safe with me. / c yelich. ✔️

27.

n a d i a .

Hearing Christian tell me he was nervous about having a kid made my anxiety climb. I know I shouldn't be stressing about it now, we just found out we're having a kid, of course we're both going to be nervous, but something in me just started thinking of all the worst case scenarios with dating a baseball star and being pregnant with his child. Especially when your boyfriend is one of the best in the leagues and is coming off another amazing season. I didn't honestly know what to expect for the next couple of months leading up to the birth of our kid, but I knew it was going to definitely be a struggle.

Telling our families was the next step and that was rocking us over the edge. We didn't know what our parents were going to think; What our siblings would think, nothing. All we knew was that we were not getting rid of this baby and there was no turning back now.

We decided to go out to California to tell our families together at the same time so we could just get all of the ridicule and whatnot out of the way in one go. I don't think my parents will be upset, just maybe a little disappointed in possibly the planning and timing of the pregnancy? But, we didn't really plan for it to happen, either, so, I guess we're to blame for that.

"Babe, you're overthinking everything..." Christian told me as I went over what I wanted to say and how I wanted to tell them. "Once my mom and brothers get here, we'll figure it out together. You're just overthinking. Everything is going to be okay.." He said, grabbing my hands, giving them a light squeeze to reassure me that I was okay.

I nodded, taking a deep breath, "I just am nervous, Christian..." I stated, "I don't want them mad at us, but I also want them to be happy for us and congratulate us. The last thing I want is for them to be so angry at us that they would prefer us to be separate from one another.." I told him, leaning against him.

Christian let out a sigh, moving his arms to wrap around me, "I think they'll be happy. They're gonna think what we did; Yeah we're excited, but, the timing wasn't right. But, we are going into the off season soon, babe, we have nothing to worry about." I could hear the front door open and voices come from behind, meaning that Christian's mother and brothers were here and my heart instantly started racing a million miles a minute.

I took another deep breath, still holding on to one of Christian's hands as we walked downstairs and were greeted by Alecia in hugs.

"I'm so happy to see both of you.." She said as she pulled away from the hug and walked with us to the living room. Christian had them sit down and then moved to the other side of the room where I was and sat down next to me. "So, why are we all together today?" Alecia asked, and I gulped, grabbing Christian's hand again.

"Well, my off season is coming up soon, and we wanted to come out and see our families before it was too late for us to do it." Christian started talking, "Which sounds confusing, because we could always come back and live in LA during the off season, but, we actually have some news..."

My mom looked at the two of us, then just brought her attention to me, "What do you mean?" She asked and I could feel the sweat building up on my forehead.

"I, uh.." I stammered, "I found out a little over a week ago that I'm about 7 weeks pregnant..." I spoke up, and after I finished talking, you could hear a pin drop in the room. The room stayed silent for a good minute or so before Alecia gasped and smiled big.

"You two are expecting?!" She exclaimed, "Oh my goodness!" She got up and hugged us both. I looked over at my mom, who was also smiling, which meant good news. My mom came over by us as well and hugged us after Alecia.

I stood up, hugging my mom back and she just held me close, "I had a feeling either you were going to tell me that you two were engaged, or that you were having a baby." She kissed my cheek, "I'm very happy for you, Nadia." She said, pulling away from the hug and moved to hug Christian.

My dad didn't say a word. I didn't really know how to take it; Was he mad? Happy? Shocked?

"Dad..?" I asked, looking over at him. "What are your thoughts?"

He snapped out of his zone and looked over at me, "I'm very happy for you two. Would've liked it to be better planned, but you can't always plan that sort of thing." He responded, getting up and came by me to hug me. "I just hope you two make smart decisions going forward. Having a kid is a huge responsibility and you two are going to be across the country from us, so having us try to help you is going to be difficult."

I nodded at him, "I know, dad, I know. Christian and I are both ready for this. We've talked it out, discussed things, and we're ready for whatever obstacle is thrown at us."

Christian snaked an arm around my side, kissing my head. "Don't you worry, Nadia and I are going to be fine. If anything, this was a perfect time for her to get pregnant, because I'll be with her during the off-season and only gone about a month for spring training." He said as I leaned against him. "Plus we have Aspen and Gage in Milwaukee with us if Nadia ever needs additional help and I know some of my team members are more than willing to do anything for her.."

My mom smiled at Christian, "I'm glad you two are in each other's lives. I mean it when I say I wouldn't want my daughter with anyone else, Christian." She said as Christian hugged her.

"It really does mean a lot coming from you guys. We just really wanted your support and happiness. We're both super nervous for the future, but, I think that with knowing you guys are happy for us, I think it'll ease some nerves..." He told my mom and I smiled at him. The relationship he had with my parents was amazing and I was so grateful to have him in my life again.

It was still strange to me that him and I fell in love; I think it was just the whole idea of me and him being best friends for so long, it wasn't a scary thing, but it was something him and I never really thought about seeing in our future. Christian was my best friend and I was his, after being apart for so long, it was something that just clicked with us. I think that's what I loved so much about the relationship was the strength and the amount of trust.

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Christian came in my room after talking with my parents for a little bit and smiled at me as he crawled in bed next to me and kissed my cheek several times.

"Baby!" I giggled, turning my head to face him, "Why are you in such a kissy mood?" I asked as he continued to kiss all over my face.

"Just happy, baby." He smiled at me, wrapping his arms around me and pulled me close. "Your parents are super supportive of our relationship which is super nice." He looked at me with that cute smile still plastered on his face.

"They are?" I asked, honestly shocked to hear the answer. "My dad seemed just shocked at first to hear the answer. I don't think he was expecting it yet." I said, letting out a chuckle. "I mean, no one was, but, I am really excited to start a family with you.." I told him, kissing his cheek lightly.

"I think you're going to be a beautiful mommy.." Christian told me, causing my cheeks to blush. "I can't wait to have a little Yelich." He laughed.

I giggled, nodding. "I hope we have a girl..." I told him, "If we do, I really like the name Daisy or Eiley.."

"Eiley?" He looked at me, "I like that name. Eiley Rose?" He suggested and I smiled big.

"That name sounds amazing..." I said with a smile, "Eiley Rose Yelich. Or for a boy I was thinking Emmett or Sawyer." I suggested, Christian nodded as he listened

"Sawyer sounds like a cool name for a boy. Sawyer Yelich." He said, smiling. "What a bad ass name."

I smile, "A badass like his dad," I giggled and wrapped my arms around his neck. "But, Eiley is definitely the name I like for a girl."

I couldn't wait to find out if we were having a little boy or girl. And I wouldn't want to have a baby with anyone else.