A sniffle bridged her thoughts.
Rita frowned. She instantly forgot about how unseemly big her stomach was or the worry that it might gross Ben out. She huffed as she struggled to her elbow and looked down at him. Her heart stuttered at the picture before her. A clog blocked her throat as she kept staring in awe.
"Are you...crying?" she was amazed at the phenomenon. Rita had never experienced a grown man shedding tears. It was weird and at the same time an important experience. She could not even explain what it was doing to her as she watched him. However, she dearly needed to find out.
Ben sniffled and chuckled through the tears, his eyes a slight red as his hands held the sides of her slightly protruding belly. "I'm just...really overwhelmed with happiness that you're carrying our baby."
