Choosing Life

Chapter Fifty Four

Ginny sat on the edge of her neatly made bed in stunned silence, her eyes wide in shock and her mouth slightly ajar. Her heart raced as she read the two bold lines that held the news she had been longing for but never thought she would be lucky enough to have.

The word echoed in her mind. Pregnant? Her heart raced and her hands trembled as she re-read the test results. It couldn't be true. After years of trying, it seemed almost impossible. But there it was, two lightning bolts almost mocking her disbelief. She hadn't wanted to upset Lady Eileithyia by denying the possibility of the pregnancy being real to her face, but the thought of a false positive made her stomach churn. It was like standing on shaky ground, waiting for someone to pull the rug out from under her feet at any moment.

And yet...her fingers brushed her stomach and Ginny swore she felt a flutter at her touch.

"The sweetest sounds I'll ever hear are still inside my head," Ginny sang softly as she got up and started to walk around the bedroom; more than a little thankful the Goddess had realized that Ginny would need privacy and left shortly after giving the news. The song was something Chad would sing to her whenever they were close to losing hope; apparently, it was one of the many songs his parents had sung before his birth. "The kindest words I'll ever know are waiting to be said."

"That's fantastic news, Ben. I completely understand why Mal would want to be by her cousin's side during labor," Ginny could hear Chad's voice from the other side of their bedroom door; a smile audible in his voice that always seemed to be there whenever he talked to his old Auradon Prep friends. "Please give my congratulations to Uma and Harry as well. You know Ginny and I are thinking of them and Helena of course... I'm sorry to interrupt, Ben, but I have to go see why my wife is now pacing a rut in our bedroom floor."

Ginny couldn't help but wonder how he knew she was pacing; there were no servants in their room and Chad was not the type to install cameras. At least not in the private areas like the bedrooms or bathrooms. There was one camera in the main lobby but Chad insisted that was to mollify Akiho more than anything else.

"Thanks, Ben, bye," Chad said and Ginny heard him sigh. "Gin...please be pacing in there. I hate to have to lie to Ben because he always finds out and then I'm subjected to his puppy dog eyes of disapproval. I swear Chip had to teach him how to do those, there's no way he was born knowing how to give those puppy dog eyes of disapproval."

Ginny's lips twitched into a smile as she heard the bedroom door creak open. She turned to see Chad walk in, Bruno following close behind with his tail wagging excitedly.

Chad paused as he observed the restless movements of his wife. "Huh...you're actually pacing," he remarked, his brow furrowing in confusion. "Why are you pacing?"

Ginny didn't answer but rather sprinted across the room and threw herself into Chad's arms, squeezing him with all her might. She buried her face in his shoulder, inhaling the familiar scent of his cologne. Words failed her as she held on, not wanting to let go. Her heart thumped wildly in her chest, and she could barely contain the joy bubbling within her.

"Chad!" she exclaimed, a breathless mix of relief and excitement in her tone. "Thank Gods you're home!"

The news that they were going to have a baby had finally sunk in, sending waves of elation through Ginny's body. She couldn't help but release a small squeal of delight, feeling like she was floating on cloud nine.

"Okay, I'm glad to see you too," Chad said with a small chuckle as he kissed the top of her head, Bruno trying to push his way through to join the hug. "It still doesn't explain the pacing though."

Ginny's smile stretched from ear to ear as she released the hug and grabbed the pregnancy test that had landed on the bed in her excitement. "Remember how Lady Eileithyia wanted to speak to me? Well, it turns out Mal asked her to do so. And I was hesitant at first, but Lady Eileithyia gave me a pregnancy test, and...Chad, it came back positive! Of course, I've heard about false positives before, so Lady Eileithyia also gave me a backup test just in case I want to take it again for confirmation. But for now...I'm pregnant!"