Chapter 19
Marcus's Point of View
"Marcus!" She shrieked.
I had to prepare myself for whatever was to come of the situation.
"Everything good bro?" Nathan asked. We were watching R.I.P.D., a movie Nathan chose.
I pushed in the recliner and ran to the bathroom. Lex was sitting on the floor with her head against the wall and the tests by her feet.
Reylor was sitting on the lid of the toilet seat. I walked up to Lex and squatted down. I looked at the six tests she had in front of her and all of them read positive.
"Hey what's going on?" Nathan walked through the threshold of the bathroom.
He crouched down next to me and looked at the sight in front of me.
"Ho-ly shit!" Nathan said lowly.
"Marcus?" Lex's voice came out raspy and pained. I couldn't move. Hell, I couldn't even talk.
Lex got up and leaned against the wall. When I finally regained my mentality, I got up and walked towards Lexi. I kissed her, lifted her and then spun her around.
I felt like one of the luckiest men alive.
"We're pregnant!" I laughed.
"Yes," Lexi laughed and nodded at the same time. "We're pregnant." She confirmed. I laughed and kissed her again.
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{Lex's Point of View}
I dialed the number on Marcus's phone. I was laying in between his legs on the small couch and Nathan and Reylor were on the large couch.
"How do we break the news?" I asked.
Marcus was staring off into space. I waved my hand in front of him and he started shaking his head.
The phone was ringing and after about three rings, Stacey picked up.
"Hello?" She asked.
"Hey mom." Marcus and Nathan said at the same time Reylor and I said, "Hey Stacey."
"Hey guys what's up?"
Before anybody could get the chance to say anything I panicked.
"Do you want to come over for dinner?"
Reylor, Nathan, and Marcus all looked at me. Marcus held up his hands in confusion and Reylor mouthed a 'what?'
"Sure. What time?" She asked.
"Um, whenever you want. I'll have the food done, wait what time is it?"
I looked at the top of the screen. Four fifty-seven.
"I'll have dinner done by six. So whenever you and Rich are done with work."
"Okay! Sounds good!" She exclaimed.
"K." I answered.
"Love you!" We all said in unison, which earned a laugh from her.
"Love you guys too."
"Bye!" We said again.
"Bye!" She chuckled.
I hung up the phone and chucked it on the couch. I rubbed my face with my hands.
"What's wrong? Why did you freak out?" Nathan asked.
"I don't know, I just don't know what they'll think knowing that we've only just met a few months ago and already tying the knot and having a baby." I trailed off.
Marcus held my face in his hands and kissed me. "She already loves you. Don't stress it." He smiled his swoon - worthy smile. I smiled back and kissed him a second time.
"How did I ever get so lucky?" I whispered to him.
"Because I got very lucky with you." He responded.
I kissed him quickly and made my way to the kitchen. I pulled two bottles of wine and walked to the table. I set them on the table and walked back into the kitchen.
I turned the stove on and made Chinese food. To be specific, orange chicken, noodles, and white rice.
I was putting the noodles into a large bowl when someone rang the doorbell.
"Can somebody get that!" I shouted.
"I got it!" Reylor shouted back.
I looked over and Stacey and Richard walked inside and took off there coats.
I grabbed plates and started serving the food. I grabbed four wine glasses and set them on the table. I had to go back and grab one more.
"Something smells good." Richard walked in and hugged me. Stacey walked in and hugged me too.
"Hey guys!" I exclaimed.
"Hope you two are hungry." I laughed.
"You bet!" Richard laughed.
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We finally got everybody to the table, so once everybody was done or at least close to being done, I grabbed Marcus's wine glass and flicked it with my nail a few times.
Everybody had there eyes on me.
"There was a reason I invited all of you here."
Nathan smiled and must've noticed that I was panicking and feeling extremely nervous. 'Breathe.' He mouthed.
I smiled and nodded back at him.
"Marcus and I have something we want to give you." I smiled.
"Marcus can you go get them."
"Get what?"
"The things I picked up remember."
"Oh yeah!" He ran upstairs and grabbed the two boxes.
"The bigger one is yours dad." He said.
They grabbed the boxes and opened them. They pulled out the sweatshirts that were in them. Stacey had hers backwards, but Richard saw it first.
In bold letters it said, 'proud soon-to-be grandpa!'
"Ho-ly shit!" Richard said bluntly.
Stacey squealed. "Oh my god! Are you serious! I've been waiting for this moment!" She exclaimed.
"Nathan did you get that?" Marcus asked.
Nathan had the phone by his belly button and was looking at the screen.
"I got it." He said.
Richard came up to me and hugged me, except since he's so much taller than me, he lifted me about a foot off the floor.
"When did you find out?" Stacey asked.
"This morning actually." Marcus spoke up.
"Reylor, Stacey a word?" I asked.
"Sure." Reylor said.
We all walked into my old room.
"This will be the nursery." I said to no one.
"So what's up?" Rey asked.
"When exactly was the wedding?" I asked Stacey. Even though she was my soon-to-be mother in law, she insisted that she be the one to sort most of it out.
"In about three months. Why?"
"In won't be too big right? Because if I am, I might have to return my dress asked get a new one."
"It should fit, beings that it's a stretchy material." She reassured me.
"Okay. That's all I wanted to know."
"What about me?" Reylor asked.
Stacey walked out of the room leaving Reylor and I alone.
"Rey! " I whisper shouted before she left the room. "Close the door."
