Compulsive (Robert Downey, Jr.)

Cats and dogs

Third Person’s POV

Emma read 11am in her phone, after waking up, a few hours later. She glanced at Robert, in a deep sleep, next to her. He had only slept for a few hours, he was probably up all night.

She gulped at the thought, she hated herself not to go downstairs and make him come to bed early. She was too irritated at the time.

“I love you…” she whispered, kissing his cheek.

“Hmmm…” he moaned, moving his head adorably, but not waking up from his deep sleep.

She smiled at the sight and decided that, for once, she would be the one bringing the breakfast to him.

God, she was starving.

So, she stood up, calmly, fighting the dizziness and went downstairs. She was surprised she didn’t feel that much nausea.

Thank God. She thought.

“Hey, morning” Sophie greeted her

“Hey, Soph…” she whispered

“I’m guessing the conversation didn’t go too well?” Sophie followed her to the kitchen.

“No…”

“What did he say?”

“He was terrified. He is terrified.” Emma looked down “He started throwing bad possibilities at me and I lost it, then” she whispered

“It is normal he’s panicked, Emma. It doesn’t mean… I don’t know, it doesn’t mean that he doesn’t want this baby”

Emma took a deep breath “I know, I just… lost it. I’m freaked out as well, you know?! It’s not just him…”

Sophie took a deep breath “Well, but you know Robert. You can’t blame him, you just need to talk calmly. And you, dear, you need to calm down. Those hormones kill you… and kill him as well”

Emma looked at her. She knew her friend was right. Damn, she had been having lots of mood swings.

“He just wants to make everything perfect, you know. For you and… for this child I guess.”

Emma smiled “I can picture him saying that”

“Of course you can. That’s Robert. Even when he kisses you, he worries if he’s making it perfect”

Blushing, Emma looked at her friend “How did you figured that out?”

“It is not hard to see that” Sophie smiled “He was up all night”

“I know” Emma sadly said “I was so irritated I couldn’t bring myself to come here to get him”

“I noticed it this morning. But when I was about to come downstairs, I saw him here with his mother, so I stayed a little longer in my room.”

“His mother was here?”

“Oh, yeah” Sophie grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl “They were hugging and… sweet and affectionate”

Emma smiled “really?”

“Oh these eyes saw it” She smiled, walking out the kitchen “Well, I need to work, and you need to talk to your man”

Emma smiled “Yes… thank you, Soph”

“Your clumsy friend is always here” Sophie snapped from the living room.

“I know…” Emma whispered, gathering her and Robert’s breakfast in a tray and walking upstairs.

There, she carefully put the tray on the bottom of the bed before turning her attention to Robert, who didn’t even notice her entering the room.