Chapter 73

“Oh, Julian” Nina said, her eyes filled with tears. “I love you too. I never stopped. I always will”

Julian smiled and wiped a tear that had fallen with his finger. “Don’t cry, honey” he said, “You have no idea how happy I am to hear you say that. And it makes what I’m going to say next so much easier”

Nina laughed and wiped her cheek with her palm. “Oh… There’s more?” she asked.

He nodded. “Hell yeah” he replied, then his hand moved to stomach and he cupped it. “You remember when I found out about the baby and I asked you to move in with me?” he asked.

“Yes,” she replied softly.

“At first I didn’t like that you said no, it pissed me off in fact, but I realized that it was a crappy thing to say. We are having a baby, Red. You, me and that tiny human growing inside of you. And we love each other, so if we are going to do this, I want us to do it right, so… “

He took a step back and reached into his pocket. When his hand came back out, there was a l