HARD WORK

HARD_WORK_86

You might be left with my hair, but you'll have your mother's eyes
I'll hold your body in my hands...

' Where's the fire?!'

Gabriella asked walking into Lilly's and Dominic's house. Lilly handed her a bunch of sticks with tears running down her cheeks.

' Wh-! Lilly ewww!!! Your pee is all over these things.'

She cried out when she realized they were pregnancy tests. They were about twelve of them and she placed them on the table in her living room.

' That's why you called me crying?'

' Duh!'

' Nah tone down that attitude. Why do you all call me crying when you find out you're pregnant.'

She sighed and Lilly apologized.

' Can you tell me why you're crying?'

' I'm scared.'

You should have thought of that before having unprotected sex is what she wanted to say but she sat down next to her on the love seat and wrapped an arm around her.

' What are you afraid of?'

' I just can't help replaying what my ex husband said the day I found out I was pregnant with the boys. What if Dom doesn't want to have kids too. I mean we haven't discussed children and he's so young.'

' Are we talking about the Dominic who got to know your sons before asking them to date you. The same guy who got your son's permission to marry you. The same guy who as we speak is doing all in his powers to change their surnames into his? That Dominic?'

Lilly wiped her tears away.

' I know you think I'm crazy but you don't understand what I went to when I was pregnant with the boys.'

' I do actually. Would you believe it if I told you that Byron disappeared for a whole month when I told him I was pregnant with Bre.'

Lilly looked at her with disbelief.

' I told him and he walked out to return a month later with the excuse that he needed time to think and asked if I wanted to keep it.... I swear. Never told anyone. You're the first.'

' What did you do?'

' Didn't talk to him till the day Bre was born. I am not trying to scare you, I'm just telling you that I understand. I suggest you talk to Dom. He's a rare breed. Nothing like the men we've known. I'm not saying he's perfect either but he's got a good head on his shoulders.'

Exhausted from crying like a two year old, Lilly decided to take a nap and forgot about the tests on her living room table. In her sleep she could feel someone starring at her so she slowly opened her eyes to her teary eyed husband, smiling at her.

' Why are you smiling at me like that? Was I drooling again?'

' No you're just so perfect.'

' Oh...kay. What time is it? Where are the boys?'

Dominic checked the time as she got off the bed. He cornered her when she tried to leave.

' Dom I need to start dinner before the boys get here. What are you smi-'

She was cut short by him placing his hand on her lower abdomen to she recalled the tests and where she'd left them.

' Oh you found them.'

' So there's like a mini you and me swimming in there right now?'

His hand on her ,irritated her a bit but she returned his smile.

' Yes there's a little Dompole in there right now and in about six months you'll have him or her in your arms.'

Dominic sat down on the bed and pulled her into his lap, she wiped the tears from his face as he thanked her.