After the shower, I help Reena out then wrap her body in a towel then another for her her hair. She giggles as I tousle her hair and the sound sends waves through my heart. I never in a million years thought I would feel so immensely passionate about someone, well I did, but after that fell flat I never thought anyone else could make my heart feel like a thousand lit fireworks on independence day. 

With Reena there is something different though, my love for her is free and unmatched to anything I've ever felt. I don't feel weighed down by my feelings for her, I feel and know they're mutual and it makes loving her so much easier, so much better.

"You're giving me that look again?" Her voice pulls me from my trance and all I do is stare. Damn, if only she knew how much she meant to me. 

"Oh, I'm not allowed to stare at what's mine anymore?" I pull her close and take the towel from her head and watch her dark hair fall to her shoulder, and again I can't help but be captivated by her pure and untamed beauty.

She must notice me staring again because she smiles and bites her lip, "I love it when you say I'm yours."

I out do her smile with a grin and run my fingers through her hair, "Any other requests?"

"Don't ever stop making me feel worthy." 

As she says those words I catch a glimpse of her vulnerability and her fear, and before she can mask it, I grab her face and force her to look at me. "Don't ever think you are unworthy of anything. You are everything Reena." I take a deep breath and tilt my head to the side, "I only wish you knew how my heart only beat for you."

She rolls her eyes and gives me a small smile. "Sometimes I do, but then there are times when I think, I don't know. What if you lose interest in me, what if," She sighs ad drops her eyes away from mine.

"Look, Reena, I don't know about any other guy but I was raised to believe in love, to cherish it, but most importantly, my parents taught me to never give up on love." I let her face go and start scratching the back of my head, "Sometimes I come off as corny and that fault is due to my father." I smile as the memories of him trying to serenade my mom with the corniest lines to ever exist, but he would always make her smile. Growing up I always wanted to be like him, and to have a love like he's managed to sustain with my mom. 

"Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong generation, and even though I haven't done everything right, I'm trying, and if you let me, Reena," I sigh and hold her hand, "You have to let me. I won't let you down. I refuse to make you anything but happy."

She drops her head and I see her wipe a tear, "I don't think you're corny." She lifts her head and smiles, "I think you're perfect."

"And I think we're perfect, together."

At that, she grins and I kiss her, and I think to myself, How could I ever get tired of this?

"Okay, go check on Sheldon, see of he's still alive." I laugh and run my hands over her round belly. 

"Don't take long," I say and immediately regret it when she raises a brow at me.

"Now that's something you don't ever tell a girl because now I'm gonna have to take extra long."

I laugh, "And why is that?"

She shrugs, "It's a law. Girls code, you wouldn't understand."

I raise my hands in defeat. "No arguments there."

She passes my clothes from her closet and I quickly get dressed. I leave her to get ready and go downstairs, where Sheldon is with his date, Lean. They're both on the couch, laughing and chatting.

"Hey Lean." 

She turns and smiles at me, "Max. About time you showed your face, where you been hiding at?"

Sheldon turns with a huge grin and it takes everything not to grab something and throw it at his face. So I just smile instead and divert away from the conversation, "So, have you guys decided whose going to whose prom?"

Sheldon looks at me with dark eyes and I give him a slick grin. "Well no." She looks at Sheldon and smiles, "But I'd come to his, mine's going to be wack anyways."

"Oh definitely. It'll be over by eleven and they've banned any music that was created before the 21st century."

Sheldon and I both stare horribly and she smiles. "Yeah, it's going to be that bad."

Leah attends a private school, but you couldn't tell because her personality is cool and she doesn't act any different than me and Sheldon. I understand why he's attracted to her, she's very smart, humble, sociable and beautiful. Just Sheldon to play his cards right and make her fall for him.

"So you're girlfriend, how far along is she?" Sheldon turns back to the tv, whistling.

"She'll be five months starting February."

"Ohh, that's really awesome and incredibly brave." Her face goes slack as she stares off into space. "High school is already hard enough, then to be pregnant. That takes a lot of work, well more work to be honest." 

"That's what I think every day." I smile and sigh.

"You love her." Leah is staring at me and I drop my head. 

"Really in love with her." She continues and Sheldon coughs, "You should see how he stares at her. It's like nothing else exist or matters."

She laughs and I raise my eyes to meet Sheldon. "You're welcome." He says and winks.

"That's good to hear Max. At a time like this, a girl needs all the emotional support she can get."

"Thank you, Leah."

"Oh, no love for Seldon. Not hurt at all."

She looks at him and smiles, "It'll soon be your turn, Sheldon."

He looks at her then and it's intense and I take that opportunity to give them some privacy. So I clear my throat and move to the kitchen and begin rummaging through the fridge. When I hear footsteps, I look to the stairs and see Reena in a tight fitting dress that truly reveals her round belly. Her hair is now curly and surrounds her face. My heart swells at the image and I smile.

I go to meet her and she holds my hand nervously, "You don't think it's too much?"

I run my eyes along her every noticeable curve and smile, "Are you kidding, you look damn gorgeous."

When I meet her eyes, she smiling and it takes my breath away. "You always know how to make a girl feel beautiful."

"No, just my girl."

She shakes her head and smiles. "Okay, you win this one only because I'm letting you."

I laugh and kiss her on the forehead, "Whatever you say."

Her eyes travel pass mine to where Leah and Sheldon are seated, watching tv. "Let me introduce you."

We move over to them and Leah stands when she notices Reena, and when her eyes drop to her round belly, she gasps then smiles. 

"You look super gorgeous!"

Reena exhales and smiles, "Thanks. You look great yourself."

Leah nods and looks to Sheldon, "I like her."

Sheldon stands and moves next to Reena, "Leah this is Reena Waters. Reena this is Leah Clarkson."

"Hi, it's great to meet you, Sheldon and Reed don't stop taking about you. Mostly Reed, of course. Although I can see Sheldon's a bit overprotective."

"Trust me, she needs my protection." 

Reena laughs, "That I do." 

"Okay, so can we go." I say and Reena nods, "Please, I'm starving."

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