I'm so sorry this chapter took so long! I moved last month and just recently got my internet hooked up, plus I went back to school last month also and that's been very time consuming. But here it is! I hope you guys like it!
The next day... (January 5)
I woke up a bit late today and I swear on my soul, my belly grew overnight. I changed into the shirt I wore yesterday and it was tighter. I proved my thoughts and went to take a shower.
So, I have a date tonight and I have no idea what we're actually doing. He said to dress warm, so I choose my grey sweater dress with black winter tights. Pretty basic outfit, but I don't have much that fits my pregnant belly because I didn't want to pack more than absolutely necessary.
I decided to shop for maternity clothes now that I'm all moved. I get a few outfits with loose tops and only a few because I know these will only fit for a month or two at most and I don't know when I'll find a job to support myself. After clothes shopping, I get some groceries for my new apartment and get internet set up since my classes online start in four days.
After spending most of my day being productive, I get ready to go out with Nate.
Right before I head outside to wait for him, I notice that the dress I chose shows a bit of cleavage. Hell, it's more than a bit, but I don't look like a slut so I decide to leave it. I just hope he doesn't get the wrong idea from it.
My back aches all morning and into the afternoon. This growing belly must be too much for it! I observe my body searching for stretch marks and do not find any at this point. I rest my hands on my belly when baby kicks; I can only slightly feel it on my hands, but that's good enough for me. I consider calling the doctor again today to schedule my anatomy scan, since it's supposed to be done in the middle of a pregnancy and I'm nearly halfway through mine.
After a long debate with myself, I call back and schedule the anatomy scan for the 19th of this month since that's the last day of my 20th week of pregnancy. I keep my normal ultrasound on the 10th because I'm dying to know my baby's gender. I also keep it because since I'm new at this clinic, the first ultrasound is half off price so I'll only have to pay $25 instead of $50.
I get ready to go out with Nate around five, and was waiting outside at ten till seven. He arrived in a limo three minutes later. He gets out, hands me a single white rose wrapped in glittery silver ribbon, gently kisses my hand, and opens the door for me.
"Are you going to tell me what we're doing yet?" I asked him playfully as the limo began to glide down the block.
"Why would I do that? That would ruin the fun!"
"I just want to know! Did I dress alright?"
"You dressed perfectly. You look so beautiful."
"I'm not that beautiful."
"Yes you are, Jenny. Don't act like you're not, please?"
"Fine, I won't. You look really great too." I admit, looking away and smiling.
Nate grabs my hand and looks into my eyes. Damn, he has magnificent eyes.
"I hope you're hungry..." He says mischievously as the limo slowed to a stop. I look out the window. It's some fancy named, hard to pronounce Italian restaurant.
"If we're going to dinner, why did you tell me to dress warm?" I questioned, perplexed.
"Dinner isn't our only stop tonight, doll." Nate responds and opens the door for us to get out of the limo.
40 minutes later...
"So, what did you think of the food?" Nate asks me curiously while we climb back into the limo.
"It really hit the spot. I think I was craving Italian food even though I didn't realize it."
"Has that happened to you before?"
"You mean like-"
"Since you've been pregnant?"
"Yeah, it's happened a few times. Pregnancy is so strange."
"I don't know much about it. I just remember a little bit I heard in health class."
"I apparently don't know much about it either, which is rather scary when it's time to experience it."
"If you could go back in time and not be experiencing it right now, would you?"
"Well-"
"I'm sorry if that was too personal, I just-"
"No, no, it's fine. I have thought about it from time to time. If you'd asked in the earlier weeks of my pregnancy, I probably would've said yes, I would go back in time if I could and not have this baby, but now that I've been pregnant for this long, and have felt his movements, I would say no. I love this baby, even though I haven't met it yet."
"Wait a second, you said 'his'. Is it a boy?"
"Did I say that? I didn't mean to. I have no idea if it's a boy or girl."
"Are you hoping for one or the other?"
"No, I just want a healthy baby. Nothing else about it really matters that much."
"That's a good view to have on it."
"I know, this way I won't be disappointed."
"Oh look, we've met our next stop!" Nate exclaimed.
"Central Park?"
"Evening walks in light snow are romantic."
"It's snowing?"
It was indeed snowing; beautiful little snowflakes fell down on the brightly lit, New York streets.
Nate gently took my hand in his and we walked down the sidewalks, awing at things in store windows and trying to catch snowflakes on our tongues.
We stopped at a coffee shop for hot chocolate, and Nate insisted we have some type of dessert, so we both got a couple cookies.
After our cookies, we walked down to an old record store and looked through the music in the sale bins. Somehow, we ended up dancing in the middle of the shop to some slow music the shop owner put on. Classic slow dancing in a record shop while it snows outside, Nate seems to know a lot about romance.
"Why did you plan all of this tonight?" I asked as we swayed in varying directions.
"Because you're a very special girl, and I didn't know any better ways to make you feel that way."
"Really?"
"And because I developed feelings for you a few years ago but only realized it when I saw you last night."
As if playing along with the tempo of the music, Nate slowly moved his face closer to mine. I slid my hands from his shoulders to the edges of his sharply defined jawline, and as the classical music piece grew louder and faster, our lips met, and locked as we held each other for what seemed like eternity in our electrifying embrace.