Chapter 22
Congratulations?
Beau POV
One line means negative.
Two lines mean positive.
What am I looking at here?
Why did Ari ask me to do this?
My late wife knew to never make me check the bleeding pregnancy test!
Right, calm. Beau. Calm.
I can clearly see the main pink line.. But next to it?
Is that a-
It is!
It is!
Two fucking pink lines.
Clear as fucking day.
I'm gonna be a dad!
I'm gonna be a fucking dad!
Ari is pregnant with my baby!
"Ari.." I mutter a joyous whisper, my eyes finally lifting from the test to my girl's eyes.
"Well?" She asks impatiently.
I don't answer verbally, I just place my free hand over her tiny stomach; Ariella gasps at my action, and with wide eyes and an open mouth, she lets the news sink in.
I'm not entirely sure whether Ari is happy about this news, but right now, here in this moment, I couldn't care less!
I'm starting over with my Ari.
A new life.
A fresh start.
"Ariella dear? What's the verdict?" We turn to face the gentle looking nurse, waiting patiently.
"We're pregnant." Ari voices for the first time.
We?
We're pregnant!
That is the most amazing thing ever!
Lucie never said 'we' she always said 'I'.
The pregnancy was all about her, not us as a couple or a family.
We're having a baby.
WE are having a baby!
WE are having a baby!
I can't stop thinking those wonderful words. They're the most intense, life changing word.
Pretty quickly, Ari is being dressed in a hospital gown for an MRI scan; which is supposedly safer for the..? Foetus?
My baby.
The scan only takes a few minutes, returning Ari to me fully dressed and in a wheelchair.
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A splint on the leg, and another cast on her arm; Ari is healing well and quickly.
I am very pleased.
The MRI scan showed the tiny little peanut shaped baby, which we were allowed to see.
It's amazing!
Our little peanut.
I can't stop staring at the print out we were given.
Our little peanut.
"I guess we should talk." Ari enters the living room, hobbling on her splinted, bum leg.
"Go on then." I say, putting the picture down on the coffee table and take Ari's hand and help her sit beside me.
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