Darkness Before Dawn

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    "Please," I whisper.
    Cole backs away and looks down at me, his green eyes twinkling as he flashes his smile and that darn dimple that makes me want to bite him and slap him at the same time. "Why'd you come over here without me?" he asks as he places a kiss on my parted lips. I begin to laugh when he continues. "Is it about where the wedding is gonna be? Aubry, by any chance do you know where this wedding is taking place?" Cole asks, tilting his head at Aubry.
    My laughter instantly dies and I take off into a sprint toward Aubry, jumping on him to cover his mouth with both hands. "Don't you dare say anything, big mouth!" Aubry's body shakes in laughter under mine, and he bites the inside of my hand, making me yelp and let go. "Ouch! Bastard!" I yelp, punching him on the arm.
    "My lips are sealed!" Aubry says, still laughing as he pulls me into his side and ruffles my hair.
    "Let her go, dick," Cole warns playfully as he pulls me by the arm.
    "His lips are sealed because I haven't told him the location," Aimee says, shaking her head. "I gotta go back to studying. Blake, I fucking hate you for not having to study this much."
    She walks off, closing the door behind her and the three of us take a seat in the living room, Cole pulling me into his lap as soon as his ass hits the sofa and Aubry siting across from us.
    "I came to ask him to walk me down the aisle," I say quietly, shifting my body to look at Cole.
    He looks from me to Aubry and back to me before a smile appears on his face. "That's such a great idea, baby," he says, tucking my head under his chin.
    I fall asleep in his arms in the middle of the Cubs game they have on and wake up when he stands with me in his arms.
    "I can walk," I mumble sleepily. "I'm not a baby."
    He cradles me closer to his chest and I drift off again until my butt hits the seat of his passenger seat and I'm startled awake.
    "We'll pick up your car tomorrow," he says before closing the door and walking to the driver's side.

 

    I take a deep breath and pace around the bathroom as I wait. Ninety-seconds is a long time when you're waiting for such a vital answer. My heart picks up speed when I walk over to it and see that there's something written on the screen. I screw my eyes shut and bite down on my lip as I lift it up, not knowing what I want the answer to be in the first place. I take one last deep breath in through my nose and out through my mouth and look down.
     
    Pregnant :)
     
    My hands begin to shake as I stare at the little screen in disbelief. The smiley face throws me off for a second. What if I didn't want to be pregnant? I think before a smile spreads over my face and a mixture of exuberant laughter and tears erupt from within me. I hop up excitedly, covering my mouth to keep my excited shrieks low. I open my sock drawer and hide the stick in the back before gathering up the opened box and throwing it in the bag to get rid of evidence. Cole isn't home, but I don't want to risk him finding out yet.
    I walk to the kitchen with an extra bounce in my step and get the trash bag to take out while grabbing my phone to call Becky. I dial her number and shriek my news as soon as she greets me, jumping up and down enthusiastically at her answering scream.
    "What made you take it?" she asks once we've calmed down.
    I shrug. "I don't know. I was sleeping the majority of the day, my tits are extra sore, I feel gross all day even though I haven't thrown up, I haven't gotten my period in well over a month now!"
    "I'm so excited!" she shrieks again. "What'd Cole say?"
    "I haven't told him yet," I reply, biting down on my lip.
    "Oh?"
    "I think I'll tell him on our wedding night," I respond, wiping my free hand on my jeans.
    "True and what a great wedding present! He's going to be so exciiiteeddd," she sings.
    "I know," I reply with a laugh. "You want me to pick you up on Thursday?"
    "Sure! We get in at noon so we should have plenty of time to shop before we leave for the hotel. Does he know where the reception is yet?"
    "Nope," I reply with a smile. "Unless Big Mouth found out and told him."
    Becky laughs. "Yeah, I wouldn't put it past him. You better not tell him you're pregnant unless you want Cole to find out in five minutes!"
    I'm able to get some studying done before Cole gets home, but it doesn't occur to me that we have no dinner until I hear him walk in the door. I scramble to put my things away rapidly and greet him at the door, the smell of pizza stopping me dead in my