Chapter 3

A baby! Roman's mind raced to process this new information even as he watched the blinking dot on the screen. "How is this possible?" he murmured in awe.

Doctor Amman chuckled. "I think you know how it's possible, Roman."

An automatic grin slid across his face. "Yes, I know how it's possible, but how is it possible for Lexi?"

Doctor Amman sighed. "Like I told Lexi, medicine isn't an exact science. Sometimes doctors can be wrong."

Roman couldn't express how happy that in this instance they were wrong.

A soft sob pulled his attention away from the screen. He turned to find tears streaming down Lexi's cheeks. His heart sank. Was she upset to know she was pregnant? "Sweetheart, why are you crying?"

She shook her head as she lifted her free and to cover her mouth. Her gaze never leaving the computer screen.

His brow knit and he looked back at the doctor. "What's wrong with her?"

Before Doctor Amman could answer she squeezed Roman's hand and he turned back to her. "Nothing's wrong," she whispered.

"Then, baby why are you crying?"

"I'm happy," she replied. "And terrified."

"Why?"

"Because." Another tear trickled down her cheek. "I'm afraid that I'm going to wake up and discover this was all just a dream and my heart will be broken all over again."

Roman placed a hand over her still flat abdomen. "Sweetheart, can you feel me touching you?"

She nodded.

"You feel the warmth of my hand?"

She nodded again.

"Then you know this isn't a dream. What's happening right now is very, very real." He leaned forward until his face was mere inches from hers and smiled. "You're carrying our baby and you've made me the happiest man in the world."

Roman knew he was grinning like an idiot when he opened the door and stepped into the hall. He couldn't help it, Didn't want to help it. The love of his life was pregnant with his child. Could his world get any better?

Seth spun on his heel to face him. "What's going on? Is Lexi okay?"

"She's great," Roman replied.

"You were in there an awful long time for her to be great." Dean narrowed his gaze. "Why are you grinning like a freaking moron?"

"Lexi's pregnant." Roman replied and enjoyed watching the shock that crossed his best friends faces.

"Pregnant?" Seth asked as he broke out into a huge grin. "Like she's going to have a little Roman?"

"Or maybe a little Lexi," Roman replied as he consider the idea of having a daughter. Having a boy would be fun because he could teach the kid football and wrestling, but having a daughter… He tried to picture what his sweet little pixy would look like. Dark pigtails and a pudgy little grinning face appeared in his mind. As the image took hold, the little girl reached up to him and his heart swelled. Yeah, having a little girl would be the bomb.

"Wait." Dean held up a hand, pulling Roman from his thoughts. "I thought she was infertile."

"So did she," Roman confirmed. "That's what the doctor's told her after her accident, but it's obviously not true. That's part of what was taking so long. It took Doctor Amman some time to convince her that what she was seeing was real." He pulled his phone out of his pocket, scrolled through his videos and hit the button for the one Doctor Amman had graciously downloaded for him. He handed the phone to Seth. "See the little blinking peanut?"

Dean peered over Seth's shoulder and they both stared at the screen. "Yeah?" Seth replied and his eyes widened. "Wait...Is that that baby?"

Roman nodded. "That blinking is it's heartbeat." His smile returned in full force. "Doctor Amman said she's a solid two months pregnant, which means in seven months I'm gonna be a father."

Seth and Dean both let out a cheer, then stopped as the door behind Roman opened and Lexi appeared. He turned to her and slid an arm around her waist. She still looked pale and by her expression she was still in shock.

Mentally exhausted and still frightened beyond rational thought, she leaned against Roman and soaked up his strength. She hadn't been sure how he was going to react to the news, but seeing the smile on his face and the love in his eyes put her heart at ease. He wanted this baby just as much as she did and that knowledge helped to settle at least some of her fears. Her attention drifted from Roman to the boys. Seth was the first one to step forward and wrap her in a hug. "Congrats on the new addition."

"Thank you," she whispered and lifted a shaky hand to her hair. "I still can't quite believe it."

"Hey, little mama," Dean pulled her in for a hug and pressed a kiss to her temple. "I'm so happy for you both."

She turned to him for a full on hug. "Me too," she replied and realized she actually meant it. Despite the near crippling fear she was fighting against, she was giddy with excitement.

Apparently feeling just a little possessive, Roman pulled her back to him. "You hungry?"

She shook her head. "No."

Roman frowned. By the look on his face she'd knew he was thinking about how little she'd been eating recently. Knowing she was now eating for two meant she needed to take better care of herself. "I know you've been dealing with some nausea, but you need to try and eat something. You need to keep your strength up."

She nodded. "I will. I promise. Just not yet. Actually," she said as they began to walk. "I need to call my folks." She grinned as reality slowly began to set in. "Dad is going to positively flip when he hears." The schedule! My Match tonight! She stopped. "Shit!"

"What?" the three of them said in unison.

"I'm scheduled for a match tonight."

"Like hell you are," Roman practically roared, even as Dean and Seth both voiced their protests.

Their objections finally brought Lexi completely out of her stupor and she arched a challenging brow at Roman. "Well duh?" she replied. "What I meant was that I need to find Hunter or Stephanie and tell them I can't wrestle so they can find a replacement." She folded her arms. "I've only wanted this baby damn near from the first day we met. Do you really think I'd intentionally do anything to jeopardize this pregnancy?"

She watched as an expression of near embarrassment flashed across his face before he pulled her to him and pressed a soft kiss to her lips. "Of course not," he said as he stroked a hand along her cheek. "I'm sorry. I'm just feeling a little protective right now."

Inside she was grinning at his admission, but she sighed instead of showing her smile. The man could be such a pain in the ass sometimes and no way would she willingly admit that she liked that protected and loved feeling she got when he grew possessive. "You're not gonna go all Dom on me now are you?"

"Probably," he grinned. "I hope you don't mind."

"Roman," she grumbled, more because she couldn't let him think he was in control without some sort of fight, than having any real objection. Deep down, it made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Knowing the next few months were probably going to be some of the most stressful of her life she'd wear his love and protection like a blanket, soak up every bit of strength he was willing to give her and enjoy every single moment of it along the way.