I wake up with banging on the door and my phone is acting so loud I pick it up and go to the door and is none other than Alice and she gets in with a questioning look disconnecting our call.
"Are you okay?" she asks as she goes to her phone
"I am fine. Just had a bit of a sleep that's all" I tell her as I go to take a seat and she follows still on her phone
"I am texting Curtis to tell him you're okay for now. He is so worried he had me worried. What's up with you why are you not taking his calls? He said you went to the hospital and all of a sudden just dropped him"
"It's nothing I kind of forgot to check on him and I could so tired to be in the hospital for hours so I just decided to rest," I tell her as I spread myself on the couch and make myself comfortable. She puts her stuff aside and studies me. I know she is waiting for me to tell her what's wrong
"Alice I am fine. I promise" I tell her holding my chest as I'm promising
"It's not cancer, is it? A Tumor? So many things you could have right now. Please tell me I'm your friend' No it's nothing. Don't get all work. Geez!" I stand and go get her a drink and water for me
"Then what is it? Stop playing mind games."
"I…. I am pregnant!" I tell her and all of a sudden I chuckle and end up laughing it off while Alice stares at me.
"Oh my god! I am pregnant. Pregnant" I say louder and the laugh eventually stops after a few seconds on its own
"Okay. Are you okay?" Alice asks after a while of silence and moves closer to me on the couch
"I am fine. I guess I'm still surprised is all" I answer her with an l smile and she holds my hand
"You know I'm always here for you, right? Through whatever," she says with strong eye contact to show she is sincere.
"I know and thank you" so we just hug and she stays with me till the evening when Curtis returns from his trip.
As soon as Alice leaves he follows me on the couch and gives me the flowers he brought with him and sits next to me with a kiss on my forehead.
"I tried to get an earlier flight so I could come in earlier but it didn't work out. Are you okay?" he asks as he starts caressing my shoulders and pulls me to his side
"I am okay. Everything is fine there is nothing to worry about" I tell him as I lie on his side and keep an eye admiring the flowers.
"What did the doctor say?" he asks while playing with my hair
"That I am in perfect health. I'm sorry I didn't take your calls but as you can see I'm perfectly fine" I say as I put the flowers on the table and turn to look at him
"And?" he asks as we look at each other. I am so tired of everything and I just want to get it out of the way and get it over with already
"I'm apparently….pregnant?" I question to tell him as we have never discussed this and I don't know what reaction to expect from him. To tell the truth, I'm kind of scared of what his reaction might be so I hold my breath and wait for the inevitable
"You're pregnant?" he asks after a few seconds of silence
"Yes, I am carrying your… our baby," I tell him as one of my hands automatically goes to my belly.
"You are pregnant! We are going to have a baby" he whispers softly to himself then looks at me and hugs me to him with so much emotion that I am stuck with what's happening
"Are you sure?" he asks me and I nod my head into his chest and he lets out a sound that tells me he is keeping himself from crying.
We stay in that position holding each other and keeping ourselves from crying like babies for a whole while before he asks what I want for dinner and insists that I rest as he goes to prepare it. We have a quiet dinner as the room is filled with too many emotions then he carries me to the bedroom. He goes to take a shower after he tucks me in the bed and then joints my sleepy self. He just holds me on the bed and feels what he's trying to tell me.
Curtis is over the moon about the pregnancy and he doesn't fall short of saying or doing things to show it. The following week he arranged for our appointment to meet the doctor and promises he is the best and he wants the best for our coming child. He wants me to go meet his parents and wants to meet my mom and so he tells me to prepare my calendar so we can do that as soon as possible. He even went over the top by starting to renovate one of the rooms near the master bedroom for a nursery. I told him it was too early but he doesn't listen because he is getting prepared for his first child. When we go out and pass a baby shop and he sees baby stuff he insists we go in and buy random stuff which I think is funny for eight weeks of pregnancy. he is happy and excited so I let him have his fun and even join in when I see how happy and excited he all but is.
I haven't told my mom yet. I don't know how she is going to react but I think I will take my time on that. The pregnancy is still too small anyway. She won't be mad, will she? I do hope she won't be disappointed that I'm going to have a baby without being married. Baby steps we are going to get there in time. Curtis has personally made an appointment at the clinic and for some reason, he is more excited about it than I am. He promises he knows the doctor and he is the best in his field. Only the best for Curtis Junior it seems. He keeps reminding me not to be late and drive us safely there. He makes me happy seeing how crazy he is and how he keeps lecturing me about the importance of the appointment.