[FOREWARNING: THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH CLICHÉS, ZERO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, PACED TOO FAST, AND PRETTY CRAPPY]
❛ we remain together,
always and forever ❜
in which she watched
her siblings achieve
happiness, unaware of
her own taking shape.
➸...
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"I'M PREGNANT."
As soon as the words tumbled out of her mouth, Ingrid sighed in relief, happy that the weight on her shoulders had greatly lifted. She looks at Paul only to see that his body stiffened.
"Paul?"
His forehead is wrinkled and his mouth opening and closing in surprise. He's frozen where he stands. Ingrid cocks her head from side to side, Paul's eyes following her, but his body still in the same position when she divulged her pregnancy.
"Paul?" She asks once more, getting no reaction. "Okay, whenever you're ready..." She trails off and decides to look at the water in front of her, hoping it'll pass the time.
Paul watches Ingrid as she looks out to the water, he gapes at her, trying to process the information. He was going to be a father. Sure, they had only been together a few weeks, but already knew that he's in love with her, and he knew the second he met her that she was it for him.
It wasn't just the influence of the imprint.
"It's not like love at first sight, really. It's more like... gravity moves... suddenly. It's not the Earth holding you here anymore, she does... You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that's a protector, or a lover, or a friend."
Paul didn't have to fall in love with her, he didn't have to choose to be her lover, but he did. He thinks about how amazing his life has been with her, even if it has been a short time. He knew that one day he wanted to marry her, the thought of kids never crossed his mind because he didn't think it was possible. Paul was ecstatic on the inside, he's getting a future with her, one he never knew was possible.
Ingrid was still looking out at the water, wondering if Paul was okay with having a baby. She subconsciously places a hand on her stomach, her mouth twitching upwards. She's lost in her thoughts when she feels familiar arms wrap around her, her forehead against his chest. She peers up at him.
"We're having a baby...?" Paul asks her softly, his eyes becoming moist.
Ingrid feels her own tears cascade down her cheeks. "We're having a baby." She confirms, chewing her lip.
Paul smiles widely at her, kissing her forehead and embracing her.
"I love you."
Ingrid's breathing hitches. That's the first time he's said that. A tear of joy slides down her cheek, "I love you, too."
She was on cloud nine, thinking that nothing could make this moment better than it already was. But Paul proved her wrong.
"I can't wait to meet them..."
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Paul and Ingrid had spent a few hours at the beach, talking about their unborn child, before saying their goodbyes to the pack and heading back to the cabin. She had told him that she had taken the girl, Bree, under her wing and that she was in the process of transforming into an enhanced human.
