Little Pink Plus Sign

We're Having a Baby

Dimitri smiled at me as he walked in. “Hey, babe.”

I forced a smile and kissed him. My stomach was doing flips. “How’s Christian?”

“Good. He’s good. Didn’t want to go to that meeting with Lissa today, but you know he’d do anything for her.” Pulling me into a hug, he kissed my forehead.

Snuggling against his chest, I fought the urge to cry. “I’m glad she has him.”

He nodded, then grabbing my hand, we walked to the kitchen together. “So who were you talking to?”

I almost didn’t make it onto the chair. “Umm…my mom.”

“Aren’t she and Abe on vacation?” he asked as he grabbed a couple mugs from the cabinet.

“Yeah, they are. I think they’re having a good time. I’m glad she finally took some time off to spend with him. She’s always been too much about work.” Realizing I was word vomiting, I snapped my mouth shut and looked down quickly.

Dimitri knew me too well. He set the mugs down and walked over to me. “Roza, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” I said waving him off, but the tears forming in my eyes betrayed me. “Dammit,” I cursed, wiping them away quickly.

Kneeling down, he wiped my hair from my face and gazed into my eyes. The love, adoration and almost worship shining in them just about killed me. My tears began to run freely, and I buried my face in his shirt, probably ruining it.

Without saying a word, he picked me up and carried me into the bedroom. Gently, he laid me on the bed and covered me with the comforter before crawling in beside me. Pulling me into his arms, he held me tight as I sobbed. Loving me despite the horrid amount of ugly crying that was happening.

I’m not sure how long we sat there before I fell asleep, but I woke up two hours later. Dimitri wasn’t in bed anymore, so rubbing my eyes, I went to find him.

He was sitting at the dining table, his back to me. Slowly, I made my way over to him and sat down beside him. That’s when I noticed what was in his hands. The prenatal vitamins. Pure confusion filled every feature of his face; it made me wonder how long he’d been sitting here staring at the bottle.

Deciding that honestly was probably the best policy, I took a deep breath. “I’m pregnant, Dimka. I went to the doctor, and they confirmed it. I told them it was impossible since we’re both dhampir, but somehow I am. I didn’t want to tell you because I was afraid you’d think that…” I tried to ignore the tears forming in my eyes. Damn hormones. “We’re having a baby, Dimitri. They said it’s really rare and that we might run into complications, but we’re having a baby.”

He looked up slowly, his eyes filled with tears. “You thought I’d be mad? That I’d think you cheated on me?” His voice radiated hurt.

“I know it was stupid, but, Dimitri, this was impossible. We weren’t supposed to be able to have a baby. I was scared. I am scared.”

Suddenly, he threw the vitamins down, and I started. He was angry. He didn’t believe me. But instead of yelling, instead of accusing me and pointing fingers and hating me, he kissed me. He pulled me so close that I wasn’t sure where my body ended and his began.

Pulling away briefly, he pressed his forehead against mine. “We’re having a baby.”

I laughed through my tears. “Yes.” Suddenly, I felt my feet come up off the ground as Dimitri spun me around. Then, his mouth was on mine again. Under his touch, every worry I’d had melted away.

He began to laugh…and laugh and laugh. His joy was contagious and before long, we were both laying on the floor laughing uncontrollably. Between giggles, he’d plant small kisses on my forehead and cheeks and nose. Then, he sat up. Placing a hand on my stomach, he smiled. “We’re having a baby,” he said again as if trying to convince himself it was true.

Nodding, I sat up too. “It’s not going to be easy, Dimitri. The doctor said there’s a pretty big chance that I’ll…that the baby…”

Placing a finger on my lips, he shushed me. “Don’t worry, Roza. I’ll take care of you.” Then, getting close to my stomach, he whispered, “I’ll take care of both of you.”