Pete was finally feeling the real changes in his body. His stomach was growing bigger every day and he couldn't shake the morning sickness that refused to stay only in the mornings. The midwife in town had explained it was normal and his hormones would calm eventually as his body adjusted. The sweet old couple that managed the house for him had taken to him very well. They had insisted Pete call them Grandma and Grandpa which Pete was glad for. Having them around to eat with and do daily chores with made the expecting man less lonely.
Pete was busy helping grandma peel potatoes for the evening meal when his phone buzzed in his pocket. He saw it was the midwife from town he answered quickly. The sweet middle-aged woman seemed excited on the other end. She explained the town doctor had returned from his trip and she wanted him to take over with Pete's care. The midwife was sure he would be in better hands since the doctor had trained in a big city and has mentioned he had worked with a few carries in the past. Pete fearing he might sound ungrateful feigned disappointment that she would not longer be helping him but in truth he was relived. Pete wasn't sure about how his birth experience would go and as it came closer to the date estimated for his children to be born his fears had begun to grow.
The midwife explained to Pete that she had already set him up with an appointment and was happy to continue to help him as much as her skills allowed. Pete thanked the kind woman and returned to his work. Working around the house gave him a sense of normalcy he had not had since the day before his cancelled wedding. That morning had been so special and he and Vegas had been so happy. Before they even left their bed to go their separate ways to see their friends and prepare to meet at their wedding venue Vegas had clung to Pete for hours making love to him gently. Pete knew Vegas fucked plenty of men but it was only Pete he had ever made love to. This was his last good memory of his failed relationship with Vegas. It was his last normal moments before his life was left broken apart. Pete was striving to find normal again, whatever his new normal would be.
The village was peaceful and though it wasn't near the coast where he could see the ocean it did remind him of his home island. There was something calm about it that brought a sense of comfort to him. He felt he could walk around the little village and lose himself almost as if this place was meant to be his home. Part of him hoped it could be. They could be happy the three of them, Pete and his children.
Pete had chosen to walk through the village to the little medical clinic. Walking around his home island and even the streets of Bangkok had been one of his favorite things to do. Pete wasn't afraid of loneliness instead he often embraced it. He stopped taking those walks that sometimes lasted for hours once he became part of Vegas' life. Vegas insisted he take guards with him everywhere he went and his solitary walks he once loved became pointless. He had looked so forward to taking this little time for himself again, but by the time he made it to the clinic his exhaustion at the few miles he walked astounded him. Pete was after all a very healthy man. He breathed in as he entered rubbing his belly again. This habit of touching his stomach made him feel even closer to his unborn children. "You two will become lazy and so will I if you don't let me do more than sit in that old chair back home." Pete whispered to himself and his belly.
The little clinic was small and cramped but it was cozy and peaceful. An old woman sat behind a desk staring at Pete as if she were a statue unmoving almost unbreathing. "Well don't just stand there boy come here tell me your name."
"Pete Thera.." Pete caught himself. He was accustomed to using that name a name that was meant to be his but never was. Vegas and Macau had insisted on Pete calling himself by their last name when he first entered the minor house and even all the guards and associates had followed in the order. It had been the last name he used for over two years. "Pete Phongsakorn ."My name mam.
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A Few Small Repairs --- VegasPete OceanPete
FanfictionPete was a complicated man who loved an equally complicated man. They were meant to have forever. If only the man he thought was the love of his life had not betrayed him. Will he move on and accept love again when it is offered by someone new, some...
