Love Is Enough

Almost Time

Current day:
Callie was 40 weeks pregnant, full term. She had been pulled out of school since she was 5 months and Lena has been homeschooling her ever since. Callie got up from her bed and headed downstairs she could barely walk and got tired every time but the doctor told her she needed to walk around and that it would help induce her labor.
"Woah what are you doing" Stef noticed Callie walking down the stairs and quickly went to her side to help her the rest of the way down.
"Remember what we said someone needs to be spotting you every time you use those stairs. We don't want you falling down" Callie gave Stef a small smile and continued walking to get a snack. She picked out an apple and headed to the living room to eat it.
"Oh and Aj said he was coming over in like 20 minutes" Callie said munching on her apple.
"Alright" Stef said.
They had invited Aj to stay at their house now that Callie was due any minute. The kids were at school and the moms took the week off to be there for Callie. Stef and Lena still had mixed emotions about Aj and so did Callie. He was sweet a lot of the times but Callie was almost always arguing with him about something. When Callie was 6 months pregnant Callie caught him kissing another girl. She forgave him and he apologized but ever since that moment there has been tension. Callie often wondered if she was just staying with him for the baby's sake. The last time they were intimate with each other was when Callie was two months pregnant. Aj had expressed his concerns about them in that way but Callie just always told him that she wasn't comfortable being pregnant and having sex, the truth is, she was mad at Aj most of the time to even think about that. She loved him but there always seemed to be something to get in the way of that. Love didn't seem like it was enough.
Callie finished her apple and got up to throw the core away. There was a ring of the doorbell. Stef went to answer.
"Hi Aj! How are you come on in" Stef said
"Hi Stef. I'm pretty good" he looked over at Callie who was standing by the dining table and walked up to her hugging her and giving her a kiss on the lips. He rubbed her stomach for a second and looked over back at Stef.
"Can I get you anything to drink tea, coffee?" "No I'm good" Aj said.
"So umm we're just gonna go upstairs to my room" Callie said
"Ok. Doors open" Stef said as she watched Aj hold Callie's hand as she walked up the stairs. She was actually surprised how attentive he was being today as he usually didn't come in and give Callie a kiss right away.
Callie sat down on her bed.
"So I have my hospital bag already packed" Callie said pointing to a large bag sitting on the floor.
"Oh and the baby's too!" Callie said gesturing to another smaller one.
"Awesome" Aj got up to see the bags.
"I'll need you to carry both of course when it's time and also I need you to assemble the car seat into my moms car since that's the one we'll be taking. My moms said they wanted us to take more of the responsibility " Callie said.
"Damn so I have to do all of that?" Aj raised his eyebrows
"Well, it's not that much actually " Callie said
"Uh yeah it is I have to bring down your bags and get the car ready and your moms wanted me to reserve the room ahead of time." Aj said frustrated
"That's kinda your job. I mean you are the dad" Callie said and was interrupted by Aj
"And what are you doing? I feel like I'm doing everything" Aj said but immediately regretted as he looked down and sighed.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Callie said now furious. Her hormones were no joke.
"Try carrying a baby inside of you for 9 months dealing with every symptom and then go through giving birth" Callie said looking at Aj with a scowl.