At Last|| Mialotte

Waiting Game

Charlotte and Mia ended up finding the perfect donor sample and had tried an at home route. While it was less than sexy, nothing was more beautiful than when  Mia used the turkey baster method on Charlotte. She didn't expect for Char to become emotional during the process though. She was violently shaking and for a moment, she wondered if they made the right choice. Charlotte had surprised herself when she thrashed and squirmed and tried to reject the sample. It was too much and she wondered why she reacted like that. But she knew why.

Mia just held her close until the shaking stopped and her tears subsided, "You did such a good job, sweet girl."

She made sure to tell her every chance she got how well she had done. She wasn't sure if it was something she had done or if she had hurt Charlotte but it broke her heart to see her cry. She'd do anything to make her smile.

The rest of the honeymoon was spent with lots of cuddles, bubble baths and just sleeping away the day. Something had snapped in Charlotte and she just couldn't get into the mood, she felt sorry for Mia that she just couldn't. But she knew Mia was proud of her for communicating how she felt instead of just going through the motions numb. The first time she watched as Charlotte's eyes glazed over and she seemed upset before finally gaining the courage to speak up… Made Mia wonder how many times Charlotte had done this before and was too scared to say anything.

A month after the honeymoon had ended, Charlotte was sick with a stomach bug and didn't think twice about it. She was at the nursery  the morning she really lost it in the staff bathrooms. She was working at the sister nursery and Reese had to carry her out and drive her home. Life had ramped back up again and she was preparing for the holidays so anything other possibly besides an illness had slipped her mind.

When it didn't stop after a few days, she found herself sitting in Marjorie's office and just getting through it. She got sick every morning like clockwork and figured it was just her period getting ready to start. Until she did the math and realized how late she was. She hadn't told any of her friends that they were trying for a baby because she wanted it to be a surprise. She realized she was going to have to ask Marjorie to get her a pregnancy test. She could ask Mia but wanted to have that element of surprise.

"Excuse me, Marjorie?" She asked in a quiet voice as she cursed herself for having to ask.

"Yes my love?" Marjorie slid her chair closer to Charlotte.

"Is there any way that you could uhm-" She laughed at herself feeling so nervous " run to the shops and buy me a pregnancy test."

"What?!" Marjorie shouted in surprise.

"Shhh! Keep it down. You heard me." Charlotte was grinning ear to ear now, her anxiety subsiding.

"Oh my god, oh my god! You think you're pregnant?!"

She was now whisper-shouting, but at least it wasn't as loud. She asked so many questions but Charlotte just gave her the look.

"Oh shit! Sorry Char. Let me run and get one."

Marjorie rushed to get her keys and left quickly. Mia walked into the office as the same time Marj was walking out. She just shook her head and laughed because she was thinking Marjorie got the call from Reese. But her focus quickly shifted to Charlotte when she saw her sat in the chair. Worry spread over her features and she gave her a huge hug.

"Oh no, sweetheart, are you still feeling unwell?" Mia held her face in her hands and kissed her forehead.

"Yeah, just a bit sick to my stomach so Marjorie is getting me some soup from the store." She tried to tone down her smile so Mia wouldn't suspect anything.

"Oh that's good, Char. Are you sure you don't want me to take you home?"

"I'm okay I promise." She chuckled at Mia's protectiveness. Mia raised a brow as she brushed her finger down her face and allowed one to trail to her neck just rubbing it.

"Whatever you say, Princess." Mia hugged her close before sighing,"I've gotta head over to the sister nursery to cover okay? I'll be back to get you, Char."

Charlotte pouted but was relieved to know she could take the test without worries of Mia catching her. "I love you. Please be so safe."

She gave her a parting kiss before watching her walk out the door. She could feel a pit in her stomach as she waited for Marorjie to come back.

She felt tears welling up in her eyes as she recalled the day she found out she was pregnant with Renee. What should've been a beautiful day was one of the worst days of her life. Nick had threatened to throw her down the stairs unless she had Renee terminated. But she had purposely waited til she was too far along to take a test because she feared his reaction. Rightfully so because she ended up in the hospital that night under the guise of " a mugging." 

And on the day Renee was born, her father should've looked at her with love but was too busy staring at Charlotte with hatred in his eyes. With Elaina, it was different. She had to practically taze him to keep him off of her because he wanted another baby so badly. She knew he just wanted to trap her further in and make her feel too hopeless to leave him. Elaina was born to a loving father until he saw how much she resembled Charlotte. He basically disowned her at first sight.

She had to remind herself that this time it was different. She didn't have to worry about protecting herself because she knew Mia would never dare lay a hand on her, well a hand that Charlotte didn't consent to. She had to calm herself down when Marjorie barged through the door.

"Okay my love I got like 3 different types of tests." She pulled several boxes from her bag and handed them to her. "Do you want to be alone when you take them or do you want me to come in to keep you calm?"

"I think I want you to come with me." Charlotte stood up and grabbed the box she was familiar with. She reached out for Marjorie's hand because she was nervous and needed reassurance. The walk to the bathroom was a bit awkward because Charlotte thought if she opened her mouth, she'd throw up.

The next several minutes were a blur and she was anxiously waiting with the stick in her hand. She was shaking and had to hand it to Marjorie when it was time to check it. It was completely silent in the bathroom and she had this dreadful feeling in her stomach. She could hardly breathe and felt herself begin to cry.

"I'm so sorry my love." Marjorie started and she felt a huge sob heave through her chest, " I hope you didn't like your beauty sleep because YOIRE HAVING A BABY!!!"

"Holy fuck don't scare me like that!" She playfully punched Marjorie,"Wait let me see."

She took the test back into her trembling hands and dropped to her knees at the big "PREGNANT+" on it. She could barely keep herself together as cried many tears of happiness.

"I thought I wanted to surprise her in a special way but I just can't fucking wait!" She was beaming. "Can you please call Reese to send Mia over for a "char related emergency"?"

"A char related emergency?"

"Yeah if it's not called that, she won't come."

Charlotte laughed a bit as she watched Marjorie call Reese. You would've thought the sister nursery was right down the block with the quickness of Mia's arrival.

She was storming down the halls, a bit scared as she looked for Charlotte before Marjorie pulled her into the bathroom.

"Charlotte, are you in there sweetheart?" She knocked on the bathroom stall as she was let in. Mia's face was bright red and clearly out of breath,"Are you okay baby? What's wrong?"

Charlotte's face was swollen from her crying and she handed over the test to Mia. Mia's world stopped when she grabbed the test and turned it over. She lost control of her resolve and picked Charlotte up and spun her around.

"We're having a baby!!!" Mia exclaimed. She was so relieved to hear this was the news rather than a sickly Charlotte.

"Oh my goodness, sweetheart. You have no idea how long I've waited for this moment."