Chapter 451 - We Are Pregnant...

Still with confusion laced on his face, Reuben opened the card to read the content inside it, only to get the biggest surprise of his life…

An equation was made on the middle page of the card with big bold letters which said…

1+1 = 3

At the end of the equation, a heartfelt quote was written in a beautiful calligraphy style which Reuben realised to be Veronica's handwriting..

"Congratulations Daddaa.…!!! Now you're going to promote from Mumma's handsome hubby to my superman Daddy.."

These small note was enough to bring tears into Reuben's eyes as he finally understood that the card or the gift box was not for Willa or Lucinda, but for him only...

His hands traced the picture of the beautiful cradle at the front page which was painted by Veronica.

Reuben's hands started to tremble while his eyes turned glossy. With those shaky hands, he opened the other envelope and held out a pregnancy kit which had two red lines on it, confirming that whatever he was thinking, was not a dream but reality..

His grip tightened around the kit and soon a sob escaped from his mouth. His eyes became teary as the salty water drops started falling on his cheeks simultaneously..

A pair of hands soon wrapped around his waist from the back. He didn't need to even turn around to detect the owner of those soft hands..

Grabbing her hands, Reuben turned Veronica around, making her come face to face with him..

Cupping both of her cheeks, he whispered while stammering a little, "Ar…are we really go…going to be parents?"

Veronica wiped the tears from his face and confirmed with a small smile on her face, "Yes, Bennie. Now we're becoming three from two soon. I'm pregnant, love!"

The moment those blissful words came out of Veronica's mouth, she felt herself flying in the air as Reuben had lifted her up in his arms in a snap of a second.

Twirling her around, Reuben squealed in extreme happiness, "Yes! Yes! Yes! We're going to have a baby! The symbol of our love who will call you Mumma and me Dadda.. Yayyyyy!!"

Veronica laughed along with him as both of them enjoyed the most amazing news of their life together..

Putting her down on the floor, Reuben pulled her towards him by holding her waist and said, sincerely, "Thank you love.. Thank you for making me a father. Thanks for being with me always and giving me the biggest happiness of having our own baby, our symbol of love.."

Tears were rushing out of his eyes nonstop, making Veronica too tear up with him.

"Thanks to you for loving me so much. Thank you for giving me opportunity of carrying out love in my mind. Thanks for making me a mother, Bennie.." Veronica too whispered with lots of love.

Reuben smiled at her tearfully and leaned towards her before capturing her lips into a sweet, gentle kiss.

Veronica too reciprocated with the kiss as their lips molded with each other perfectly. This kiss was neither an aggressive nor a hungry one. But it was showing the gratitude and love they had for each other..

Both of them were pouring every single bit of their emotions like happiness, bliss, love, care, excitement and many more in that one kiss..

After they were finally able to satisfy with the kiss, they pulled away from each other and stared at each other lovingly with a smile on their faces..

"I love you.." Veronica whispered on his lips and pecked her lips.

"I love you too, baby.." Reuben too confessed as he too joined his lips with hers in another passionate kiss..

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It was almost midnight when both Veronica and Reuben were lying in each other's arms..

Reuben was softly caressing her tummy, pecking it time to time as he whispered in an adorable voice, "Dadda loves you, baby.. Just come out soon. Dadda can't wait anymore to hold his princess in his arms and pepper your small, cute face with tons of kisses.."

Veronica was enjoying his attention at first but when she heard him calling their baby, a princess, a frown appeared on her lips..

"Who are you calling your princess? It's gonna be a prince. My little prince!" Veronica said in a sweet voice after opposing Reuben.

"No.. It's not your Prince but my Princess.." Reuben too retorted back.

"Haww! How can you say like that? It's my prince." Veronica too wasn't ready to accept defeat.

"No.. Princess.."

"Prince…"

"Princess.."

"Prince…"

This fight kept continuing for few more minutes when finally Reuben thought to put a stop on it.

"By the way.. Why are we even fighting for it? Today only we got to know about our baby. So we should think more about how to break this happy news to our friends and family now." Reuben reminded her.

Veronica too thought for a while and said, "Yeah.. You are right. We should not fight for our baby's gender now. Actually, I have already a plan in my mind about it. Why don't we call everyone for dinner this weekend and disclose the news at a time?"

"Hmm… I liked the idea. Let's do it then." Reuben said as he pulled Veronica towards him.

Kissing her softly on her lips, he said, "Now Dadda wants to love momma.. So no more talks."

Veronica chuckled at his statement and whispered seductively, "Momma is also ready to be loved by Dadda.."

Reuben grinned from ear to ear, hearing her response and hovered over her, letting themselves drown into pools of pleasure..

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Few days later…

Finally it was weekend and as per the couple's plan, all their family members and friends had already arrived at their place and now were chatting with each other merrily..

Reuben and Veronica who were sitting in the middle, on a love seat, shared a glance between themselves..

Nodding at each other, they finally decided to break the news to their parents..

"Everyone.. Can we get your attention please? We have an important announcement to make.." Reuben started to lead their declaration.

All of them turned their faces towards the couple with curiosity showing on their faces while Mrs. Smith asked, "Yes? What do you want to say, Reuben?"

Veronica grabbed Reuben's hand more tightly and Reuben too squeezed her palm in assurance as they both inhaled a sharp breath before announcing in a perfect sync, "WE ARE PREGNANT!"