Gaining Colors [Complete]

Epilogue

The day of the first ultrasound, Casper and Alexis were nervous. He had tell her many times that everything would be ok, but it still felt as his own words couldn't reach his mind.

Inside the waiting room, while Alexis was staring blankly at the space in front of her, Casper couldn't stop for a minute. His feet seem to have grown an individual mind, that wouldn't obey to his commands.

When Alexis's name was called, Casper almost lost the strength on his legs, while Alexis jumped slightly in her sit. Giving her his hand, Casper guided his woman through the sterilized place, his nose registering for the first time the characteristic odor from the medical institution.

The doctor was waiting for them already, the young woman's eyes observing closely how the couple that entered the door interacted. She gave them a smile and motioned for Casper and Alexis to sit down on the chairs in front of her desk.

Alexis answered all the questions that the doctor asked. She was anxious to lay on the table and do the ultrasound, earning to hear the heart beat of the baby and be assured that everything was alright with him or her.

It didn't take long for the expecting parents to see their wish come true.
Alexis felt the cold substance on her belly and after some minutes the screen came to life. Casper watched as the doctor eyes moved to the image, taking measures of every detail. When she turned the sound on and the fast heartbeat filled their ears, Casper started smiling like a fool. He looked at Alexis and realized that she was with tears in her eyes. Her big smile told him that the tears were of happiness and not sadness, which relaxed him.

"Everything is well with the baby," the doctor said, turning to them.

Casper bent down and kissed Alexis's forehead.

"You will need to come back and do regular checkups to see if the pregnancy evolves favorably," the woman continued to explain, writing something on the computer.

When they left the clinic, both Alexis and Casper felt happy. The world seemed a beautiful place to live and even the colors seemed brighter than usually did in the streets of London.

"I hope you don't mind, Casper, but my parents will visit us this afternoon..." Alexis suddenly announced, making Casper's heartbeat increase. He wasn't prepared for that. According to Google, meeting the parents of the partner wasn't easy. He knew he would be judged by them, suffer an accurate evaluation from the father of Alexis, and he was afraid of not been approved.

"Ok my love. It's fine by me," he lied.

They arrived home and Casper searched on Internet something special that he could cook for them. He needed to impress the people who had basically his future in their hands. He opted to make a cake. It would be his first time doing a desert and he prayed for it to be good.

Alexis's parents arrived at five, thirty minutes after Casper took his most recent masterpiece out of the oven. If not for Alexis's attention, the cake would be burned. Luckily, she placed an aluminum foil on top of the already toasty top of the cake.

When the bell rang, Casper jumped and gave a worried look at Alexis. Winking at him, she hurried to open the door.

Voices could be heard from the kitchen and Casper decided that he should join her and present himself before they thought he was a coward.

Alexis's mother was around Alexis stature, her blond hair and dark blue eyes catching him the very moment he came into view. Her father had light brown hair and green eyes. He was taller than his wife, but shorter than Casper. Even then, Casper didn't feel less intimidated.

Giving two kisses to Claire and a handshake to Robert, Casper tried to hide his discomfort.
"Come sit on the sofa," Alexis urged them. "Casper just made a cake and I will make some tea now," she said, grabbing Casper's hand and pulling him to the kitchen.