Under the duvet, they huddled tightly. Erica scrolls through her iPad. She felt something cold slip into her finger. Her brows furrowed together. She pulled her hand away and stared at the diamond ring on her ring finger.
"Erica Robertson. Will you marry me?" Stefan proposed.
A scoff left her mouth. Erica placed the iPad on the nightstand and turned to look at him.
Her eyes landed on the ring before she looked at him.
"Are you kidding me?" You're proposing to me in bed. We're both naked, and that was when your stupid brain cell decided this was a brilliant idea?"
His breath got caught in his throat. That was a brilliant idea he saw on the internet.
Stefan bit his lower lip and shifted on the bed, creating a distance between them- afraid Erica would snap anytime soon.
"I- I'm sorry. That was stupid of me."
"It's good you noticed." She got out of bed, covering herself.
"I'm keeping the ring. This is your last chance. Do it well next time."
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"Really? He actually proposed to you that way?"Aver exclaimed.
"Yeah, it was....gosh, I have no words to describe that shit." Erica said
"At least you have a ring on your finger. I want one." Suzzy said
"Me too."
"The fuck? You still don't have a ring, Avery. Are you sure you're married? You don't need to answer that; I can introduce other men to you." Erica suggested
She felt a sting in her heart but chuckled over it. Before she could comment, the phone was snatched.
"Thank you for your unwanted service, Erica. Avery would be getting one of those, and she's expecting our baby."
"What the fuck? You-you're pregnant, Avery?" Suzzy exclaimed.
Avery cleared her throat and took the phone. She should've told her friends about her pregnancy, but a lot was going on. And a lot- she was looking at one.
"Sorry, girls. I should've told you guys first, but Veronica and everything going on. I wanted to be safe first."
Alex stared at her.
Did she say she wanted to tell her friends first?
What about him?
The father of the baby.
"Holy cow! We're going to be aunties."
Alex gave them space. He flopped on the sofa.
He needs to make things right. He needs to prove to her that she is his priority and nothing else.
He fucked up once, and he's going to fix it.
But how?
Courtship.
Yes, he's going to court her, like a normal couple.