Begin Again

Chapter Twenty

*Two Months Later*

Ed's POV

I awoke slowly, blinking a few times as I pulled my wife further into my chest. I readjusted the grip my hand had around hers, and brought my other hand up to her now much more protruding baby bump, rubbing it softly.

I still couldn't believe it. This baby that my hand was only inches away from was mine, a perfect combination of Taylor and I. It made me happier than I could possibly understand or put down into words, to know that in just fourth months Taylor and I were going to be parents and have a little kid of our own that we could spoil and love on endlessly. I was so excited, I couldn't wait to meet him or her, nor could I wait to hold the little kid in my arms for the first time.

That was probably one of the things I was most excited about, was holding our baby for the first time. I can just see it in my mind, Taylor would be laying on the bed, exhausted, and after the doctors cleaned off our kid, they'd pass him/her to me, and for the first time, I would hold my child in my arms. I'd keep my arms so tight around our baby, drawing the little being into my chest and never wanting to let go. Then, I'd remember my exhausted wife, and I'd excitedly run over to show her the absolutely perfect being we had created. I know she'd be just as excited as I was, and seeing her hold our baby for the first time will probably be one of the most amazing things I'll ever see. I would sit right next to her in bed and toss my arms around her, and in that one hospital bed, we would have our whole family. It would be the most perfect thing I could ever imagine.

"Mm..." Taylor stirred, letting out an absolutely adorable yawn.

"Morning, beautiful," I placed a kiss on the back of her head and she smiled as she rolled over to face me. I inched even closer to her, pressing my body against hers. She threw her arms around me and I threw mine around her, rubbing her back and holding her tight. "How's the most amazing woman in the world doing this morning?"

She giggled. "Pretty good. How about you, the most amazing man in the world?" I laughed.

"Same as you, love. And I'm so excited to find out the gender of the baby today!" I exclaimed, drawing my arms tighter around her.

"Oh my god, yes! I can't wait another second, I just want to know this very instant," she exclaimed, and held tighter to me. I smiled, she's so adorable.

Just then, I felt a soft motion against my stomach, undoubtedly coming from Taylor. Her breath caught, and one of her hands quickly flew down to her bump. I moved one of my hands down as well, holding it on top of hers. Again, her belly gave a soft motion, and her breath caught again before she broke down into tears.

"Ed! The baby just kicked, for the first time!" She was elated as our little kid kicked again and again. "Do you feel that? Do you feel it?" She was so excited, and I was too as I nodded hard before smashing my lips to hers. I held her so tight in my arms and absolutely grinned as I felt our baby kicking, this small little being that we had created was moving all on its own, it was kicking its little legs and I loved every moment of it.

"That's our kid, moving around, right now, we created that little being, love," I was so astonished as I pushed the hair out of her face and wiped the tears from her cheeks. Even when she was like this, when she hadn't gotten out of bed yet, was wearing absolutely no makeup, was crying even, she was still the most beautiful being I had ever seen. And I still couldn't believe I somehow became fortunate enough to call her my wife.

"Ed, I love you so much," she murmured, still sniffling, and I smiled, leaning over and kissing the tears away from her cheeks.

The baby continued to kick, and I think it was started to cause her a little pain as she bit her lip.