Bear

Chapter 55

I smiled at how excited Izzy was... until I realized what she said. My face fell, and my head snapped over to Mia.

"What?" I asked, making sure I heard her right.

Mia nodded as she looked up at me. I just looked into her beautiful green eyes, and fell in love all over again. I pulled her into me and hugged her as I felt my heart racing. I sat back and looked over at Lynn, who was smiling with a few tears falling.

"Congratulations." She said softly to me.

"Are you ready to put in some overtime, Gigi?" Mia said as she laughed.

"Of course." Lynn said as she hugged Izzy closer.

I looked back at Mia and my eyes dropped to her stomach. Reaching out to her, I put my hand on her lower stomach, and rubbed back and forth.

When we got off the Ferris wheel, Lynn pulled Mia into a hug, then me. When she let go, I turned to Mia, and hugged her, picking her up off the ground. I buried my face in her neck, and kissed her gently.

We took the shuttle back to the hotel, and Lynn and Izzy came into our room. We ordered room service, and Izzy wanted to watch Moana, so I pulled it up on the TV. We all ate while we watched. Mia kind of picked at her food, and didn't really look like she wanted it.

"Do you want something else?" I asked her.

"I don't know." She said with a chuckle. "I'm nauseous and hungry at the same time."

"Maybe we can get toast, or french fries or something." I said standing up and looking at the menu again.

"It's ok." She said waving her hand dismissively.

I of course ignored that and picked up the room phone.

"Disney resort kitchen." I heard a woman answer.

"I need to place an order for room 826." I said.

"Ok, what can we get you?"

"Buttered pasta, toast, french fries, and crackers. Do you have ginger ale?" I asked.

"Yes sir, we do."

"Ginger ale and sprite too please."

"Ok, it will be up in about ten minutes."

"Thank you." I said, hanging up.

I set the menu down, and sat back on the couch by Mia.

"Thank you." She said softly.

"Mmhmm." I said as I kissed her head.

Mia was able to eat a little bit, and after the movie, Lynn and Izzy went into their room and went to bed.

"Lets go to bed." I said as I ran my fingers through Mia's hair.

I stood up and led her into the room. I pulled off my t-shirt, and stepped out of my pants. Mia pulled off all of her clothes, and grabbed one of my t-shirts from my bag. She pulled it over her head, and crawled into bed. I turned off the light, and slid in next to her.

"So, when did you find out?" I asked her as I ran my hand over her lower stomach again.

"Monday." she said biting her lip.

"MONDAY!" I said, looking at her.

"I wanted to tell you in a fun way..." She said.

I just smiled down at her. "How did Izzy keep it a secret?!" I said, realizing she knew.

"I have NO idea! But I'm really proud of her." Mia said laughing.

I moved down the bed, and in between Mia's legs. I ran my fingers over her. I couldn't stop touching her stomach.

"It's so crazy to think there is a person in there..." I said quietly. I felt her fingers as they ran through my hair. "What do we do now?" I asked her.

"I'll call and make an appointment when we get home." she said, as she rested her hands on her stomach.

I smiled at her ring. Taking her hand, I ran my thumb over it. "I looked at rings for so long... I went to several stores, and looked for hours online trying to find something that made me think of you." I said as I looked up at her.

She was smiling at me, "What made you get this one?" She asked.

"It actually caught my eye as I was leaving a store. I loved how simple it was. Like everyone else would look past it. Then I remembered what you said about the daisies. That there is beauty in simplicity. That's exactly what I thought about this ring. So, I bought it." I said shrugging.

I looked up at her to see her wiping tears off of her face.

"I always wanted an oval solitaire as my wedding ring. I even asked Amy if she told you this is what I wanted. I couldn't have picked a more beautiful ring myself." She said.

I climbed up her body, and kissed her.

...

Mia's POV

The flight home went well. Damien got me a ton of snacks just in case I got sick. We made it home late Thursday afternoon, and I was completely exhausted. Izzy fell asleep in her seat during the two hour drive from the airport, so Damien put her in our bed, and I curled up with her and fell asleep too.

"Mia..." I heard Damien say softly in his deep voice.

"Mmmm" Was all I could muster out.

"Your Mom made breakfast, do you want to come try and eat?" He asked.

I turned to look at him.

"Breakfast?" I said looking over at the clock.

It was 9am. I slept the entire night.

"Yeah, I'm coming." I said as I sat up.

I walked out with Damien, and sat at the table. Mom had made waffles with some cut up fruit, and it all looked really good. I was actually able to eat, and I felt much better. After helping Mom clean up the kitchen, I heard my phone ding.

Liam: Can I come get Izzy for a couple hours?

"Hey, Damien?" I said as I walked into the living room.

"Yeah?"

"Liam wants to come get Izzy for a little while, you didn't have anything planned did you?" I asked him.

"No." he said, shrugging.

Mia: Sure. When?

Liam: Can I come now?

Mia: Yes. See you soon.

He was at the door a few minutes later, and I met him on the porch. He took Izzy for a couple hours, then brought her back. I met him outside again, when he dropped her off.

"Where did you guys go?" I asked him.

"Just to the park to play for a while. I just wanted to spend some time with her." he said.

I smiled at him, "I'm sure she loved that."

"Yeah... I um, I wanted to thank you. I called Sarah, and we went out for coffee." He said.

"Really? How did it go?" I asked.

"It went really well. I'm going to take her to dinner tomorrow night." He said smiling.

I couldn't hold back, and I hugged him.

"I'm so glad it went well." I said as I pulled back.

"Thank you, Mia." He said as he started to turn back to his car.

"Hey, Liam..." I said softly.

"Yeah?" He said turning around.

"Let her pick the wine." I said smiling at him.

He looked a little confused, but he nodded, "Ok."

I stepped back inside, and Izzy was curled up in Damien's lap, watching a movie. I sat next to him on the couch, and he put his hand in my lap. Mom came in and sat in her chair with her tea, and opened her book. I just smiled as I wrapped my arms around Damien's bicep and rested my head on his shoulder, as we watched Frozen for the 10 millionth time.