This Love (Paige Bueckers)

BONUS CHAPTER II

december 25, 2027

paige pov.    

a/n- it feels so weird writing that again. AHHHH.

"good morning," iris whispers in my ear.

my eyes flutter open. "good morning, mama."

she smiles. "merry christmas."

i shake my head. "why are you so excited?"

she moves herself to straddle my hips under the blanket. "i love christmas!"

"i know you do," i laugh. "but most of the christmas stuff is over. we saw family a few days ago."

she frowns. "so?"

"so it's just a day," i say.

"i happen to have a very good present for you," she huffs.

"back at you."

she giggles. "i'm going to kiss you."

"you didn't need to announce it," i laugh.

she leans in and kisses me. her lips slowly against mine. i pull her closer by the back of her neck.

"let's go," she says, pulling away.

"no," i groan and pull her back in. she quickly pecks my lips before pulling back.

"let's goooooo."

"fine," i sigh.

we walk into the living room and see kat sleeping under the christmas tree. she wakes up and stretches.

i sit down on the couch while iris organizes the presents. three piles, me, her, and kat. kat has 28 presents.

"i piled yours in order of when i want you to open them," she says.

"okay."

we open most of our presents and we're both down to one.

"this is the one you'll like the most," i say.

she smiles before she begins to open it. her jaw drops when she sees what it is. "paige!"

i laugh. "do you like it?"

she nods. "yes! i love it! this is the prettiest necklace ive ever seen!"

i reach out and pull her into a hug. "i'm glad you like it."

she breathes in deeply. "it's beautiful."

"just like you," i whisper.

she blushes before poking my stomach and saying, "your turn."

i pull back and grab the last present. it's small and in a box. i untie the ribbon and slowly lift off the top. i pull out the plastic stick that's inside. "iris."

she smiles, tears forming her eyes.

i turn around the stick to see two lines. "you're pregnant?"

she nods.

"oh my god," i sigh. "we're going to be parents."

she laughs and a tear falls down her face. 

"the 7,000 dollars paid off," i joke.

"yes," she says. "i'm 12 weeks pregnant."

i raise my eyebrows. "twelve weeks?!"

"there's a reason we haven't been having sex. i've been hiding it. it's not too noticeable, but you know my body very well."