More Than a Soldier

Chapter 68 - Meeting Flo

Scarlett's POV:

I can't believe it. Y/n is actually pregnant. It worked! My wife is carrying our baby. I couldn't be happier. Though it's been so hard to hide it from everyone. We have the 6 week scan next week and I'm so excited to officially meet our baby. But until then, I'm taking in every touch that I can. My hand lingers on Y/n's stomach, and I often find myself talking to her belly aimlessly. Though I've almost been caught by Ava a few times and cut down on only doing that when I know it's just the two of us.

I'm trying not to smother Y/n too much. She's been pregnant before and knows what she needs to do. But I really want to do everything for her. I'd happily wait on her, hand and foot, for the next 9 months. But I know that will drive her crazy so I'm trying my best to keep it in.

I'm woken up by the sound of retching coming from the bathroom. I jump out of bed and rush in to find Y/n with her head over the toilet, throwing up the contents of her stomach. I quickly grab a hair tie and pull her hair out of her face and rub circles on her back. "You're ok babe. Let it all out." I comfort her.

When she finally stops, I grab her a glass of water and pass it to her so she can rehydrate. "I think morning sickness has arrived." She smiles at me. But it doesn't last long before the water she just drank comes back up. "Oh babe." I sigh, kneeling next to her again and doing the best I can to comfort her.

Once again, when she's finished, I move away to grab a cloth and dampen it to wipe her face. She goes to take it from me, but I pull it away. "Let me." I say firmly but she tries to go for it again. "It's yucky." She points out in the cutest voice. "I don't care. I want to help clean you up." I tell her and she sighs, allowing me to wipe her face. I flush the toilet so it's not taunting her and help her to her feet.

She brushes her teeth and climbs back into bed, clearly already exhausted with the day. I've noticed that she has become more tired. She doesn't have the same energy that she once had. I happily crawl back into bed next to her and open my arms so she can cuddle into me.

Her head rests on my chest and within minutes she's asleep. This is something that I'm not used to. Y/n has always struggled to fall asleep. But to see her do it so easily, shows me that this pregnancy is already taking its toll of her. Though I've been reading, and it says this is a common symptom of the first trimester.

My hand naturally finds it's way to Y/n's stomach again. I slip it under her top and rest it against her warm skin. I can't wait until she starts to show. We have decided to wait until we reach the 12 week point before telling anyone. That includes Ava. We know there are high risks at this point in the pregnancy and it's also increased due to the fact we conceived through IVF. Though I know we're both going to struggle keeping it from our families that long.

Whilst Y/n is asleep, I get a call from Cate Shortland. She is going to be the director for the Black Widow movie, and we've been having regular chats about how we want the movie to go. Today she called to inform me that they have confirmed the cast for the rest of the film. I'm really excited at the chance to work with Rachel Weisz and David Harbour.

But I think I'm most excited to work with Florence Pugh. I've been reading about her and watching some of her movies and I she is really talents. Y/n and I actually watched Midsommar on our last date night when Ava was at a sleep over and I was in awe of how good she was.

Cate told me that she's currently living in LA, and I asked if she could give me her number so I could contact her about meeting up. We've got a while until we start work on the movie, but it will be nice to get to know her before then. Especially as she's going to be playing my sister. I think it will help us when it comes to actually filming.