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“I swear, we are going to have a girl just because of the simple fact that you refuse to admit there’s a chance.”
I don’t know what it is, but I know we’re going to have a boy. Since she told me she was pregnant, I’ve felt it deep in my gut.
“You know I wouldn’t care either way, right? I mean, another sweet little girl as perfect as Sophia isn’t going to be a bad thing.”
She chuckles and starts running her fingers through my hair.
“I know. I don’t mind either. I just want another healthy one, and to be completely honest, he or she just needs to get here already, I’m exhausted.”
I lower my head to her stomach and talk to our baby.
“Go easy on your momma, baby boy. She needs all her strength for when you get here.”
The closer her due date gets, the more worried I get. I know she’s been through this before and women have babies every day, but I’m still worried about her having to deal with the pain. This will be my first time involved in a birth, and I’m a nervous wreck. She’s tried talking me through it, but just the thought that she’s going to hurt stresses me out.
“Let’s go to bed, we’ve got to get up early to pick up our girl before we hit the road.”
I stand and help Tanya up off the couch, the both of us laughing at how much effort it takes her. She waits for me at the bottom of the stairs while I check and make sure the house it locked up, a routine that she has told me repeatedly is not needed, and then I follow her up the stairs and to our room.
We’ve become a well-oiled machine when it comes to our nightly routine. We take turns in the bathroom and then pull down the covers of the bed and climb in together. I help her get comfortable with her pregnancy pillow and then pull her in as close as I can get her. Her belly and our son pressed in against my stomach.
“I love being pregnant, but the last couple of months are hard.”
I try to stifle my chuckle, but she still hears me and hits me in the chest.
“It’s not funny.” I can hear the laughter in her voice.
“I’m sorry, baby; I didn’t mean to laugh. He’ll be here soon enough. We just need you to hold on for another month.”
She groans.
“It will be over before you know it, and then we’ll be able to hold our boy in our arms.”
She sighs and settles into my arms. It doesn’t take long for her to drift off to sleep, lately she has been so tired that she falls asleep almost as soon as her head hits the pillow. I watch her sleep for a little while, feeling our boy moving around in his momma’s belly.
“You have the best mommy in the world, baby boy.”
I rub her stomach and softly kiss her head before moving into a more comfortable position and drifting to sleep myself.
We make it to the city and the apartment with just enough time to have Steven help me unpack our things and bring everything upstairs before the end of his work day. He’s got a smile on his face the entire time, and I can’t keep one off my own lips. Sophia immediately gets all her stuffies, the ones we brought today and the ones that have been staying in my office and brings them to her room.
I make Tanya sit and put her feet up after such a long drive. She starts to argue but then thinks better of it and sits down.
“At least bring me something to unpack.”
The woman does not know how to relax.
I bring her one of Sophia’s bags and then get Sophia from her room to help her while I put everything into the room that they belong in. It takes us about an hour to get everything settled, and something about the moment, something so simple, makes me feel like we are really a family for the first time.
I order us pizza for dinner and Lisa takes my card to pay for it while I gather plates and cups to bring to the living room so Tanya doesn’t have to move.
“Soph! Come in here and grab these!”
I hear her feet running through the apartment, and she comes skidding into the room.
“Walk these to the coffee table and come back for the cups.”
She nods and takes the plates, and I search the fridge for drinks. Lisa comes in with the pizza and sets it on the counter.
