It was two days to the new year. Laura and Andre were lying in bed after one of their hot sessions.
"Darling?" Andre called her, her head was lying on his arm, her back facing him and his chin was on her shoulder.
"Hmmm?" she was starting to drift off to sleep but his voice brought her back.
"I don't know how to explain this... but you feel different."
Her eyes widened as sleep left her completely. She chuckled nervously and answered him. "Hehe... what do you mean?"
"I don't know, but your body feels different. I think your breasts got bigger and you're acting more careful these days. I mean you should always be careful, but you've changed so much. You're picky with food now and I know you're not a picky eater, I mean I brought pineapples home and you didn't eat them and pineapples are your favourite. Well, I don't think they are anymore and you don't take coffee anymore too. You sleep a lot more and you get these moods swings. The funniest part is that...." Laura suddenly cut in between her words.
"I'm not becoming different Avi. It's only the weather..."
He also cut in between her words "That's the funniest part, you keep blaming everything on the weather. Whenever I ask what's wrong, you say it's the weather. I'm starting to get really worried and angry. If something is wrong then tell me about it, I'm your husband, you should be able to share anything with me. You suddenly changed a lot within two weeks, and you won't tell me anything."
They both basked in silence for a while before Laura decided to say something "I'm sorry you're feeling that way but nothing is wrong with me, seriously.... I'm perfectly fine and moreover, the doctor said there's nothing is wrong with me. You're only getting worried for no reason Avi." she tried explaining things to him. She was starting to feel bad that he felt that way because of her. She didn't eat the pineapples because she saw in an article that it was dangerous for pregnant women, she didn't take coffee neither because she gets nauseated by the smell now and it's also not good for her in her condition.
He sighed "I don't believe that you're fine. All I know right now is that, whether you like it or not, I'm bundling you up and taking you to the hospital to get you checked. I don't want to hear any objections as nothing will change my decision. It seems like you're doing magic these days, I decide to do something and you work use those puppy eyes of yours to change my mind. It's not going to work this time, now go to sleep." He ordered her and she closed her eyes, feeling sad and angry that all her efforts to hide her excitement and emotions are going to be wasted once the doctor tells him she's pregnant. She started to feel him pat her head slowly and she felt relieved, she drifted off to sleep not long after. Andre was worried about what was wrong with her, he was awake for a while, staring at her peaceful sleeping face before he went to sleep as well.
The next morning...
Andre already told Charles, his assistant that he would be late to the office. Laura vomitted again in the morning and that cleared any thinking that he shouldn't go to the hospital. They were in the car, both of them sitting in the back seats. Andre had already booked an appointment with the family doctor. There was no discussion between the both of them on their way to the hospital, Andre was obviously upset because Laura looked pale and she had vomited twice in the morning, yet she claimed she was fine. Laura was also nervous about what would happen at the doctor's so she didn't converse with him.
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"Hummm... Mrs.Long?" Laura called out to the doctor. Andre was told to say outside while she did a checkup on her.
"Yes?." She was about to withdraw her blood but she stopped.
"I know what is wrong with me?... I'm pregnant."
The doctor expression changed to a very happy one "Really?!... That's nice. How many weeks now?, and when did you find out?."
"I'm four weeks gone now, and I found outlast week. You were not in town that time so I went to another obstetrician."
"It's okay but there's something I don't understand. If you're pregnant, why is Andre so worried and he insists on you getting checked because of normal symptoms." This couple was confusing her.
Laura started to fiddle with the hem of her shirt "Uhhm well...I haven't told him about it yet."
"But why?. You're not planning to terminate your pregnancy, are you?" she asked, one of her brows raised up.
"Of course not. I want to surprise him, I want it to be like the first good news he'll hear in the year. It's a few hours to the new year and I want to tell him as soon as it strikes midnight. Please don't tell him yet, please." she pleaded with the doctor.
The doctor smiled "It's quite romantic, your surprise is a good idea. It is quite difficult to hide pregnancy though, but you've been doing that for days and you're telling him in a few hours, you deserve a thumbs up. There's no need to worry, I'll tell him that it's just cold and your body system is just a little bit disoriented."
Laura sighed in relief internally, seems like her surprise was still going to happen, Phew. The doctor told Andre what she said she would and Andre was at peace now, since their family doctor had said that nothing was serious. The doctor had given them supplements for Laura but unbeknownst to Andre, they were supplements for pregnant women.
Everything was back to normal and Andre made sure that Laura was dropped off at Ishani's house were she wanted to spend the day. He dropped her off and went to his office as well. Ishani and Laura talked for most of the day, Laura shared her experience at the doctor's and Ishani couldn't stop going on and on about what she would name the baby. She made Laura eat so much food also. It was both cute and funny that they could spend all day doing that. Andre came back home early as they had to go celebrate the few year with his mom and grandfather at their house. She bid Ishani and her husband goodbye as Ishani and her husband were also going to his family's house.