With the promise that he could come to the ultrasound, he smiled, knowing that this was going to bring them closer together. A baby wasn’t something neither of them planned but if they both wanted it, what was the point in fighting against it? He just hoped that her parents would be happy for them or would it be another lecture of how they should be married. What would her parents have to say if they knew about his issues at the university?
Following her into the bedroom, he leaned against the wall watching as she undressed and moved into the bathroom. A smile spread on his lips at her comment, shaking his head a little as he laughed softly, running a hand through his hair, “ in my defence, baby, you know I haven’t smoked in nearly a y e a r before today… I guess I just reached my breaking point but I will quit, don’t you worry, last slip up, I p r o m i s e, ” he shouldn’t have said that because there was a part of him that knew the months ahead were going to be extremely stressful. There was also his fear now that to anyone and everyone if he proposed to Harley any point in the future before the baby was born, it would look like he wanted to marry her b e c a u s e she was pregnant, no matter how much he said he had the ring before he knew and he loves her. Shaking his head, he moved to their collection of DVDs, pulling out a few of Harley’s favourites, figuring it was only fair that since he had acted like a child and she was the one who was pregnant he could suffer through watching The Notebook or whatever it was she would want to watch.
Moving back into the bedroom when he heard her come out of the bathroom, he smiled at her, holding up a few of her favourites as he moved over to sit beside her, “ got a few for you to chose because I figured that was better than me picking one and you being grumpy over my choice, just teasing, baby… so pick your favourite out of your favourites and we’ll watch that, ” he smiled, pressing a kiss to her forehead. Despite how b a d l y this evening had started, they had made it through again, made it out the other side and still t o g e t h e r, nothing was going to tear them apart, “ do you need anything before I get comfortable? ”
“Yeah well, it’s gonna be a w e e k at least till I can get rid of the smell in the house.” Harley hummed, pulling the blanket and sheet back to crawl into bed, Her eyes fluttered shut, relishing in the comfort of their bed. It felt like it had been d a y s since she was last able to relax in that bed, to feel like she was laying on c l o u d s--even if it had only been 14 hours. Still, the familiar warmth that her quilt brought her coaxed a soft sigh out of her throat. Beneath the blanket, her tiny hands slipped down past her chest, to rest on her still flat belly.
It blew her m i n d that there was a tiny being, probably the size of a lentil or another bean. She still wondered how, in all of their efforts of “p r o t e c t i o n” that it somehow failed. It wasn’t like she was a particular believer in f a t e, but maybe there was some reason that this happened. Maybe this was s u p p o s e d to happen.
Harley opened her eyes and smiled, shaking her head. “Oh no you d o n’ t--don’t make me feel like the hormonal pregnant lady just yet.” She grinned, though she made a small grimace. “Even if I’ve already been acting like one. Look, Jack--I’m really s o r r y about how I’ve been acting. I know it’s not fair to you, and frankly--I’m surprised you’re still with me. But I’m not complaining.” She leaned over and pressed a kiss to his cheek, her thumb tenderly stroking his cheek.
“So, my next question is--how did this h a p p e n? I thought you were always so careful...daddy.” She grinned, teasing him gently.