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It makes me so happy that you guys like this story! Enjoy the epilogue!
Nick's POV:
"Nick?" No response. "Nick?" she asked again, shaking me awake. I looked over at the clock. 3 am.
"Yes, babe?"
"I'm starving."
"You can't be serious." I took her silence as a sign that she was. "Mi, I'm exhausted." She remained silent.
"Please?" she asked again. I didn't have the energy to respond, much less to move. I just lay there hoping she'd fall back asleep.
In a matter of seconds I was already half way asleep again when I heard her sigh loudly. I felt her get up off the bed and walk into our huge shared closet. When I was finally able to open my eyes I saw her pulling on a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt so loose that it almost completely covered her bump.
"Mi what are you doing?"
"I need food. And seeing as we just got home three hours ago and don't have any here, I have to go out."
"I get that part but you're not actually going to go out right now are you?"
"I just told you I'm starving."
The past six months had been crazy. Miley was having different cravings everyday and since she could no longer drive herself, I was usually the one taking her to the grocery store. Or In-N-Out or Taco Bell or McDonalds or P.F. Changs or wherever else she felt like going at the time. If I didn't love her so goddamn much she'd drive me crazy.
I got up out of bed and went into the same closet, also pulling on a pair of sweatpants and a white t-shirt over my head.
"What are you doing?" she asked me.
"Going with you."
We went down into the garage and pulled the car out of the driveway. Because of the security gate and the guards on patrol 24/7 around it, I didn't feel unsafe when I realized I'd left the door unlocked.
"I'm sorry I'm being so annoying lately... Thank you for coming with me Nicky." She teased, knowing I hated it when she called me that.
"Don't apologize. This is what I've always wanted. When I thought about our future back when we first met and we were just 13, I thought about this moment. Being woken up by my pregnant wife and forced to take her to every fast food joint in the state at 3 o'clock in the morning."
She looked over at me and laughed loudly making me laugh along with her.
"I'm being serious! I really am sorry. I know this isn't easy on you," she said.
"As long as I don't actually have to push the kid out of me, I'm good."
"Don't worry I think you're off the hook with that one," she said. I could see her smile out of the corner of my eye and I was once again reminded of how lucky I was to be in it for the long haul with this woman.
"I love you." I said.
"I love you too."
We pulled into the parking lot at McDonalds and I didn't even have to ask Miley what she wanted before getting out of the car.
"You stay here and rest, I'll be right back." I said.
Not so surprisingly there was no one inside other than the guy behind the counter and myself. I quickly ordered a quarter-pounder with cheese and extra pickles and fries and paid for it, taking a seat at one of the empty tables while I waited for the food to be ready.
I looked out the window to check on Miley and saw her through the windshield with her eyes closed and her left arm lying over her stomach. When the food was ready and I had walked outside, I opened the car door to find Miley already asleep.
"Mi? …Mi?" I said, rubbing her arm lightly to wake her up. "Wake up, babe" I persisted.
"No" she groaned tiredly. "I'm exhausted."
Any aggravation I might have held in that moment left me as quickly as it came when I saw the diamond ring and wedding band shine under the florescent lighting of the McDonald's sign on her finger, still holding onto our unborn baby.
I rolled down the window and threw the bag of food away in the trashcan knowing she was out like a light for the rest of the night.
Eight Years Earlier:
It's around 5 am when Miley and I finally give it a rest and go to bed. Of course, she falls asleep first and I watch her breathing slow as she lays in my arms, her head resting on my chest. The cream colored sheets are wrapped just above her bare chest and the contrast between her brown hair makes her skin glow.
I'm temped to reach down and place a gentle kiss on her rose colored lips but she looks so much like an angel that I don't have the heart to wake her up. It's hard to believe this is the same girl that was moaning profanities at the top of her lungs just hours earlier. The thought makes me blush slightly and I realize just how significant this night was.
I take off my purity ring and reach for the hand that is resting on my chest, sliding it on her pointer finger. When I put her hand back down on my chest, the ring rolls off because of the size of her delicate little (adorable) fingers.
Instead, I look on her neck but find it bare, so continue looking around the bed for a little silver chain. I find it on the nightstand along with a tiny black lace thong and smile to myself. I open the chain that holds my medical ID tag, the one I gave to her the night I asked her to be my girlfriend, and slide the ring onto it. Placing it around Miley's neck I look down at her and smile, knowing that I'm now looking at my past, present, and future.
Aww Niley married and pregnant 3 Once again thank you so much for reviewing! I'll be posting my next story in a week and I might do a few one-shots or something if any are good enough! So check back for those! I am sad this story is over too :( But there WILL be more don't worry! XoXo
Tallie
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