Merry Christmas guys !
So here I am playing sick Santa for all of you readers (yeah I caught my brother's flu, nice for holidays right ?). I hope you're all excited for this story, because I am.
I hope you'll have a good Christmas and that you'll like this story.
About parents
Chapter 1 : Baby or not Baby ?
Sonny's POV :
It had been almost three minutes since I took the test and I was about to pick it up to look at the result when the door bell rang. "Sonny ! Tawni is here !" Chad called, from the front door most likely. I could here in his voice that he wasn't really thrilled by her visit.
I hid the test with my tampons and pads, where Chad wouldn't go, and joined them in the living room. "Tawni, what are you doing here ?" I asked my best friend and sat on the couch to cuddle with my husband.
"Can't I come and say hello to my friends ?" She asked us rhetorically. Chad surely wanted to tell her 'no' but he kept quiet. "Okay I wanted to talk about girl things with Sonny, and see the pictures too." Tawni admitted and Chad started to get up.
"Chad you can stay." I said a little desperately. I knew he would probably want to take a shower after the long flight. "Tawni was joking, she doesn't want to talk about girl stuff. She was just messing with you. It won't be embarrassing." I promised. I wanted to keep him out of the bathroom just in case he would find the test. We hadn't really talked about having another child yet, and I was a little nervous about how he would react.
"I'll go take a shower and let you catch up." He told me with a smile. "And then we can show her the pictures and spend the rest of the night just the two of us." He leaned in to peck my lips and went to the bathroom. I stared at the door for a bit until Tawni called my name.
"Sonny !" she yelled a little and I looked back at her. "What is up with you ? I know you're newlyweds but you should be able to live without him for twenty minutes." She told me and I tried to compose myself so my nervousness wouldn't show.
"Nothing, everything's fine." I lied. "What is up with you that I can't even unpack before you show up at my door ?" I asked her and she became slightly nervous. "What ? Is something wrong ?"
"No, well, not really at least." She started. "See I started to feel a little sick after your wedding, and I was really tired. At the beginning I thought it was nothing but then I was late …" She looked so shy when she told me this that it took some time to register in my brain.
"Tawni, are you telling me you're pregnant ?" I asked her. What were the odds that we could be pregnant at the same time ?
"No, I'm not." She said a little down. "I took a test and it was positive but I wanted to be sure before telling Joey, so I went to the doctor and it turns out that it was a false positive." I could see that she wasn't happy with that, even if she was smiling. "It's weird, I kinda wanted a baby and now I don't have one."
"I'm sorry Tawn." I said and hugged her. "Did you tell Joey ?" I asked her and she shook her head. "I'm here if you want to talk about it."
"Sonny, where are the spear hair products ?" I heard Chad yell from the bathroom and giggled a little at my husband's antics.
"In the cabinet under the sink !" I yelled back. The apartment stayed silent for a few seconds before all hell broke loose. My pads were just next to them.
Chad's POV :
I looked in the cabinet and found what I was looking for, I took the spray out but the can threw some of Sonny's feminine products on the floor. I picked them up and was about to put them back in the cabinet when something caught my eye. Was that a pregnancy test ? "Sonny ?" I called again and heard the front door close. I went out of the bathroom and into the living room and found Sonny sitting on the couch, a guilty smile on her face. "Sonny did you take a pregnancy test ?" I asked her, it wasn't cold or harsh but rather confused.
"Yeah I wasn't feeling that well on the plane and I'm late, like really late, so I took it to see if I was pregnant or not." She said quietly , looking down a little. I could see that she was feeling guilty. She didn't want me to find out right now or like that. I went to the couch and held her close to my side.
"Sonny it's okay, but why didn't you tell me you thought you were pregnant ?" I asked her. We would usually tell each other everything.
"I didn't know how you would feel about it." She said. "I mean, we haven't talked about having other kids yet and I didn't want a rerun of the last time." She told me, referring to when she was pregnant with Zoey, her eyes becoming watery.
