love happy • chris evans (bwwm)

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"This doesn't make sense! How did this even happen?!" Phoenix questioned. "Oh I know how, because you're an idiot and moved the test after I told you not to! I said it wouldn't be accurate."

"What does a line and a half mean?" Chris asked dumbly, completely ignoring her previous statements.

"It means nothing!" She snapped. "It means the test isn't valid. It means I have to pee on another stick."

"Well just go back in and take another one."

"I don't have an endless supply of urine stacked up."

"That's fair."

"Do you know how hard it was for me to aim my pee?!"

"I do actually... I do it daily, Phoenix." He replied calmly. "I made a mistake and I'm sorry. Relax."

Phoenix took a deep breath before turning to Chris and placing her hand on top of his. Ever since their ended engagement, Phoenix had been trying to change her approach and conflict resolution when it came to her relationship with Chris. It was no secret that they had been having a hard time lately but at the end of the day, she loved Chris with every fiber of her being. She was aware that she sometimes took him for granted which is why she made a promise to herself that she would compliment her boyfriend each time she was upset or annoyed with him. Because they hadn't argued in a few days, now was the first chance she got.

"You have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen." Phoenix complimented.

Chris grinned while leaning in to peck her lips. "You have the most beautiful smile I've ever seen."

"Thanks Christopher." She half smiled. "But if I'm being honest, I am a little irritated with you."

"I know honeybee." He nodded. "Talk to me. Tell me how irritated you are. I'm a big boy, I can take it."

"Well, I think I'm more irritated at the situation than I am specifically with you." Phoenix confessed. "I knew you were going to slip up that night and I still took the risk. Do I think I'm pregnant? No. But the fact that it is a possibility scares the shit outta me. And what's bothering me right now is that I can't even confirm or deny it at this point because the test wasn't accurate. I've gotta go through an entire launch party with this in the back of my mind. At this point, I don't even want to go."

"I'm sorry." Chris apologized. "I completely understand why you feel the way you do and I take total accountability. I know how upset you'd be if it turned out you were pregnant. I know how careful we've been for the last 2 years. You didn't even want to have sex that night and I pushed it. You trusted that I would keep my word and I let you down."

"Of course you didn't let me down babe! You didn't force me to into having sex with you. It was MY choice, our choice." Phoenix spoke. "Slip up or not, every time we have sex there's a chance that I could get pregnant. I mean, that chance is almost 0% with my birth control but the only real way to avoid pregnancy is to abstain from sex completely."

"I should've slowed down and been more careful."

"Chris, I love you and I love making love with you. Even if there was a 70% chance we'd get pregnant every time we were intimate, I'd still take that chance because it brings me closer to you. Not only are our bodies connected but our souls are too. Even the fact that we could create an entire human together is amazing to think about. We're partners. We're in this together, 5ever no matter what."

"I love you." Chris responded before kissing her lips once more. He was usually the one reassuring Phoenix that everything was going to be alright but tonight, the roles were reversed. The way she reacted to the entire situation reminded him of why he fell in love with her in the first place. Although they weren't always on the same page, he wouldn't want to share his life with anybody else. "I can't even tell you how much I appreciate you saying those things to me right now. It was just what I needed to hear. Thank you."