Simply The Rivers

Hanna Rivers

Hanna Rivers

Hands gripping the counter top, starring into the mirror , Hanna continuously repeated the name she had not so recently adopted

It still sounded so out of the norm to say, but in the best possible way, like that something she had dreamed about when she was sixteen, like she was still claiming it was her name when in reality it wasn't , rather than said facts being true

Only a short nine months and twenty two days had Hanna and Caleb been married but you could still find Hanna giggling at the sound of someone pronouncing her as a Rivers, therefore this particular occurrence wasn't necessarily a surprise, it wouldn't have been the first time she was caught trying out her new name.

Except this time was different, she just hadn't made it as far as announcing why.

Sure she was loving life at this moment, loving being married to her wonderful husband, loving her career that had taken off, loving her brand spaken new apartment that she had spent- according to Caleb what felt like double the time it took to plan the wedding- decorating, assuring every corner of the place was perfect. But now, with one more surprise that was possibly becoming a reality, Hanna was over the moon, to say the least.

Which is why on this particular Saturday afternoon Hanna had locked herself into the bathroom as thoughts of there being a possible third Rivers continued to fill her brain.

Hanna starred at herself in the mirror, completely mixed with emotion, her eyes drifting down to the counter top where a unopened pregnancy test was placed, just waiting to reveal its results. She had been standing in the bathroom debating whether or not to tell Caleb before or after she took the test, worried she would get his hopes up,or even possibly freak him out, all for the possibility that it might be nothing. But part of he wanted him there, this would be their first child and if it was happening, she wanted him to experience it with her.

And so somehow she ended up standing at the mirror, repeating her name, somehow it sounded different today, as she thought of the family she was creating, her and Caleb had finally gotten married and now there was a chance that they were having a baby, everything she had ever wanted was happening.

Technically they hadn't even started trying yet, they weren't not trying but who knew it would be so easy, and happen so fast. They had been discussing babies at length for over a year and a half . After confessing to Emily her current thoughts of what her and Caleb could create, she had brought it up to him, asking his opinion, not surprisingly he agreed that they could probably make something pretty cute. The end result being they wanted to be married first. At that time they hadn't even been engaged yet, little had Hanna known Caleb was already planning to propose. Long story short, they were married and very busy, leaving little time for baby talk, that was until most recently when the couple had decided to just stop with birth control, no real plans in the works, figuring it would take some time. Clearly the universe had its own plans.

"C'mon Hanna, just tell him" she grunted, becoming frustrated with whatever was stopping her from going out here. She knew she wanted to tell him first, before she knew the results.

She took a deep breathe, closing her eyes. This was is it, now or never. "OK" she breathed, reaching for the box and taking the test out. She quickly took the test before placing it on the counter top and walking out of the room.

In the next room Caleb was sat on the couch, arms crossed and legs bent. Hanna leaned against the door frame smiling at him, watching as he intently starred at the TV. "What are you watching?" she finally spoke up

Caleb quickly turned his head, becoming aware of his presence "a cooking show. I figured we are on our own, one of us has to know how to make food."