Chapter 182
Whistles, cheers and claps erupted from the crowd. A few “it’s so good to see you back, Luna” were heard also.
“And to my favorite person in the world that never gave up on me despite everything”, she turned to me and cupped my cheek slightly, “I love you so much and thank you for never giving up on me”.
I pulled her close to me and kissed her which earned whistles and cheers from the pack members. “Let’s cheers to continue to be a pack that will work together to overcome all obstacles. And to leaders that will continue to lead its people with impartiality and love”.
The crowd clapped and we walked off the stage while everyone got the party going. Lola stood beside me and peered at the mini Lyla that was still in her father’s hands.
“Can I hold her?” she asked Nathan who nodded, a little too quick might I add. “Hi, Lola”, she cooed as she cushioned her head and held her to her chest.
“My name is Lola too and I’m your godmother”, she sniffled and smiled at her while baby Lola smiled back. “I’m sorry I missed your birth, we’re going to have so much fun together going forward”, she kept talking to her and the little one smiled wider like she understood what was happening.
“Thank goddess she’s back”, Nathan said beside me and I raised my eye brow at him in question. “You’ve been a shell of yourself for the past 3 months and not to mock a man that was mourning but you suck and was no fun at all”, he said and exhaled deeply.
“It feels good to let that all out”, he smiled at me before focusing his attention on the ladies in front of us. Lyla and Avianca soon joined us and the atmosphere was very nice.
I hope nothing disrupts this peace forever.
Lola’s POV
“I’m just going to get some fresh air”, I said to the group before moving out of the garden to the entrance of the pack house. “It’s so nice to be back”, I said to him and he came to stand beside me. The air was chilly but I felt okay with him by my side. He interlaced our fingers and kissed the back of my palm before putting our interlaced hands in his pants pocket. “This is my normal, I don’t want anything to change this”, he said after a while and I nodded.
The moon was high in the sky and everything was so peaceful save the noise that escaped from the garden. We just stood there in the moonlight, basking in each other’s presence.
“Why is your breathing pattern different? Are you fine?” He said out of the blues. “What?” I laughed and gently touched his shoulder, “I’m perfectly fine, I promise”.
He didn’t look convinced and shushed me. “Listen to your breathing pattern and tell me nothing is wrong with it”, he said. I went silent and listened attentively and that was when I noticed another faint stirring of heartbeat coming from me.
I was about to panic when Atropos words came to mind. I gasped and Adrian looked at me wide-eyed, panic evident in his eyes. “I’m fine, I really am but I think you’re going to be a dad”, I told him and watched him go from being afraid to being ecstatic. “You’re being serious right now?” He asked in disbelief and I nodded while laughing. “I’d never play with you like that”, I assured him.
He lifted me off the ground and spun me around before hugging me tightly to him. “I love you, Lola”, he placed a chaste kiss on my lips before kneeling down and placing his ear on my belly.
“You’re going to be the luckiest kid in the world. I’ll bring the world down for you and mommy if I have to, I promise”, he talked to my belly.
“Do you know that your mom is the most amazing person in the world? She……….”, he kept talking while I smiled and reminisced about how far I’ve come.
I’ll readily go through everything again of it means I get to experience this moment again.
I sighed and smiled as I stare up to the moon.
THE END………or not.