You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 69

I wake up the next morning cranky and pissed and feel a sharp pain in my abdomen. I drag myself into the bathroom and look for some painkillers in the first aid kit we have there. I take two pills just to be sure and take a shower. I can hear Tobias coming into the bathroom and feel him a moment later when he embraces me from behind.

"Good morning, my beautiful wife," he says and kisses my temple.

"Morning," I say groggily.

"What's wrong?" he asks concerned and turns me around. "Tris?" he asks, when I don't answer, but grimace instead, because of the pain.

"I'm fine. It's just some pain. I might have eaten something bad. I don't know. I took a couple of painkillers, but they haven't kicked in yet," I say.

"You sure that's it?" he asks.

"Of course, I'm sure," I snap but regret it immediately. "I'm sorry. The pain is just persistent and makes me be all bitchy," I say. He pulls me close to him and rubs my back.

"We should go to the infirmary and let a doctor check you out," he says softly.

"I'm fine. I'm sure it's nothing life threatening," I say. He tightens his grip on me and I wince.

"I'm sorry, but don't say that again. I don't want anything bad happening to you," he says. "We'll go, even if I have to drag you there, Mrs. Eaton," he says half-jokingly.

"There's no way I can change your mind, is there?" I ask half laughing, half whining.

"Nope. Your well-being is my number one priority," he says.

We finish showering and I decide to skip breakfast for now. We walk hand in hand downstairs to the infirmary and ask for a doctor. Dr. Morris is on call and immediately invites us into one of the more private exam rooms. He makes me hop onto an exam table and sits across from me on a chair, Tobias stands next to me holding my hand.

"What do you feel?" he asks.

"I woke up this morning and felt this sharp pain in my abdomen. I took two painkillers and the pain seems to subside, but it's still there," I tell him.

"Did you have any other unusual symptoms as of late?" he asks. I think for a moment and the only thing out of the ordinary are my mood swings.

"I've been cranky lately and yesterday I basically exploded over some minor disagreement with Four. Even while I fought with him I knew that I was exaggerating, but I couldn't help it. And I also feel the urge to cry sometimes," I say.

"You never told me that," Tobias says softer than usual and the doctor looks at him. He never shows his softer side to anyone other than me. This might be even stranger to the doctor than what I'm experiencing.

"Up until now I didn't think it was relevant," I say. "I mean, I don't have any reasons to be sad. For God's sake, I just got married. I'm happier than ever. And yet I feel like crying sometimes," I say exasperated by my own feelings.

"Do you experience any of the following?" the doctor asks and starts listing a few symptoms. "Nausea, vomiting, frequent urination, tension in your chest area, a stronger sexual appetite," he asks and continues but at this point both Tobias and I blush and look away. I think for a while about what the doctor asked and realize something. The symptoms he listed are pregnancy symptoms. Maybe I'm pregnant. "So?" the doctor asks, urging me to answer.

"Uhm, not really. Do you think I might be pregnant?" I ask and Tobias's eyes widen.

"It's possible. However, we need to do some additional tests. Do you have an OBGYN?" he asks.