When they got down to one, I stood and pulled the top off the box, grinning ear-to-ear as pink balloons floated out.
“It’s a girl!” everyone shouted, and broke out into applause. I glanced around, my heart bursting with joy as people cheered and whistled.
And then something caught my eye…
One balloon in particular staggered behind, slow to rise with the others. There was a box attached to it. A small black box…
“Anderson?” I said confused, “was that there when you ordered the balloons?”
Suddenly, the room filled with gasps. I turned around, finding Anderson standing behind me on one knee. Grinning, he reached for the balloon with the box attached to it.
“Oh my God…” I said, cupping my hand with my mouth.
“I could think of no better time to do this. I can’t even put into words how happy you’ve made me.” He opened the box, and the biggest sparkling diamond I’d ever seen, surrounded by white gold, stared up at me. “Joanna, will you marry me?”
“Oh my God! Yes!!! A million times yes.” This was all I ever asked for and much more. I leaned away and gave him a goofy smile. “I love you, Mr. Lawrence. You’re the man of my life.”
“I love you too, future Mrs. Lawrence. You’re the love of my life.”
“I can’t believe you’ve done this.” I glanced at the ring, already in love with it.
Our lips met again, but this time our kiss was more passionate, both of us lost in each other despite being in the center of everyone’s attention.
“How about we go for a quickie somewhere?” he whispered with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “You know, to ‘celebrate’ this properly.”
I winked at him. “I think that’s a great idea.”
He caught me by my hand and led me away from the crowd.
“We’ll be right back,” he said to Tobias.
I caught Tobias’s gaze, flushing when he shook his head. He knew exactly what was cooking, just like Libby, who gave me a satisfied grin.
“We aren’t going anywhere,” Tobias replied before he continued his conversation with one of the managers next to him.
“I feel we’re like teenagers who are sneaking around, trying to escape their parents,” I said, letting him take me to his office. Since everyone had gathered in the main office, the rest of the building was deserted, which provided us more privacy.
“Well, at least we don’t have to hide anymore.”
He locked the door behind him and backed me to his desk, already unbuttoning my blouse.
“We have to be really quick about this,” I said and unfastened his belt.
“Yeah. Really quick.”
He pressed me against the table and took off my shirt, which left me in my bra.
“Do you think they know what we’re doing now?” I asked before I pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it aside.
“I don’t really care about that at the moment.” He pressed his head against my chest, kissing my skin frantically. “Right now, all I care about is being in you.”
I moaned when he continued leaving kisses down my belly. He stopped before he reached the waistline of my skirt, looking at my stomach with adoration. “I can’t believe our girl is in there right now.” He caressed my bump. “We created a new life.”
I laced my fingers into his hair, returning his loving gaze. “Yeah. It’s amazing.”
He left a soft kiss on my bump, which caused flutters in the pit of my stomach. He continued undressing me until I was left only in my pumps.
“Naked and mine. The perfect combination.”