A Wonderful Mistake

Roy's face showed a shocked expression, then a small smile of what I took as acceptance. Then a huge smile that told me the trust we had in one another was as firm as it had ever been.

I saw the puzzled expressions on the faces of our parents, but they didn't say anything. It would take some explaining and I hoped once Roy got a paternity test they wouldn't care to dig too deeply into exactly how it had happened. The room remained silent as I watched Mom put Casey down onto the floor. Casey walked to stand next to us and looked up at Roy.

"Mr. Todd. You kissed Mama and it's not even time for bed yet."

There were chuckles from our parents and I couldn't help but laugh myself.

Roy kneeled down in front of her, "Peanut, I think you can start calling me daddy, not Mr. Todd."

"I can? You are my daddy?"

"Yes, your mother says I am, so I think we can trust her. Your mom is a smart lady, that's why you're such a smart little girl."

"I am?"

"Yes, peanut you are. That's why I got bear for you, so you would remember how special you are to me."

I looked at our parents through tear filled eyes. They seemed to have gotten over their shock. Then Roy announced we had reservations at the restaurant a few miles away. I knew then Roy had planned this while I was at work. We piled into two cars and drove to the restaurant where we had a wonderful dinner as a united family. I was so keyed up I could hardly eat as I looked at my fiancé, Casey's father.

Our parents elected to pay for our meals as an engagement gift, as if there were such a thing. My Mother and Bertha started talking about what we needed to do to make wedding plans. We returned home and after Roy's parents left for home I turned to my parents. "Would you mind watching Casey for a little while? I need to talk with Roy at his house. I have some explaining to do."

"I would bet you do," my father replied with a smile.

CHAPTER SEVEN THE TRUTH REVEALED

We walked to Roy's house hand in hand. My world had gone upside down over the past two days. It all still seemed a wonderful, but extremely weird dream. It felt strange as I walked in the door and realized soon this house would be my home, our home. We no sooner got inside then Roy took me into his arms and laid another passionate kiss on me that sent my heart thumping hard in my chest. I pushed my lips firmly onto his and when we finished I lay my head on his shoulder and revealed my thoughts.

"How did you know how I felt at the restaurant yesterday? I was afraid to say anything. I was afraid at first you were going to tell me you had gotten back together with Darlene. But, as we sat there I knew you hadn't. It just seemed as if we belonged together, the three of us."

"It was the way you looked at me. The way you touched me as we walked in and back out. A woman doesn't touch a man like that unless she cares for him. Even though you always referred to me as a friend I knew it had become more than that. You had become more than that to me and I felt guilty for not having told you when I realized how I felt."

"Do you care if Casey is your daughter or not?"

"She is my daughter. I don't care if it was my sperm that made her, or not. Once we're married she'll be mine legally once I adopt her. That's all that matters to me. With the paternity test we may not even have to do that, we may just need to change her name on the birth certificate."

I hugged him tightly and felt the tears come, I couldn't help it--this wonderful man was mine. I wiped my tears away and explained to him how I had come to know he was Casey's father. We sat on the sofa as I explained about the night of the party. I had had intercourse twice that night. I explained that once the paternity results came back showing Dale wasn't Casey's father I knew my memory was faulty, or at least, there was something I didn't know even if my memory could be trusted.

I told him I narrowed it down to three men--Bruce, Dale, and him that were present late enough I could have had sex with them. It really came down to two men--Bruce and him. Bruce was accounted for by Darlene who told me he had left before she came inside. I had already had sex once by then, I didn't tell him Darlene hadn't had sex with him--he would figure that out for himself. But, that was between him and Darlene--it really didn't matter anyway as far as I was concerned.

I explained that the sex he had that night had to have been with me. I knew I had had sex with Dale that night as Dale had confirmed it.

I explained the clincher was that Darlene had been on the pill and he wasn't using a condom. I hadn't noticed in the dark and didn't check as Dale and I always used them. What had confused the whole situation was that there were two empty condom wrappers on the bed stand in the morning as I got up. It wasn't until Dale told me he had damaged a condom and thrown it away, then opened another to use that everything made sense. I hadn't had sex with Dale two times, only once and with a condom.

Roy sat silent and listened as I continued.

