The man next door

Tie breaker

(ts)

I flip the test over and see in big capital letters,

PREGNANT 

I start getting teary eyed and flip the other over but am instantly stunned when I see

NOT PREGNANT

I laugh a little at the irony and shove them into my hoodie pocket and joining Travis in the living room. I guess I have to tell him now.

"Hey baby, is everything okay?" He asks as I sit down on the couch facing him.

"Do you love me?" I ask him with a smile.

"A lot, yes." He replies.

"Can you run down to the store for me really quick." I say and see the gears turning in his head but not going anywhere.

"Yeah, for what?" He says getting up and walking over to my purse and getting the keys.

I follow him and stand only inches away from him, I reach into my pocket and take a deep breath and wrap my fingers around the tests. I pull them out and hand them to Travis.

He looks at me with wide eyes before looking at the little screens. He laughs a little then immediately bends down and kisses me.

"We need a tie breaker test?" He says bringing his hand up to my cheek and rubbing it softly.

I nod my head laughing and he quickly rushes out the door. I stand in the hallway just outside of the door and wait till he's out of sight to go back inside.

I wait the 15 minutes till he gets home and once I hear the door open I shoot up and walk over to him.

He hands me a test out of the paper bag he's holding and hands it to me.

"Now we have to wait." I say walking over to the couch.

"Wait for what?" He follows behind me.

"For me to have to pee again." I say and sit down. Travis drapes the blanket over my legs and walking into the kitchen and filling up a cup of water for me.

He hands it to me and settles down next to me.

He lays down and rests his head in my lap. I use my hand to stroke his beard and he starts the movie.

He makes sure my water is filled when it gets empty and makes sure I'm drinking plenty, enough to keep me hydrated for the next few days.

After about 30 minutes, I use my hand and pat his chest, "get up." I say quietly and he moves off of me. I put my hand out to help him up and he takes it.

"Now you might have to come watch me pee but I want us to find out if we're pregnant together." I say leading him into our bathroom.

He shuts the door behind us and sits down on the bathroom floor.

I take the test and place it on the counter, I slide down the wall for a second time this day and rest my head against his shoulder. He grabs my hand and holds it tight.

"Do you think we could do it?" I say after a few seconds of silence.

"Of course. There's no one I'd rather start a family with than you, I can't believe we're here right now finding out if you're pregnant or not. And if ur not we're going to keep practicing till you are." He says.

"Oh cause we both know you love practicing." I say with a chuckle.

We continue talking about the 'what if's' of our future for about 30 minutes, we totally forgot the whole reason we were here in the first place.

Travis reaches up and grabs the test from the counter, keeping it face down.

"Are you ready baby?" He says.

"I don't know." I mumble and he kisses my hair, "I love you so so much sweetheart, no matter what this test says." I look up and press my lips against his. "I love you more than you'll ever know." I respond and look back down at the test.

"Okay, I'm ready. Are you ready?" I ask him.

"As ready as I'll ever be." He says and takes a deep breath.

We both count down from three and he flips the test over.

PREGNANT

I instantly move my legs so I'm straddling Travis and hugging him so tightly I'm not sure if he can breathe.

"Oh baby. We're gonna have a baby." He whispers while holding me close.

We stay like this for quite a while, just taking in each other's presence.

"You're gonna be a dad." I say pulling back and resting our foreheads against each other.

"You're gonna be a mom." He says and slides his hands under my hoodie and rest on my slightly bloated belly. I wipe a stray tear that's fallen from his eye and stand up.

We both go back into the living room and cuddle up on the couch.

Best day of my life.

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