Notes: Let me introduce myself, I'm the worst person you've ever met, why? you'll wonder
A month ago (or something) I don't update this fic and I should have finished it three weeks ago.
BUT, there is a "positive" side to this, is a double epilogue (because of my little monster force me to write Jean's POV, it would be the second part) and together are more than 12 thousand words, so believe me, it was worth the wait.
Hope you enjoy and see you in the endnotes.
It has been ten years since I've known Connie and one and a half since I married him.
I remember when he proposed me.
He took me to the restaurant where we had spent our first Valentine's Day.
He was as much or more nervous when he gave me the green plastic ring, which I hadn't taken off even one day until then.
"Sasha" he said kneeling on the floor.
"Yes?" I said trying to avoid the tears of happiness.
"It's time to fulfill my promise," he said, opening the little box covered with velvet "Will you marry me?"
I jumped on him hugging his neck and giving him multiple kisses on the face.
People who were in the restaurant laugh and, when we sat at the table, Connie swap the small plastic ring with a silver one, it has small green decorations, and the waiters congratulated us. Many of them had been there eight years ago.
These have been the best years of my life.
Like anyone, I thought that we would separate to go to college. He would study medicine and I gastronomy, of course.
I thought I wouldn't see Jean who studied engineering or Marco who studied laws.
Our paths will never cross over.
But I was wrong, the times that we didn't see each other was on exam season, I remember that we couldn't even see our parents, who were on the floor below.
These are been wonderful years, even Dean, that kid who felt in love of his best friend's sister, was eighteen and he was ready to enter to college.
"I don't think I'm ready to study economics, I mean, I want to get into dad's business, but I don't know" he told us when he, Jean and Marco came to see our house.
"What are you talking about?" Connie said hitting him in the back "if I could do it, you can too"
"Yeah" I said with a big smile "none of us, except Marco, had good grades and look at us now"
Jean and Marco had worked hard to pay a surrogate mother, Connie and I tried to convince them of the adoption, which, despite being a long process, it was much cheaper, but they wanted that little had their genes.
Both were surprised when they came to our home from the hospital with two babies
"What the fuck is going on?" Connie said, looking at Jean, who had eyes only for the baby that was in his arms
"Shh, watch your mouth, dwarf" Jean said "Dylan and Devon are sleeping"
"When you knew they would be twins?" I said patting Devon's cheek, who was in Marco's arms.
"Three months ago" he said smiling at me.
"When you let them in their cribs, I'll kick your ass, Marco" I said with a very relaxed voice
"You want to hold him, right?" Marco said getting up from the couch and handing me the baby.
"Yes" I said getting the baby in my arms.
"Watch the head" Jean said
He's so small, look at that tiny nose, is so small that if he wouldn't have one there wouldn't be a difference.
His eyes met mine when he opened them.
He have Jean's eyes
"Hello there" I said as I smiled slightly "Connie look, come here"
Connie quickly approached me
"Hey little man" he said stroking his cheek "You have your dumber father's eyes"
"Does he have dun eyes?" Marco said approaching us and putting his chin on my shoulder
"Hey" Jean said frowning, with Dylan asleep in his arms, he looked at his other son in the eye and his expression relaxed, I think I saw a slight smile "is true"
We all laughed quietly.
I can't believe there have been already six months since that day.
"Dean" Jean said putting his hand on his brother's shoulder "I tell you this because I'm your big brother and I love you" he took a deep breath and said "you're a nerd so don't worry"
"Tch, thank Jean" he said hitting his ribs "I love you too"
"Guys" Marco said from the floor, he was playing with his two little men "I think we should order pizza, I'm starving"
Jean laugh
"Okay freckles" he said pulling out his phone "I'll order a large with double cheese"
"Perfect" he said
"How was the case today?" I told Marco, while Connie, Dean and I sat on the floor with him to play with the babies.
"Ah, yeah," Jean said as he waited on the phone and sat next to him "the car accident isn't it?"
Marco was defending a guy who, drunk, had caused an accident in which the driver of the other vehicle remained in life-threatening for three days until they could stabilize him, if he had died, he would have sentenced to five years in prison.
