MR.CEO(bwwm) (REWRITING)

Chapter 12

Alex

Grey was more excited than I thought, she was looking for strollers and didn't even know what we were having yet. I took the day off to help her look. I will admit it was exciting, I couldn't wait for our kid to get here. She insisted we paint the nursery yellow whether it was a boy or a girl, because it was a happy color and I agreed.

Every night we were in bed looking at different things we wanted to buy for the baby. I was so ready to tell everybody I knew Grey and I were expecting. However, a big part of me was scared to be judged. Grey on the other hand, has been ready and brings it up at least twice a day. Grey and I moved really fast in this relationship but, it was just something about her that made me feel like I've known her forever.

"Baby, I think I'm ready to tell everyone about the baby, I wanted to wait until the baby shower but that would be so last minute. We should start telling family now so it isn't some huge shocker. Plus, don't you think my parents and brother will not only notice my stomach growing, but my nose and lips swelling?"

She blurted out an essay in one breath, waiting with a huge smile on her face for my response. She did this a lot actually, but the cute dimples in her face made me not even care.

"Well..... Grey you know I want to but I'm not ready babe, I don't think it's right. Just wait a little longer, every one doesn't even know we're dating at the office. You know we'd have to announce it to them too, so they'll know not to give you a hard time. If I just say you're pregnant, they will make you want to rip your hair out. If I say you're pregnant and I'm the father, they will be on pins and needles trying not to disturb you."

" Who cares if we are dating at the office, you MY MAN not theirs, our private lives shouldn't concern them"

I started to be sarcastic.

"Of course it shouldn't concern them, you are so right babe. What will happen when you have to go on medical leave and I stay home with you? What then Grey?! You expect me to leave my employees with no explanation?"

"Just lie, it's not a big deal"

"Why lie? when we will be gone for the same amount of time after the baby is born. They will put two and two together and figure it out. I don't need them thinking I don't care, and that I leave as I please for personal matters without saying a word. They will think it's okay to start doing it too, I will have to fire people left to right, it's unprofessional."

"Okay Alex whatever, I'm going back to sleep"

"I know you don't have a damn attitude Grey?! It's 2:00 in the afternoon. We are supposed to go shopping for the baby. Stop being a brat and get your ass up. I said I'm not ready to tell people and that's what I mean get over it!"

"Awe you weren't ready, sounds familiar just like I wasn't ready to be pregnant but here we are. Fuck you Alex, you pissed me off I'm not going anywhere today leave me alone"

She rolled back over and got under the sheets. That was a low blow to bring up not being ready for the baby, but we were here now and she didn't need to discuss it anymore. I was tired of her attitude and I wasn't going to entertain it today.

I got out of bed and got dressed in my golfing gear. She kept watching me like she had a problem and it was annoying. Being the gentleman that I am, I made as much noise as possible to annoy her, I even stomped a little to be petty. She hated when people slammed doors and I made sure to do it on my way out. She was a big child and today she got a taste of her own medicine.

I met up with my friends Jared, and Blake. They are both married with kids. I needed advice, so I called them up to go to the golf course for a couple of hours.

"So a baby?! And a real girlfriend?! This is to much man not the player of the century finally settling down."

"Shut up Blake, yes it's true I'm only making love to one woman now and I'm trying to for the rest of my life."

"Damn you changed for real, that would never come out of your mouth. Do you love her?"

"Of course I love her Jared, she's just driving me insane with her attitude"

"Uhhh she's pregnant Alex, pregnant women are really emotional it's not a myth. It's scary sometimes but you gotta pull through."

"You worried about a attitude? one time Emma cried for an hour because I got her a 20 piece chicken nugget from McDonald's and she dropped one on the floor. Her whole world was crushed for an hour because she had 19 nuggets instead of 20."

"Yeah man when my wife first started acting wacky, I had to get hell up out of there. After asking family for advice I was able to stick it out. Grey may be annoying you but, you gotta remember you two are best friends through all of this, she needs your support."

"Yeah I know, we just moved so fast and I can't help but regret getting together in the first place, every time she has a temper tantrum. I wanna be a Dad and I want to be her husband, but some days that shit is to much and I want to hit the door and not look back."

"Awe no man you can't just give up and say things like that over an attitude. Marriage and kids is not unicorns and rainbows like TV. You will fight and want to rip each other's heads off, but you have to remember why you fell in love with her to begin with, and all of that negative energy will go out the window."

"Yeah Alex you'll be alright, just hang in there maybe ask her how she feels or let her tell you things from her prospective. That seems to work for Emma and I, we avoid a lot of arguments because of it."

"Yeah dude compromise if you guys can't agree, and don't be an ass and say it's my way or the highway. Trust me from experience, it'll only make things worse for you."

I took in my friends words of wisdom and I was going to take their advice. They were happy and went through everything I'm complaining about. I just have to man up and be the dad my kid deserves and the future husband Grey deserves.