Chim - Double Walker

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

‘I love you baby’ I coo.

‘Are you really not going to talk to me for the rest of the night?’ Kimberley pouts, ‘you’re just gunna talk to him?’

We are still stretched out on the couch, though we have been swapping positions all night because Kimba can’t get comfortable. First I lay in her arms, then she lay in mine... eventually we had to move again because she was too hot so I got up to open a window.

When I returned to the couch, I moved behind her so I was sandwiched between her and the couch, spooning her. After a few minutes I began to get images of her falling off the couch and landing on the baby, which caused me to request another position, though I claimed claustrophobia rather than the real reason I didn’t want her on the end. She then moved where I was so that I could lie in front of her... then she started complaining that she couldn’t see the telly because of my head, so I shuffled down a little.

Once I had shuffled down, I quickly got bored of the film and shuffled down further, turning onto my other side so I am face-to-face with her expanding belly. I have been talking to our boy ever since, determined that he will recognise my voice by the end of the week, or hopefully tomorrow. Even if that means he is already bored of my voice by the time he is born, or only responds to my voice when he’s trying to make me shut up.

‘Love you baby’ I grin, still not moving to look up at her.

‘Right, if this is a preview of what our relationship will come to once this baby is born, then I’ve already had enough’ she mutters.

‘Kimba I was talking to you that time’ I giggle, finally looking up at her.

‘Sure you were’ she grumbles, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

‘I was!’ I insist as I climb back up to her.

She soon cracks a smile as I get closer to her, our lips momentarily meeting.

‘Are you done watching the film?’ I whisper, ‘You know, since the credits are rolling?’

She glances over to the screen, clearly only just noticing that the film has ended.

‘No... those credits are the best part, they really draw you in.’ she replies sarcastically, grinning when she sees my solemn expression.

‘I haven’t been watching it since you shuffled down’ she smiles angelically, but I look at her in confusion.

‘Why not?’

‘I’ve been watching you’ she admits with a goofy grin.

My smile is quickly on show again and she cups my cheek, stroking my dimple wither thumb as she looks into my eyes devotedly.

‘You’re so adorable chez’ she murmurs onto my lips, just before I press them tenderly onto hers. ‘And I love you’

‘I love y-’

‘You’ve already said it’ she chuckles huskily, ‘I realised I never said it back’

‘Oh’ I blush, moving my head to rest in her neck.

We both relax into each other, then I feel her turn her head to kiss mine, then groan.

‘It’s a good thing the films ended. I can’t see the telly again, because of your damn hair’

‘Oh I’ll just put another film in and fcuk off shall I?’ I snap jokingly, rising from the couch and spinning around to face her.

I know she knows I’m joking because she is smiling up at me, until her face contorts and she releases a massive yawn.