"Ugh," said Marco running his hand through his hair "they give him six months for driving intoxicated with serious injuries, we are trying to get parole monthly signature and the taking of his license for one year, the sentence would have been worse but it would have been that the other driver was speeding and red light jumping, he planned to give three months' imprisonment or community service"
"Assholes" Jean said with the phone on his lap, the pizza would arrive at any time.
"Jean!" his brother said covering his nephew's ears "watch your mouth!"
"Oops," Jean said covering his mouth "sorry"
After twenty minutes of waiting, rang the doorbell
"Doorbell" I said quickly
"Doorbell" Connie and Dean said almost simultaneously
"Doorbell" Marco said finally
"You should stop doing that," Jean said getting up to open the door "it's immature"
"You should stop losing" Marco said hitting his back affectionately.
While we ate pizza, I had a strange feeling.
Is this possible?
"What happened?" Connie said with pizza in his mouth "you didn't want olives?"
"Is not that," I said confused "I…I don't want eat"
All were silent and stopped chewing
"Do you feel fine?" Connie said touching my forehead "you don't have fever"
I have pain in my stomach.
I couldn't stand it anymore, I leave the pizza in the box, I stand up and, trying not to step on the babies, I went right to the bathroom.
I'll just say that I arrive on time for the toilet.
I don't remember eating anything out of the ordinary.
I got up. I brush my teeth and left the bathroom.
The guys were standing right in front of the door.
"What's wrong?" I said raising an eyebrow
"Sasha" Connie said, he had his jacket on "we're going to the hospital, Reiner is on duty so he'll attend you"
"No" I said "I'm fine"
"Sasha" Jean said "you had never rejected a double cheese pizza in your whole life"
They may be right
"Okay," I said resignedly
"I'll go with you," Jean said
"We'll stay here," Marco said
"Ok, let's go" Connie said taking my hand and, literally, dragging me to the car.
We arrived at the hospital around eight in the evening.
Reiner and Bertholdt were there, they had been Connie's mates in college and they had become quite close over the years.
"Hey Springer" Reiner said waving his hand "what's wrong? Why you called so worried? "
"I think Sasha could be intoxicated" Connie said worried
"She had fever?" Bertholdt said
"No" Connie said
"She had vomit?" Reiner asked this time
"Yes," replied Connie squeezing my hand
"Okay," Reiner said "I'll make you take some tests Sash"
"Ok" I said sighing and releasing Connie
While Reiner was doing an ultrasound to see if there was something strange in my stomach, I was lost in my thoughts.
What could I have eaten?
Until now I had never experienced anything like this, well, just on Halloween.
I hope they won't force me to diet
I wouldn't be able to tolerate that.
"Oh" Reiner said surprised looking at screen "Oh my"
"What?" I said scared
"Don't move" he said before leaving the room
I looked at the screen. I only was able to see black and white.
How do they know if there's something wrong or not?
Reiner came with Connie from the arm
"Reiner what wrong?" Connie said approaching me "why you didn't say anything?"
"I wanted you two hear this," Reiner said
Oh no
"Connie, Sasha is pregnant"
"What?" Connie said approaching to the screen
I froze.
Pregnant
"Sash" Reiner said trying to get me out of the trance "you have a month of pregnancy"
"Connie" I said serious "come here"
"What's the matter?" he said putting his hand on mine
I pull him by the shirt and I locked him on an embrace.
I felt the tears coming out of my eyes
"We're going to be parents," I said with my face in her neck
"Yes" he said hugging me as hard as he could
"Congratulations guys," Reiner said putting his hand on Connie's back
I clean my belly from the liquid, I put down my shirt and left there holding Connie's hand.
Jean was sitting outside with his face on his hands, when he saw us. He jumped from his seat and walked toward us.
"So?" he said worried
"Let's go home" I said trying to hide my emotion "you all have to know at the same time"
"Not even a hint?" Jean said
"No" Connie said, feigning seriousness
As we drove home, Jean was in the back seat, without stopping to ask us questions.
"Appendicitis, Peritonitis, Colon?"
"Jean" Connie said looking in the mirror "if you don't shut up, I swear I'll go off the road and I'll kick your ass"
"Oh, I'm so scared" Jean said sticking his tongue out and returning to his seat as a little kid.
As they were fighting, I kept touching my belly.
I can't believe there's a life inside of me.
And I'll have a Connie's child.
