~One night leading to a lifetime (ice hockey)~

"We're going to be parents"

I have just put the finishing touches to the small gift box in front of me, it was almost filled with the baby onesie, scan photo in a little frame which had the words daddies little star on the outside, pregnancy test and small booties. 

Ok I'm officially nervous, Liam got back late last night and he messaged me to come over at 11:00am, which by my clock is in three minutes so I put my fur lined slippers to top off my comfy-casual look of black leggings, white cami and long grey cardigan and my hair I a messy loose bun.

Knocking on the door made my heart beat abnormally fast, I'm greeted by a rather tanned version of the Liam I had naked under me not five weeks ago and Bruce "hey, bud". "Hi" was all I managed to get out, as I'm so scared I'm going to tell him I'm pregnant and his going to leave me for dust, "hey, um, come in" he opened the door wider, his eyes glued to the box I'm holding close to my bump which if you knew what your looking at you could tell.

 "So, how was Austin?", he looked straight into my eyes, I felt naked (again), "it was good, being back with my family for a while was great, but it made me realise how important you are to me, how was New York?", "great, its been a long time since I saw Rachel, it also made me think about how I don't like being without you", his intense gaze turns into one of adoration.

 I took this as my perfect moment, "so, before I give you this, I want you to know I'm not trying to trap you and I'm still trying to picture how everything will work" he nodded and took the box from my outstretch hands. 

As soon as he opened it the first thing he will be greeted by is the scan in the frame with the test on top, his widened eye scanned over everything that is carefully placed in the box, before looking back at me "I'm going to be a dad" he whispered with practically no emotion, I nodded and looked at my hands as I nervously played with my rings, "you don't have to be involved if you don't want to I just thought..." but I was cut off by the feeling of his lips on mine, like they belonged together. 

"We're going to be parents", I looked him in the eyes this time and nodded, his eyes were filled with tears ready to be released, and they were when I put his hand on my stomach, so he could feel the bump.

Next thing I know his lips are on the bump, before he lifts my shirt so I'm just in a bra, so he can see the bump uncovered. He looks at it like its the most precious thing on earth, "hey baby, I'm daddy, I'm your daddy. Could you do me a couple of favours, one don't hurt your mummy to much alright, we love her and don't want her in pain, and two, close your ears and eyes whilst daddy practising making another baby with mummy", I slap his arm "Liam, you did not just say that", "what, I have blue balls and I really want to be in side of you", "I promised we'd go round to Sharon and James's place later to tell James, and tell Brett that your the babies daddy", "wait, Brett know before me" he looked at me confused, "he asked how and why I'm getting fat so I told him, me and a mystery guy had a special hug and prayed for a baby, I didn't tell him who yet though", "well, we could go and practise the special hug again, you know so you can remember the process", I smiled and ran up the stairs with him close behind me.

As I creepily gaze at the beautiful naked women laying alongside me is carrying my child, I can't stop thinking in 8 months I'm going to be a dad, like an actual dad to a real baby. I am going to be nothing like my own dad, for starters I'm never leaving, Abby is stuck with me for the rest of her life and nothing is going to change that. I catch my self admiring this goddess, I gently brush the stray blonde coils off, of her face and smile knowing I a warmth in my chest. 

"I know you're asleep right now, that why I have the courage to say what I'm about to. I am so lucky to have had the opportunity to get to know you, I am so lucky you are bringing our child into the world, I am so lucky you put together that cute little box for me to cherish. I'm not going to say I love you yet, but your presence warms my heart beyond measures. I'm so in love with that little bundle of joy right here (I place my hand on the bump and brush my thumb over the tip her belly)." 

I must have tickled her as her lips curves upwards into a smile before rolling over and cuddling into my left arms like a teddy bear. She is utterly the cutest her little button nose flares as she snuggles her face closer to me.