I Never Saw You Coming

Chapter Thirty

*Three Months Later*
Taylor's POV
"Ed!" I kept one hand on my rather large bump, and used my other to prod his sleeping form. "Ed!" I repeated. Finally, he groaned and rolled over.

"Mm?"

"We get to find out the gender of the baby today!" I exclaimed excitedly, and he found his energy as he sat up and smiled.
He pulled me down onto his lap and rested his hands gently on my belly, placing a kiss on the side of my cheek. I relaxed my fingers around his, laying my head back onto his shoulder.

"Good morning, beautiful." Ed greeted, and I smiled. "Did you sleep alright?" He placed another kiss on my cheek.

"Yeah. The baby kicked a little, but it wasn't too annoying. You?"

"Just fine. Should we get ready for the day then, love?" I nodded, and we stood and walked downstairs for some breakfast, hand in hand.

Forty five minutes later, we were in the car and on the way to the doctor's office. Ed's hand tightly held mine in his, and I smiled as he hummed along for the radio. He also had a smile on his face.

"What are you hoping for? Boy or girl?" I asked, and he thought for a moment.

"A little boy would be cool, but I don't really mind either way. I just want our kid to be healthy, and to be in my arms already." He joked, and I giggled. "What about you?"

"I agree, as long as I can hold him or her in three months in my own arms, I think I'll be perfectly fine." I replied, and he smiled.

Shortly after, we made it to the doctor's office. We checked in, and then sat in the waiting room. I rested my head on Ed's shoulder until we were called back.

"So, how have you been?" The doctor asked as I laid back into the table and pulled my shirt up.

"Great! The baby's been kicking a little, but it just takes Ed to calm it down." I smiled thinking about how Ed seemed to immediately calm down our baby. Ed held my hand.

The doctor spread the blue gel over my stomach, and then ran the ultrasound over it. In just a few moments, a blurry picture of our child appeared on the screen. Tears filled my eyes, the baby was so much more visible, and it was so great to be able to see our little kid. Ed gave my hand a tight squeeze, and I looked over to meet his gaze, both of us with the edges of our eyes outlined in tears, grins wide across our faces.

"Do you want to know the gender?" The doctor asked, and Ed and I nodded frantically, replying in unison.

"Yes!" We both squeezed the other's hand tight in anticipation.

"It's," she paused, just to add suspense, I'm sure of it, "a girl!" She exclaimed, and Ed and I both burst into full-on tears, throwing our arms around each other.

A few moments later, when we pulled away, we both still had a huge grin on our faces, and Ed pressed his lips to mine, and I smiled into it, as did he. The doctor wiped the gel from my stomach, and then we were free to go.

When we got outside, and were able to properly hug each other, did we ever. We both cried into the other, both of us keeping a hand on my bump and the other arm around each other.

"A little girl, Ed! We're going to have our own little girl in three months!" I told him, and he nodded excitedly.

"I can't believe it, I..." He seemed to be at as big a loss for words as I was. "A girl, love! This is so great, I couldn't be any happier." He placed kisses all along the side of my head, and I giggled.

"Neither can I, Ed," I tilted my head down to look at my baby bump, trying to fully take in there was our little girl in there. "Neither can I."