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Chapter 14: And it's gonna be a…

"Make sure to give us a call whenever you're done, ok?" Karo asked Seth, leaning against the car with her back and smiling at him weakly.

Today was the first day of Seth having rehab. They had found a facility in the center of Pensacola so that Karo could always bring him there without driving for too long.

"I will. You guys take your time with the doctor's appointment. I'll be fine," he answered and slowly turned around with his crutches, following Roman who was still in Florida for another day.

Seth would lie if he said he wasn't happy that Roman would leave again soon. It was the harsh truth. He wanted to be alone with Karo. He wanted to show her that it was him who spent the most important time of her life with her. He was the one being there for her during the pregnancy. He had never been closer to her before. And Roman was disturbing their togetherness.

When Seth and Roman were out of sight, Karo decided to leave Shannon a text message, letting her know what kind of special day it was for them.

Hey sweetie! We just dropped off Seth at rehab and will make our way to the doctor's now! We'll find out today if we're gonna have a boy or girl! Will let you know ASAP! Love ya, K xx

As soon as she put her cell phone back into her purse, she watched as Roman approached her, a big smile gracing his face.

"You're ready to go, babygirl?" he asked before placing a sweet kiss on her lips.

"I'm excited," she said and looked at him when he kneeled down in front her, caressing her baby bump and kissing it softly.

"Hey cookie! Don't hide in there today. Mommy and daddy wanna know what to expect. I have to make sure to be prepared when you're here. Just to let you know that you won't be allowed to have dates until you're at least 30 if you're a girl," he said and kissed her belly again.

"Oh really? And if it's a boy you'll allow him to do anything, right?" she said, rolling her eyes at him when he was eye-level with her again.

"Of course. I'm gonna teach him how to spear people so that he won't be in trouble! I can't do that with a girl," he teased and kissed her forehead before opening the passenger door for her.

"Dumbass," she muttered and earned a slap on the ass while climbing into the car, yelping when his hand made contact with her behind which made him chuckle.

"No worries! I'm done with spanking you, babe," he said, closing her door and making his way to the other side.

No words could describe just how excited he was for that appointment. He honestly didn't care if they would have a boy or a girl. To him it was only important that their baby was healthy.

It took them only 10 more minutes until they reached Dr Matthew's office, excitement written all over their faces.

They had been waiting for this day for so long and now it was finally here. Anyone could tell by Karo's behavior that she was extremely nervous. Her hands were sweaty and she kept biting her bottom lip, putting a smile on Roman's face.

"Relax, babygirl. You only drive yourself and the baby crazy," he said, still trying to read the newspapers that were laid out in the waiting room, but he had to admit he couldn't really concentrate himself.

"I try. I just wish it was our turn already," she mumbled, her legs shaking uncontrollably until Roman placed one hand on her thigh, trying to calm her down.

"Ms Karolina Schneider?" the nurse called out, making Karo thank the Lord for answering her prayers.

She had no idea how much longer she could have waited without freaking out. Although she had been to quite a few appointments already, this one was special. At the beginning of the pregnancy, they both had discussed if they wanted to know the gender at all but had decided to go for it. They wanted to think of names, they wanted to buy baby clothes in either the colour blue or pink.

Roman took her hand into his and squeezed it lightly, letting her know that this time she wasn't alone. He hated that most of the times he wasn't able to accompany her to the different examinations but his schedule wouldn't allow him to be with her whenever something like that happened. He knew that she was fine with it. She accepted it, knowing how tough touring with the WWE could be. But he still felt terrible for missing out on so much.

"Ms Schneider, Mr Reigns, please have a seat," Dr Matthews said after shaking both of their hands, a friendly smile on his face.

He took out her health record documents and started skimming through the pages before directing his attention back to the expecting parents.

"Well Ms Schneider, week 20 already. As we have discussed last time, we wanted to try to find out if you're gonna have a little boy or girl today. Have you changed your mind or...?" he started but was immediately interrupted by an excited daddy-to-be.

"No...no...we wanna know, doc," he said, taking a deep breath and smiling at Karolina when she giggled.

He was such an adorable man. She knew it before she ever thought of being pregnant but ever since she had known, he had become a zillion times more adorable than before. It was the way he was talking to their baby. Even when he wasn't at home, he always asked Karo to place the phone on her baby bump to let him talk to their cookie. Whenever he was around he put lotion on her belly and caressed it, even singing a few Samoan songs for their baby. He was so proud of it without really knowing it yet.

"Great. Then let's get going. Ms Schneider, you know the procedure," the doctor said and motioned to the examination area, a smile on his face.

Roman followed his fiancée and the doctor to the ultrasonic device, helping her to lie down on the examination table and pushing up her shirt so that the doctor could finally start.

"Any troubles recently? How do you feel?" Dr Matthews asked while putting some gel on her belly, the device already being switched on.

