Good For You

(Chapter.41) Preparing

"You're pregnant? That definitely explains all of the loose clothing and not wanting to be naked around me. How far along? Give me all of the details. " Ace said.
"I'm six and a half months pregnant. We are having a daughter. I found out a couple of months ago. " I explained. 
"We are having a daughter? Wow. Why the fuck didn't you tell me until now that I'm going to be a father? " He snapped. 
"Honestly Ace I was terrified of your response. I overheard you tell that man a few months ago that you didn't want kids. So I was afraid if I told you that you wouldn't want it. " I explained. 
"I'm so sorry you have felt that way. Of course I want that baby. I'm not going to lie if it was a boy I'd be able to train him to take over the company one day.  But I'm excited to become a dad. I'm so glad you'll be her mother, she's blessed already. That just means I have a lot of protecting to do." Ace said pulling me into a tight hug.
"I'm pleasantly surprised by your response. I guess we have to pick a name now. Do you want to follow the "A" name trend that's in both of our families?" I said with a giggle.
"We will talk about it later. Once we decide I don't think we should tell anyone until she's born. We need to tell everyone we are pregnant!" Ace said with excitement. 
He hugged me tightly and kissed me for a while. He next ran to call his parents. I texted my mom and sister to tell them what happened and that it was okay to tell people. 
"You're never going to believe how my parents responded." Ace said.
"How did they react?"
"They were really happy. My dad said he wished it was a boy though so it could take over the company one day. They even said they are going to call your parents to plan a baby shower!" Ace exclaimed. 
"Wow that's so exciting and sweet. " I responded. 
A few days later we decided to go baby shopping. It was so surreal to see the little outfits and tiny shoes that our baby would fit into. I bought probably too many outfits. We even did our baby registry while we were out. We picked out a beautiful white crib with feather bedding. We picked out clothes, a bassinet, a diaper changing table, and even a rocking chair. We decided our little girl's nursery would be feather and dreamcatcher themed with lots of color. Next I couldn't wait to start the nursery. I still couldn't believe I had a baby growing inside of me.  Soon I was going to be a mother. I'd spent a majority of the pregnancy focused on not telling Ace about the baby that I didn't even enjoy it. I didn't even let it sink in until now. Which made things feel bittersweet. I'm just glad that Ace is happy and excited. We then grabbed some paint and decor for the nursery and headed home.
"I'm going to go ahead and paint her room. I want everything to be perfect for when she gets here." Ace explained. 
"Okay here I'll help you. " I said, grabbing a paint roller.
"No you fucking won't. You are doing the hard stuff growing the baby inside of you and stuff. Let me paint and decorate the nursery. We picked the gray paint and decorations out together, so let me get it together." Ace said.
Now usually I'd argue but these days I'm feeling exhausted. 
"Okay babe if that's what you want to do. Then I'm going to take a nap. " I said. I then did just that. 
A couple hours later I woke up with severe pains in my stomach. They were so bad I could barely move, let alone breathe. I got nervous and screamed for Ace. He asked no questions, he just rushed me to the hospital. 
When we arrived they immediately hooked me to a million machines and started running tests. I could see the fear in Ace's eyes. He thought we were losing the baby. He kept reassuring me that it would be okay. But I could read his eyes. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared too. I had all of the support in the world. I was ready to be a mom. My heart would break if we lost our little girl. I then fell asleep with Ace holding my hand.
A few hours later I woke up and we still had no answers. But I was still having tests done. The agony of the unknown will eat you alive. I remember being scared that I'd never find love and never have a happy ending in life. I've come so far since then. I'm not sure if I'll be able to take this heartbreak. The more tests they ran the more it felt like we had been there for days. Both of our families showed up for support which was really nice. But in all honesty it made me even more nervous for the outcome. 
"Mr. And Mrs. McCoy I have the test results and would like to share them with you alone." The doctor said.Our families then exited the room. We held hands tightly and took a deep breath. All we could do was hope for the best.