“Say something. Please. “Stevie urged.
“I’m going to be a dad?”
“You are.”
“We’re going to be parents.” It wasn’t a question this time but a statement from Lindsey. She watched him, still unsure what way he was going to react. He remained silent but he looked at her, a smile starting to form across his face. His features lighting up as he pounced on her, wrapping his arms tight around her.
“Oh my god, baby” he cried as he pushed her back on the bed, still wrapped in his arms. He buried his face into her neck, repeating the words over and over.
“Are you happy?” she giggled, running her fingers through his hair.
“What do you think?” he said, finally reappearing from the curve of her neck to place kisses all over her face. It was only when he stopped to look at her that Stevie noticed his eyes were brimming with tears.
“We’re having a baby, Steph” he repeated, stroking the side of her face. Stevie nodded and smiled at him. “Come here”, she said softly as she placed her arms around his neck and kissed him softly. Though she knew it could have gone two ways with Lindsey, Stevie never expected that extreme of a reaction from him. She felt like an immense weight had been lifted from her shoulders, suddenly unable to understand why she had been so worried in the first place.
Lindsey sat up on the bed and brought her hand to his lips, kissing each individual knuckle.
“Stevie, I know things have been less than ideal for us but I promise that no matter what, I’m going to be with you every step of the way. We have a lot to figure out, I’m aware of that. We still have the tour to finish and it’s going to be a challenge but I don’t want you to worry because you have me, always. Whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with me.”
As if taking it in turns to get emotional, Stevie started to cry.
“Oh I think I like it very much. I love you, Lindsey.”
“I love you too. With all my heart”
The clock read 2am. Stevie and Lindsey had taken a bath together and lay naked beneath the sheets of Stevie’s bed, both wanting to simply hold and feel each other. Lindsey thought his heart might explode from happiness at that moment as he spooned Stevie, his hands placed protectively over her flat belly.
“Lindsey?” The first words spoken from her in a while, he’d sworn she’d drifted off to sleep.
“Yeah, baby?” He replied, kissing her bare shoulder.
“Are you scared?” Her voice quiet as she idly stroked his arm.
He was thoughtful for a moment. “I am scared. But it’s a good scared, you know? The kind of scared I felt when you and I decided to make the move to Los Angeles or the kind of scared I felt when we played our first big show with Fleetwood Mac.”
“But.. are you scared it might happen again?”
Lindsey didn’t need any elaboration. He motioned for her to turn around so that they were facing one another.
“I would be lying if I told you it hadn’t entered my mind. But I’m not scared. We’ve been given another chance at this, sweetheart. A chance to have the family we deserve. The timing alone has convinced me that this is meant to be. Someone somewhere wants this for us. I knew from the moment I met you that you’re the only woman I’d ever want to be the mother of my child and that’s exactly what you’re going to be and an amazing one. We’re going to be great parents to a healthy, beautiful baby and I’m going to protect you and take care of you, I promise. Everything’s going to be okay.
Stevie looked into Lindsey’s eyes and couldn’t help but believe in every word he’d said. Despite this being the second time in their relationship she’d informed him he was going to be father, it felt different this time. It felt meant to be.
“I also don’t want you to worry about the band or the tour” He continued “And I especially don’t want you to worry about Carol Ann. I’m going to tell her everything tomorrow and have her moved out as soon as possible. I’ll stay here with you, if she needs a couple of days to get her shit together. It’s all going to be taken care of, baby”
“Thank you for making this easy.”
“You don’t need to thank me for anything.” He pulled the sheet down to expose her upper body to him. “Now, I think it’s time you and our little munchkin got some rest, don’t you?” He smiled up at her, planting a soft kiss to her stomach.
Hi guys! So seeing as this story seems to be going on longer than I had originally planned, I have decided to rename each of the chapters so that I don't have to worry about trying to keep them relevant to the storyline :) Thank you all for reading. I hope you enjoy the newest update!
