You And Me Against The World | ✅

Chapter 82

„Mommy?" I hear a small, yet familiar voice. „Wake up, mommy," I hear the voice again.

„What's happening?" I ask in a hoarse voice.

„Mommy," the voice is clearer now. I open my eyes and look into dark blue ones. I blink a few times to fully wake myself up and then look into the now familiar face of my unborn son. „Mommy, guess what?" he asks.

„What?" I ask smiling.

„Bithday, mommy. It's youw bithday," he says, unable to pronounce his r's.

„Buddy, why did you wake mommy?" I hear Tobias ask our son. „Sorry, love. I told him to let you sleep," he says and lays down on the bed next to me. Our son lays down between us and looks from me to his father and back and smiles brightly, reminding me so much of Tobias.

„It's okay. It's actually very pleasant to be woken up like this," I say caressing my sons cheek. I bend forward to kiss him and he giggles loudly.

„Happy twentieth birthday, honey," Tobias says.

„Thank you," I say and we lean over and kiss each other softly. My eyes are still closed when his lips leave mine and suddenly I hear more voices around me. I try to open my eyes, but I just can't.

„Tris, honey, please wake up," I hear Tobias's voice, full of concern and anguish.

„Make some room, give her some air," I hear Marlene.

„Here, the wet towel," Shauna says and I feel something cold hit the skin of my forehead. I try to open my eyes again and I finally see some light. „She's coming back," Shauna says. When I finally open my eyes the first thing I see are Tobias's dark blue eyes. His eyes immediately soften and he smiles at me.

„You had me worried," he says stroking my hair. I realize he is sitting on the couch and I am in his arms. He kisses my forehead and holds me close.

„I was so worried," he says in his mind.

„I'm sorry."

„How are you feeling?" my mom asks. I turn around to look at her, her beautiful face wrinkled from all the worrying.

„I'm fine. What happened?" I ask confused.

„You fainted," Marlene informs me.

„Oh," is all I say.

„What's the last thing you remember?" she asks.

„I was sitting here, talking to you guys," I say. „But then it's all blurry. I had the strangest dream. I dreamed I was pregnant," I say with a chuckle. „How ridiculous is that?" I ask, but nobody laughs or even smiles. They all look shocked. I turn to look at Tobias. He looks serious and a little concerned. „What?"

„What's wrong with her?" Tobias asks looking up and away from me.

„Just shock. Her mind needs to process everything," Marlene answers.

„What's going on?" I ask frustrated.

„Sweetheart, that wasn't a dream," Tobias says caressing my cheek.

„What?" I ask and try to sit up, but I'm hit by a wave of nausea.

„Lie back, baby," Tobias says and I do so, holding my head, which is throbbing now. „You went to the pharmacy and bought three pregnancy tests. You wanted everyone to lay off our backs and took them. But it turns out that they are all positive. Tris, we're going to have a baby," he says, the last part with a huge smile on his face. I close my eyes, trying to remember what he just told me. I remember getting up. I remember leaving the apartment. I went to the pharmacy. The woman there smiled at me when she saw the three pregnancy tests. I took them to my office. There were only minus signs on each of them, but Shauna assured me that this particular brand doesn't show a plus sign for positive but one bar for pregnant and two bars for not pregnant. All three sticks I peed on had one bar. I am pregnant. Oh my God, I'm pregnant. I open my eyes.