Page 37 of His Virgin Woman
“It’s fine.If Shae finds out, well, he is going to find out one way or another.”
Leah was silent for several minutes.“Do you want to talk about it?”
“No,” Peyton said.
“You know, Shae will love the news.”
“I don’t know how he is going to feel.”
“Well, take it from someone who has seen and knows all.He is in love with you, and he is going to be excited about this if you are,” Leah said.
She wished she could be as excited.
They arrived back at the ranch, and while Leah unloaded the truck, Peyton took the test to one of the spare bedrooms.After reading the instructions, she went through the whole thing, peeing on a stick, washing her hands, and then waiting for the results.
While she waited, she looked at her reflection and wondered if there was anything different.Was there a way of noticing a difference?She didn’t feel any changes.Her body was the same.Although, she was pretty sure her pants were starting to feel tight, and she had begun to opt for elasticized skirts and some dresses.She was struggling to keep food down in the morning.Subtle changes.
There was no way she could pin it to stress, and there was nothing else going on, so the only thing she could account it to was possible pregnancy.
She glanced down at the sink, and there were two red lines.Peyton lifted it up, checked the results on the leaflet, and yes, it was there, plain to see.She was carrying Shae’s baby.
Putting the pregnancy test down, she put her hands to her stomach and tried not to panic.She was pregnant with his baby.She was going to be a mom.This was a lot to take in.Scrunching up the leaflet, she put it into the trash bin, then made her way downstairs to find Leah already in the process of putting things away.
“Well?”Leah asked.
Peyton looked at her friend, and she tucked some hair behind her ears.“I’m ...pregnant.”
Leah let out a scream and then ran toward her.“This is so amazing, and congratulations, I am so happy for you!”
She hugged her friend and smiled.
Now, she had to find a way to tell Shae.She had no idea how he was going to take the news.How should she tell him?
She had no idea what to do.
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It had been a longtime since Shae had guests at the ranch.Part of him wanted to tell them all to fuck off.At the same time, he saw how happy his woman was.
Wade, Carla, and their kids were there.Hank and Lucy, along with their kids had arrived.Several of the ranchers were there.Leah was also there.She had become part of his world.The young woman was so sweet, and he trusted her to keep a constant eye on Peyton.He also wanted her to be able to talk to someone.This life was hard.He recalled his mom rarely had another woman to talk to.His father had said he wished he had encouraged his mother to have that kind of friendship.
The house was already decorated for Christmas and the smells of turkey and baking filled the house.It smelled so good.His mouth watered as he took a sip of his beer.
Wade came over to him.“Well, well, well, I never thought I would see the day you would invite me and my hungry lot for dinner.”
“I told Peyton to get three turkeys.Enough for the adults and your kids.”
Wade laughed.In his arms was his newborn son.
Shae couldn’t help but glance over toward Peyton, who smiled at him.She was a natural ranching wife.
The guys absolutely adored her, and in the time she and Leah had taken over, this place once again felt like a home.He didn’t realize it before, that it had just given him a place to exist, whereas now it felt like home.This felt real to him.He loved it.
He loved Peyton, and he felt like a fucking loser, because he still hadn’t gotten around to fucking proposing.Ranch work for the winter was hard.He needed to make sure he had enough hay and the fences were all secure.It would seem this year the fences had decided to take on minds of their own, and to piss him the fuck off by not being reliable.It annoyed the fuck out of him.This meant long days, early mornings, late evenings, and barely any time with his woman.At least he got to fall asleep with her in his arms.
“You know, I heard congratulations are in order,” Wade said.
Peyton had left to go into the kitchen.
