Beyond the Silence (Nyle Dimarco fan-Fiction)

Chapter 33

Selena

            My dad is staring at me and it's freaking me the hell out. I grab Nyle's thigh hard. He places his hand over mine. I stare at his hand for a second and look back up to my dad who's grinning ear to ear. I breathe out all the air I'd been holding in.

"That's great news Mija!" Dad says. I interpret for Nyle.

"Yes my love it is. I am so happy for you." Mom says with a smile.

"Oh I am glad I thought you'd be upset." I say and sign.

"Not at all Mija. Congratulations you two!" Daddy says and gets up to hug me. Nyle gets up and mom hugs him.

"I am going to get the frame." Nyle signs as he leave the room.

"How far along are you?" Mom asks.

"Not far at all only about four weeks. We are due on Christmas Eve."

"How do you feel, any cravings?" Mom asks with a smile.

"I have waves of nausea but it's ok so far. I crave steak and ice cream."

"Steak? You hate red meat Mija." Dad laughs.

"I know it's weird."

       Nyle comes back into the kitchen with a gift bag. My parents look at him and he smiles at them. He hands the bag to mom and dad gets up and stands behind mom to see what is in the bag.

"This is for the both of you." Nyle signs and I interpret.

"Can I open it?" Mom asks.

"Of course you can." I say and sign. Nyle sits back down next to me he rubs my back again.

                  Mom opens the bag and takes out the frame and dad is anxiously waiting to see what it is. She turns the frame over and they both laugh and smile.

"Holy shit! Does that mean what I think it does?" Dad beams at us.

"Yes Daddy we are having twins!"

"This is just so wonderful!" Mom says.

                   Dad starts the barbeque and Nyle helps him out. He is showing dad signs here and there and dad is catching on fast. Charlie and Gilbert are back with my Tia Ana, Gilbert's Mom and my mom's baby sister.

"Hi baby! Is that your boyfriend outside with your dad?" she asks me.

"Yes that's him." I smile at her.

"Girl, he is so fine!" She says making me crack up. "Junior said that you have something to tell me. What's up?"

"Yes I do, Instead of telling you I am going to show you." I say and grab my parent's frame and hand it to her.

"Shut up! Sel are you serious?" She laughs. I nod at her. "You made these two babies with that hunk of a man out there?"

"Tia! You're crazy! Want to meet him?"

"Yes I do!" She says excited.

"Gilbert will you interpret for you mom please?"

"Ok Sel." Gilbert says

                 We head to the backdoor and my mom is setting up the food on the patio table. I wave Nyle over to us.

"Nyle this is my Aunt Ana." I sign.

"Hi Aunt Ana. Nice to meet you." Nyle signs and smiles at her.

"Oh my goodness you're hot!" She says and Gilbert interprets. Nyle's face turns beet red.

"MOM!" Gilbert yells.

"I was kidding. Nice to meet you Nyle."

                We sit down and the conversation is fun with talks of the babies. Gianna is intently watching Nyle.

"Why do you talk with your hand Tio Nyle?" She says and I think how cute she called him Tio, Gilbert interprets for us.

"I use my hands to talk because I am deaf it is called Sign Language." Nyle signs.

"What does deaf mean?"

"It means I can't hear sweetheart."

"Oh that's sad." She says.

"I am not sad about it."

"Can you teach me to talk with my hands too?"

"I'd love too." He smiles at her.

                   After dinner Nyle, Gilbert, Charlie and Gianna head into to the living room. Nyle and Gianna sit on the floor together. I am cleaning the kitchen with Mom. I look over to the living room and see Nyle teaching Gianna different signs with Gilbert's help. I can hear them laughing and it makes me smile. I hear tiny feet run in the kitchen and I turn around.

"My name is Gianna and I am four years old." She signs proudly.

"Good job baby!" I say and sign. Gilbert and Charlie leave back my aunt's house by that time.

                Gianna runs over back to Nyle and hops into his lap to watch cartoons. Nyle changes the settings to closed captions. They laugh at whatever it is they are watching, I finish with the dishes and I am drying my hands. I look over and see mom looking into the living room smiling.

"Mija look." She says, I go and look at what has her attention. I see Nyle and Gianna fast asleep on the couch. I grab my phone and snap a picture. I go and try to pick up Gianna and Nyle wakes up.

"No babe she is too heavy for you to pick up. I'll take her to her bed just show me where it is." He signs.

                He gets up and picks her up and he follows me to her room ad he puts her on her bed. I cover her up and we back out of the room.

"You're going to make an amazing daddy." I sign and he kisses me. We head into my old room and get into bed and fall asleep rather quickly.

                I wake up in the morning and Nyle is not in bed. I go and find him and he is having coffee in the kitchen with dad. My dad is learning ASL and it makes me proud.

"Morning baby." Nyle signs. "How are you feeling?"

"A bit nauseated but I'll be ok." I sign as I kiss him.

"Mija I made you an egg with salsa it's in the microwave." Mom says. I get excited it's one of my favorite things that my mom makes.

"Thank you Mommy." I say opening the microwave and the smell of the egg overtakes my senses. I make a run for it. I barely make to the bathroom. The bathroom door opens and Nyle walks in and pulls my hair back. He rubs my back over and over again.

"Babe, are you ok?"

"I guess the babies don't like the smell of eggs."

"Do you want to stay here while we go to the school of the deaf?"

"No. I want to go. I'll be ok."

              I go and get ready and I begin to start feeling better. I go to the living room and see Nyle helping Gianna put on her jacket.

"Gi Gi is going to come and play with the kids at the school." Nyle signs.

"Sure." I sign. "Gi Gi are you ready to meet some deaf little boys and girls?" I say and sign.

"Yes." She signs and it makes Nyle beam with pride.

I cannot wait to see Nyle with our babies. He is a natural.