"So, after leaving the bedroom to use the bathroom, I left who I thought was Dale, but was you, I returned to the bedroom to Dale. I had entered the wrong bedroom not knowing it was you waiting for Darlene. My brain was too addled to know I had entered the door opposite the one I should have used. Since Darlene and I are almost the same size, have the same hair color, and shape you wouldn't have noticed any difference in the dark.

When I finished Roy looked at me and smiled, "So we've already had sex together."

"Yes, we have a daughter to show for it. But a paternity test will confirm it for sure."

We kissed and headed back to my parent's house. We spent the rest of the day together playing with Casey and talking with my parents about what we should do in the near future. That night Roy helped me give Casey a bath and we sat together and read her a bedtime story. Casey fell asleep in Roy's lap and when we took her in and placed her into bed we stood watching her.

We had been holding hands when he released my hand from his and placed his arm over my shoulder and pulled me close--I was so incredibly happy. Casey looked like a little angel as Roy leaned down to gently brush a wisp of hair from her face as she clutched bear.

"You know she is a wonderful mistake," he whispered into my ear, then kissed my cheek.

CHAPTER EIGHT A NEW LIFE

We walked out into the living room and sat down and talked with my parents for a while. I looked at my engagement ring as we talked. It was as if I were still in a dream.

My mother looked at us. "I'm sure you haven't talked about wedding plans yet and Bertha and I kind of went wild talking about what we could do. But you two need to decide what you want, not us. We'll do whatever the both of you decide."

I looked at Roy, "I've already had a church wedding and I'm not inclined to have another unless you want one. I would be just as happy to have a small civil wedding with family and close friends."

"I'm happy with that. I mean the most important thing to me is you and Casey. I guess what I want most is for it to be soon. I don't want to have to wait for six months, or a year to be wed. In fact, I would just as soon you and Casey move in with me as soon as you're ready."

I was surprised. I looked at my parents to see how they had reacted.

My mother smiled, "Look you have a daughter together. You have a house. You both work, and Roy takes classes. It would be much more convenient for both of you to live together, and I know it would be good for Casey."

I watched as my father nodded his agreement.

I looked at Roy, "I can start moving in tomorrow. I don't have much to move. In fact, in terms of furniture it's basically what I have for Casey. With your help I could probably have everything moved in a single day, at most two."

"Why don't we go over to the house and decide what room to put Casey in. That way I could start moving stuff around tonight and be ready to move her furniture in tomorrow. Then we could move what's left whatever you want, or as you need to."

"Okay, you two get started. We'll stay up for a while longer just in case Casey wakes up," my Mother offered.

"Mom! Are you trying to get rid of me?" I laughed.

She smiled broadly, "Yes, now get going. We're good for a couple of hours. Make good use of your time together."

We got up and walked hand in hand across the street and into the house. We got inside and turned on the lights. Then we went down the hallway to the bedrooms. It didn't take long to decide which bedroom would work best for Casey. We stood looking at one another, then we walked into what would be our bedroom with a queen-size bed, dressers. Roy opened the bi-fold closet door for me to look inside.

"How much space do you need for your clothes?" I looked and saw an almost empty closet. Hanging at one end was a clear garment bag that showed a green uniform with gold and red stripes on it and a few long sleeved kaki shirts. Next to it hung perhaps six dress shirts, a single sports coat, and four hangers with dress slacks. I turned to Roy perplexed.

"Where are all of your clothes?"

He looked a bit embarrassed. "That's it. I don't go out much, and I do laundry every weekend. I have jeans and some tee-shirts, and underwear in my dresser. I have enough."

I took his hand, "Roy there's more than enough space for my clothes. I'll need some drawer space for my underwear, bras, tee-shirts, and other stuff."

He moved to the dresser with the mirror on it and opened the top drawers and a larger one below. They were all empty.

"I don't have anything in this dresser, so this one is yours to use if you want it."

I couldn't help but laugh, "Roy you hardly have any clothes. I can see why you have to do laundry every week. If you don't you don't have anything to wear. Honey, I know money is tight, but I'm going to have to go shopping and build your wardrobe up over time."

He looked at me, then smiled. "You just called me Honey."

