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Chapter 20

Katherine

Both of us have been caught up in life, especially with Chris's and Adaline's birthdays. Spending time with Adaline, work and just living, so that I think we both forgot that we had a plan of having another baby. It just feels so normal to have sex with no barriers no distractions, just pure sensation and bliss. So I didn't even realize that I've missed my period. I sometimes have a missed period anyway, I'm used to these things because I forget to take my vitamins. But I still bought a pregnancy test. I really do want this baby. I want to feel all of those great moments while Christopher holds my hand.

I look at myself in the mirror while I wait for the test. It wasn't so hard to buy the test and then hide it as I told Christopher that I have some things to do upstairs. He's playing with Adaline anyway. Those two really make me happy. She adores him so much and she also sees him as her hero that she can rely on.

My palms are sweaty and my heart is beating fast. I look into the timer on my phone. It's been five minutes and I know that it's enough for the test to show the result. Am I ready to look?

I close my eyes one more time and take a deep breath before opening them. Okay, I should look. Waiting is not going to help.

I look at the test and take it to look closer, to actually understand if I'm seeing it right.

It says, pregnant 3+. I'm pregnant... I'm actually pregnant and it's more than three weeks. I have to tell him. Fuck the surprises, fuck the stupid ideas of how to reveal that you're pregnant. I didn't have this amazing excitement when I was pregnant with Adaline and I want to have now. I put the test in my pocket and walk out the room to head downstairs.

"Woody! Catch the robbers!" Adaline exclaims as she changes her voice to make a voice-over for Masha.

"They are running away. We need help!" Chris plays along as sheriff Woody.

Adaline notices me leaning over the doorway of her room and Chris turns to look at me.

"You're cute." I say.

"Yeah... Do you want to join us?" Chris asks, holding up the Sheriff Woody toy.

"Yes mommy, play with us." Adaline begs.

"I will honey, but I need to talk to your dad." I say and Chris looks at me questioningly.

He doesn't ask why, but kisses Adaline on her head and stands up to get over to me.

"Is everything okay?" He asks as I walk out into the hallway.

"I need to talk to you. Upstairs..." I say without revealing any emotion.

I feel like collapsing or maybe even vomiting. This shit is stressful. I'm too excited and I wonder how he is going to react.

"Kat, what's wrong?" Christopher asks, closing the door to our bedroom.

"I need to tell you something." I say. I have no idea how I'm keeping a straight face right now.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah." I nod and bite my lip not to smile.

"What is it?" He asks, clearly having no clue and he is maybe even worried that I might say something bad.

"I'm pregnant!" I say. The realization of what I just said hits him and he lifts me up into the air.

"Oh my god!" He says and grabs my thighs to lift me up onto his torso. "Are you sure?"

I take out the test from my pocket and show it to him. "Yes, I'm sure." I say and throw the test behind me as his smile grows.

"I love you so so much baby..." He says and kisses me. He walks over to the bed as we kiss in a very deep, passionate way. He lays me down and kisses me on my cheeks, my jaw, my neck, my collarbone. As he does this, I feel slight tingling and start to laugh.