Chapter 12
"You are? Is it-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence, Caspian Kenneth Castro! It's yours and you know it!"
"I was going to ask, 'is it alright?' but okay."
"Oh, I'm sorry. Why wouldn't it be okay?"
"Well you guarded the medical tent and you must have drunk at the victory ball, right?"
"Nope." I reply, popping the 'p'.
"Why not?"
"Because I knew that I was pregnant, silly."
"And you thought it would be a good idea to fight?" he asks, somewhat peeved off.
"I shot one Calormene that came too close to the tent. I didn't go charging into battle, not wearing any armor!" I shout, throwing my hands in the air in frustration.
"You still put yourself in danger fully knowing your... condition." He says. nervously.
"Seriously, Caspian. You can't even say it, can you? Say it!" I challenge.
"Say what?"
"Say, 'My wife is pregnant.' Can you do that?" I challenge again.
"My wife is pregnant. Happy?"
"Not really." I say glumly.
"Why?" He asks tenderly.
"Because I don't think that you are happy."
"Well, I am."
"Really?"
"Yes." He says swinging me around in a hug. "I love you."
"I love you, too." I say. He kneels down to be on level with my still flat stomach.
"And I love you." He says kissing my stomach. I giggle girlishly.
"What is going on here?" Peter's voice booms from behind me.
"I tried to stop him, truly I did, Su! I saw you two and I tried to make him go the other way but he insisted." Lucy rants.
"Wait, you knew about this?" Both Peter and Caspian say at the same time, Caspian standing up again.
"She was the first to find out, mostly because of her observedness." I say, wringing my hands nervously, hoping they won't be mad.
"Find out what?" Aravin asks, putting his arm around Lucy, who leans into him in response.
"Susan is pregnant." Peter says, offhandedly. Aravin face is priceless. He turns to Lucy to confirm and she nods.
"Susan is what-now?" Ed says, walking into the conversation, with Vicki beside him. He looks at me surprised.
"Pregnant, Ed! She is pregnant." Peter says, frustratedly. Ed comes up behind him and whispers something in his ear and he laughs.
"What is so funny?" Bella asks coming up to us with Gale.
"Nothing."
"I think he's lying. Gale, can you tickle the truth out of him?" I ask.
"Okay Mommy." Gale runs up to Peter about to tickle him.
"Alright, alright. I forgot that they are married, happy?" He says. We all look and him and laugh.
"Seriously? You find out that your sister is pregnant and you forget that she is married?" I ask.
"Your what?" Bella shouts.
"Pregnant?"
"Congrats!" She says hugging me.
"Thanks." I say, hugging her back.
"Why don't we go celebrate with some hot chocolate or something? Maybe some cookies?" Ed asks.
"Ed, always thinking with his stomach." I say, mockingly.
"Yeah, yeah. Get out the jokes." Boy, did he regret that statement. By the time we got to the family room, he was begging for us to stop.
There you go! Just do that you know, this is surprise number 2. What was number 1?