Thomas Brodie Sangster Dreams

Chapter 24 "It Won't Be Like This For Long" Darius Rucker

Chapter 24

“It Won’t Be Like This For Long” Darius Rucker

Thomas’ Pov

It’s been 2 weeks since Maddy and I were married. It’s been the best 2 weeks of my life. They have been full of love and laughter.

I wake up next to Maddy in our bed, in our temporary apartment. We are still living in Wisconsin, for now, but we did move out of Maddy’s parents’ house.

I watch Maddy as her chest rises and falls. I can see a faint smile on her lips. Her smile is so beautiful. I hold my breath, not wanting to wake her. When I need to, I exhale as quietly as humanly possible. I check the time on the clock hanging on the wall across the room. It says 10:29. We’ve been sleeping in the past 2 weeks, mostly because we’ve been staying up super late talking, watching movies, and other romantic couple stuff. I scoot closer to Maddy and wrap my arm around her torso. I pull her closer to me. Thankfully she doesn’t wake up.

An hour passes before Maddy’s eyes flutter open. She looks directly at me right when she wakes up. She looks surprised and stunned. I laugh at her facial expression. Soon after we are both laughing uncontrollably. Then all of a sudden Maddy stops. She has a serious look on her face.

“I have to tell you something, Thomas,” Maddy says to me. I’m nervous and confused. It’s been a great 2 weeks, now what could she possibly say to ruin it. A lot of things!

“Thomas?” she says, breaking my daze. I nod, telling her to continue.

“Umm… I don’t know how to tell you this, so I’m just going to say it,” she begins. I nod again for her to continue. “I’m pregnant,” she says. Then she closes her eyes and I see a tear fall down her cheek. I wipe it with my thumb.

“Why are you crying, Love?” I ask in the most happy and comforting voice I’ve ever heard come out of my mouth. She opens her eyes. She looks a little surprised at my excitement and enthusiasm.

“Aren’t you mad?” she asks. Why would she think I’d be mad? I’m the total opposite of mad, I’m overjoyed.

“Love? Why would I be mad?” I begin. I grab her hand and kiss it softly. “This is amazing!” I finish. A smile finds its way on Maddy’s sad face. I smile back at her. I lean in and kiss her forehead.

“I love you,” I tell her. She just smiles. I know that means she loves me too, but I can tell she’s speechless by my response to her being pregnant. I’m a little surprised myself. I would have thought I’d be freaking out by now. Maybe it hasn’t sunk in yet. I think really hard about what this means. My true love and I are having a baby together. How could this go wrong? Or maybe it should be how couldn’t this go wrong, but who cares. I’m going to be a Dad. Maddy and I are going to be parents.

I kiss Maddy.

“What was that for?” she asked, still a little stunned.

“For giving me a baby. Letting me be the father of your baby. Saying yes to marrying me. Pretty much for everything that has happened to us so far,” I tell her. She smiles and leans in and kisses me.