"Lea, next Sunday we are going to celebrate this. Big sister Hannah is going to celebrate it."
He hugged her and she buried her face in his chest.
While having dinner they all were discussing on how to celebrate this. She wanted to invite her classmates, uncle Joy and Aunt Jesse and Alan.
Whenever their family found to be happier, Sheila used to pray to Almighty to bless them and never ever steal happiness from them.. They never felt happiness like these days for a long time. Now the elders have retired and out of work pressure and they are living happily with son and his family, no one knows how much satisfied she was.
Fred advised Lea not to go to office until their baby is two year old at least and Lea was soo happy to obey that because she preferred the role of a housewife.
At night, Fred noticed though she is happy, there is something that is alerting in her mind.
"What happened Lea, why you appear to be gloomy today. Aren't you willing to be a mom again?" He was a bit sad on seeing her face. During the start of their married life, he had seen such a face of her. When everything was made clear to her, this gloominess faded away and she became happy. Now, what can be the reason. She prefer not to be a mother again?.
"I am thinking of Hanna. She lost her father at a very small age and you are filling that gap 100% satisfactorily to yourself. I wonder if our baby is born, will she lose all the attention, care and love she is receiving from our family, especially you. Will you be able to love both of them equally?. After all Hanna is not your child?" Though Hanna voiced her doubts, Fred was analyzing the entire question from a different perspective.
"Lea, Thank you.... Thank you for being so frank to me. I am happy that my wife trusts me to open up all her inner feelings to me. You did not hide anything from me. Thanks...... And as answer to this question. You should not worry on such things. She is the eldest grandchild to our parents regardless of which son of theirs is her father. Also, she is the first one who called me daddy without anyone asking her to. It was she who chose me as her daddy. How can I treat her differently from my other kids. She is my princess, the first princess of our family. And for the new comer to our life, Lea she/he is the one to be spoiled by her grandfathers, big sister and parents... You will see in future that you are the only one who will be strict to him/her." He was so happy that his wife trusts him to open up her feelings, as well as thinking about the future with the newcomer in their life.
"Thank you Fred. I won't ask you any such questions any more. I forget it was you who should be her father but god destined it in another way. Anyway you are now the same. Sometimes I am not able to see all sides of problems. I am happy that you are the one I loved and you are my partner. I am not good in vocabulary. I don't know how to tell that." She bend forward and kissed him.
"I can understand you even if you are dumb and deaf. I love you."
Stay blessed. ......