A Love Like This (Stauren) {Book 1: Completed}

Chapter 27

A/N: Two updates today cause someone *cough cough* Kay *cough cough* begged me even though I didn't want to.

*Steven's POV*

The next day was filled with everyone running around, trying to get everything packed for the beach. We had decided to leave at one in the morning so we could arrive there in the afternoon since it was a nine hour drive. That way it would be easier for Lauren and Emmie to sleep the whole way there. Nine hours of driving would be hard, but I would rather my daughter and pregnant girlfriend sleep.

After a lot of research, I finally found a small condo on the beach for us to stay in that week. It was really cute from the pictures that were shown on the website so I was excited to see how Lauren and Emmie would like it. I don't think I had ever been more excited for a vacation before because I had something planned. I was going to tell Emmie once we had gotten to the condo.

"Emerson, I've told you about a thousand times, go pack!" I said sternly and she sighed.

"But I'm watching something," she whined, without even looking at me. At that point I was too stressed and aggravated to be nice, so I went over to her, grabbing the remote to turn off the TV.

"And now you're not. Go pack." Emmie stubbornly crossed her arms across her chest, stomping upstairs afterwards. This time, I sighed and fell back on the couch.

"What's wrong?" Lauren asked and sat down next to me, hugging my neck. She pecked her lips on my cheek two times. "Don't be stressed Steve, it'll all work out. Besides, this vacation is supposed to be fun."

I gave her a weak smile. "Yeah....you're right. I'm sorry, I just want everything to go perfectly and smoothly." Lauren's fingers gently brushed the hair that was dangling in front of my eyes to behind my ears.

"I'm the pregnant lady and I'm not even worried." Her comment made me smile and kiss her lips. "So calm down, and be happy and excited for our trip."

"M'kay, babe." I couldn't stop smiling at her. She was just so beautiful, and became even more beautiful, if that was even possible, every time her baby bump got bigger. Words couldn't even describe how excited I was for our baby to be born. He or she would be so perfect, and I just had this feeling that the baby would look like Lauren. "You're so beautiful, my beautiful girl."

Lauren gave me one of her breathtaking smiles and she leaned down to kiss my neck. "And you're my handsome guy." I laced our fingers together and pulled her onto my lap so we were facing each other.

"Can I get a kiss from my beautiful girl?" I asked with a smirk.

She returned the grin. "You bet you can." Her fingers quickly became tangled in my hair as we kissed passionately. My hands rubbed at the bottom or her back before slipping up the back of her shirt. I broke the kiss and leaned down to kiss her chest. "Was that good?"

"The best," I answered and moving my hands to her sides, with them still under her shirt.

So there we sat for the rest of the day, watching TV, until we had to leave for the beach. "I'll go get Emmie, she's probably asleep," Lauren said and started to stand up.

"No, I'll get her. She's asleep and we want her to stay that way so I'll need to carry her. I don't want you hurting yourself or the baby trying to carry her," I said and stood up.

"I'll pack the bags in the car then," she said and kissed my lips. I nodded and made my way upstairs, opening Emmie's door. Thankfully she was asleep so I quickly brought her bag downstairs and then went to get her. Careful not to wake her, I scooped her up in my arms and looked down at my daughter. She was so grown up. It all just always goes by so fast. Before I would know it, the new baby would be Emmie's age.

"Steven?" I heard Lauren's soft voice ask. I carried Emmie out the door and down to the front door where Lauren was. "Ready?" I nodded and kissed her before going to carefully strap Emmie into her car seat. She's still too short to sit without one which always makes me laugh for some reason.

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As soon as we arrived at the condo, Lauren took an excited Emmie to the beach while I laid in bed to sleep. Of course, me being me, I sat on my laptop the whole time.

"Daddy!" Emmie screeched and ran into the bedroom, quickly jumping on the bed with me.

"How was the water?" I asked and moved my laptop from my lap.

"I didn't go in the water yet. I wanted to wait for you," she said, making me smile.

"Awe, thank you baby, but you didn't have to wait." I pulled her onto my lap and hugged her. "Where's Lauren?"

"She said that I could go back inside, but that she wanted to call Emily," Emmie said and stretched her legs out on top of mine in front of us.

"Em...I have ask you something. You are the only person left that I need to ask," I told her nervously. I was most nervous to tell Emmie.

She gently kicked her legs up and down on mine, being her normal, hyper self. "Have you asked Lauren yet?"

"Well...not yet."

"M'kay, what is it?" She asked.

I could feel myself start to shake a tiny bit. "How you you like to finally have a real mom?"

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