𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 ; 𝐝𝐬

3.0

[E L A I N A  H O P E]

i kept waking up in the night, due to being alone in bed. i'm always able to cuddle up to daniel, but having nothing to make me feel safe at night is causing me to wake up.

my stomach was also kind of hurting, and it's another reason i couldn't sleep. hey little baby inside of me, what happened to taking it easy? i guess my baby forgot about that.

all i really wanted at the moment is to hear daniel's voice telling me everything will be okay and that he loves me. i wanted him to sing to me and calm me down with his beautiful voice.

i really don't want to wake him up, but at the moment all i wanted to do is call daniel, so that's what i did. i pulled my phone off of the charger on the nightstand, and told siri to call daniel.

i wouldn't have been surprised if he didn't answer, but right after the first ring, he answered.

"baby, are you okay?" worry strung through his voice as he picked up the phone.

"it's just that i can't sleep and my stomach hurts. i just really wish you were here right now to cuddle me and make me feel safe." i told him, sighing deeply.

"i wish i was there too, but-" he got cut off.

"daniel, bro, what are you doing up? it's 4:00 am. go back to sleep." i heard a groggy voice say in the background.

"jack, elaina called and she's not feeling well." daniel told jack, and i could hear jack shuffle around then go over by daniel.

"yo elaina, what's wrong?" jack asked.

"my stomach hurts and i can't sleep." i told him, laying back in bed and resting my head on a pillow.

"those dang babies." jack said sarcastically, somehow making me stifle a small laugh.

i suddenly heard the bedroom door open, revealing a tired-looking christina.

"elaina i heard talking in here. what are you doing up? it's like 4:00 in the morning." christina said tiredly.

"just talking to daniel and jack. my stomach hurts and i can't sleep." i replied, placing a hand on the almost unnoticeable small bulge in my stomach.

"dude, i can't sleep either. my stomach hurts too." she said. "i'm coming to lay down in here with you."

"okay, well you guys can go to sleep. thanks for talking to me, baby." i said, while christina came and laid down next to me.

"mhm. anytime, my love. i'll talk to you tomorrow. i love you." daniel said, yawning.

"i love you, too." and with that, the call ended.

"you guys are so cute." christina said. "it's honestly kind of gross."

"well, sorry for being madly in love with my boyfriend and the father of my child." i scoffed, rolling my eyes playfully.

"gosh, i'm sorry." christina laughed, putting her hands up in defense.

we laid down in a comfortable silence, until i decided to ask, "have you had your first ultrasound yet?"

"no, my appointment is next week and you're coming with me." she said cheekily.

"duh, why would i come with you?" i asked, grinning.

"i don't know, i guess i was just trying to make sure you knew you were coming with me to this appointment. this is going to be the most important one yet." she smiled.

i felt myself start to grow tired, so i mumbled, "mhm," then fell into a deep slumber.

...

i woke up to the smell of pancakes filling the atmosphere of the bedroom, and christina wasn't laying down with me any longer. i rubbed my eyes and sat up, checking the time on my phone. it was 8:45.

i sighed and got out of bed and walked down the stairs toward the kitchen.

"good morning, sleepyhead! i'm surprised you didn't sleep later. daniel warned me that you usually sleep late." christina said, turning around to look at me as she poured pancake batter on the griddle.

"are you going to poison me with those pancakes?" i joked. "you're not the greatest cook in the world."

"pancakes are the one thing i can make." christina told me, getting her spatula and flipping one of the pancakes on the griddle.

"well, if i die, it's your fault." i said jokingly, taking a seat on the barstool.

"i won't kill you, trust me." she laughed.

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"i'm surprised these don't suck!" i giggled, taking a bite of christina's surprisingly good pancakes.

"i told you." she sassed, flipping her hair dramatically.

once i finished, i took my plate and put it in the dishwasher along with hers.

"so what do you want to do today?" she asked, sitting down on the counter next to me.

"watch cliché romance movies and eat popcorn all day?" i asked, sitting next to her.

"hell yeah. it's so fun to make fun of those movies. they suck so much yet they're so good at the same time." christina said, causing both of us to laugh.

christina stayed back in the kitchen to make us some popcorn, and i went into the guest bedroom to get a few blankets, before heading into christina's bedroom to wait for her. while she was waiting, i grabbed her computer and went on netflix, searching for a movie to watch. after a long mental debate, i finally decided on 'love, simon'. it was a little bit out of date, as it came out almost five years ago, but i didn't mind.

as i pressed on the movie, christina walked in with a big bowl of popcorn and some m&m's for their movie snacks.

"what did you choose?" christina asked her friend, laying down next to me and taking a bite of her delicious snack.

"'love, simon'. you good with that?" i asked, also taking a bite of some popcorn.

"sounds great." she replied.

we continued to watch movies all day until we fell asleep, having a fun first day without the boys.

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