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Epilogue

Coffee had and always would hold a special place in my heart, although I wasn't enjoying the aroma lately. It was the reason Edward and I found each other. Yeah, even if I wasn't able to drink the delicious java as of late, I still appreciated everything it brought to my life.

The day after I turned twenty-five, I told Edward I was ready to grow our family. He'd been ready for a while, at least since he turned thirty over two years ago. I wanted more time for just the two of us before we brought a little coffee bean of our own into the world. The delight on his face could have lit up the Empire State building without any electricity.

With my decision made, I scheduled an appointment with my gynecologist to see what I needed to do to prepare my body for carrying a baby, and then exactly three months later, we conceived. I knew right away it'd happened when I started throwing up like the little girl, Regan, from The Exorcist so suddenly. Since my period hadn't been late yet, I waited and did my best to hide the signs until it was officially late.

The day arrived and I took one of the hundreds of pregnancy tests Edward had stockpiled our bathroom with to confirm. I knew I should have woken Eddie up, but if it was negative I didn't want to see the disappointment in his eyes if that happened.

I didn't wait the three minutes like a normal person might, I watched the urine move through the little windows. I watched at the negative line appeared and I watched as the indicator line appeared in the control window. Then I held my breath as the faintest second line next to the negative line appeared.

My hand shook as I picked up the stick for a closer look. I thought maybe I was imagining that second line because of how light it was. I swiped at the lone tear that ran down my cheek and then set the test down and forced myself to pee again so I could take another test...that one had to be a digital one that would simply tell me exactly if I was or wasn't.

When it told me I was in fact pregnant, I squealed as quietly as I could before I cleaned up my mess and washed my hands...again. Then I put the two tests in the pocket of my robe and went downstairs to make Eddie a surprise breakfast.

It was hard to believe how much my life had changed since the first day that Edward walked into my life, but one thing had remained exactly the same...I still made my café au laits with love. Now I just made them from the espresso machine we had in our house; though lately it had been a bit harder to do since the smell of the coffee turned my stomach something fierce in the morning.

Apparently breakfast was going to be difficult to get through cooking, so I grabbed a sleeve of saltines to munch on while I prepared everything.

I made us both ham and Swiss omelets filled with baby spinach. I filled up two glasses with orange juice and placed everything on a tray to carry back up to our bedroom.

I took the elevator up since I wouldn't be able to see my feet as I carried the food. I carefully set the tray on the kitchenette counter we had in the bedroom and went over to wake Edward up.

I stared down at my sleeping husband as I carefully sat down next to him. The peaceful, childlike look on his face made my heart swell. I hoped if we had a little boy he would look just like Eddie; crazy hair and all.

I began running my fingers through his unruly locks while whispering his name. "Eddie, time to wake up. I brought breakfast."

He groaned and rolled into me, burying his head in my lap. The feel of his hot breath against my needy center almost made me forget why I made breakfast. I shook the clouded desire from my mind and nudged him awake again.

Edward slowly sat up and I brought the tray over to the bed and set it in his lap before climbing back in on my side.

He looked at the food and then back to me and said, "What did I do to deserve breakfast in bed?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Nothing, just felt like it."

He leaned over and kissed the side of my head. "Well thank you, love."

I nodded and settled in to eat my food next to him. Each bite felt like lead in my stomach. While it tasted good, I wasn't sure it was going to stay down before I told him the good news.

"Is everything okay, coffee girl? You're looking a little green."

I just nodded again. This time I was afraid to answer.

"You sure?"

I was about to nod again when I couldn't hold it down any longer. I pushed the plate and blankets aside and ran to the bathroom. I was beginning to wonder if the little coffee bean growing inside me was Regan since he or she was making it impossible to keep any food down.

I'd just flushed the toilet when I felt Edward wipe my forehead with a cool, wet washcloth.

"Thanks," I croaked. I was afraid to even move.

"Do you think you caught a stomach bug?"

I wanted to snort, but just shook my head and reached into my pocket, pulling out the positive tests and handed them over. It wasn't the way I wanted to tell him, but the little bean wasn't giving me much of a choice.

"You're...you're...you're pregnant." I didn't look up, but I did nod. "Really?" he asked.

I nodded. "Unless two false positives are possible, I am."

"Holy shit." The awe in his voice was enough to know he was excited even if I hadn't looked at his face yet.

I stood up and headed for the sink to brush my teeth. When I was finished, I turned to look at Edward, only he was already on his knees and reaching for me to come to him.

I closed the distance between us, and Eddie started talking to my stomach.

"Hi little one. I'm your daddy…"

What a journey! Thank you to all of you for taking it with me. I had fun reminiscing about my famous encounters and also experiencing some of yours as well. I hope you all didn't mind taking the trip down memory lane with me while I share the adventure of Coffee Girl and her Eddie.

I want to say thank you to my amazing pre-readers Jen, Kelly, and Kim; as well as my fabulous betas Brie and kitchmill for all of their support and hard work while writing Coffee Girl. A special thank you to Evelyne for her help with the French phrases. I couldn't have done this without any of you.

To you, the readers...I love you and I am so thrilled that you took this journey with me. I've mentioned this on Facebook, but if you don't follow me there, then you haven't heard that a sequel to Coffee Girl will be coming!

It will be called True Confessions of a Hollywood Dad. It will be told entirely in Eddie's POV and will continue from the ending I've given you here. Hope you all come along for the journey as well. I don't have a scheduled posting date yet, but as long as this writer's block doesn't stick, I hopefully won't keep you all waiting too long. Keep me and/or Coffee Girl on alert and you will know as soon as it posts.

Again, thank you to everyone who has had a part in the successfulness of Coffee Girl. I love you all!

xx Dee