"Well, my back starts hurting a little but I can manage. The heartburn is killing me though. And...uhm...I suffer from constipation once in a while," she said quietly, blushing slightly as she felt uncomfortable talking about it with Roman being around.

But he just kept a straight face. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. Not anymore. They were expecting a baby and he just wished that he could take away all the side effects she was suffering from if it would make her feel better.

"I can give you something for the heartburn. But regarding the constipation...you should eat more fruit and vegetables. It should be fine then. Otherwise let me know and we'll think of something," the doctor said and started with his examination.

Roman took Karo's hand and both of them watched the monitor in awe. Even as a layperson you could finally understand and see the different body parts of their baby, something that made Roman very emotional. He tried his best to choke down the tears that were fighting their way out of his eyes, swallowing hard when the doctor explained what was in front of them.

"Everything looks really good. The baby's size is optimal and the organs are developed to the appropriate extent. Is it very active at the moment?" he asked, taking a few pictures for her files.

"At the beginning it only moved in the evening and night hours but now it moves around in the mornings or afternoons," she replied, squeezing Roman's hand when she noticed his quietness that resulted from his emotional state.

"That sounds perfect. Okay, let's see if we can find a little something something...or not," the doctor joked, moving the device to another part of her belly, pushing her skin a little to have a better view.

"Here we go," Roman said nervously, kissing Karo's hand and taking a deep breath.

He had no idea why he was so extremely excited about it but he just couldn't help it. He just hoped that whatever it was going to be, the baby would have its mother's eyes. That she said the same about his eyes didn't matter to him. But he was sure that no matter what their baby would be the most beautiful one that was ever born.

"Hmm...okay...yes...definitely," the doctor mumbled to himself, taking a few more pictures before finally turning his attention back to the parents-to-be and cleaning Karo's belly with a few tissues.

"What is it, doc?" Roman asked excitedly, taking a few more tissues from Dr Matthews and helping his fiancée to clean up.

"Well, Mr Reigns, I think you can now warn your colleagues and tell them that in approximately 20 years there will be another little Roman spearing his way into the WWE," the doctor said before switching off the ultrasonic device.

"It's gonna be a boy?" Karo asked, looking at the doctor teary-eyed.

"Yes, it's going to be a little boy. Congratulations," he replied, slowly standing up and making his way over to his desk to leave Roman and Karolina alone for a few minutes.

They both just stared at each other, silent tears falling down her cheeks while he just smiled at her happily, bending over and placing a sweet kiss on her lips.

"A boy," he whispered, still unable to fathom what they had just been told.

He would have been just as happy if it would have been a girl, but knowing now that it was a boy was phenomenal. Thousands of thoughts were running through his head. Ideas of him teaching his son how to wrestle, showing him how to treat a lady or simply how to be a good man, the good man that he was. At least that was what Karo always told him.

"Another little Samoan monster," Karo joked and giggled when he started tickling her lightly.

"Yeah, no little German drama queen," he countered and earned a slap to the arm in return, but still getting a smile from his fiancée.

"So, normally we would have to see if everything is fine with the cervix, but I trust that you both would like to celebrate a little," he said and brought them back to reality, a huge smile on his face.

"Sorry, doc," Roman apologized, feeling slightly uncomfortable when he realized he was almost lying on top of Karo with him in presence.

"No worries, son," the elderly man said, nodding his head at him before looking at Karo again. "Don't drink too much, Ms Schneider."

He winked at her and extended his hand to both of them after they made their way over to the desk, gratefully taking a few of the pictures the doctor had printed out before.

After a few more friendly words, the two of them exited the office, falling into each other's arms and hugging the other one tightly. They didn't say anything for a few moments. They just enjoyed the moment to the fullest, fathoming that it wasn't an it but a he now.

Roman let go of her gently, kneeling in front of her and kissing her baby bump once again.

"Cookie, hey, it's daddy again. We just learned that you're a little boy. Hope you don't mind if I still call you cookie until we find a name for you, which we probably will soon, since I know your mother too well," he said and looked up at her, a smile on his face. "I love you little man. And I can't wait for you to be here with us soon."

She pressed her lips onto his as soon as he was standing on his two feet again, happy that he had shared this special moment with her. Without him she wouldn't have wanted to know. With no one but him. Not even with Seth or Shannon. Speaking of Shannon...

"Hey, let's call Dean and Shannon," Karo said, taking the cell phone out of her purse and following Roman who was gently dragging her to their car. He wanted to spend a few more hours alone with his fiancée before Seth would call to ask them to pick him up. He wanted to enjoy some alone-time with his girl...and his boy.

"WHAT'S IT GONNA BE?" Shannon yelled as soon as she had picked up the phone, making both Karo and Roman giggle as she was on loud speaker.