"Sonny, I love you and Zoey more than anything, it won't happen." I said squeezing her a little. "And I want as many children as you're willing to give me, and that as soon as you want." I told her with a warm smile. "So what's the result ?" I asked when she was smiling again.
"Didn't you see it ?" She asked me and I nodded. "Then why are you asking ?"
"I saw it, it doesn't mean I know what it means." I told her. "So are we going to have another baby ?"
"What did it say ?" She asked me and I became confused. "I had to come out before the result." She explained and I internally cursed Tawni.
"Two bars, what does it mean ?" I asked and she grinned happily. "Really ? We are having another baby ?" I asked again and she nodded. This woman kept on making me the happiest man alive. I hugged her tight and kissed her with as much passion as I could.
"Chad it's not 100% sure. There are such things as false positive." She told me, not wanting to get my hopes up. "Tawni had one just last week." Blondie thought she was pregnant ? "I'll just call my doctor and make an appointment." She said and picked up the phone. I started kissing her neck as she spoke on the phone, lingering on her soft spot. "Thank you." She said and hung up before glaring at me. "That wasn't nice Chad."
"It's not my fault, my wife is too hot for her own good." I smirked and pecked her lips. "I love you." I told her sincerely and laid my hand on her still flat stomach. "And I'll love this baby if we're blessed with one." I said and she smiled back at me.
"I love you too." She replied and put one of her hands above mine on her stomach. I couldn't wait to see if we were pregnant, and I really hoped it wasn't a false positive.
My mom and dad had a flight in the early afternoon so they could go back to LA later that day after dropping Zoey off. When they got here, Zoey ran into Sonny's arms. "I missed you too sweetheart." Sonny giggled. "Were you nice with grandma and grandpa while mommy and daddy were away ?" She asked her and Zoey nodded energetically. "Sweetie, slow down or your head is gonna fall off" Sonny joked.
"She was the perfect little angel." My mother said as my dad entered the apartment with Pudge. As soon as he was free of his leash, he ran to me and started to lick my hand.
"Hi there buddy." I cooed as I petted his head, then it was Zoey's turn to run to me. "And how is my princess doing today ?" I asked and started to tickle her. Her laugh was one of the most beautiful sound to my ears.
"Daddy stop !" She managed to say between her laughs and I stopped tickling her. "I missed you daddy." She said and kissed my cheek while wrapping her small arms around my neck. "now that you're married, does that mean that I'm going to have a little brother or a little sister ?" She asked with her cute smile.
All four of us smiled back at her, Sonny and I knowing her wish might come true soon. "We'll see, sweetie." Sonny told her. "Now lets go to your room and put your toys away." Sonny told her and saw my parents starting to leave. "You're leaving already ?" She asked them a little sad.
"We'd love to stay a bit more but we have a flight back in a few hours." My dad told her. "We'll see you soon, don't worry." He said and gave her a hug, soon followed by my mom.
"Thank you again, for the honeymoon and looking after Zoey for two weeks." Sonny said once my mom pulled away from the hug. "Zoey, say thank you and goodbye to grandma and grandpa."
"Bye grandma, bye grandpa." She said waving their way, and once the door closed she climbed on my back. "Go daddy!" She yelled hitting my sides with her little feet. The three of us played together until Zoey dozed off during Pocahontas.
"I can't believe she's almost six." Sonny said, leaning her back against my chest, while watching her sleep. "I really hope, it's not a false positive." She said as we walked to our bedroom.
It was a few minutes later, when we were cuddling in bed that something came to my mind. "We'll have to move if you're pregnant. The apartment would be too small for five of us." I said and felt her nod against my chest.
"Yeah, we could move back to LA." She said, taking me by surprise. "I mean, I can do my work from anywhere, and Tawni has Joey. Plus you wouldn't have to leave us nearly as often."