I put my hands on his chest and pushed him back towards the bed. He took a step back to maintain his balance as he hadn't expected me to push him that hard. He was right at the edge of the bed and I pressed hard against him again. He fell onto the bed and I quickly followed covering him with my body, my head at his.

"Yes, I did. Get used to it, I'm going to use it often. I love you so much."

We kissed and as I moved my body to get more comfortable felt his hard erection on my abdomen. I was instantly aroused. It had been just a little over a year since I had last had intercourse. The mere thought of it now made me incredibly horny. I kissed him again and his arms came to hold me across my lower back--I wanted that hard thing to push up through his clothes and though mine to get into me.

I lay my head next to his and closed my eyes. Then I whispered into his ear. "Can we make love tomorrow night? I know we don't have enough time now, but I need you so badly."

He grabbed my hips and turned me over with ease as I giggled with delight. I hadn't expected him to do it, but it felt wonderful to have a strong man handle me like this. It poured another gallon of passion fuel into my body as I gazed into his eyes--his face mere inches from mine.

"It's hard to believe we've already had sex with each other. I mean I kind of remember that night. But, I was buzzed, I'm sure I didn't please you much, I promise tomorrow to do better. I think after having my child you deserve something more."

"I don't really care if I reach orgasm, if that's what you're suggesting. I mean we have never even seen each other naked. That night was so dark I don't remember anything but feeling you on top of me, and in me for a while. I was too far gone to really feel much."

"It's really amazing isn't it? We have a beautiful child because we did. You know I'm not a religious person--fate has brought us together. I'm so looking forward to making love to you so we can have another child. A brother, or sister for Casey."

He brought his lips to mine and we kissed passionately for a while. My pussy was so hot and wet, I wanted him, I really wanted him. He got up slowly, stood next to the bed, then reached down and pulled me up. We walked into the living room and out the door to my parents' house. As we walked in my parents looked at us and smiled.

"We didn't expect you back so soon, you have another half hour yet."

I smiled, "We have enough time to take one load of clothes back and put them in the closet tonight. Starting tomorrow night Casey and I will be sleeping at home."

We gathered two armfuls of my clothes and headed back. We put them into the closet and then returned to my parent's house. We kissed goodnight after he bade my parents goodnight, and walked out the door.

My mother looked at me. "Honey, we couldn't be happier for you. When Roy came over and asked for your hand in marriage we were so excited. We could hardly stand it, you two are so good for one another. Now, we're going to bed, get some rest. You'll need to be well rested for your first night together."

I couldn't believe my mother actually winked at me with a smile.

"Mother!"

My dad laughed, "Get to bed young lady. You're going to have a busy day tomorrow."

I walked into Casey's room, leaned down, and gave her a kiss. Roy was right, she was a wonderful mistake. We had sex one time and we had produced this darling child and now he wanted another. He made me so happy. I was sure he had no idea how important those words were to me. I was determined now that no condom would come between us for what would be our second time. This time it would be an act of pure love. If I got pregnant again did it really matter?

I took a quick shower and headed to bed. I pulled my fresh panties on and looked at my engagement ring. It shorn like a bright star in the dim light of my room. I lifted my breasts and massaged them a little knowing tomorrow night they would be held by the man I loved. I slipped beneath the sheets and fell fast asleep, a smile on my face.

The next morning I got up early and went out into the kitchen to have an early breakfast before Casey woke. When I walked in my father had already brought in two empty cardboard boxes for me to use to start packing. I ate in a hurry and took the boxes into the bathroom and started to pack my toilet items, towels, and wash cloths. It filled about half of one box, so I took it into the bedroom and packed the remaining small items like my alarm clock and portable stereo radio. I had a few sets of sheets and pillow cases too. Then I filled the other box with clothes from the dressers. I heard Casey as she walked into my bedroom.

"Mama are you hungry? I'm hungry."

"Good morning darling," she ran to me and gave me a big hug. I kissed her, "Come on girl let's get you something to eat."

On the way to the kitchen she saw the packed boxes. "Mama are those for us?"

"Yes, we are moving across the street to live with daddy. We will be moving your bed this morning, so you'll have your own bed to sleep in tonight."

She looked at me with her cute--Are you sure mama look.

