Jill was tense. The usual bubbly and loving atmosphere between them had disappeared. They'd eaten their tea in near enough complete silence; Gordon was confused. He thought she'd of been pleased about expecting another baby and he'd expected her to tell him as soon as they'd got home but she hadn't. Once Jill had finished eating her meal she stood up and started clearing the table.
'Jill...' Gordon said in a lowered tone hoping that Jill would stop what she was doing.
'Yes?' Questioned Jill, trying to avoid Gordon's gaze as she carried on clearing up.
'Jill, just sit down please. What's wrong? You've not been yourself this evening'
'Gordon! There's nothing wrong, I'm just tired that's all. I didn't see you getting up to Jonathon in the night?'
'Jill... I know'
'Yes & so do I. I'm always left to get up in the night, even whe...'
'No, Jill I know' Interrupted Gordon 'I know about the baby'
'What baby? Gordon what are you talking about?!'
'You know what I'm talking about; I found the results on your desk this morning. Your pregnant, aren't you?'
'You went through my paper work? You had no right. I don't walk into your consulting room and go through your documents do I?'
'That's not the issue here. The point is you didn't tell me. I thought I'd be the first person you'd tell!'
'YES I AM PREGNANT!' Exclaimed Jill as she chucked the dishes into the sink 'AND NO, I DIDN'T TELL YOU... WHY? BECAUSE I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE I WANT ANOTHER CHILD. WE BARELY GET ENOUGH TIME WITH THE THREE WE HAVE NOW' and with that she walked out of the kitchen, tears rolling down her cheeks.
Gordon sat at the kitchen table, astonished by what he'd heard. He'd foolishly expected Jill to be as happy as he was. And then came the cries from Jonathon's room. The shouting had woke him up, so instead of going after his wife, his youngest son now became his priority...