"You sure you wanna know?" Karo teased, knowing it would drive her best friend crazy.

"Oh my God. TWINS? TRIPLETS?" she asked shocked and yelped when Dean seemingly took the phone away from her.

"Don't fucking tell me it's more than one. I can't handle that," Dean said, sighing heavily.

"You can't handle that? As if you would have to. It's not like you're the father," Roman replied with a chuckle.

"Don't be so sure about that, buddy," Dean said, making Roman look at Karo wide-eyed.

"For fuck's sake, Dean. Tell him it's not true," Karo warned, fully aware of the fact that Roman trusted her but she wanted to make sure.

"Relax man, I was just kidding," he said, a huge smirk on his face which they unfortunately couldn't see. "But come on, spill the beans. Shannon can hear you as well."

"It's gonna be a boy," Roman said, bursting out in laughter when he heard Dean scream in joy while Shannon just mumbled something about wanting it to be a little girl.

"Sorry Shan, I try to make it a girl next time. I promise," Roman mentioned, grinning when he looked at Karo who was raising an eye-brow at him.

"You'd better. Or I'll kick you in the balls," she threatened and joined everyone in their laughter.

"You won't. I still need his balls. Speaking of that...we've gotta get going now. Byyyye byyyye," Karo said sweetly.

"Yeah right, don't do anything we wouldn't. Or...yeah, do whatever you want. It's too late for being careful anyways, you two dumbasses," Dean replied before quickly hanging up the phone, making them both laugh even harder.

Roman took the phone away from her and moved closer to her, placing another kiss on her lips and cupping one of her cheeks with his hand. He looked deep into her eyes, not believing that he was such a lucky guy for being with her. For being the father of her baby. For spending the rest of his life with her. He could be rather emotional sometimes but right now he didn't care. He was so happy and proud that he wanted the whole world to know. He wanted to scream. He wanted to let everyone know. Everyone...

"Like it or not, but I'm gonna make a post on twitter now," he announced, taking his cell phone out of his pocket before opening his Twitter app, excitedly typing the content of his tweet.

WWERomanReigns: Is the world prepared for another little Roman? You might as well get one, right KarolinaWWE? #happiestmanalive

They had never officially announced her pregnancy anywhere, but the media and the fans weren't stupid. They knew that Karo wasn't really injured. In times of the Internet nothing could be hidden anymore. And Roman didn't want to hide it anymore. Why should they? His fans had finally accepted his relationship to Karolina, at least most of them. And why not let them be a part of his life?

"And next time I'll post a picture of your baby bump," he said proudly while pushing his phone back into his pocket, a smile on his face.

"Right. Show the whole universe how fat I am," she snorted, rolling her eyes and staring out of her window, her mood suddenly changed again.

"Babygirl...," he sighed, forgetting how sensitive she was when it came to that subject. "Look at me please."

She took a deep breath before turning her head so that she was able to look at him again, the look in his eyes reflecting sadness.

"I don't know how many times I have to tell you that you're the most beautiful woman walking this planet. And I mean it," he tried to reason but she just shook her head disbelievingly.

"Says the one that is currently touring the United States with the sexiest divas out there," she countered, frowning at him.

She didn't mean to be bitchy with him but the farther she was in the pregnancy, the uglier she felt. She just couldn't help it. But Roman wouldn't lie to her. There was no reason to. But she didn't believe him? Fine, he would have to be brutally honest with her then.

"Yeah, and none of them is able to get my dick hard. So they can't be that sexy. Only you have that effect on me," he said, looking at her sternly.

She remained silent for a few moments, thinking about what he had just said to her. She trusted him. She was sure he wouldn't be cheating on her. But as much as she enjoyed having sex with him, not to forget about her still being constantly horny, she knew that soon it wouldn't be that much fun anymore.

"Roman, you know that in a few weeks I'm not capable of having THAT kind of sex anymore. It's gonna be boring and probably awkward sex. And I'm sure you wouldn't even like it anymore," she said quietly, breaking the eye-contact.

"Babe, what are you talking about? Yeah, I know we have to stop doing this kinky, wild stuff... but it will never be boring with you. And awkward? Just because I can only take you from behind soon doesn't mean it's awkward at all. I actually kinda like it," he said, winking at her after lifting her chin with his hand.

"Now you make me blush," she said with a chuckle, surprisingly in a better mood again.

"Let's stop worrying too much and keep enjoying the news we've just received, ok? I'm sure Seth will call us in an hour or two and I wanted to have lunch with you before he does. Whatcha craving for, babygirl?" he asked, starting the engine after putting on the seatbelt.

"Chinese, Italian, Mexican, Burgers, ice cream...you name it," she said and giggled when he theatrically rolled his eyes at her.

