The Father

The News

After I took the tests, I sat down on the toilet, contemplating my fate. What was wrong with me? I wanted children? But the fear grew stronger as a couple minutes passed and the tests were ready.

I uncovered them to reveal something that would change me forever. All of them were positive.

I was shaking, I couldn't believe it. All these thoughts were racing through my head but one stood out strong. I was going to be a mother, I had a life literally inside me at this moment. It felt so fucking weird, but comforting. But what I had to deal with, this is one of the times where I wish I was normal.

"How was I going to tell Erik? How will my family take it? How will Ra-"

Ray, the purest actual soul. I could never rip his heart like that. I decided once and for all that he was going to meet his great grandkid. Now I needed to find a way to tell him.

When Erik got home from his work, I immediately ran up to him and said "Hi! I made ya something!" When he went into the kitchen, he found a couple of plastic sticks just lying around.

"What is this?"

"Just see them"

He picked up one of the sticks, and looked at it for about 10 seconds before he finally got it.

"Oh babe"

He hugged me so tightly I couldn't breathe. I could even feel the happiness inside him.

I can't believe it" He said joyfully "We're going to be parents"

You betcha we are"

After I said that, he placed his hand on my stomach, still looking normal, and said

"Hey there little bud! We're going to be best friends"

I chuckled "You're gonna be a great father"

"I know right"

The rest of that night was one of the best I've ever had. Erik couldn't stop talking about the "little bud" and how they were gonna do so many things together. I laughed along while fantasizing about where life would take us. Maybe the media will stop caring and we could raise our kids in peace. That was really all I wanted, but now, I can celebrate that one day, this child will be in my arms. 

"How ya feeling honey" he said with glee

"I'm alright, it's just weird having a another human inside of me"

"I can actually get how that can feel weird"

"I knew you start to feel empathy in no time"

When we were both in bed, he had his hands almost touching my stomach. Thats when I knew, that I love this man. I could never break his heart. I could never do anything to him. I hugged him all night long.

It just seemed like the right thing to do.