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"What do you have to tell me?" he asked anxiously. Could she be telling him the news he has been waiting two long days to hear.
"Well...Valentines Day is tomorrow, and I was wondering if you would come over to my apartment for a nice romantic dinner tomorrow night."
"Sure, that sounds nice," he said smiling. "By the way, have we heard from the doctor office yet?"
"No," she lied. When she got the results, she knew that would be the perfect Valentines gift for Shannon. It could wait one more day.
The next evening, Tori was lighting the candles on the table when she heard a knock on the door. She checked herself in the mirror, making sure her black dress looked good and opened up the door. When she came into full view, Shannon's jaw literally dropped.
"Baby, you look beautiful!" he exclaimed as he kissed her.
"Thank you. You look handsome as well."
"Why thank you," he said jokingly as he handed her a bouquet of red roses. Kissing Shannon once again, Tori happily took the roses, placed them in a vase, and then led him to the table.
"Wow, you did all of this for me?"
"Well, it is our first Valentines day together. I wanted everything to look perfect."
"It does look perfect," he said as he gave her a hand a squeeze and sat at the table. She then brought their dinner to the table, and soon were happily eating while enjoying small talk.
"So, Tori, do you want your present now?"
"Sure," she said. She really didn't expect anything from him.
Shannon then took a box out of the pocket of his shirt and placed it in front of Tori. She took it in her hands, and when she opened it, she saw a beautiful diamond heart necklace. She instantly ran to him, hugging him as she got comfortable on his lap.
"Do you like it?"
"I love it. Thank you baby," she said, kissing him for like the hundreth time that night. Then she knew the time had come to give Shannon his present. "Shan, do you want yours now?"
"Sure, you didn't have to get me anything," he said as he watched her walk out of the room and come back with a manilla envelope.
"Here," she said nervously.
Shannon took the envelope from her hand, and noticed that it was from her doctor's office. "Is this what I think it is?"
"Just open it," she said as she nervously walked toward the other side of the kitchen, pretending to be nervous.
He immediately knew something was wrong, and feared the worst as he started reading the papers. As he read further, a huge smile spread across his face. He walked toward Tori, and kissed her passionately, not wanting to stop.
"So, this baby is mine?! All mine?!"
"Yep," Tori whispered through tears. "The papers say without a doubt, this baby is 100% yours. I'm guessing you like your gift?"
As he felt tears starting to form, Shannon could only nod his head, as he craddled Tori's face in his hands, and kissing her once again. Ever since he found out that Tori was pregnant, he prayed every night that the baby would be his, and tonight all of his prayers were answered. "Baby, I love you so so much."
"I love you too Shannon," Tori said as they still hadn't left each other's arms. "By the way...I have one more surprise."
"What's that."
"Well, the day I was raped, we obviously reported it to the cops, and they put out a warrant for Jason's arrest. Well, I was called today. They finally got a tip, and he was arrested and will be put in jail," she said starting to tear up once again, recalling some of the horrific memories.
Shannon tightened his hug, not wanting to let Tori go. "Tori, its all over with. You don't have to worry about Jason anytime soon, and we are going to live a happy life. WE are going to have a baby."
"Yes, we are," she said as she took Shannon's hand and led him to her bedroom, where they celebrated once again. In the middle of the night, Shannon woke up, and smiled at the figure next to him, sleeping peacefully. He slipped his hand underneath the tee shirt she was wearing, and rested it comfortably on her belly.
"Hi big guy," he whispered, not wanting to wake up Tori. "I'm your daddy. I'm going to take the best care of you and your mom. I promise."
Shannon, who's stomach was facing Tori's back, didn't realize that she had indeed woken up, but didn't want to interrupt what he was trying to say to the baby. She sighed a happy sigh, and fell back asleep.
