"No. No, Nathan, I am not pregnant." Haley sighed as James's ear-piercing wails turned to a soft whimpering and he laid his head on her shoulder.
"Well, are you sure? I mean, did you take a test?" Nathan walked towards his wife and took James from her easily. He nodded for her to sit down as he took James into the baby's room. Putting JD down in his crib, Nathan returned to Haley.
"Hales," he said as he sat down beside her. Haley was sitting on the bed with her head down, her eyes downcast and she was wringing her hands. "Haley." Nathan put his finger under her chin and blue eyes met tear stained brown. "Haley, are you sure?"
Haley nodded. "I took a test. Actually," she said with a coarse laugh, "I took three. They are all negative. I did go to the campus doctor, Nate. Really I did. She said I was just rundown, and now with the move and everything, I am a little stressed out. She said that there is really nothing to worry about. That's what's wrong with me…stress."
"Oh. Ok. But are you sure that you're ok?" Nathan took his wife's hands in his own as he placed a gentle kiss on her temple.
"I'm fine. And anyway, we can't afford to have another—"
"Haley. I wouldn't be mad at you if you were pregnant again. Really. I know that it would be unplanned, but it seems that things like that work out for us. If you are scared of telling me, I promise you that you don't have to be."
"So, you want to have more kids?" Haley asked hopefully.
"Of course I do. I love you. You know that. Are you pregnant?"
Haley looked down at their intertwined hands. "No," she said roughly. "I'm not. I thought I was, but I guess I was wrong. I'm sorry, Nate."
Nathan pulled his wife towards him and hugged her. He whispered soothing sounds in her ear as he rubbed her back with his hands. "Come here," he directed as he pulled her to her feet. He pulled away slightly and caught the still flowing tears with his fingertips before they could mar her beautiful face. "Hey. I love you. We'll have a big family someday. You'll see."
Haley nodded her head and roughly wiped at her face with her hands. She smiled shakily up at him. "I know," she said. "Well. I guess now I won't have any excuse for not helping you to pack," she said laughing as she swatted her husband's chest with her hand. "You get started and I have to call Sam back."
Nathan pulled Haley towards him one last time and kissed her forehead gently. "I love you," he said as she smiled up at him and then turned to walk out of the room. Cheekily, she stuck her head back is just after she had turned the corner. "I love you, too."
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Please, please don't hate me… I just couldn't have a baby story thrown in there too… I know you all want longer chapters and quicker updates, but I'm writing this story as I go, so I have to think on my feet. I usually try and end with a cliffhanger or something that I can easily pick up with the next time I get an idea….
If anyone has any suggestions as how they want the story to go, I'm all ears, just email me, but I have an idea of where I'm going to take it….
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