And then, our baby appears on the monitor. Such a small little thing. Sylvia starts crying and then a soft little heartbeat fills the air. All of a sudden, it hits me.
We’re having a baby.
“Scott?” Sylvia’s voice is shaky and she looks worried. I realize why when she reaches up and wipes a few of my own tears off my cheeks.
“We’re having a baby,” I whisper. “Our own baby.”
“I know. It’s crazy.”
It’s crazy for sure, but what a miracle. To think that my wife is finally carrying a baby nearly a decade after we were told it would never happen. To think that it’s my kid in there. My mind can’t seem to wrap around how surreal it all is. Her doctor is planning to keep a close eye on her and the baby throughout the pregnancy, but by the end of February, we could be bringing home a baby.
No. That’s not right.
We will be bringing home a baby.
In the meantime, we’re going to savor every last second of this pregnancy. It’s Sylvia’s first, very well may be her last, but either way, it’s a blessing. The fear is still there. It mingles in the back of our minds. Fear has never stopped us before and it won’t hold us back now.
Later, after our game day skate, I head over to the store inside the arena. I find a onesie and a jersey for a baby and buy it. The associate eyes me, but I don’t say anything. When I get home, I find Sylvia taking a nap on the couch.
“Wake up, Sylvie,” I say as I gently shake her shoulder.
She wakes rather quickly and pushes herself up. “What is it?”
I hold up my purchases. “We’re bringing the baby home from the hospital in this,” I hold the onesie a little higher, “and you’ll take the baby to his or her first game in this. Promise?”
Her eyes shine, but she smiles. “Promise.”
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Acknowledgements
Thank you, Kristalyn Thornock. Your help is priceless!
Thank you, Heidi Grubb! You’re one of the best beta readers ever!
Thank you, Shannon Page, for editing my work. I always enjoy working with you.
Thank you, Robin from Wicked by Design, for being great to work with and always giving me a cover I’m proud to show off!
Thank you, Julie from JT Formatting. I never want to stop working with you because you’re too awesome at what you do and too pleasant to work with!
Thank you, reader, for taking the time to read this story. I am honored and truly grateful that you gave my book a chance. Thank you.
Lindsay Paige is the author of multiple Young Adult, New Adult, and Sports romances. She also enjoys writing books with characters who deal with anxiety and depression, issues which are close to her heart. Lindsay is a North Carolinian who loves watching hockey, sharing puns, having conversations with her miniature Schnauzer, re-watching episodes of MASH, and living her dream of writing books for a living.
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Lindsay has written the following books/series:
Bending Under Pressure
Bold as Love series
Bracing for Love series
Carolina Rebels series
Don’t Panic
Sanity series
Without a Doubt
You Before Me
She has cowritten the following series:
The Penalty Kill Trilogy
Oh Captain, My Captain series
The Ninth Inning series
Coming Soon
Get ready to meet the captain; Brayden Hayes is the next Carolina Rebel to get a book. It will release October 19, 2017. Learn more here. Here’s the blurb:
Brayden Hayes is all work and no play. Meeting one woman is all it takes to finally force himself to find a balance between work on the ice and relationships away from it. If there’s one thing Brayden is sure of, it’s that he wants to keep her around and make their time together worthwhile.
Deanna Mitchell hops from guy to guy because she doesn’t want to settle for just anyone. She has made a lot of mistakes, but deciding to see Brayden is not one of them. She thinks. What she feels around him makes her think he could be the one.
While Deanna remains unsure, Brayden is going all in and he’s ready to face whatever problems arise. Together, they discover that finding a balance isn’t hard when you’re with the right person.
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