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*Roman's POV*
"I have another surprise for you." I said to Megan as we drove around with Cassandra in the backseat.
"You're full of surprised this week, aren't you?" She asked with a smile on her face.
I smiled at her and kissed the back of her hand. "I think you're going to like this suprise though. It's a way for us to start over fresh with our little family."
"Talking about our little family, I'm so uncomfortable today." Megan said, while she pouted as she fidgeted in her seat as she touched her tummy.
We pulled up to a gated community and parked in front of a house that had just been built. Megan looked around curiously and helped Cassandra out of her car seat as I got some papers together. There was a woman waiting for us in front of the house and smiled as we approached her. She was short with blonde hair and blue eyes and was wearing a suit and her name was Mrs. Ross. She greeted us and asked how we were.
"You already know my daughter, Cassandra." I told her. "And this is my fiance, Megan."
"He can't stop talking about you." She told Megan and I caught her blushing and smiled.
Megan tugged on my hand before following Mrs. Ross into the house. "Roman this house is beautiful, but what are we doing here?"
The house was made of stone and bricks. It had two garages and a big porch in the front with a swing. There were two trees and a few bushes planted nearby the house and it was two stories high, but a bit bigger than my current two story house. When we went inside, the house opened up to a grand staircase that lead to the second floor. For now, the first floor had plush carpet with a huge living room that had a plasma television and a couch and sofa set that Megan seemed to fall in love with.
When she walked into the kitchen, it was a lot bigger than our current kitchen and with more marble and top of the line equipment for cooking and baking. I knew how much Megan loves to cook and bake when she's home and so I thought I'd incorporate some things into the kitchen to make her feel comfortable as well as putting some things that would remind her of Texas. A dining table that Megan fell in love with months ago, was near the kitchen.
"I got this house to be built." I told her as she helped Cassandra climb on to one of the chairs.
"You got people to build this house?" She asked in a surprise voice. "Is that why you've been so busy that last few months?"
I nodded. "I got the paperwork for it and I made copies of every single one of them. I started it before you and I started dating, and when we found out that you were pregnant, I had them add a few extra things to make this house have things that will let people know that it's our house. We could raise our family here. It's a great community and it's still close to Cassandra's school, so we don't have to transfer her anywhere and the hospital is a bit closer than what it is now where we're at."
Megan grabbed my face and kissed me. I immediately kissed back and wrapped my arms around her. She pulled back and smiled up at me before I kissed her again. I grabbed her hand and led her to the back where it opened up to a large pool in the middle that and a hottub with jets, temperature controls and LED lights. I had a grill built in to the right where with a big enough space for at least six people around the grill and at least another seven people on the other side. A small cave was built near the pool with a smaller pool within in for more privacy. It has a slide connected to it for the kids for when they want to play in the pool and a hammock nearby.
"Roman, this house looks gorgeous." Said Megan as she held on to my hand. "This looks so expensive though."
I shook my head. "Don't worry about the money. I had more than enough to get it done. I've also had it babyproofed for when the baby comes, so all we have to buy is the gates for the stairs so she won't fall or just get hurt in general if she tries to get on the staircase. The only places I haven't gotten furniture for is the upstairs. I thought we should all put our own little tastes to the rooms and we should do the baby's room together."
*Megan's POV*
I couldn't help but smile at Roman, after seeing everything that he's done and I felt like the happiest girl in the world at the moment. Cassandra came running behind us and hugged our legs.
"Mommy, I like this house. Can we live here?" She asked in a tiny voice.
"Yes, we're going to live here." I replied. "And it's still close to your school so you don't have to leave your friends."
She gave me a grin. "I wouldn't have liked it if I had to leave. I like them too."
After Roman showed me the upstairs and all of the rooms and whatnot, I was convinced that I was in love this house and that we had to move in as soon as possible. After making sure the paperwork for the house was completed correctly, we went out to eat some lunch and talked some more about the house.
"My concern is the time frame that we have to make sure that everything is ready." I told Roman. "If we want to get things completed for when the baby comes, we have three months and two weeks. I litterally make six months in two weeks."
Roman thought for a moment while he ate his food. "As far as the things that we need to do for the new house, all we need is to get the rooms ready. If there's anything that we want to paint, we should get that done first while we get some furniture for the rooms if we're not going to use the ones we have now for the bedrooms."
"I'm going to need people to help me for when you go out on the road." I added. "I can't do everything by myself, especially when we have a six year old to take care of, which reminds me of something that I need to tell you."
I reached in my bag and took out a few papers that were neatly folded up. "These are the papers concerning me adopting Cassandra."
He took the papers after cleaning his hands and carefully looked through them. A few moments later, he looked up at me with the biggest smile on his face that I've seen in a while.
"As of this week, I am now, officially and legally Cassandra's mother." I told him. "I have officially adopted her."
Roman leaned over the table and gave me the sweetest kiss that he's ever given me, since we got engaged. "You know how happy I am right now?"
