Now in her second trimester of pregnancy, Blo was seated on the couch beside her two sibs, one hand resting on her slightly swollen belly. Her husband and two in laws had each suggested that they all get together, something she now dreaded, because she and her two expectant sibs hadn't said very much to each other for the past half hour.
BC cleared her throat a little, but she was clearly uncomfortable with the heavy silence that hung between her and her two sibs. Finally, her gaze went to Bu, who occupied his portion of the other couch in her living room.
"Was this really needed, Bu?" she asked.
"Since the three of you are all expecting, I thought it'd be nice of you each discussed things like feeling the baby's kick for the first time or something," he replied.
"Right. And then, we can all discuss our nausea, stretch marks, heartburn and unexpected mood swings as well," Bubs added in a bitter voice and gave her husband a look that clearly said 'Thanks a lot.'
The three twenty two year old men who occupied the second couch only looked at each other. Bri just gave a helpless shrug that told his two sibs that they'd tried before he rose from the couch he sat on to help Blo up from the other couch that was opposite him. He slid an arm across her back and used his free hand to guide her up from the couch.
Bo mirrored Bri's actions and also helped his own wife up from the couch. Once on their feet, Blo and Bubs made their way towards the front door, accompanied by their husbands. After both her sibs and their husbands had left, BC again looked up at her husband, only to see the look of disappointment make its way onto his face.
"I know you hoped that would have turned out better then it did, honey," she said.
Bu sighed before he left the couch he occupied and took a seat next to BC. His hand gently settled on her protruding belly and remained there as he met her gaze.
"That was a complete disas-" he began, only to fall silent at feeling a hard bump against the palm of his left hand.
"Bu, what is it?" BC questioned.
"I just felt the baby kick," he replied in an awe filled voice.
"You've felt the baby kick plenty in the past couple of weeks and you're still in awe?"
"Yeah, because it's the best part of pregnancy."
"It may be fun for you, but seeing as how I'm the one who has to deal with how active our child is at all hours for the next five months, feeling her kick has kind of lost its novelty for me," BC said.
"I'm sorry, BC. My excitement just got the best of me."
"You're forgiven if you can help me off the couch. I've got to answer nature's call," BC added.
"Again?" Bu asked as he helped his wife up off the couch.
"Just one of the many pitfalls of pregnancy," BC replied as she made her way down the hall towards the master bedroom and to the adjoining bathroom.