Hey guys, here's the first chapter of the Jessa spin off series.
Clockwork Parents.
(Apology for the awful name)
(This takes place two years after chapter 43 of City of Bliss)
*TESSA'S P.O.V.*
Jem and I have been trying to have a baby for two years now, and still nothing has happened. We went back to the fertility clinic to be perfectly sure nothing is wrong with our fertility. And nothing is. It just seems to be taking a long time for us to conceive.
Lately I've been feeling dreadful. Sickness in the mornings, abdominal pain, bloating, fatigue and weight gain. It was only this morning I realised I may be pregnant, so while Jem went to visit his relative, Emma Carstairs, whom he views as his niece, I ran out to buy some pregnancy tests, and of course to drag Magnus over here, so he can tell me for sure if I'm pregnant or not.
'If it's not positive this time, I'm going to seriously talk to Jem about IVF' I think to myself, as I rip open the third pregnancy test. I haven't dared looked at the others yet, I'm too afraid of what they will say.
"How long can it possibly take you to pee on three sticks?" Magnus shouts into the bathroom, a few minutes later. I roll my eyes as I open the bathroom door, allowing him to come in.
"You have to be pregnant, you look horrendous." Magnus says.
"You're awful, you know that?" I say to him. He breaks out into a smile and laughs lightly.
"I know, but I also know you find it impossible not to love me." He says. That's very true.
"Yes, I do, lucky for you." I say.
"I think it's about time you check those tests, my dear." He says. I don't think I want to...
"Want to do it for me?" I ask, half serious, half joking.
"Tessa, come on, you transformed yourself into an angel and lived, you can look at some pregnancy tests."Magnus says. He's right. So I take a deep breath and make my way over to the sink, bracing myself for the tests to be negative. Only, when I look down, all three of the tests are positive. Three positives in a row are hardly wrong...
"Magnus..." I trail off, really unsure of what to say.
"Yes?" He answers, appearing beside me, his eyes widening in shock as he sees the three positive tests.
"You need to check me over... right now."I say. And so he does, taking only a minute.
"Tessa, I am delighted to tell you, that you're three months pregnant." Magnus tells me. I don't know what to say. I've been waiting and longing for this moment for two years, yet I have no idea how to react.
When it really sinks in, a few minutes later, I burst into tears of joy. Magnus hugs me tightly and I cry into his shoulder, happier than I've been, in over 100 years. "Would you like to know the sex?"Magnus whispers. I nod frantically, pulling back from our hug and pressing my hands to my slightly rounded stomach. "You are having a perfectly healthy baby girl." Magnus tells me. Oh a girl! I desperately wanted this baby to be a girl, and she is. I don't think it can get much better.
"A baby girl, Magnus, Jem always wanted a baby girl." I say, wiping my tears away.
"Congratulation darling, I am so happy for you. You know where I am, should you need any help with the pregnancy, at all." He says.
"Yes, of course, thank you so much." I say.
"Not a problem, I'm sure Jem will be home soon, so I'll leave you be." He says.
"Thank you again."I say, as he opens the door and steps out into the cold winter's day.
"Not a problem, my dear. I'll see you tomorrow."He says. I nod and he makes his way back home.
I simply can't wait to tell Jem. Maybe I should suggest that we portal to London, for a while, and tell him on the black friars bridge. Yes, that would be perfect.
Not long after, I hear the door open, and the jingle of Jem's keys. I rush out from the room and hug him tightly.
"Well, I missed you too." He says, wrapping his arms around me and pulling me closer to him.
"James, there's something you need to know, but I want to tell you in London, on the black friars bridge."I say, looking up into his beautiful face. He looks slightly confused, but he doesn't protest.
*Half an hour later*
"So, what do I need to know?" Jem asks, as we stand looking out at the Thames, on the black friars' bridge. I turn to him, and smile up at him.
"I have something wonderful to tell you." I say.
"Well, what is it?" Jem asks. I take his left hand and press it my stomach.
"I'm pregnant."I whisper. Jem's entire face lights up and his mouth widens into a broad smile. I don't think I've ever seen someone so happy.
"Oh my god! This is amazing! I love you Tess, I love you so, so, so much." He says, cupping my face in his hands and kissing every part of my face. He'll be even more delighted when I tell him we're having a girl.
"Jem, there's one more thing." I quietly say.
"What is it, love?" Jem asks, pure excitement in his tone.
"The baby, it's a girl." I tell him. He pulls me into him again, now crying with tears of joy.
"You, Tessa Gray, are the most amazing woman on this planet, firstly you give me the honour of being my partner, and now you're giving me a beautiful baby girl. You have made my life perfect." He tells me. I hug him tightly and whisper
"I love you."
"I love you too, and our baby girl." He says. We stand like this for a few minutes, before Jem speaks.
"Tess, can I ask you something?" He knows he can ask me anything.
"Absolutely." I say.
Jem slowly gets down on one knee before me, and presents to me a small black box, which when opened, reveals a ring with a jade green jewel on it.
"Theresa Gray, from the minute you came into my life, I have loved you more than anything else on this earth. Every moment of my life, painful or not, has been worth it, knowing you are always there. Being with you, and expecting a baby with you, is the best thing ever to happen to me, and I want to make it official, like we almost did, all those years ago.
Tessa, will you marry me?"
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