It had been a wonderful year since Beck had proposed to Raven.
They’d organized the wedding in no time with a lot of help from their friends and family. The only reason they had to wait so long was because the venue Raven had fallen in love with wasn’t available sooner. Beck had made sure she’d gotten what she wanted, not budging when Raven mentioned she would be happy to hire somewhere else that was available at an earlier date.
It was worth the wait, though.
The hall had been decked out with the perfect arrangement of flowers. The same ones her dad had sent to her in college; Beck’s idea.
Her bouquet was the same and so were the bridesmaids, Ava, Kerry, and Leila.
All that was left to do was to get there on time.
Two days.
Two days until Raven Valiente was to become Raven Traynor, and she couldn’t wait.
Raven’s parents, and their friends, were all gathered in their living room. Enjoying the small afternoon get together they’d put on before the big day, and then the two-week honeymoon to Hawaii, which came highly recommended by Kerry and Leila.
Beck’s dad couldn’t make it until the wedding, which wasn’t a surprise, and his Mom wasn’t flying in until the big day either.
He tried to hide it, but Raven knew Beck was hurt. It was a one-time thing, and they still couldn’t manage to clear their schedules for their only child.
That didn’t matter though. Raven’s parents more than made up for their absence. Beck, her dad, and uncle Mike had gotten really close. Even so much as them going out together. Raven had an idea it was with an ulterior motive, but he’d been all smiles when he got home. Subsequently she’d been all smiles when he’d taken her to bed afterwards.
“Hey beautiful,” Georgio said, hugging her tight. His smile wide “How are you doing?”
“I’m ok, dad,” Raven replied, smiling up into his big, brown, emotion filled eyes. “I’m just so happy.”
“I’m glad, honey.” He kissed her forehead. “I’m so proud of you; both of you.”
“Thanks, dad.”
Raven looked over to Beck, who was talking to Donnie. As if sensing her he turned, beamed, and gave her his usual sexy wink. She swooned inside.
“I can’t believe my baby’s getting married,” Jayne said, approaching them. “Two days to go, and you’ll be a married woman.”
Raven’s smiled dropped, and heart beat faster. She remembered she had something to do that morning, and had forgotten when Beck had gotten out of the shower. Seeing him wet and barely covered had her mind turning to other things.
“Excuse me, for a minute.”
Raven ran off into the white and chrome bathroom with stone colored porcelain floor tiles. She reached into the bag inside the cabinet, and took out the box she’d purchased the day before.
Carefully holding the contents underneath her, she relaxed.
She washed her hands and then paced up and down the bathroom.
“Baby, are you ok? Beck asked as he knocked on the door.
He’d seen her rushing across the room. Of course, he would be concerned that she was alright.
Raven knew she couldn’t hide it. He had a right to know what was going through her mind.
“I’m ok, babe,” she said, opening the door wide to let him in. “There’s something I need to show you, though.”
“What is it?” he asked, then paused when his eyes landed on the stick lying on the counter. “Is that..?”
“It is,” she replied, chewing on her lip. “We haven’t been using anything Beck. I’m not even on the pill, and now I’m a week late,” she spluttered. “I’m amazed this hasn’t happened sooner.”
“Ok, so, what’s the result?” he asked, calmly, surprising Raven.
“I don’t know, I’m scared to look.” A tear rolled down her cheek and Beck quickly swiped it away with his thumbs.
“Hey, don’t cry,” he said soothingly. “It’ll be ok, I know it.”
She didn’t know how he could be so calm. She was freaking the fuck out.
Raven gasped, and her heart jumped in her throat when Beck walked over and picked up the test stick. He picked up the box and looked between the two, checking the result.
He blew out a relieved breath, and a big smile spread across his face.
“See? I told you everything was going to be ok,” he said walking over to her and wrapping an arm around her waist, pulling her into his side.
“It’s negative?” she asked, wondering why she felt sad at that news.
“No, it’s positive,” he grinned. “We’re going to have a baby.”
The End.