"You sure ?" I asked her. I knew how much she loved to be out of the spotlight now that we had Zoey, and it wouldn't be possible if we moved back to LA. "I could slow things down a bit while the baby is still young and give you a hand …" I started but she cut me.
"We're moving to LA." She said with determination. "Baby or not, we're going back. You can start looking for a house." She told me and pecked my lips. "I love you, too much to be away from you." She told me and rested her head on my bare chest.
"I love you too, Sunshine." I replied. "I should probably look for a school for Zoey too I guess." I proposed but got no answer from Sonny, she was already asleep. I smiled down at her and kissed the top of her head. "Sweet dreams Mrs Cooper"
The next day I did exactly that and started to look for a house, nothing to tacky or expensive cause I knew Sonny would be mad at me if I did that, and I found the perfect one after a few hours. It wasn't far from our families so I knew Sonny would be happy with my choice, and called my dad so he would take a look at it for me. "Hey, dad. Could you go to the 7171 La Presa Drive for me and take a look at the house ?" I asked him in the afternoon, while Sonny was over at Tawni's place.
"Sure son, I'll go over there with your mom after lunch, and call you back afterwards." He said and my plan fell into place. He called me back a few hours later saying how wonderful the house was and that it was perfect for us. I could hear my mom saying "my baby is coming back home." In the background.
"who was it ?" Sonny asked me when I hung up.
"My dad, saying the house is wonderful." I said, even though I wanted it to be a surprise for her. I knew she hated surprises, okay mostly mine, but there was no way she would see it before we were moving in. "So you can start packing cause we have a house."
"Already ?" She asked me and I nodded. "Wow my husband works fast." She said with a flirtatious smile as she sat on my lap. "So how's the house ?" She asked and I told her it was a surprise and as predicted she wasn't thrilled by the idea. "Come on Chad, please." She said with a pout and puppy eyes. "You can't say no to your wife." She tried but it didn't work. "Fine, then I'll go to the appointment alone tomorrow and I won't tell you if I'm pregnant or not." She said, crossing her arms above her chest.
"Nice try." I said and kissed her temple. "but I'll be there for two reasons. One : you'll be a nervous wreck and you'll need to hold your husband's hand. And two : you can't stay away from me." I said with a smirk. "Zoey is a proof of that."
"You're evil." She said and pouted again. "did you find a school for Zoey also ?" She asked after a few minutes.
"Yes, I called and we have to go there as soon as possible to enroll her. Since the house isn't far from Caydee and Andrew I arranged for her to be in Mark's class." I informed her and she engulfed me in a tight hug.
"You're the perfect husband and the perfect dad, you know that ?" She asked me.
"Why, I'm Chad Dylan Cooper, of course I'm perfect. Perfection comes with the name." I said popping my collar.
Sonny's POV :
"Sonny, come on we're gonna be late for your appointment !" Chad called from the other side of the bathroom's door. I had felt a little nauseous when I woke up and thought I might throw up, but turns out I didn't.
"Okay, false alert, we can go." I said and took Chad's hand to reassure myself. We were going to have another baby, I didn't know how I would be if it was a false positive.
"Everything will be fine, no matter the result." Chad tried to cheer me up but it didn't really work. "Cooper." He told the girl at the front desk when we arrived at the doctor's office.
"Sure, you can go wait for doctor Ashmore in the waiting room, he should be with you in a few minutes." The nurse told us and motioned to the waiting room.
"He ?" Chad asked me as we sat in the waiting room. "Your gynecologist is a man ?" He asked again somehow jealous. "I don't want a man looking at you !" He said a little loud, other patients looking at us.
"Chad, now isn't the time !" I hissed under my breath. The other expecting mothers went back to their previous activities. "He won't see anything, it's only a blood test. Plus he gave birth to Zoey." I told him.
"Thank god, we're moving to LA, you'll have to get a new doctor, and it will be a woman." He said in a tone asking for no answer.
