dancing queen 》david pastrnak [completed]

xix. welcome to jersey

March 21, 2019

Em wakes up to the sound of her phone vibrating. She looks at her phone and sees an incoming Face Time request from Pasta. She accepts it and is met with his face and a Celtics hat on top of his head.

"I'm sorry baby, did I wake you?" he asks softly.

"Yeah, but that's okay. I shouldn't sleep in too late anyway," she assures him.

"Alright, well we just got on the bus. So, we should be at the hotel in Jersey by 9:45 am. Then we get settled and have skate at 11. What time are you gonna be coming down here?" he asks.

"I don't know maybe by 4. I wanna leave the house before the traffic," she explains.

"Okay well, I love you and I'll see you soon baby," he smiles, blowing kisses.

"We love you too," she smiles, her right hand cradling her bump.

He ends the Face Time and she gets out of bed and goes to the bathroom to pee and of course deal with her nausea. After emptying the contents of her stomach, she brushes her teeth before going to the kitchen. She makes herself some coffee and breakfast.

After eating breakfast, she goes to the living room and watches some Sports Center. She watches highlights from MLB Spring Training, NHL, and NBA, as well as the latest off season news from the NHL. She then goes to her room and lays down as her abdomen starts to hurt. Her app has told her that round ligament pain would start this week and she feels it starting in her abdomen. She battles the pain for half an hour before deciding a hot bath might do the trick. She goes into the bathroom and fills the tub up with hot water. She puts a bath bomb in and undresses before sinking into the water. She puts on her music and the song Say It Again by H.E.R. comes on.

She basks in the tranquility for a few moments before the sound of her phone going off breaks the silence. She grabs her phone from the ledge and sees an incoming Face Time from Pasta. She answers it and is met with the sight of Pasta on the bed of his hotel room.

"Hi baby, I'm at the hotel. What are you doing?" he asks in confusion.

"Taking a hot bath. Our child is kicking my ass right now. Literally have had abdominal pain for the last 45 minutes basically," she groans.

"I read that those pains would happen this week. I wish I was with you to make you feel better baby, but I'll make it up to you tomorrow in Miami," he sighs.

"You don't have to make anything up to me, baby. I'm gonna be fine. It's gonna suck carrying our lil nugget but it's gonna be worth it when we finally hold him or her in our arms," she assures him.

"I know, I just hate knowing you're in pain," he replies sincerely.

"I know, but trust me, It's not anything I can't handle. I am a strong woman and I'll get through this," she assures him.

"I know you will," he agrees.

"So, if the pain doesn't go away after this bath, I'm gonna take the pain killers Dr. Rosario prescribed me. Also, are you having lunch with the team after skate?" she asks.

"Yeah, we're having team lunch and then after the game, we're gonna have a late dinner on the plane," he explains.

"Okay, I was hoping we could have late lunch together, but you should spend time with the team. I'll have lunch here and then head out over there, then," she replies.

"I can get out of team lunch if you want, baby," he assures her.

"No, baby, it's fine. But I'm gonna let you go. I know you have to get ready for skate," she replies.