Tell me what dialogue is effective : As she slid down onto the bed beside Liam, she covered his eyes with her hands, and he grinned. ‘If you’re going to say “guess who,” I’m guessing a gorgeous brunette who I—“ Emma laughed, her hands falling away as she handed him an envelope. ‘I needed you to be sitting down when you opened this,’ she said, a strange film of tears in her eyes. ‘Wait, baby, is something wrong? What—what is this?’ he asked, his voice drawling over his words as she wrapped an arm around his waist, drawing him closer.  “Just open it, Li’.” As his fingers tore the envelope clean in half, a piece of plastic tumbled into his lap. He fished it out, scrutinizing it under the daylight. “This is a .. pregnancy test? Wait , two lines …does that mean, it’s positive . Because you wouldn’t be showing me if it were negative … When ? When did you“? , he asked , his shoulders rigid as the test contrasted against his tanned knuckles. She ran her hands over forearm , admitting “yesterday, I took a total of five , I wanted to surprise you after they were all -positive . I couldn’t believe it myself but-“ Liam, with a lopsided grin breaking across his face and lighting his eyes, exclaimed, “Oh God, Emma, come here, this is, wow, I—“ As he pulled her into his lap, his hand gently resting on her abdomen, exploring the new curve he hadn’t yet noticed, he sighed, “This is for real, you wouldn’t be messing with me, right? There’s a mini Emma in here, huh? She’ll be so beautiful—“

Emma, correcting him with a light jest, responded, “Or a mini Liam, but then we’d be in some trouble.”

Liam’s smirk enlivened his dimple as his gaze drifted, musing, “Oh I suppose, you already have one boy in your life to scold, eh? Yeah, I know… but either way, this is, overwhelming, but—I’m happy, Em—“ His smirk , enlivening his dimple as his gaze drifted off to the left field, he mused “Oh I suppose, you already have one boy in your life to scold eh, yeah I know… but either way , this is , overwhelming but-I’m happy , Em-“ She encircled his neck as she said “so am I , It just feels right, if that makes sense I-Oh can you imagine, I think a girl will have you wrapped around her finger, and you’ll be a very done for man, Liam.” Emma , liftinfting a pillow and swatting it playfully at the back of his neck as he groaned , laughed in a nervous relief. “Hey now , what if it were twins , three men in your life , could you handle that huh? I pity you already, baby” he retorted , raising his hands in mock surrender . “Yeah, I could live with that …” she answered , her eyes glazed over as he rested his head atop hers . As Liam raked a hand through his hair, his fingers snagging in his scalp as he said. “I’m lucky you put up with me..but seriously, the only thing that matters is that it all goes alright-I guess we need a doc appointment huh? And don’t worry , I’ll take an afternoon off work if you need me there, i guess there’s the three month wait till we announce this right?” . Emma , as he hands fidgeted with Liam’s collar, sighed as she said “ Yeah, I won’t lie, I’m nervous but, I just want this for us, after all you’ve , well. Y’know with-“ . his gaze sailed over her head as his voice lowered . “Yeah, it’s been rough but, that’s why I ain’t going anywhere, I know I haven’t been the easiest guy to have to -well, I don’t want you thinking I’d -“ She levelled his gaze as the light sifted in grains through the blinds . “No, I know for a fact that what you’ve been through , it’s given you a depth most men don’t -“ . Chasing a whisper he replied “ well, when you found me at that stale bar that night, drinking alone with two bruised eyes, I never expected a chance-and I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t -“ Her hands traced his hairline , as she whispered “ I know , that’s the reason this feels like it was waiting to happen -it’s proof that I made the right mistake that night, wasting all my time on the guy who told me he’d disappear-“ Liam, pulling her into an embrace as his jaw clenched , spoke into the dim of the room as he said “ I know, and I’m terrified but, damn if I’m not grateful too. His hand, stil resting on her abdomen , enclosed over her fingers as the silence numbed his brain in a cocktail of foreign emotion . ///end