"Are you okay Sash, you want to lie down?" Jean said getting me out of my thoughts
"What?" I said looking at him "oh, don't worry, I'm better now"
"Ok," he said still worried
We got home around nine thirty. Marco and Dean were watching a movie while the twins were asleep in their car seats.
"Sasha!" Dean said jumping quickly from the couch to my direction "How are you? Are you okay? What do they say?"
"I think being nosy comes genetically" Connie laughed
Dean just stick his tongue out in response.
"So" Marco said "what happened?"
"Guys" I said as they sat, Connie and I were in front of them "I'm pregnant"
"What?" Jean said "how?"
"You really want me to explain that, Jean?" Connie said smirking
"Guys" Marco said getting up and hugging us by the neck "congratulations"
"I'll be an uncle" Dean said joining the hug
"Hey" Jean said pointing to his sons
"Sorry" Dean said "I'll be an uncle, for the second time"
"That's better" said Jean before embrace us all.
Dean would really like an uncle to me and Connie is like a brother, like Jean and Marco
A week after, we invite our mothers to dinner. I prepared one of the few foods that didn't give me nausea.
I'll love this little monster, but I don't like the conditions he has with food.
While we ate Connie started talking
"I took Sasha to the hospital last week," he said
"What?" his mother said and then she looked at me "are you okay?"
"Better than ever" I said smiling "mom, Mrs. Springer, you will be grandmothers"
All they did was drop their forks in their plates and they stand up to hug me
"Oh my god" my mother said as she kissed my cheeks
"Congratulations" Mrs. Springer said
"He's also my baby" Connie said standing beside my chair, pouting.
"Aww" said his mother as he pulled away from me and went to hug her son
My mother kissed my cheek for the last time before going to embrace Connie.
Three months later, my belly was already big enough to being notice, luckily the nausea had passed and I could eat as usual.
"You know" Connie said when we were watching TV in the living room's couch.
"What?" I said without taking his eyes off the TV
"It's funny that you don't have cravings. Most women make their husbands go crazy because of that, but you love anything edible"
I laughed
"You're lucky to have me Springer" I said
"Yeah" he said patting my belly and kissing my forehead "both of you"
Now that I think, we still don't know the baby's sex.
Actually, I have no preferences about that, but, what if Connie has?
"What would you like it to be, boy or girl?" I asked
"Actually," he said thoughtfully, "if he were a boy, I'll teach him to play football, I would read him my favorite comics and I'll take him to conventions with me"
"And, what if it were a girl?" I asked with an irrational fear that Connie didn't want a girl.
"I would do the same, but she would be my little princess"
I laughed and kissed him on the lips.
"What matters is his/her health" he finished.
"Yes" I said
With seven months of pregnant and my stomach looked like a beach ball. I had a routine control in the hospital.
When we were driving there when Connie wonder
"Today we'll know the sex, right?"
We could have known before, but, for some reason, none of us wanted to ruin the surprise.
"Yes" I said nervously taking his hand and leading it to my stomach, the baby was kicking "he knows we're talking about him"
"Or her" Connie said smiling.
When we arrive to the hospital, Reiner took us to the ultrasound room
"Are you ready?" he said before putting the liquid in my stomach.
"Yes," Connie said taking my hand
Reiner proceeded with the ultrasound, Connie had his eyes fixed on the screen, and I just looked at him and squeezed his hand trying to get him to relax.
"Ok" said Reiner when he finished "you want to tell you now or I give it to you officially in a text"
"Now," we both said at the same time
"Is…" Reiner said without following
"Come on Reiner!" Connie said desperate "stop playing"
"Ok, ok, calm down" he laughed, "this is always the best part. Connie is a girl. You're having a girl"
A girl
"We'll have a little princess" Connie said kissing my hand and then kissing me on the lips.
That same day, after calling our respective mothers to tell the news, call Jean and Marco to let them know his nephew was going to be a niece.
"Congratulations guys," Jean said when Connie's phone was on speaker "Dean is at Gareth's place, so I'll call them"
"Okay," Connie said "you're saving me a call"
He laughed
"Ok dwarf" Jean said "I'll talk you later, remember, next week is twins' birthday"
"I haven't forgotten" Connie said "Bye Jean"
"Bye Connie, bye Sash"
"Goodbye Jean" I said before looking at Connie "A year"
"At least they haven't been corrupted by Jean" he laughed
"Thanks to Marco" I replied
A week later, we went to Jean and Marco's house.