"Alison Cooper ?" Doctor Ashmore came into the room and Chad's grip on my hand tightened. We both got up and doctor Ashmore looked surprised. "Ms Munroe ! I didn't know you got married."
"Why, yes I did." I replied politely as I heard Chad mumble that I was a Cooper now. "Doctor Ashmore, this is my husband and Zoey's father, Chad." I introduced, I didn't do it the other way cause I was pretty sure Chad would say something not so nice or threatening.
"And how is Zoey doing , how old is she now, four ?" He asked and Chad tightened his grip once again.
"She's five and a half actually." I told him and glared at Chad.
"Wow, time flies." He laughed as we entered the examination room. "Well, what brings you here ?" He asked us.
"We thing I might be pregnant." I said. "I took a pregnancy test a few days ago and it was positive, but we'd like to make sure since my friend got a false positive a few weeks ago." I explained and he nodded.
"Well, are you late on your period ?" He asked and I felt Chad tense beside me, I was really grateful he chose to stay silent at that moment.
"Yes." I replied and he got up from his seat.
"Well we'll do a blood test and see what it says." He said and got out of the room to get a nurse for the blood test.
"Chad, you need to chill, he's doing his job." I said stoking his arm. "Plus you're much more handsome than he is." I tried to comfort him.
"He was totally flirting with you." He said pointing at the door.
"No, he wasn't, he was just being nice, it's not a crime." I said as the nurse came in and did my blood test, before doctor Ashmore came back a few minutes later.
"Well, Ms Mun… Sorry Mrs Cooper, you can come back in a few hours to get your results." He told us and off we went.
"Thank god we're moving to LA in less than two weeks." Chad said as we made our way to Tawni's apartment, where Joey and Tawni were looking after Zoey for us. "I really don't like the way he was looking at you, he was totally checking you out."
"Chad, you really have to stop, you're paranoid. He's married and has two kids." I said hugging his side. "Besides, I love my husband very much."
"So how did it go ? Am I going to have a new nephew or a niece ?" Tawni asked excitedly when she opened the door for us. She was the only one who knew about the appointment, since I needed to talk about the possibility of a false positive with someone who went through that.
"We'll know in a few hours, and we'd like to take Zoey with us." Chad said as he went in search of our little girl. "Princess, mommy and daddy are back !" He called in the living room, Tawni and I following behind.
"Daddy !" Zoey squealed and lunched herself in his arms.
"She's such a daddy's girl." Tawni pointed out, as we watched the both interact.
"Who could blame her ? Chad's a pretty awesome dad." I said. "We're going out for lunch, do you want to join us ?" I asked her when Chad helped Zoey with her coat.
"No, I have to go back to the office, but you'll call me right ?" She asked me with hope filled eyes.
"I'll come to the office to start packing, so I'll tell you then." I said with a smile just before we left.
"Can we go for ice cream after lunch ?" Zoey asked while eating her fries. "Please ?"
"We'll see." Chad told her and went back to his lunch but noticed I hadn't eaten much. "Sunshine, you have to eat. I know you're nervous but you can't starve yourself." He said patting my back. "It's not good for the baby." He whispered in my ear, a smirk on his lips.
"Chad, we don't know yet, lets not get ahead of ourselves." I said, trying hard not to get my hopes up.
"I have faith, Sonny. We're going to have another one." He told me and pecked my lips.
"Sweetheart are you done ?" I asked Zoey minutes later, after eating half my salad.
"I'm not hungry anymore. Can we go for ice cream now ?" She asked Chad, with a big smile.
"Well since you're not hungry for your fries, I guess you're not hungry for an ice cream princess." Chad said with a sad smile. "Maybe, we'll go later." He told her and asked for the check just as my cell phone went off.
"Mrs Cooper, your results are in, you can come in half an hour to get them." The receptionist told me before hanging up.
