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“And I want to be your wife,” I ansithout hesitation, all vestiges of teasing gone I want hih my eyes—to hear my love in my voice

“Is that right?” he asks and leans forward to press a soft kiss to my lips

“That’s right,” I whisper against his mouth “But now, I have some bad news for you”

He leans back and stares into my eyes

I’m certain I want to marry thisBut I don’t want the typical wedding I’ve spent ht, and the moment we commit to each other for the rest of our lives, I want those words to be spoken without flashing ca else that could distract us from what is the ht our sweet little angel into this world

“We’re going to elope”

“No big wedding?” he asks, and I shake my head

“Just me, you, and Ellie”

He smiles and kisses me once more “Sounds perfect, baby, and not at all bad”

I shake h “Yeah, that’s not the bad part”

His eyebrows draw together “Then what is?”

“You have to tell your friends”

The very nextexit from the hospital

I can’t deny that it’s going to be a relief to be at Harrison’s apartment for a week or two until we’re ready to head back to LA The hospital staff here has been so wonderful to us, but it’s time we officially start our lives as a family of three

Ellie is dressed in the cutest little flower-embossed onesie with a pretty pink bow on her head, safely strapped into her car seat and ready to hit the road And I’a pants and a T-shirt,out beneaththe whole situation betweenit could absorb an oil spill fro like it doesn’t exist

Harrison tucks the last of the gifts frohs “I wonder if they realize that we also need to fit a baby into the car”