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"So, what's up then? I can tell there's something you definitely want to talk about."

I gave her a sly grin and handed her the gift bag I'd been carrying with me, trying to decide what to do with its contents.

"Um, here. You're the first person I've shown this to, and honestly I'm terrified and ecstatic and," I started to tear up feeling overwhelmed. "Anyway, you know Kyle better than just about anyone. I need help figuring out how to tell him."

She peeked into the bag and her eyes went wide and immediately started misting over as she pulled out the positive pregnancy test I had taken that morning. She just held it, staring, and crying with a huge smile on her face before jumping up from her seat and rounding the table to embrace me in the biggest hug I'd ever received.

"I'm the first person you've told?"

I nodded unable to speak. My emotions had been running rampant for several days.

"Kels, I'm so honored. I can't believe it, I'm going to be an aunt!”

I just kept nodding.

"How the hell have you kept this from Kyle?"

I laughed, "It's not easy. I've had to shut down our bond link entirely and he's freaking out because of it."

"Good, make him sweat. He's been driving me insane and totally deserves it."

he'll want to keep the news to ourselves till I'm further along? I've never even held a baby before. All the girls homes I was placed in were for older girls, we never had babies. I don't know anything about babies, Elise. What

going to be a phenomenal mom to my little niece or nephew. Now, on to the real dilemma. Kyle's been driving me insane for weeks. I say let him sweat it

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and let him know and then you can announce

I like that plan. But E,” I looked at her seriously trying not to be complete freaked out with nerves, "what if he's not happy about it? I mean we've never talked about having kids. I have no idea

your bond and torture him for the remainder of the day!"

would be hard. When dinnertime came, I couldn't even look at him. I was so nervous and he looked terrified. We said pleasant hellos to everyone and he asked to speak with me in private. I chanced a glance at Elise who grinned and nodded in

in what was now Kyle's office I

I did, but please just tell me and I'll fix it. Please don't keep shutting me out. Whatever it is,

into his arms and hugging him tight. I opened our bond but purposefully kept my mind blank. I was overwhelmed with our combined emotions and started crying uncontrollably. I suspected this new sensation was going to be sticking around for the duration of this pregnancy. "I'm sorry. I wanted to surprise

my toes, Knowing his entire family was waiting just down the hall, I didn't encourage him further, so when the kiss ended I stepped back out of his reach and took a deep breath before handing him the gift bag I had shown Elise just that morning, only

reach through the

his hands behind his neck, he lowered his head between his knees, like the entire world was spinning

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