"We can go in half an hour." I said when I saw Chad's expectant expression. "We can go to the park before." I proposed and Zoey nodded. After we paid the check, we made our way to Central Park, considering the time of the year, it was pretty packed. We stayed about 20 minutes, watching Zoey have fun on the swings before we made our way back to the doctor's office.
"Mommy, why are we at the doctor's ?" Zoey asked when we neared the reception. Her pediatrician worked here so she recognized the building. "Are you sick ?"
"Don't worry, I'm not sick sweetie." I reassured her as the nurse lead us the Doctor Ashmore's office. "You might have a surprise."
"Ooh, I like surprises. What is it ?" She asked excitedly, jumping up and down.
"Well, why don't you sit down so I can tell your mommy and daddy ?" Doctor Ashmore said when he entered the room. "The last time I saw you, you were just born." He told her and she giggled. "So ready for the results ?" He asked us and Chad and I nodded, tightening our grip on each other's hand. "Well, seems like this little girl." He said pointing at Zoey. "Will have to share her parents in about 8 and a half months."
His words took a little time to register in my brain. I was going to have another baby. I'm gonna have a baby ! Chad engulfed me in a tight hug as happy tears escaped my eyes.
Chad's POV :
We're going to have a baby ! I'm going to be a father again ! The best thing : I know about it this time and I'll be here every step of the way ! I couldn't hold my joy anymore and took Sonny in a tight hug. I could see happy tears in her eyes, and I was sure I had some in my eyes too. "I told you so." I chuckled, drying her tears.
I kissed her sweetly on the lips, not caring about her doctor being in the room. Sonny was my wife, and I won't let anyone else have her. During the kiss, I felt a tug on my pants. Sonny and I pulled away to find Zoey looking at us with confused eyes. I picked her up and sat her on my lap. "Zoey, what was your wish when you turn five ?" I asked her, fully knowing what she had wished for.
"I can't tell you, it won't come true." She said, with a cute smile. This little princess was just like her mom, she couldn't do anything without looking cute. "Daddy, why are you and mommy so happy ?" She asked me.
"Well, remember what you asked when you got home from grandma and grandpa ?" I asked again and she nodded. "Do you still want a little brother or sister ?" I asked. Once again she nodded, but this time much more excitedly. "Well my love, you're going to be a big sister."
"Really ? For true ?" She asked. Like I would joke about that. I nodded and she hugged my neck, almost chocking me. "I'm going to be a sister, I'm going to be a sister." She chanted, skipping around the room.
"I can see she's happy." Sonny's doctor chuckled as he watched Zoey chanting around the room. "Well, we'll schedule your ten weeks appointment now, I guess."
"Actually, we're moving to LA next week." Sonny told him. "Could you advise us a doctor there ?"
"Well, there's Doctor Hayes. Really good doctor. I'm sure she'll be happy to have you as a patient." He said and I grinned. A woman, that was more appropriate. "I'll give her a call and transfer your medical record over there. I hope you'll have a pregnancy as nice as when you were expecting Zoey." He said and we shook hands with him before going back home.
"Daddy, how do you make babies ?" Zoey asked me when we put her to bed. That was a question, Sonny and I knew would come eventually but I had no idea how to explain it to explain it in a poetic way to her. I turned to Sonny, who smiled at me.
"Well, sweetie, Daddy put a seed in mommy's tummy and after some time, it gives a baby." Sonny explained confidently.
"Where did the seed enter your belly from ?" She asked again.
"By my bellybutton." Sonny said and tickled her stomach. "Now it's enough questions for tonight. It's time to sleep."
"Love you mommy, love you daddy, love you little brother or sister !" She said before we closed the door behind us.
"Why aren't you an expert on how explain how babies are made !" I teased her as we were getting ready for bed. "I bet you were health teacher in another life ?"
"Ha ha, very funny Chad." She told me. "No, that's how Rob explained it to Lena and me when I was younger." She explained when we got in bed. "How would you have explained it to her ?"
"I have no idea."