Capturing Ella

(Releasing Joe) Chapter 62 - Ella

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'I think it probably could have gone worse,' Joe whispered to me, his hand playing in my hair where I was laying on his arm. His other hand was running up and down my calf, and I was lying almost across him, my legs an arch over his legs. Both of us were confined to my old bedroom, as we were still very jetlagged and had woken up at half four in the morning. We didn't want to disturb anyone else in the house – especially as it was more than just my parents now – but we were both more than content laying around in bed in comfy clothes quietly talking to each other. It was so odd – when I was last in my bedroom before all of this had kicked off I thought I could not be comfy enough to have this type of relationship and now look at me. I was a walking contradiction.

'Probably could have, but I was catching all the distrustful looks you were getting.' I told Joe and he cringed. 'Just give them time, they'll be fine.'

'They really don't like me, do they?' He asked.

'They do, they're just slightly confused. Everyone knew how urh I was to the idea of meeting my Soulfinder – well, meeting you – and suddenly I waltz in engaged and displaying you like a trophy,' I whispered and he laughed slightly. 'They think you've done something to change me.'

'And I didn't?' He laughed breathily, kissing my neck.

'Yeah, but the parents don't know about that, yet.' I whispered back. Thankfully for us the roads in Denver getting down to this side of Colorado were blocked and closed and the normal hour and a half drive would have taken my brothers about seven hours to complete, so they didn't come over last night – thank God. This was why the party for Joe and I was postpone from the first night, last night, so we just had a sit down conversation over some coffee. The party had been moved to tonight. This at least gave us time to settle in slightly, and allowed Karla and Saul to get to know Joe a bit more. I was very, very thankful when Karla pulled me out of the room and told me how much she liked Joe and he was the perfect example of a young man. He grinned, putting his hand on my abdomen.

'Will they find out this trip?' He whispered.

'Er, debatable.'

'You have to tell them at some point,' He kissed my cheek and I blushed.

'I know I do, stop echoing my words. I'm getting there with all my brothers,'

'Ella, you've only told Zed and Xav. We said we'd go at our own paces but it might just be easier to tell everyone in a massive speech or whatever,' Joe said and I immediately shook my head.

'No, gush of emotions from everywhere I cannot do that,' I whispered and he put his hand on my thigh. I knew he knew how much I cannot deal with the gushes of emotion, but he was just scared for me and if I wasn't coping. I got that. 'I'll tell everyone before we go back.' I said.

'And I'll tell everyone when we get back.' Joe said but he just continued to grin at me as I frowned at him. Why was he so bloody happy at half five in the morning? 'Why are you grinning at me,' I whispered as he came forward and kissed me gently. 'Joe, what are you thinking?'

'It's twenty weeks,' He gently whispered and put his hand back on my abdomen. 'So now I can say we are having a girl and you can't tell me to wait until twenty weeks,' He laughed, kissing my jaw line. 'Half way there,'

'Jeez, that's a terrifying idea. But fine, we're having a girl then.' I grinned uncontrollably rolling over into his chest as he hugged me closer to him.

'Our little daughter,' he whispered and I had the notion he still couldn't quite get his head around the fact we were having a baby and he would be a Dad soon enough. We hugged like that for a while before there was a small knock on the door, and we both frowned at each other.