Be Quiet, He Can Hear [To Be Edited]

Chapter 2: The Spark That Started The Fire; Picture of Nicholas

July 18, 2007

Charlotte's POV

I was slowly getting used to married life. Nicky has been such a sweetheart to me, since the day he said, "I do!" I'm so proud of him. He works so hard and he's even taking online college courses to enable him to earn more money. I've stayed at home making our little condo presentable and fixing up the baby's nursery. We don't know what the sex is so we made the nursery really neutral with soft yellows and cream colors.

I was in the nursery, arranging stuffed animals on the shelves when Nicky came home.

"Hello, Angel!" he said kissing me gently. He handed me a bouquet of lilies and knelt down to kiss my stomach. "hi, baby, you haven't been to hard on your mother today, have you?" I rolled my eyes as he talked to the baby. He was always asking him or her to lay off the kicking, because it was taking a toll on my body. It hurt to move sometimes, and that made Nicky sad. I didn't mind though. It would be worth the pain when our child was finally here.

"What would you like to eat?" Nicky asked getting up off the floor and taking the lilies to the kitchen to put them in water. I smiled at him as I pretended to think.

"how about rice and ranch dressing?" Nicky wrinkled his nose. I've been craving rice with ranch dressing for the last couple of weeks and it drove Nicky batty. He hated the way it smelled and he would usually eat in the kitchen while I went in the living room because he couldn't stand to be in the same room as me if I ate it.

He sighed at me, shaking his head and went to the pantry to get white rice. In the meantime, I bent over to get a pot out of it's covered when I felt something wet on my thighs and a flash of pain in my stomach. My water broke.

"my water broke," I groaned breathing hard as I felt the contraction. "Oww!" I whimpered, sinking into a chair.

"What's the matter, angel?" Nicky asked as he came into the kitchen with a box of rice.

"the baby...is...coming...oww!" I panted, gritting my teeth against the pain.

"Wha-?" Nicky said, dumbfounded, staring at me.

"NICHOLAS! GET ME TO THE HOSPITAL, NOW!" I screeched. Nicky jumped into action he ran to the bedroom and grabbed my suitcase, then he came back to the kitchen and helped me to the car all the while, watching me worryingly, as if he was afraid I was going to have the baby in the middle of the drive way. Over my dead body!

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After we finally got to the hospital I was wheeled into my room by a nurse named Eddie. He was really nice and adorable and he made me laugh when i had a really bad contraction. Eddie got me all set up in my room and then left to go talk to my doctor. Nicky unpacked my stuff with a big scowl on his face. I assumed he was just angry that he wasnt the one to help me through the contraction so I didn't say anything. Nicky brushed his lips against my four head and then left to call my parents and Jackie and his family.

Nicholas's POV

When we got to the hospital this scrawny nurse came up to us and walked Charlotte over to a wheelchair. I clenched my jaw when he put his hand on her back. How dare he touch another mans' wife! He was smiling at her and he held her hand when she doubled over in pain whispering something in her ear. She laughed and smiled at him gratefully. What the fuck?! That bitch! How could she flirt with someone when I'm right here? And when she's about to have our child?

I threw her clothes and magazines into a drawer and kissed her forehead quickly. I had to get out of that room. She smile at me as I walked away and leaned against her pillows closing her eyes. As I left the room I flipped open my phone and dialed John.

"John, the baby's coming," I said.

"No way! Really? Lisa and I will be right there and we'll pick up dad on the way."

I thanked him and then dialed Charlotte's parents and Jackie, telling them the good news. Jackie shrieked into the phone like a typical girl and Melissa started crying. I rolled my eyes. Women.

After everyone got here, it was a waiting game. Melissa and Joseph were floating in and out of Charlotte's room trying to find something to make her more comfortable. Lisa was holding Charlotte's hand telling her stories about my brother, making her smile. I stood with my brother, doing nothing. I couldn't get the picture of that damn nurse flirting with my wife out of my head. I was angry but I his it well. No one figured it out.

After 12 long hours, Charlotte was fully dilated and she was ready to push. I let her squeeze my hand and wiped the sweat of her face as she grunted and groaned from exertion. Finally, after hours of labor, my little princess, Cara Christine, was born. The scrawny nurse cleaned her and handed her to me. I was instantly in love. She had Charlotte's eyes and long black hair, but she had inherited my pale complexion. I smiled when I realized she had an uncanny resemblance to snow white. That's alright, I would treat her like the princess she looked like. I turned to hand her to Charlotte as all the women were getting teary eyed and the guys congratulated me. What I saw almost made me drop my child. That fucking nurse had hugged my wife!

Three days later~~

I wheeled Charlotte and Cara out of the hospital, still fuming about what had happened after Cara was born three days ago. I put the baby in her car seat and helped Charlotte into the backseat. Ten I drove us home.

Melissa was waiting for us at the condo when we walked in to give Charlotte some advice and help her to get settled. We accepted the help gratefully and for a few ours we chatted with Melissa about the proper way to care for a baby. After a while, Melissa left us on hour own. As soon as the door closed behind her, I turned to face charlotte as she pit Cara in the bassinet.

"So, what was with you and that nurse?"

Charlotte looked at me, her eyebrows raised. "what do you mean?"

"you know what I'm talking about! That guy was all over you the second we walked in the hospital and you were completely fine with it!" I snarled at her. She flinched and hurried into the living room to escape me. I grabbed her arm roughly,"Well? Do you like him or something? Do you regret marrying me?"

"what? No! Nicky I wasn't flirting with him!"

"LIAR!" I screamed and I slapped her. If I hadnt been holding her arm she would have flown into the table. She winced as tears flooded her eyes, flowing freely down her cheeks.

"Nicky, please! I-I swear, Eddie was just being nice!"

"Oh, he was being nice!" I scoffed. I was seeing red. I can't believe she would lie to my face. I punched her in the stomach and she whimpered; slumping to the floor. "I better never see you talking to another man again or you'll be sorry!" I threatened. I pushed her away from me and walked out of the room, her cries following me out of the door.