Bigger Than The Whole Sky ☆ Jaylor

Chpt. 9 - Little big secret

October 9th, 2022. 

Today's the day we're telling everyone. Today I'm six weeks pregnant and we're telling everyone. Obviously not EVERYONE, because we're only going to tell the whole world after the baby is born, but our close friends and family are finding out today. 

I shiver a bit, still 90% asleep and Joe subconsciously wraps his arm around my waist to pull me closer to him. As soon as he tightens around me, however, I feel the familiar queasiness and untangle myself from the bedsheets and his arms, to rush to the toilet. I hear him wander in behind me, completely used to the fact that I'm vomiting my guts out in front of him. He kneels next to me and strokes my back, letting me lean against him. 

"Better?" Joe asks, still half asleep. I nod slightly and groan. I love this baby more than life itself but I could do without the morning sickness. 

"Who else do you think we should tell?" I ask him as he moves around to let me lean on his chest. We've already planned to have lunch with Joe's parents and his younger brother, Patrick today, so we can surprise them with the news, and we'll facetime my family after. 

"I'd like to tell Billy, Ed, Sarah and Matt, if that's already with you? And I think Blake and Ryan are already on the list, too." I really loved that Joe's friends had been so welcoming of me into their lives, all those years ago. It feels crazy that next year, they're going to meet a new addition to our family. 

"Yeah, of course. I think I wanna tell... Blake and Ryan, obviously, Abi, Jack, Gigi, Selena and Claire? Or is that too many?" 

"No, that's a good amount of people for now. They'll all be so excited for us." Joe stands up and holds his hand out to me, helping me up, and we walk back to the bedroom. It's cold so I climb into bed again and Joe follows. "Do you know what time Mum said we can come over?" He asks me, playing with my hair. 

"Around 11," I mumble, my eyes already drooping shut.

"It's only 6 now, do you want to go back to sleep?" He mumbles, already snuggling in and pulling me towards him again. 

I cuddle closer and fall asleep instantly. 

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An alarm jolts me awake and Joe, who had clearly been sleeping too, reaches over to turn it off. He groans and cuddles back into my arms, not really affected by the alarm. 

"Baby," I try, even though I just want to lay in his arms forever, "we have to get up babe."

"Nooooo, I'll tell mum we had to do something else. For work." He grumbles. 

"No, babe. Come on-" I push his body off mine and sit up to check the time on his phone. He just looks up at me and pouts like a toddler having a tantrum. 

"We only have an hour before lunch and it will take 20 minutes to drive there." I tell him. "We really have to get up now." 

"Ok," He reluctantly stands up, pulling me up with him, and hugs me for a minute. "What are you going to wear? I'll match you." 

"Haven't really got anything in mind." I reply. We walk into the massive wardrobe and Joe looks through some dresses while I sit on the floor, rubbing my eyes with one hand and resting the other hand on my belly. I still felt sick but I wasn't going to throw up. 

"What about this?" He holds up a burgundy trench coat. "With a sweater and jeans?"

"Hmm yeah, easy enough. Comfy. Warm. Thanks." I reply, really not caring what I looked like. I could go to Joe's parents' place in pajamas and they wouldn't mind.