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His hands htly damp from our shower One chaste kiss on theon one of my niles and his hand ain I close my eyes as my body soaks in the pleasure of his touch A loud moan escapes my throat and I lick my lips, but when he stops abruptly and jerks up, my eyes fly open

"S’belle, there’s a lot of, umwater on the bed"

I sit up and look Ohdown--petrified

Once I realize I haven’t lost bladder control, I alh at how scared he looks Calmly I say, "I think my water broke"

He bolts off the bed and pulls a pair of boxers fro "The doctor did say anytime now"

"We have to call the doctor"

I pat the bed "Ben, sit down Let’s see if I have any contractions"

I try to be cal all my willpower to not crumble and have him rush me to the hospital, because I knohat to do--what the classes taught me

He looks atup and doith his foot on the floor "How long does that take?"

"I have no idea" I laugh

"What do you mean you have no idea? We went to all those classes"

"You were there too"

"Yeah, but I was always a shitty student"

I have to laugh at that How can I not? I slide my feet to the floor and rise from the bed As I slip into one of his button-up shirts, I feel a crao to the hospital"

"Let me call my mother and see what she says first" I sit back on the bed, taking a deep breath

Ben quickly handsyet?"

"No I thought I still had time"

He strides over to the closet "I’ll do it"

I call my mother

"How far apart are your contractions?"

"I’ve only had one"

"Jack and I are on our way You should be fine until we get there Just relax, okay, Isabelle?"

Isabelle? She only ever calls me by my real name when she’s nervous Great "Yes, Mo in utter sexiness in the doorframe He is disheveled and so handsome--his jeans are unzipped, his shirt, the frayed one that I love, is unbuttoned, and his feet are bare

He lifts his eyes to me "Do you think we made a mistake?"

My mouth drops "Why would you say that? It’s a little late now" My voice breaks

He furrows his brow "I et married before we have the baby What did you think I h ut I wince and he flies to the bed

"What can I do?"

I grab his hand "Just stay withanywhere"

"Why are you second-guessing our decision?" I ask as I look down at the large radiant-shaped dia in thereflects against the ring’s cut edges He proposed to n It was so romantic--like a scene out of an old film He took me back to Hearst Castle No one was there--it was just the two of us Before we entered the large exquisite doors, he dropped to his knee, called me his "Rosebud," and told me he wanted to marry me Whoever said he wasn’t rouy couldn’t get esture made my heart skip beat after beat But later when the adrenaline rush sloe talked about it et ht Plus, I would need ti

"I don’t want to be that couple that getsa baby," I reo on the birth certificate? Will the baby have my last name?" he asks