Remember Humanity

Chapter 19

It's been a few months now and I was going to have the baby in a month or so. There has been no problems of any kind with the pregnancy or with Kyle showing up. Maybe my drugged out mind just imagined that he was there.

Liam still humored my fear though by working out everyday and being in fighting ready shape. We also asked Dr. Griff for a gun just in case things go really south. It was just a small pistol, but it brought comfort to know that if we were being threatened we could defend ourselves. Or even if the stationary capsule stopped working, and we ran out of food we could hunt with it.

Liam and I are worried about the baby possible getting a hold of it though so we've been thinking of different places to keep it. Right now we're just going to leave it in our closest on the top shelf since he won't be in the climbing stage anytime soon.

In Liam's boredom of me not being able to do much he has basically built everything in the baby's soon to be room. He built a crib, a changing table, a dresser, rocking chair, and one of those things you hang from the ceiling over the crib. He's truly a very handy man. It's nice that he's been so excited for the baby, but I can tell that all the manual labor he's done single handedly has been tiring him out. He won't take a break though being the ever hard working person he is. Whenever I start to get worried he'd just tell me it's so he can spend as much time with me and the baby as possible and who can fight with something as sweet as that?

I'm laying on the bed thinking about all of this when suddenly the door to the bathroom opened letting out steam followed by my handsome husband.

I watched him as his muscles had drops of water roll down them. Hmmm yummy. If only I didn't feel like a beach whale. I'd totally jump his bones. Okay these hormones are no joke. I used to never be able to think that sentence without turning red, now I'm just as horny as Liam.

"Hey Ava-tar what are you thinking about so hard," Liam asked me. My attention snapped away from my perverted thoughts and back to his face.

"I'm thinking about the baby," I lied to him while placing my hand over my big belly. He smiled a dreamy smile as he pulled on clothes. I wish he'd take those back off.

"I've been thinking about the baby too. I can't believe we're going to meet the little guy in just 3 weeks," he said with happiness and amazement.

"I know. I don't know what I look forward to more being able to hold my little boy or just not being pregnant," I answered honestly. Don't get me wrong pregnancy is amazing and is truly miraculous if you think about the whole concept, but it sucks to actually be pregnant. I was lucky and somehow didn't get morning sickness, super rare according to Dr. Green but it happens, and I still had a hard time. I was constantly hormonal and emotion as well as bloated. Everything is just uncomfortable.

"I know you're ready to be done with pregnancy, but I think I'm going to miss seeing you with a baby bump. It's hot," Liam said as he laid down in the bed beside me.

He automatically started to massage my feet like he has been the last five weeks every night. He is really good at foot rubs. He also doesn't complain about it... anymore.

"I'm glad that you think this bloated hippo is still cute since you're stuck with only me here," I told him.

"That's why this place is amazing," he said as he pecked my lips lightly. Why did it take me so long to fall in love with him? Younger me was an idiot!

"You're amazing," I told him.

He smiled at me and paused for a second.

"Speaking of amazing, have any ideas of what amazing name our child should have?" He asked me.

Admittedly we've both been avoiding this. It's a huge responsibility. We're choosing what a person will be called for their entire life.

"Honestly I have no clue," I answered in slight embarrassment .

"What about you?" I asked him.

"I've thought about family names but there's so many boys in our families that whoever didn't make the cut would be offended," Liam answered me. That's true we really shouldn't chose a family name it could get messy for everyone involved.

"Okay so that's out. Any random names that come to your head?" I asked again.

"What about Luke?" He asked me. I nodded my head.

"I like it. I just wish it could mean something to us," I told him sadly.

"Well how bout the names of men that we both know," he suggested. That could maybe work.

"Okay so there Charles for Dr. Griff," I said.

"No way. I hate the name Charles. What about Kyle?" Liam said.

My face fell at the mention of Kyle.

"No way! I'm not going to name our child after a maniac!" I snapped at him.

"Sorry bad joke. Plus it would be so weird if we named my child after one of your ex boyfriends," Liam mumbled. I felt the urge to hit him when he reminded me that I used to date someone like Kyle. Younger me really was an idiot.

"Yeah never make that joke again. We need a good name for our son," I said.

"Well I hate the name Charles but I don't have anything wrong with the name Griff. In fact it sounds kind of tough," Liam stated.

"No child of mine will have that weird of a name," I shot down.

Liam thought for a second. "What about Griffin then?" He asked with a smile.

"Yeah. Griffin Scott," Liam said. That sounds like a wonderful name.

"I love it," I whispered feeling tears well up in my eyes from emotion.

"Me too," Liam said.

"It would be after Dr. Griff but he would still be his own person too," I said.

"So is it decided?" Liam asked his eyes full of light.

I nodded my head in agreement.

I sunk into the bed and let exhaustion take over me despite not doing anything all day. Hey don't judge me. I am growing a baby inside me after all.

I felt Liam put his hand on my swollen stomach and whisper, "I can't wait to meet you Griffin Scott. I love you so much already." With that final beautiful thing I drifted off into sleep.