You Loved Me At My Weakest (You Loved Me #2)
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I pull back. Kanye’s smile distracts me for only a moment before I say softly to him, “I have a surprise for you too.”
His features show a small amount of curiosity and then he grins mischievously at me. “Oh, yeah, a surprise I’m going to get later on, when everyone is gone.” He waggles his eyebrows and I burst out laughing.
“This is something I can share now,” I explain.
Kanye doesn’t say anything he faithfully watches me with a mix of confusion and excitement.
I pull the positive test out of my back pocket and hand it to Kanye. When he realizes what he’s holding he inhales sharply. “Emmy,” he breathes my name out in shock.
“I’m pregnant, Kanye.” I softly say to him. “I’m five weeks. I took the test this morning. I missed my last period and I felt off the last few days so I decided to take the test. I stopped taking my pill two months ago. I wanted to tell you so badly but I wanted to surprise you more when it actually happened. I smile up at Kanye, but all I see on his features is still confusion and worry.
“Emmy, I thought you said—” I stop him before he can finish the sentence.
“I know what I said. I was lost and hurting then.” I grasp Kanye’s face between my hands and look him right in the eyes. “That day I came to Applebee’s to find you; I did that because I had the most beautiful dream of us and a little girl. She was our daughter and our lives were amazing. Filled with love and a special girl whose giggles still float through my mind to this day. I was coming to tell you I wanted a family.” I place my hand on my stomach. “You loved me at my weakest. Now trust me at my strongest. I want this.”
I watch as tears escape from Kanye’s eyes. “I’m so fucking happy.” His voice is thick with emotion. “If it’s a girl, let’s call her Rose.”
Warmth radiates through my body and my heart soars to unreachable heights. “Yes,” I reply, as many more happy tears continue to fall.
Kanye takes my mouth quick and hard before releasing me and yelling out to the whole back yard, “We’re having a baby!”
Everyone gasps and begins cheering. My mother’s squeals of delight being the loudest. She races over to me and shakes my shoulders while tears cascade down her beautiful face.
Surrounded by our family and friends, who are congratulating us, my heart is close to bursting. I look around and admire what my life is now, and I’m blown away. So thankful I never gave up, even in my darkest days, this is what I was fighting for.
I search for my big brother and I find him standing on the outside of the crowd, holding Lily in his arms, both of them smiling at me. The two people in the world, other than Kanye, who know what this moment truly means to me. I smile at them and then look to the heavens.
I am Emily Roberts.
I am a survivor.
I am happy.
I am loved, greatly.
BOOKS BY EVIE HARPER
YOU LOVED ME series
Book #1 - You Loved Me At My Darkest
Book #2 - You Loved Me At My Weakest
Book #3 - You Loved Me At My Ugliest – Out mid 2015
PORTLAND STREET KINGS series
Book #1 - Collision (Street Kings) – Out early 2015
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To my husband. - Thank you! You keep believing in me and knowing that makes me so incredibly happy. I think if I said I wanted to become an astronaut you would tell me I could do it. You would probably mail off my application to NASA for me. xx
To my parents, Sarah, Mel and Amber – Setting goals and achieving them is what drives me to keep going. That feeling of accomplishment and confidence that fills me when I know I completed something that did have doubts circling when I first started. Those doubts lessen with your words of encouragement and confidence in me. I’m not sure if you all know how crucial you are to my success, but you are a massive part of how I get to my goals. When I was struggling with YLMAMW I thought I might have to move on and then I got an email from my Dad. We talked about my release date and how I was going. I said “Hopefully I can do it.” My Dad replied with, “I know you will.” That moment was one of not wanting to let him or myself down and one where it was that simple, he knew I would finish this story. I reflected back to that email a lot during writing YLMAMW, it was probably the only reason I was able to push through my struggles with Emily’s story and finish. Thank you Dad, I love you.
To my C.O.W's. Ash, River, Alissa & Bel – Laughing with you girls is what gets me through this crazy ride. Coming to you guys to vent and for advice, your friendships are priceless to me.
To TGFR ladies. - I’ve seen a lot in this community in such a short time of being a part of it. You ladies showed me that even though there are people out there to tear you down there are also many more to help build you up. Your advice, friendships and knowing I have people to turn to when it all gets too much, means the world to me. It’s all possible thanks to River. Going it alone in this industry is scary, I’m one of the lucky ones to have such a good friend like you River.
To my Betas, Amber, Bel, Gill & Mandy. - Thank you for reading my story and putting your lives on hold to help me. Each of you gave me an enormous amount of help and guidance and I thank you all for that.
To Evie’s Collection. – Thank you all so much for your daily support, laughs and encouragement. A BIG thanks to Elizabeth, Jolanda, Rhiannon, Jennifer & Jeneane for continuing to share my covers, teasers and posts. Means a lot to me ladies. xx