I turned and nestled into his arms, nodding slightly as I looked up at him and muttered, “You’re not great at keeping promises… but soon you’ll get what you wish for.”

His eyes crinkled with amusement. “If I can’t make it happen, I’ll find a way to make it happen.”

“…Creep.”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I teased him.

He became more serious, gently patting my back with a comforting presence, “Tomorrow, I’ll take you for a check-up.”

“I was thinking of getting a pregnancy test in a few days first…”

He whispered, “But I can’t wait.”

I could feel how much Gregory was looking forward to this child, and truth be told, so was I.

The idea of having a child connected by blood with the person I love was thrilling.

If it weren’t for all these troubling issues right now…

But since life has handed us this gift, I decided to embrace it.

“Okay.”

The next morning, the first thing I did after getting up and freshening up was to check on Ramona.

To my surprise, Gregory had already taken Ramona for a walk and returned.

“You’re up early?”

“Why didn’t you wake me up?” Gregory tidied my hair, which I hadn’t managed to comb properly, his voice indulgent, “You were snoring

on me. You have to take my

“Hmm?”

pretending to be confused, “Who’s picking on you? Greg? It looks more to me like you’re the one picking on him.” “Ramona!” I shook Ramona’s arm, feigning sadness, “Are you even my

“Of course, I am.”

stop showing off in front of this lonely old lady. Go

today, but seeing Ramona trying to look spirited. despite her frail appearance, not wanting me

to stay by Ramona’s

“Ramona has Zoe here with her. We’ll be back before you know it,

knew he was also concerned about my health, or else he wouldn’t have been so insistent last

better to go and

instructamona, softly

I turned

rest

make sure

I after breakfast, Grand

be back as soon as

go on with your errands.

trying to ease my worries. I didn’t say more, just went to get

Gregory drove.

and the other holding mine, his thumb gently caressed the back of

sun streamed through the glass softly, casting a serene glow over

moment felt peacefully timeless, despite the

to

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