"We will start living with your daddy tonight. Daddy will be coming to help us move a little later."

She smiled, "So bear is going with us?"

"Of course bear will be going. Daddy got you bear and he would not want you to leave him here at Gramp and Grams. He belongs with you."

"Mr. Todd is my daddy."

"Yes he is. Now come, you look hungry."

Mom had gotten food around for Casey and she started to eat without having to be prompted much by her grandmother. I walked to the window and saw Roy walking across the street. I stood at the door and waited excitedly, not disappointed as we shared a kiss, then walked into the kitchen. Casey saw him and grew a big smile then said in a loud voice.

"Daddy!"

The expression on Roy's face said it all. I was sure he was going to cry as I wiped a tear from my eye.

"Good morning, Peanut."

He gave her a kiss on the top of her head. Then he looked at me as if he would burst. I walked over and we shared another short kiss.

Casey looked at us, "Are you going to kiss Daddy like that all of the time?"

I laughed, "Yes, now eat little one. We have work to do."

Roy and dad walked into Casey's bedroom and soon I heard some banging and other noise that indicated Casey's bed was being disassembled. A few minutes later they carried the bed out the front door and across the street, and disappeared inside. I could see two of our neighbors watching from their windows as I stood there--news would travel fast now.

It took about an hour to get Casey's room moved and set up. As soon as her furniture was in place I set about doing another cleaning. Roy had obviously stayed up late and cleaned it already, but I was something of a neat freak--something he would have to adjust to.

It took just over another hour to move all of my belongings over, mostly clothes. When everything was moved over Mom came to help me put things away. By noon the move was pretty much completed. I had one small box from my closet that I made sure to keep out for our bedroom. We would have need of it tonight--it contained what I called 'love towels'.

We moved Casey's toy chest, deciding to keep it in the living room. Casey the 'inquisitive' went about looking at every room in the house, going up the stairs to the second story and back down again. She finally settled down to play with her blocks for a while. I sat down on the sofa to keep an eye on her thinking how nice it was going to be with Mom and Dad so close. Dad and Roy had gone into the basement to look at something and Mom had returned home to pull things out of the freezer for dinner. As I looked around I felt good and at the same time a little strange--I had gotten pregnant in this house. This was now my home, Casey's home--I wanted to pinch myself. I fingered my engagement ring and knew it wasn't a dream.

I decided to take Casey into her room, so she would be more comfortable with it before nap time. I took a book with me and we sat on her bed and I read to her. She heard her grandfather and father talking and climbed out of my lap and quickly disappeared. I got up and wandered out finding Dad had headed home--it was just the three of us. Roy and I looked over what was in the refrigerator and cupboards, so we could make up a grocery list. He wanted to make sure we had everything we needed for Casey.

He smiled. "It's going to take me some time to adjust to having a little one in the house."

"Hey! What about me?" I laughed.

He stepped to me with a grin, "Okay, you too." Then he patted my butt a few times and gave a gentle squeeze.

My body went hot instantly. I looked at him and gave him my sexiest smile. "Well, I can see you're going to warm up to me without too much trouble."

"I love you," he said softly.

The hours passed and it was time to put Casey down for her afternoon nap. I picked her up, "Okay, time for nap. Go potty first and then tell daddy night-night."

I waited to make sure Casey was sleeping, then walked to Roy, took his hand and led him to our bedroom.

He looked at me with a smile. "What are you up to?"

"Time for us to get reacquainted," as I closed the door. "Three years is a long time, now I'm going to undress you. I want to see what it is I've been missing."

"I can't believe you. I was willing to wait until tonight. It's already been hard."

"Honey, the hard part is one of the things I want to see. It got me pregnant and I've never even seen it."

I unbuckled his belt, unbuttoned his pants, and pulled the zipper down. My hands trembling with excitement. Then I pulled his pants down and watched as they fell to the floor as I reached for the buttons on his shirt, doing each one until his shirt was wide open. I liked what I saw as he wasn't wearing an undershirt. He had a wonderful hairy chest with firm muscles. Maybe it was because I hadn't been with a man for so long, but I felt myself grow warm as I ran my fingers through his chest hair. He helped by taking the shirt off the rest of the way. He stood with just his briefs and a smile on. I looked up at him.