Mine (Book 2 of the His Series)

Forty-Five

Leo

Once we had gotten into the car and I had pulled out into the street, I found Ellie's hand reaching over to grab mine. I snuck a glance at her and saw her entranced in how they intertwined. I pulled her hand towards my mouth and kissed it, smiling as I set it back down.

"So, when we get there you can only have crab and shrimp. No fish what so ever, especially tuna."

"Why are you so worried?"

"'Cause that's my child you're carrying in there and I want to make sure it comes out perfectly."

"Possible child. I'd never hurt the baby on purpose, you know that."

"There won't be any accidents because of course, I'm making sure you eat right."

She sighed and I simply smiled. I loved her so much it even scared me sometimes. She made me happy. She was giving me a child. Even if it wasn't mine, I'd still love it like it was.

"Okay Mr bossy. Sheesh what's next? Are you gonna tell me that I'm walking wrong too?" She teased

"Your back could be straighter sometimes." I smirked

She hit my shoulder and I laughed as we stopped at a red light.

"Just be quiet." She teased

I looked towards her and leaned over, gripping her chin and kissing her deeply.

"We're gonna have a great life you know that?" I asked her, after pulling away.

She nodded, seemingly mesmerized by my kiss and smiled.

"Lights green." She murmured

I looked ahead and started driving again. We both sat in comfortable silence, listening to the music play softly on the radio as we drove amongst the traffic. Not too long later, we pulled up in front of a Joe's Crab Shack and I parked the car.

"Remember what I said." I commented as we got out of the car.

"Yeah yeah, I got it bossy."

We both walked inside and was seated in no time. While we waited for our waiter, I decided it was time to talk to Ellie on why I really brought her here.

"Hey Els, I have to talk to you about something." I said quietly

Unbeknownst to her, we had gotten the paternity results about a week earlier than expected. And for the last few days, I had them in my possession, waiting for the right moment to reveal it to her.

"What's up? She asked as she sipped on her drink."

"So you know those results we've been waiting on? Well.....they came a bit early."

"Really? Well, who's the father?" She asked in a whisper

"I haven't looked at them yet, I thought we should do that together."

"How early did they come?"

"Just a couple of days. I didn't want to freak you out, but I thought you should know."

"I just want to know who the father is, where is the envelope?" I asked shakily

"Folded in my back pocket. I just wanted to have a nice dinner and then we could drive somewhere and open them, is that alright with you?"

She nodded and turned her attention to our returning waitress. She asked us what we wanted and promptly left after that.

"So....you nervous?" Ellie asked me