They had invited their friends from college. Among them was Armin, a good friend that Marco had in school and, as I was told, they both were surprised when they met the first day in law school. He was, as always, with his two best friends Eren and Mikasa, the girl that Jean was crazy years ago and the guy who he always fight, but they were still friends.
Ymir, Christa and Annie were there too, they were Jean's mates in college. By chance, Annie was also Reiner and Berthold's friend.
Over the years we had all become very close, it really felt like we'd already met before, in another life.
While the twins opened their gifts, Dean and Maida talked nonstop.
They have been friends since they met, they see each other almost every day.
I remember when Dean had a girlfriend.
She broke up with him because she couldn't stand that Maida was so close to him, the same thing happened to Maida with their boyfriends.
"Look at those two" I said to Connie who was sitting next to me
"I know" he said pointing himself "Springer charm"
"Yeah right," I said tapping his shoulder
He kissed me on the cheek
After they open presents, Gareth and Aiken began to play with the babies. Dean and Maida had disappeared from our view.
"Hey Kirschtein" Connie said when he couldn't find his cousin "better that your brother to behave"
"He's a Kirschtein" Jean said surrounding Marco with his arm
"That's what I fear" Connie replied
"Sasha" Christa said from the other side of the room "you choose a name yet?"
"Oh yeah" Eren said before taking a sip of his beer "It must be hard to find a name that combine with Springer"
"Indeed," Connie said looking surprised by the slip "we hadn't thought of that"
"We could search for one now" Ymir said "there are thousands of names on the Internet, there must be more than one that combine with this dwarf's last name"
"Okay," I said smiling
I'm glad they want to help, it's a difficult task, and ten heads are better than two.
"Ok" Jean said when he came with his computer and began to type "baby names"
We spent at least an hour trying to find a name, even when babies were asleep Aiken and Gareth had joined us.
The computer had gone through all. Everyone had reviewed the lists of names alphabetically. We were in D and nothing.
This is ridiculous, how we can't find one name?
Suddenly Dean and Maida entered the house.
"There you are," Connie said
"What were you doing outside?" Ymir asked suggestively.
The two of them blushed and we all laughed.
"N-Nothing," Dean said, scratching the back of his head
He looks like Jean when he does that
"Anyway" Dean continued, "What are you doing?"
"We are looking for the baby's name" Annie said deadpan, with his hand on forehead looking trough the computer screen
"All of you?" Maida said surprised "and you haven't found anything?"
"No" Jean said disappointed
"Give me the computer" Dean said stretching his hand
"Here" Annie said with relieve, as if a load out of her shoulders
Dean began searching and, no more than five minutes later, he said a name said that, despite the simplicity, it was really nice.
"What about, Dara?" Dean said looking at computer screen
We all stood silent staring between us.
"Dara" Connie said raising an eyebrow
"Dara Springer" I said thoughtfully "I like it"
"You're welcome" Annie said with a slight smile on her face
We all laughed
"I said it" Dean said pointing himself
"Look Dean" Annie said crossing her arms "if you wouldn't have arrived after making out with Maida, I'd have said it"
Maida, who was on Dean's side, blushed as hard as he did
"Okay," Dean said "I'll give you that Annie"
"So you admit you make out with Maida" Jean said, looking at his brother with pride
"Oohhh" said the other
"I-I ... no ... I mean ... we" Dean stammered as he watched Maida trying to make her say something
"He asked me to be his girlfriend" Maida said with a pink hue on her cheeks
"Again" Gareth said laughing "Don't you have to get permission from our parents?"
"Shut up," Dean said throwing a pillow on his head, causing Gareth fell of the arm chair.
Nobody could stop laughing.
"Dean" Connie said earnestly putting his hand on Dean's shoulder, "you better take care of my cousin"
Dean gulped and said
"O-Ok Connie"
"I can take care of myself-" Maida managed to say before Connie cover her mouth with his hand
"Shh" Connie said, "when your parents aren't around, I'm the one who have to scare the suitor and/or boyfriend"
"Where did you get that?" Jean said out in defense of his brother
"Is the code" Connie said, looking at our friend's eyes
"The code" Jean said raising an eyebrow
"The shut up Jean code" said Connie trying to contain his laughter
All capped his mouth, choking of laughter by the face that Jean made after that joke.
