I don't Want To Miss A Thing

TANNER*

"Can I lay down for a minute?" I asked Kaysen.

I'm not sure I heard her right. I must be dreaming or something. Kaysen being pregnant with twins can't be real; Kaysen is trying to pull one over on me. Maybe she was trying to see how I would react to a situation like this. I just needed to breathe for a minute before I passed out.

"Here, lay here, and I'll get you some water," Kaysen said as she gave me a pillow and walked off.

I laid there and did the breathing exercise that my therapist had taught me and hoped when I opened my eyes, I would wake up in my bed. Learning about Kaysen being pregnant with twins was all too much for me. We hardly know each other. That's my fault; all of this is my fault.

I heard Kaysen set a cup down on the nightstand, and then the bed dipped down, and I knew this wasn't a dream. I had to tread softly here, but I had no idea how to deal with this situation. Kaysen said dating and getting to know each other, but isn't getting married the ri