A Melwood Classic

Chapter 15

The next five months go by so slowly. I have weird cravings with sickness usually right after. And the mood swings are the worst. I will yell at Chris for no good reason and then a few hours later I will be crying apologizing. I assumed it has to be worse for him witnessing all of this. My mom or sisters are over every other day to check on me and the baby. I don't want to say I am annoyed with them, but I am. I try to send them away as fast as they arrive. Deep down, I know they are doing it out of love, but these pregnancy moods made me irritated instead of compassionate.

Chris has been spending long nights on set for Vampire Diaries which has left me alone for most nights until about two in the morning. But the following morning, I would wake to him next to me and we would spend the morning talking. You can see the happiness in his eyes, so the last nights don't bother me. He loves his new project. It made me happy knowing that he was happy.

The directors decided in about a month they will work on all the scenes I'm not in for the season since I will be showing more and it would be extremely noticeable that I was pregnant. We didn't have too many scenes left, anyway. During my seventh month, I calculated, they will be just about done with the season. It had been pretty hectic since the directors knew they wouldn't be filming with me after a month. They are making me memorize a lot of scenes in a short amount of time, so they can shoot all my scenes. This made me have longer and longer days.

So, tonight I am about to wrap up when Jeremy stops by my trailer. I see him walk in and smile.

"Hey sorry to barge in, we haven't been in a lot of scenes together lately, I have about an hour until shooting and I heard you just finished. I was wondering if we could just catch up? I missed you." He says with a slight blush. Jeremy and I had formed a great bond since the first episode, yet he was right. I hadn't seen him in a while.

"I missed you, too." I said walking towards him and giving him a big hug. We both sat down, and we immediately got into talking. I told him about Chris, who always asked how Jeremy was, and the baby. He asked so many questions about the baby and how I was doing with it. I told him the truth, that it was brutal. The only thing getting me through is that I would see him or her soon. Then, I asked about his wife since I had seen her a lot on set the first couple of episodes this season. He told me that she does a lot traveling for work, so he was with his sister mostly.

Before we knew it, Jeremy had to start filming. I said goodbye to him even though I wished he could have stayed. I quickly finish cleaning up and head home. I get home to see Chris's car and him by it. I pull in and he waits for me to park before opening my door.

"What a gentleman." I say giving him a kiss and before walking out of the way so he could close the door.

"Only for you." He jokes as we head in the door of our place. WE don't really talk while we get ready for bed because we are both so tired. When I finally get in bed I quietly slip in bed thinking Chris was asleep, but he opens his eyes quickly and smiles.

"I thought you were asleep."

"Me, oh no." He laughed and then stopped suddenly, "Hey Mel, can we talk?" I kind of panic not knowing what he wants to talk about.

"Yeah, what's up?" I try to sound calm, but I was not.

"Can we pick a name?" His eyes glisten with excitement. I laugh with relief thinking it was something worse. "I just want to tell everyone what my child's name will be."

"We don't even know the gender." I laughed although I had been thinking of the same thing.

"Well, we'll pick two." Chris offered a compromise.

"Okay. What do you have in mind?" Without a pause he blurts out.

"Oliver." The name was so unique and yet had a perfect ring to it, "It was my grandfather's name." I knew he always admired his grandfather especially after he passed.

"Ollie for short?" I offered thinking of how I would be able to get out the three-syllable name so often. He smiled in agreement.

"I love the name." He said leaning over to me and planting a soft kiss on my cheek. "It's prefect." I sat there peacefully just looking at him.

"And if we have a girl?" I asked seeing what he would say next.

"Mel, you pick." I think for a second, tracing my thoughts, and it hits me.

"Meghan." This name had no specific significance to me, but I always loved it. Chris's eyes gazed at me softly as a his grin widened.

"It sounds great." Chris said giving me a kiss. He turns to place his glasses on the nightstand. He whispered to himself thinking he couldn't be heard, "Meghan and Ollie." I smiled to myself. We were both so happy and enjoying every minute of this pregnancy.

"I love you." I say as I feel myself drift to sleep. I felt his strong protective arm wrap around me.

"I love you too."