His Secret Obsession
Chapter 119

(Asher)

I raced through the pharmacy aisles, trying to replace the pregnancy tests as my heart began to pound against my chest. Could Emery really be pregnant? She has been on birth control this whole time but I know other than that we aren't exactly careful..and why was

this stupid grin appearing on my face every time I thought about it?

Well I mean..we are married now..it's not like we are struggling with money and Emery will be such a good f*****g mother.. F**k..why am I not freaking out? Why am I not scared and thinking this will ruin our plans? Because it won't.. if anything this is just another one of my dreams coming true.

Emery might have my child inside of her..a little part of me could he growing in her womb..we are making our own tiny human. Is it going to be a girl? Will the baby have Emery's eyes and hair? God I hope so..I hope it looks just like her.

"Excuse me sir. Do you need some help?" An older woman suddenly asked, snapping me back to reality as I realized I was just standing in the middle of the aisle staring into space like an idiot.

"Pregnancy tests? My wife..we think..well she might be.." I trailed off, not even sure why I was telling this stranger. I decided to have Emery wait at home while I ran down the street to get the tests..I literally ran too.. I was afraid she might get sick again and wanted to grab her a few other things.

"Oh I see, well come this way, young man." The older woman spoke kindly before patting my arm and leading me to the aisle labeled "family planning" a family..we might be making our own family. F**k..am I f*****g crying now?! Get ahold of yourself!! "Would you like me to help you pick one out?" The older lady asked, making me shake my head no.

"I will take one of each..oh and pre-natal pills?" I asked, watching as she pointed down the aisle toward the vitamin section.

I quickly grabbed eight different boxes, all different types of tests, and put them in the basket I was carrying with me. Then I went to the pre-natal vitamins and grabbed a few different kinds of thise too..I might've read up a little on what to do when you replace out you are pregnant.. Next, I grabbed two bottles of Gatorade that were different flavors..Em loves red but sometimes she is in the mood for blue..and finally, I got a pint of ice cream..strawberry flavor. My wife's favorite.

"Find everything okay?" I could hear the humor in the woman's voice as she looked down at everything I bought.

"Yeah, I wasn't sure which one worked best..this is our first baby." I announced, apparently having no filter right now. I'm usually not one to share..well, other than to my wife.

"How exciting..your wife is a very lucky woman to have such a considerate partner like you." She declared while placing the items into a bag as I finished paying.

"Oh no ma'am, I am the lucky one..I might just be the luckiest man on earth." And with that I grabbed the bag and jogged all the way home. As soon as I swiped our key I barreled through the door and found Em pacing in the living room while chewing on her nails nervously.

"Baby, you're supposed to be resting." I frowned while placing the bag on the counter and racing to my girl. I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her to my chest as I couldn't help but breathe in her floral shampoo.

Fuck I loved her..so damn much..and I wanted this..so damn much.. Is something wrong with me? Why the hell am I so excited about this?

"Asher..what if..what if I am? I don't want to screw everything up.." She whispered, making me pull back as my brow furrowed together and confusion filled me.

"How would this screw everything up?" I asked quietly, my hands gripping Emery's waist as I peered down into her tear-filled eyes.

"Baby, you are my wife..you are the love of my life and I want nothing more than to have a family with you. Yeah, it might be hard at first..but I know together we can get through this..and it will be worth it all. This doesn't affect anything..if you decide you don't want to move, then we won't..we will worry about all the other stuff later okay? Right now I just want to know if you have my baby inside or you..I want to know if I can truly be excited and start my damn nursery Pinterest board." I joked, making my kitten laugh as tears streamed down her cheeks which I promptly swiped away with my thumb.

"So please..don't think for a single second that I am freaking out okay? If you are pregnant then I will be happy..if you aren't..well, then we will just wait until a little later to try again..but I can't lie Emery..I never thought I would want this as badly as I do right this moment." I assured her, my words honest and true as a certain excitement filled me. I knew deep down she had to be..I don't know why or how I knew..maybe just a hunch..but I just did.

"What if I am freaking out?" She breathed, making me nod my head as I bent down and placed my brow against hers.

"Are you freaking out? Because if you are, that's okay..I am here for you and I love you...so so damn much. You don't have to go through any of this alone." I reassured her, kissing her nose gently before rubbing her back up and down soothingly. "No..well..kind of..but another part of me is excited." She admitted, making me smile brightly as I nodded my head.

"Me too baby." I lowered my head down, capturing her lips in a deep passionate kiss as I held onto her tightly. My wife might be pregnant. My beautiful wife might be carrying my child.

"Are you ready?" I asked softly before seeing her nod once more as I gripped her hand and led her towards the kitchen.

"Okay, these are the ones I got." I showed her the bag, making her blink her eyes in surprise as she glanced up at me.

"How am I supposed to pee on all of those?" She asked me curiously and I blanked..

"I bought you Gatorade too." I pulled out the two bottles, making Emery chuckle.

"We will just do one test for now." She reached in, grabbing one of the digital ones as I nodded and followed her towards the bathroom like her damn shadow.

"Do you..do you want to wait outside?" My cute wife suddenly turned shy, making me shake my head no as I stood in the bathroom with her.

"Nothing I haven't seen before..I believe that's how we got into this situation." I smirked, making her glare at me before shaking her head. Too soon? Yeah, maybe a little too soon.

After Emery did her business..which she made me turn around for.. Em set the test on the counter and walked over to me before wrapping her arms around my waist and burying her head against my chest. I made an alarm for three minutes and let out a deep breath..this would be it.

"Asher..are you really going to be okay with this? This won't cause any problems with the draft will it?" She asked nervously and I shook my head no..I know I might be naive with this whole situation but if things end up being too hard and I have to travel too much or work too many hours..then I will do something else. I just feel deep down that we can do this. I will fly Em and the baby with me, and I won't stay over with practices, we can even hire a nanny or someone just to help out when we need it. That's the benefit of having money..I know it's not super realistic but we have options..

"I know that as long as I have you, I will be happy no matter what. We will try it and if it ends up being too much, then we will do something else baby. No matter what though, your happiness is all that matters." It's the truth..it's just me and Em against the world..well me, Em, and our baby..if that's the case.

Suddenly the timer went off and Emery snapped her head up towards me and let out a gasp..

"Let's look together." I whispered, my hands pulling her to my side as we both crept towards the bathroom counter and peered over..

Emery froze I'm my arms as my heart stopped..my world was instantly flipped upside down as I turned to look at my wife and then back to the test, reading it again.. ..Pregnant..

Emery McNeal, my beautiful wife, is pregnant..Now I really am the happiest man in the world.. I can't believe I am going to be a dad.