I couldn't let go of the ultrasound picture. I just starred down at it the whole ride home. This little, precious being is mine, and I almost lost it. I looked down at my belly and whispered; "I promise to protect you, I will not fail you again."
"Okay so what would you like for dinner?" Alex asked. Since we left the hospital, Alex has been acting as if it never happened, probably because he doesn't want to think about it. I understand. I don't want to think about it either.
"I don't know, I'm kind of craving something sweet." I stated.
"You're always craving something sweet." He said and chuckled a bit.
"I can't really help it."
"Okay so how bout I surprise you with dinner and dessert?" He asked.
"Babe, I hate to ask but should I really be trusting you alone in the kitchen?" I asked.
"If you're going to be trusting me with a child, I think you can trust that I won't burn the apartment down."
"Okay." He kissed my temple and left the bedroom.
This next week will be hard, I can tell. Alex is on red alert, he's had my eye on me since we left that hospital and I can tell it's only gonna get worse from here. The anxiety is just oozing out of him, and it's painful to watch. I just hope he'll be better by next week. He's supposed to hit the studio next Thursday, and if he's not on his game, it can really threaten his career.
1 Month Later
The rounder I get, the more similar I feel to Humpty Dumpty. I have never felt more uncomfortable in my skin than I do now. I have to pee like all the time, I waddle so much I'm getting cankles. I'm so sleepy but I can't seem to fall asleep, and the alien in my stomach is using me as a punching bag.
"You see, this is why we should have went to Italy." Alex stated as we drove to the airport.
"Italy will always be there Alex, but our family won't." I said and turned my attention back to the window.
"You turned dark real fast."
"I'm sorry, I just can't wait to get this alien out of me."
"You can stop referring to her as an alien now, we do know the gender."
"I could, but I'm not going to until she gets out of me."
Our Uber pulled up to the front of the airport. Alex and I got out of the car and he grabbed our luggage from the trunk as I paid the driver. As we headed through security, Alex asked me; "So when are your parents getting to Baltimore?"
"At least an hour after us. You know I still haven't told them I'm pregnant." I said.
"How could you not tell them?" He asked.
"They moved back to Australia and seeing as I don't live with them anymore, I don't really talk to them all that much anymore, and when I do it's about fixing their laptop or something."
"So this isn't going to be an awkward week." Alex said, sarcastically.
"As if it wasn't already going to be. My parents were going to complain about almost everything anyways, they're super glamorous and Baltimore isn't exactly a place they would visit for vacation."
"True... well do they at least know that I'm your boyfriend?"
"Yes, and if they ask, we're at least engaged."
"You want me to lie now?"
We made it through security, which was really quick if I may add. That's probably because we spent the whole discussing what was going to become of the next week.
"It's not lying, it's looking into our future and thinking of our future as our present." I said.
"I'm pretty sure that's still lying."
"Are you not going to ask me to marry you someday?" I asked.
"I will Jess... but we're not engaged yet and we can't go telling people we are. When I ask you, I want it to be special like jaw dropping." I nodded.
We boarded our flight and Alex fell asleep almost right away. I haven't been able to sleep which resulted in him not being able to sleep. But being away from home may be exactly what we both needed. Although my mother is going to kill me for having this baby out of wedlock, I still can't wait to see her. I've felt almost alone these last few months. I need my mom. Pregnancy is hard, yet movies make it seem so glamorous. The movies talk about this glow that a pregnant woman has or the happiness that comes with the first kick or the overwhelming feeling of happiness just from being pregnant. But it's all wrong! I'm miserable, just ask any of my friends! And I hate it when the baby kicks! Should I sign her up for the gym or something?! Oh and don't even get me started on the whole pregnancy glow thing! I have never looked more nauseating than I do at this moment. But knowing that I'm at least half way done makes me feel a lot better.
I put my headphones on and got my tablet out, and relaxed as I watched Night 1.
Over 900 views!!!!!! We're so close to hitting 1K, I can almost taste it! Anyway, thoughts on this chapter? I wanted to write something short this week because this is my last week of summer school. But there will be much more exciting chapters coming your way.
I NEED YOUR HELP:
So I'm not really sure what to name their soon to be daughter...
I was thinking: Callie, Piper, Ayla, or Sara
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He Sings To Me
FanfictionI've known him all my life. He's seen me at my best and my worse, and vice versa. We've always been-well there's always been something between us. But mistakes did unfold, and betrayal took over. What happens if we meet again?
