Ours (Book 3 of "The Story of Us" Series) [Completed]

Chapter 29 - Emotions

[Harley]

I knew my fear would come to life. I knew passing out and my blood pressure rising at Sadie's party was a bad sign since I was pregnant. Everybody told me I was overreacting, but I knew better.

According to the doctors, I had placenta previa. It wasn't the same exact problem that I had in my first pregnancy, but close. My placenta had moved, which caused the blending and was lying really low in my uterus, covering up part of my cervix.

The doctor said typically it's nothing to worry about unless the placenta is still covering the cervix at birth, then a c-section would be ordered. But with me, anytime something abnormal happens in a pregnancy, I'm completely worried, even though they said that it could move again and be completely normal.

Apparently I'm to take things easy and I'm on "pelvic rest," which, oddly enough means no more sex during the pregnancy and to take it easy. I'm not put on complete bed rest just yet and he said I could still travel, but I shouldn't be doing any strenuous work. If it happens again and I start bleeding, I will probably be put on bed rest.

When I woke up, I saw Nick's face and saw how scared he was. I don't really ever want to see his face like that again. I stayed overnight in the hospital and Sadie went home with Lisa and Donnie to Donnie's place until the next day when I was released.

The only good thing that came out of the experience was that we found out we're having a little boy. I wish Nick had been there when we found out because as much as he talks about having another Sadie, another little girl, I know he wants a little boy as much as my Dad does.

I just hope everything goes okay for the rest of the pregnancy and I can give him that little boy.

[/Harley]

[September 30, 2012]

Nick stepped onto the elevator in their Manhattan hotel and pressed a button, holding Sadie in one hand and holding her car seat and diaper bag in the other. After bringing Harley back to the hotel from the hospital, he went over to Donnie's to pick up Sadie only to find Donnie dancing for her on his day off, causing her to cackle and laugh up a storm.

"You ready to see Mama?" Nick asked as Sadie nodded, biting on her fingers. "She's ready to see you. Did you like staying with Uncle Donnie and Aunt Lisa? Donnie's a trip, isn't he?"

"Ma Ma!" Sadie squealed as the elevator door opened and Nick stepped out.

"We're going to see her, keep your panties on," Nick whispered as he walked down the hallway to their suite. "She's in bed because she doesn't feel good." He walked up to the door, and tried his best to put the key card in when a maid stopped and helped him. "Thanks," Nick smiled as she held the door open for him. She gave him the key card back and he smiled, shutting the door. "See, there's Mama."

"Hey, there's my Sadie pie!" Harley exclaimed as Sadie started squealing. Nick walked over, putting Sadie down on the bed as she crawled up to Harley, practically leaping in her arms. "Did you have fun with Donnie? He didn't teach you any bad words, did he?"

"He was dancing some weird dance for her when I showed up," Nick laughed, putting her things down. "Here's your juice, Sadie," Nick said, handing Sadie her bottle. She took it and leaned back against Harley, sucking on her bottle. "You feeling better?"

"Yeah, just been lying here relaxing and thinking," Harley whispered as Nick walked over, climbing onto the bed. He wrapped his arm around her and she smiled, leaning into him.

"If you don't want me to do this 'Blue Bloods' thing with the traveling, just tell me and I'll tell them no," Nick said as Harley shook her head. "You and the baby are more important, you know that."

"You heard the doctor, I can still travel. I just can't outdo myself. As long as I take it easy, I'm good," Harley said, looking up at Nick. "I know you want to do the show and I want you to. You need to do it for you. I don't need to come with you every single time. Donnie will keep an eye on you," she said, causing him to laugh.

"So, a boy, huh?" Nick asked, looking down at Sadie as she sucked on her juice. "You kept saying it. How did you know?"

"I remembered my Mom and Aunt telling others all the time that you could tell when you're pregnant with a boy because everything is different, especially if you've had a little girl before," she said as Nick kissed her forehead. "I just had this feeling that it was going to be a little boy."

"Any names?"

"I obviously want to something to be in there after my Dad," Harley said as Nick nodded. "Either his first or middle name."

"Jonathan, right?"

"Jonathan Noah," Harley smiled. "I've always liked the name Noah. I remember Mark's wife was going to use it one time but didn't."

"I like Noah," Nick said as Harley looked at him. "Starts with a 'n' like my name. It's short like Sadie and Ella. Plus, it's your Dad's middle name."

"I like Noah, too," she smiled, feeling Nick's hand move to her stomach, rubbing it slowly. "I think my Dad would like that, too. Using his first name would be too cliché."

"What about a middle name that means something?" he asked as Sadie sat up, reaching for one of her toys that Nick had sat on the bed. "Your Dad is represented. Obviously mine will be with Carter. What about your Grandpas?"

"Nah, naming him after my Dad is good enough and he'll be a Carter," Harley said as Sadie turned around and climbed over to Nick. She patted him on the stomach a few times and then laid down, halfway on him and halfway on Harley.

"Let's do what we did with Ella, give him a middle name that means something to us," he said as Harley reached over, running her fingers through Ella's hair gently. "Like Ella's middle name was Brooklyn because we accidentally ended up in Brooklyn on that real first dates of ours."

"Accidentally my ass, you wrote the address down completely wrong," Harley whispered as Nick snorted. "I like that idea though.

"What about a name of one of the places in the Bahamas since we were on the cruise when you got pregnant."

"You don't know that for sure..."

"Trust me, I do."

"Nah, I don't want to give him some weird middle name like that," Harley whispered as she looked down to notice that Sadie was falling asleep. "We don't have to really think about it today, though, but I like Noah. I think my Dad will like it."

"London," Nick said as Harley looked up at him. "Or England. That's meant a lot to us. We went there several times together and then when I went to see you on tour..."

"When you stalked me..."

"I was not stalking you..."

"Okay, when you found me on tour," Harley sighed. "And that's where we started back talking and where you proposed," she said, looking back at him again. "I like London. I don't know about it being a middle name though. We have time, but I like Noah."

"I like it, too," Nick whispered, trying to move off the bed but realized if he did, he would wake Sadie up. "Yeah, I might as well take a quick nap, too, I guess before I have to head back to the set," he said, snuggling closer to Harley. "I wasn't stalking you..."

"Yes you were..."