Where It All Starts (Joel Miller Fanfiction)

14. Two Red Lines

Pairing: no-outbreak!joel miller x f!reader

Warnings: fluff, sweet joel, domestic joel, rom-com, pregnancy

Summary (Series): reader as Joel's neighbor. Joel's wife left him so Joel asked his neighbor for help in babysitting Sarah.

Summary: meeting your ex-boyfriend when you were buying pregnancy tests with Joel might be the best revenge you could ever have.

Words count: 2.3k

Pic by https://id.pinterest.com/pin/722546333985967821/

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It had been a few months since you and Joel decided to try for a baby. You were too excited that you always bought pregnancy tests each time your period was late, even just for a few days.

Your heart beat faster while waiting for two lines appearing on the stick you were holding as you sat on the toilet.

"Another negative." You sighed and tears started falling down your cheeks.

"Hey, baby. It's okay. We have all the time we need." Joel crouched next to you.

"I'm sorry, baby." You apologized.

"Hey, hey. Don't. No pressure, okay." Joel rubbed your back and kissed your temple.

You had been disappointed by the results a few times but Joel always supported you and gave you the strength and hope not to give up. The two of you leaned on each other and kept trying. Few months flew by and this time, your period was about a month late but you didn't realize because you were tired of getting negative results. Until one day, you started eating more than you usually did.

"Excuse me, can I have one more plate of these, please?" You called for the waiter.

"You're not full yet?" Joel asked you.

"Uh-huh. I didn't eat much for lunch today." You took another spoon and put it in your mouth.

Joel nodded, having no clue that you were pregnant because your excuse made sense.

"Can I have a bite, mommy?" Sarah asked to take a bite of your food.

"One bite, okay? Mommy's still hungry." You gave Sarah a bite.

Joel looked at you and chuckled. He had never seen you so protective of your food before. It was his first time and he found you very cute.

At home

"Oh my God!" You screamed as you looked at yourself in the mirror.

"What?! What?!" Joel ran to you in the bedroom.

"I gained weight! I'm fatter. Look!" You showed Joel your body that was bigger than before.

"You look beautiful as always, baby." Joel sighed. He was relieved that you were not screaming because of getting hurt or something.

"No, Joel! This is bad! Ugh! Why did I eat two plates today?!" You regretted eating two plates for dinner tonight.

"Baby, calm down. You can always eat as much as you want. You're always beautiful to me." Joel hugged you and rubbed your back.

You started sobbing and wet his shirt. Joel brought you to bed and comforted you until you fell asleep with your face buried on his chest. It was 4AM and you found yourself awake feeling hungry again. You remembered how you regretted eating a lot the night before so you forced yourself to get back to sleep, ignoring the hunger in your stomach. You held it for a few minutes until you couldn't hold it anymore. You flipped your blanket open and got off from the bed. Opening the door slowly not to make any sound as possible so you didn't wake Joel.