” I whisper to my friend later.

“What?”

“All of this.” I lift my hands in the air. “You married with a baby on the way. Me engaged to the best man on this planet. It’s just … unreal.”

“Who thought we’d get this far?” She laughs lightly.

“Not me, that’s for sure.”

Her amber eyes scan the room. The night is young, but the guests have been here all day so most of them have already left. It’s been a long day, after all. The only ones that are still left are our families.

Sienna’s hand lands on mine. She gives it a strong squeeze.

“We’re growing up, Bel.”

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