I grinned up at him and gave him another kiss and heard Cassandra say 'ew'. We looked at her and smiled when she started to giggle and even more when Roman started to tickle her.
As the weeks became months, Roman came home a bit more often and kept in constant contact with me and Cassandra, as well as his family. My dad wasn't far behind on that and before you knew it, it was time for me to give birth to my little girl. We got to the hospital, the day before the baby was set to be due, but I'm just so excited to see her, that I'm fine with her being a day early.
Roman was by my side and I squeezed his hand tightly as I went through another contraction. We weer in the labor and delivery unit and my contractions were getting stronger and closer together. They went from ten minutes apart, to five minutes rather quickly after my water broke.
"When is my dad getting here?" I whimpered through another contraction. "I want my dad."
"He'll be here soon, babygirl. I promise." He whispered in my ear.
Roman stroked my tummy and tried to soothe me through the pain. Our family and friends were arriving to the hospital and were now in the waiting area. Roman would go to them often, to let them know how everything was going.
Three hours later...
The nurse came in to check on me and announced that I was five centimeters dialted and that everything seemed to be going fine.
"Can I get an epidural?" I asked with Roman by my side.
After checking a few more things, the doctor came in and gave the okay for me to get an epidural. I sighed in relief, not knowing how much longer I'd be able to handle the pain if it goes on any longer without an epidural.
Once I had gotten one, everything started to feel a little better and I was finally able to fall asleep for a while. I woke up about two hours later, and saw my dad talking to Roman. I smiled sleepily when he walked up to me and kissed my forehead, making me feel relieved to see that he was finally here. The nurse came in a few minutes later to check my progress.
"You are now...about seven centimetes." Said the nurse. "This baby is coming pretty quickly. We'll most likely have the baby before the night is over at this rate."
She left after checking everything and I started to get nervous. Roman could tell and came to soothe me, and tried to make me feel better. I felt the pressure of the contractions, but couldn't feel much of the pain, which made it easier on me to get as much rest as I could before having to push.
"I'm nervous, Roman." I whispered to him. "Our little girl is finally coming and she'll be here soon. The next time we leave, it's going to be four instead of three."
He smiled at me. "We got this. We can do this."
Three hours later...
The doctor came in with the nurses as they all got ready for me to start pushing. After about ten hours in labor, I was finally ten centimeters dialated and ready to push.
"Okay, when you get a contraction, let us know and start pushing." Said the doctor as he sat down. "You're going to push to a count of ten and then you can stop and get some rest in between those times."
"Alright." I told them as I held my legs back as a contraction started again. Roman held my hand and helped with my legs as I pushed as hard as I could.
After what felt like forever pushing, the doctor told me to stop when he noticed that I was becoming frustrated after a little over an hour of pushing.
"The baby's head is right there, Megan." Said the doctor. Roman peaked his head and his eyes widened when he saw the head. "A few more pushes and we'll have the baby out, okay. I know it's hard to be pushing for so long, but a few more and we'll be done. You can do this, Megan."
I sighed in frustration. "It's taking to long."
"You can do this, Megan." Said Roman. "I'm right here, Baby."
When another contraction came, I started to push again and felt the baby's head beginning to come out. The doctor began to clean and suction the nose and the mouth from any liquids that it had as she came out. When she finally did, she let out a big cry as the doctor showed us our baby.
I immediately began to cry as she was placed on my chest, while they cleaned her. The nurses gave roman a pair of scissors so that he could cut the cord and I heard him sniffle as he cried his eyes out. They took her to get weighed and measured and I wiped my tears, as well as Roman's. He leaned down and gave me a kiss and a hug.
Two weeks later...
*Roman's POV*
After almost two weeks of being at home with the baby, we had the rest of our friends and family come see our two week old daughter. She was born six pounds, 19 ounces, and 21 inches long. Megan and I named her Gabriella Joy and she has become the center of attention. Going up to check on them, Megan was with the baby in her room, breastfeeding Gabriella. I leaned down to give her a kiss and did the same to Gabriella.
"I think we should pick a date for our wedding." Said Megan as she fixed herself after the baby finished eating. I took the baby in my arms and burped her while Megan rested on the rocking chair.
"What dates are you thinking of?" I asked her.
Megan thought for a bit. "What about August 7th of next year?"
I thought for a moment and realized why she picked that date. "That marks the anniversary of when we first met."
She smiled and nodded. "And it falls on a Friday, so a lot of people won't have to worry about having to go in for work the next day. Gabby will about one and she'll possibly be walking a bit by that time and I want Cassandra to be our little flower girl."
I smiled and kissed her again. Hearing Gabriella coo and whimper, I held her protectively in my arms and saw when she grabbed a finger and held on to it, tightly, not letting go. Cassandra came into the room and carefully sat in Megan's lap. She's been a good big sister to Gabby and she's been helping out a lot which has made a lot easier on us, especially Megan.
I cupped Megan's chin so that she could look up at me. "August 7th of next year, will be the big day."
She grinned at me and leaned her face into my hand. "I love you."
"I love you, too Baby." I replied.
