crescent [h.s]

27

Aurora Adler

We had to set an alarm this morning.

I obviously didn't wake up from it, but I did get woken up by violent shaking to my body. Harry quickly stopped when my first words were, "I'm gonna throw up, stop."

I put my head on his chest and close my eyes again, cuddling myself into his body. I don't want to move.

Today is busy. Harry is going to work for a meeting within the next hour for 2 hours, the rest of the day of which he has off. He'll pick me up and we'll dive to the birthing class we're going to, and then we're getting a Christmas tree.

For our house.

It's been around a week since Harry asked me to stay here, and well... we went to sleep late that night, neither of us being able to stop talking about moving in, and then the following day we asked Anne and Rob to help us.

The look on their faces when we told them what we were doing was priceless. Anne especially looked so happy.

We went my apartment, and I was hardly allowed to help, only being able to pack up the small amount of clothes I had in the nursery.

Harry did my bedroom and his parents did my kitchen and living room.

***

Two hands land on my shoulders, my head tilting up to rest on his knees as he asks, "You okay, beautiful?"

Sitting on the floor of the nursery, I just nod. Harry's eyes flicker up to the wall in front of me, the one with the painting on it. His face immediately tells me he's understanding why I'm just sitting here, and he pulls himself down to sit next to me. Clasping our hands together and placing them on his lap, I rest my head on his shoulder, lightly smiling as we both stare at the painting of an elephant and flamingo.

He rubs the back of my hand, "You're so incredibly talented."

Not wanting to dwell on something so stupid, I pout and point to the right front leg of the elephant, "That's a bit shit."

He turns back to look at me, "You are your worst critic, you know that?"

"What do you mean?"

"Aurora, it's perfect. And I'm not saying that because I love you."

I sigh into his arm and nod, "I know. I just don't want to get emotional over it... I did it as soon as I found out, you know that? I was terrified when the test came back positive, and following that I felt so fucking betrayed. But then.. I spoke to Deli and knew what I wanted to do. I had the choice to choose, and I chose to keep her. This was the first thing I did when she left me to go home that night."

I laugh a little, "Its not even wall paint. It's the thick acrylic I use on my canvases."

He squeezes my hips a few times, kissing my temple as he whispers, "It's perfect Aurora."

I look up to see him again, my stomach dropping in the best way when I make contact with his expression. Putting his forehead on mine, he pecks my lips a couple times before whispering, "I promise..." swallowing and looking down to my lips and back up to my eyes, he continues, "the next time you get a positive test.. you won't be alone. I'll be right next to you, kissing every fucking inch of you."

My eyes soften, and so does my heart. I want that. I want that so bad. "I can't wait for the rest of life with you..."

Relief written all over is his features, he smiles, "Me neither, beautiful. It's going to be so special. Because it's with you."