Of course he's sure. She looks down at little Beth, lets the baby's hand wrap around her finger.
"I'll tell her."
Tonight. She'll make it happen.
If there's ever been a real test of their relationship, this would have to be it. They've been able to get along in a bar, by a lake, in bed together, on trips for pleasure. They've made it through the appearance -- and disappearance -- of his dead ex-girlfriend, the one he apparently carried a torch for for so long, longer than she's known him, and they've made it through a pregnancy that managed to take both of them by surprise.
And somehow, most of those things seem small in comparison to having to live like this.
She's always admired and respected him. Right from the very start. But now, after being able to watch him carry on like this, she admires and respects him even more.
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"You're sure?"
Of course he's sure. She looks down at little Beth, lets the baby's hand wrap around her finger.
"I'll tell her."
Tonight. She'll make it happen.
If there's ever been a real test of their relationship, this would have to be it. They've been able to get along in a bar, by a lake, in bed together, on trips for pleasure. They've made it through the appearance -- and disappearance -- of his dead ex-girlfriend, the one he apparently carried a torch for for so long, longer than she's known him, and they've made it through a pregnancy that managed to take both of them by surprise.
And somehow, most of those things seem small in comparison to having to live like this.
She's always admired and respected him. Right from the very start. But now, after being able to watch him carry on like this, she admires and respects him even more.
And she's still sorry he's had to do it.