Ashlyn's POV
"Luuuucy I'm home!" I yell doing my best Ricky Ricardo impression, as I walk through the door. "Bedroom!" My wife yells, from up stairs. I walk up the stairs and to the bedroom, only to find Ali topless and standing in front of the mirror. "What are you doing?" I ask, standing in the door way. "Come here and I'll show you." She says, and I walk over to her. She turns around and smiles. "What's that look for?" I ask. "I popped!" She exclaims, happily. "What do you mean you 'popped'?" I ask, then it hits me. I look down at her stomach and see a small bump. She takes my hand and puts us in her stomach. It's a lot more firm than I thought it would be. "I still can't believe that our child is growing inside of you." I say, in amazement. "I know, pretty crazy huh?" She asks, smiling. "That's an understatement. It's fucking amazing." I say. "I would have to agree." She says. "I love you." I tell her. "I love you too." She says, we share a passionate kiss before, she finishes getting dressed, so we can go to our appointment.
About fifteen minutes later we arrive at the doctor's office and check in, five minutes pass, we are called back. "Alexandra Harris." We stand up and follow one of the nurses back to a room. We get situated and wait for the doctor to come in. "Are you nervous?" Ali asks. "No. What makes you say that?" I look down and see that I'm bouncing my knee. "Oh." She just laughs. "Can you blame me I'm about to see our child for the first time?" I ask, she reaches over and takes my hand. "No, not really 'cause I was the same way a few weeks ago." She tells me, giving my hand a squeeze. A few more minutes of waiting, which felt like the longest five minutes in my life the doctor walks in. "Hello ladies. How are we today?" She asks. "Good. Really excited." I say. "I bet. I don't think we've met, I'm Taylor Bailey Ali's ob/gyn, and you are?" she introduces herself. "Ashlyn Harris, Alex's wife." I say shaking my hand. "Nice to meet you Ashlyn. Now shall we get started?" Ali and I nod. After Ali gets situated she applies gel to Ali's baby bump and move the wand around it. I look up on the screen and see our child for the first time. "Pretty awesome huh?" The doctor asks. "Yes it is." I smile. A moment later, the steady sound of a heart beat fills the room. "Is that..." "Your baby's heart beat? Yes it is, nice and strong." The doctor says. "That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard." I say, tears threatening to spill over. I look down at Ali who has the same watery smile across her face as I do. "I love you." I kiss her forehead. "I love you too." She tells me. We were caught up in our own little world, until the doctor spoke up. "Would y'all like to know the gender?" She asks. "Yes." We say in unison. "Alright let's take a look then." Doctor Bailey says. She moves the wand around until she can find a spot to get a good look. "Congratulations! It's a boy." She tells us. She points out the anatomy so we can see that it is indeed a boy. I look down at Ali, who has tears streaming down her face and give her a loving kiss.
When our appointment wraps up the doctor asks if we want pictures and we obviously say yes. The doctor cleans the gel off Ali then, leaves the room to get the pictures. "So we're having a boy." She says. "Yes we are." I say and kiss her barely noticeable bump. She smiles and kisses me passionately. The doctor return to the room and gives us the ultrasound photos. We leave the room and check out before heading home. On the way home 'Boy' by Lee Brice comes on the radio.
Boy, you're gonna know it all
You'll think you're ten feet tall
And run like you're bulletproof
And total a car or two
Boy, you're gonna hate this town
Wish you could burn it down
That fire in your eyes is twenty counties wide
But boy, you're gonna love seventeen
And boy, you'll do some stupid things
You're gonna drive and kiss
And throw a punch
And grow up way too fast
You're gonna drop the ball
Hit the wall
And break some hearts like glass
I know you will, 'cause you're a part of me
And a part of you will always be a boy
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The A-Team
FanfictionMajor Ashlyn Harris of the USMC who plays for the USWNT is married to defender Ali Krieger of the USWNT. One day Ashlyn called and said they were going on a mission and had to drop all contact back in the state's. After being in Afghanistan for thre...
