Page 28 of Pregnancy Scandal
There were now a total of three significant times in my life when I’d ever seriously considered us as more than what we were, and last night was the mother of all of them.
His words played over and over again in my mind, like one of those infomercials on the shopping channel that was on all the time. I barely slept because I was actually scared I’d wake up and find it had all been a dream. I didn’t want to wake up and find I’d fallen asleep, or like maybe I was still asleep after Taylor’s wedding and this was a dream within a dream.
I didn’t want that because Option A with Gilly sounded like a fantasy.
As he’d said the words, it was like time froze and held the moment just for me. Nothing could have been more perfect. I didn’t think of him as my friend. In that moment, he was Gilman Hawkins, the sexiest man alive, and he was giving me the option to not only have a baby with him but be with him too.
My cheeks burned every time I thought about it.
And shit… it was two in the afternoon. I’d been sitting out by the pool all day just thinking and playing last night out in my head. Playing it out and imagining myself with him.
Could it really happen that way?
We’d just get together and see where it took us.Try…
What I’d said to him about my worry over heartbreak rang true for him too. I didn’t want it to be. I knew Gilly wouldn’t intentionally hurt me, but he forgot I knew him. I knew his secrets. I knew what he could be like when it came to women, and while he was one of the good guys, he was also a very gorgeous man who was now the quarterback of a national team that had just won the Super Bowl.
It was like an extended scene from high school. Along with the fans, the man even had his own groupies’ pages on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. That was what I knew of. It was like overkill now with women galore.
It was just that instead of going to them, he was with me, and he had my name tattooed on his chest.
Footsteps tore my attention away from the ripple of water in the pool I’d been staring at for hours.
Mia and Taylor walked up to me. I gasped when I saw Taylor because as far as I knew, she was supposed to be on her honeymoon in the Caribbean.
I got up and gave her a hug. Then Mia too, even though we’d spoken this morning already.
“Taylor, what are you doing here?” I bubbled, sitting back down.
“We missed our flight yesterday to get the connection for the cruise, so we’re going tonight,” she explained.
“You missed your flight?” I widened my eyes.
Her cheeks flushed, and she gave me a saucy giggle. “Don’t worry. It was for a good reason.”
I was sure it was. Taylor and Dylan were already crazy in love. I could only imagine how excited they must be to finally be together as husband and wife.
“I thought we could have lunch together,” Mia chimed in. “I ordered Chinese, and you’re having it, Miss Lady.”
“I won’t say no to Chinese,” I nodded.
“Good, starving never helped anyone, not even to lose a pound. That pound will come right on back for you with a vengeance.” Taylor smiled then pulled in a little breath as she glanced at Mia.
I knew they would have talked about me. There was no way I expected Mia to keep anything to herself, and not something so big. I’d told her what happened straight after Gilly left.
Taylor cleared her throat. “So, I hear certain things have been happening.” Her eyes brightened as she spoke. “Certaininterestingthings.”
“Yeah, they sure did.” I sighed. “So, hey, you were right. Both of you.” I looked from her to Mia.
Taylor quirked a brow. “So, what are you going to do?”
“I know what I want to do.”
“And that would be…” Mia smiled wide.
“I want him.” God, as much as I still wanted the baby part of the plan, the idea of being with him was… it was indescribable. It was indescribable and amazing and exciting. I wanted that part more than I could possibly explain, and it threw me because this seemed to all happen so quickly.
“Then you know what to do.” Taylor nodded.