Although she sometimes drove him crazy with her mood swings, he still loved her with all his heart. And nothing could change that. Not her growing baby bump, not her moodiness, not her whining...nothing. She was his everything.

...

"Seeeethiiie," Karo screamed and almost jumped into his arms before realizing again that he wouldn't be able to catch her.

"Whoa whoa, baby. Relax," he said with a chuckle when she wrapped her arms around his mid-section. "And damn, don't call me Sethie in public."

"Aww, don't you like that SETHIE?" Roman teased and patted his best friend on the shoulder.

"Hush your face, man," he replied, sticking out his tongue to his Samoan friend.

It had become increasingly difficult for Seth to decide between hating Roman or being happy to be his friend. Hate was such a strong word and he didn't really like using it. Then again this wasn't about Roman. He would be angry with anyone that was dating Karo. Or getting her pregnant. He tried his best to feel like the friends they had used to be. And thankfully Roman didn't notice the change in Seth's behaviour. And even if he did he would probably blame the injured knee for his bitchiness. He kept reminding himself that Karo was out of reach, that she belonged to Roman. But having her in his arms didn't really help matters. He wanted her. And he was mad at himself for it.

"You wanna know what the doctor said?" Karo asked after letting go of him, taking away a few documents he had squeezed under his armpits.

"I bet you're gonna have a little alien, right?" Seth said and chuckled when she poked his belly.

"Something like that. But it will be a male alien. We're having a little boy," she said, clapping her hands excitedly and kissing Roman's cheek happily.

"Wow...that's...uh...awesome," Seth said, the intention of being Roman's friend gone instantly. Now he was mad and angry again.

"Yeah, and now we need to find a name. I really like Jacob, but Roman hates it," Karo stated, sticking out her bottom lip, making a pouty face.

"I won't name my son after a freaky werewolf from Twilight," Roman complained, tapping his forehead at her. "Tell her that's ridiculous, Seth."

"Uhm yeah, I guess it is. But hey, it's your decision what name you..." he started, wanting to change the subject immediately as he didn't want to think about the baby anymore, but he was immediately interrupted by Karo.

"Benjamin is nice as well. Or Anthony...hm...that's so difficult," she mumbled, scratching the back of her head absently.

"Joshua," Roman suddenly said, looking back and forth between Karo and Seth. "Joshua Reigns."

"Oh my God, I love it," she said, covering her mouth with one of her hands while placing the other one on her baby bump. "Did you hear that little one?"

Seth had to take a deep breath while watching the scene in front of him. Happy tears were now streaming down Karo's face when Roman, as always, kneeled down in front of her and kissed her belly.

"Cookie...we have a name for you. How do you like Joshua? Come on, gimme a sign, little boy," Roman whispered before pressing his ear against her baby bump, waiting for a reaction of their baby.

And as if it really heard him, little Joshua kicked his mother lightly, showing Roman that he was happy with his new name.

"He likes it," she said, her eyes shining with joy. "Seth, he reacted to the name. Come here, feel it."

She took Seth's hand and guided it to her belly after Roman moved away, letting him feel how the baby was moving inside of her. Seth couldn't help but be overwhelmed by feeling the baby's kicks. He tried to suppress the thought of it being Roman's son, but he failed miserably. It hurt him extremely.

"That's awesome, sweetheart," he said, giving her a weak smile and kissing her cheek sweetly.

He was happy for her. He really was. But he still wished she wouldn't have that baby. He wished he had been the one asking her out on a date after the Drew incident. He wished it was him she would share her bed with. He was a selfish asshole, he admitted it. But he wasn't doing this on purpose. He really didn't want this to happen but it did and he couldn't change that. And it wasn't as if he didn't try to forget about her. He had. He had tried his hardest. But it simply didn't work. She was everything he could think about and nobody would believe just how much he hated himself for feeling the way he felt.

"Let's go home and have a little threesome celebration," Roman joked and winked at both Karo and Seth, making her giggle. "I need a beer, what about you, man?"

"Oh you bet. I really could use one. Let's get going then. I'm done for today. I mean...uhm...rehab was tough. But let's talk about this later. I need to get shitfaced, bro," Seth replied, planning on getting drunk so that he wouldn't have to listen to the celebration sex Roman and Karo would most definitely have that night.

He was surprised when Karo once again kissed his cheek and wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her body close to his. God, you smell so good, he thought to himself while tightly shutting his eyes. He couldn't get enough of her. And by tomorrow evening he would finally be alone with her again. Just Seth and Karolina. No more Roman. Speaking of Roman...

"Come on guys. You can do the cuddling at home," he said, interrupting the intimate moment Seth just had with Karo.

An intimate moment that probably wasn't the last one between those two. He would make sure of that. Seth knew he would risk everything by trying to make a move on her but he had long lost control over his feelings. His heart was stronger than his head. And one day he would regret that. That was a fact.