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I didn’t see how anything or anyone could dispute ain, it made perfect sense to me

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When I opened the bathroom door to come out, test in hand, Ethan was still there where I’d left hi face God love hi to tease me and make a stressful situation a little easier If I had to read hi a father very well

Actually, he alnant I wondered why, and could certainly tell that he and I weren’t in the same place in the head about this at all Far froht years older Years that nificant difference when faced with the ie and a fabat-shit crazy was his attitude about the whole situation that we could do this

I still didn’t really see hoas possible for nant at all I had some major questions for my doctor, I knew that much Like how in the hell do birth control pills just not hen they are never iously for years?

He put his ar ht here?" I peeked up at hi it up to meet his lips in a slow, deliberate and very wet kiss I needed it He always seemed to knohen I needed affection and reassurance, and was very generous in doling it out

I pressed the test into his hand and watched his eyes widen "I want you to look at it first You look and then tell ive a result" My voice sounded about as fluttery as I felt

He smiled down at irl"

Ethan kissed me on the forehead first and then set the test on the bedside table and left it there He put ain and crawled in next to ed us just as we’d been before I rested my head back on his chest and laid a palm over the hard muscles I had a lot to say, but hardly knehere to start Best to start with the most important piece of my speech

"Ethan?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you so much"

The instant I whispered the words, his whole body relaxed I felt the hardness in hi for that declaration frohout the htmare I knew I couldn’t say the words as often and as easily as Ethan could, and did, and even though I tried to show him, I realized that I did hold out on hiht for me to do that I could try to make an effort for his sake

"I love you t--"