"Well played dwarf, well played" Jean said putting his hand on Connie's shoulder
About ten o'clock, everyone started to leave, they had work tomorrow and, even if they wanted to, they couldn't stay longer.
Connie and I stayed up later, I was on leave for pregnancy anyway and he didn't turn until four in the afternoon tomorrow.
At home, when we were in bed, ready to sleep, Connie hugged me and Dara, our little princess, started kicking the wall of my stomach as hard as she could, as if she trying to make Connie feel her to.
"I think she says you're crushing her" I said smiling
He gave a small chuckle and kissed my belly
"Sorry, honey," he said before petting "good night babe"
"'Night Connie" I replied with a yawn.
Pregnancy, believe it or not, is a very fast process.
Eight and a half month of pregnancy and Dara was ready to see the outside world.
I wasn't surprised that she was a little premature Reiner and Connie, especially Connie, had already warned me several times.
They also warned, but I didn't believe it was so serious, about the pains that were suffered before and during labor.
I wouldn't wish that pain even to my worst enemy.
I went into labor at six in the afternoon, so that's a good or bad luck, I was awake, but home alone, and Connie wouldn't come home till eight.
I called him when contractions were every half hour, around seven o'clock
"Connie" I said before he answered "pick up, please, pick up"
"Hey babe" he said after three tones "how are you?"
My breathing quickened, one of the contractions was putting pressure on my stomach.
"Connie" I said as the pain subsided "the baby is coming"
"What?" he shouted against the phone "you broke waters? Did you call an ambulance? Are you OK? How often are the contractions?"
I took a lot of air and said
"Yes, no, kind of and every thirty minutes"
Connie said nothing after my response. All I heard were noises in his cell and several voices on the other side of the phone.
"Reiner! ...Come with me, quick! ... No, listen, Sasha is having the baby! Look for a fucking ambulance! ..."
"Connie?" I said calmer, there were about twenty-five minutes before the next contraction
"Shit" I was able to heard before he put the phone closer to his mouth "Sasha, fix your stuff, Reiner and I will be there before your next contraction comes, please take care"
"Okay" I said "Bye honey"
"Bye babe" he said with a calm speech "I love you"
"I love you too, asshole" I said hanging up after going to my room to finish the suitcase that I had begun a few days ago.
"So you couldn't wait," I said patting my stomach "there were just two short weeks more, Dara, it wasn't that much"
In response, my little princess kicked the wall of my stomach, but now, she didn't have enough space.
When my suitcase was ready, I decided to call Marco to inform him that his niece was ready to come out to the world.
Jean would make a scandal. He's not very good with pressure situations.
The next contraction will be in about ten minutes
"Hi Sash" he replied after a dial tone, "How do you feel?"
"Fine" I said smiling, as if he could see me, "I mean, besides the contractions, I feel awesome"
He took a while to connect the tracks
"Contractions?" he shouted against the phone's microphone "are you having the baby?"
I laughed
"What was your first hint, Marco?" I said with a mocking tone
"Sasha don't play with me" he said seriously "do you want to go for you? I could ask permission at work"
Just as he said that, I heard to the front door knob turn.
Five minutes for the next contraction.
"Don't worry" I said smiling at Connie ran to get my side "Connie is here"
"Ok Sash, I'll call Jean, you don't need anything?"
I put a pensive face. Connie had taken the suitcase to the ambulance.
"Food" I said "I didn't reach out to dinner and I'm starving"
He laughed
"I will make the attempt," he said "I'll see you later"
"Bye Marco" said hanging up the phone, just in time for the contraction take of my breath.
Breathe, one ... two ... one ... two
Connie came back inside and when he saw me writhing in pain, he went to the couch and took my hand, which I strangled for several seconds, he stroked my back.
"Easy" he said as I straightened "it will finish soon and we'll be able to see our little princess"
He kissed me tenderly, as if it were the seal of a promise.
"Yes" I said "are we going?"
"Sure babe," he said, helping me to get up from the couch.
We closed the front door and there was the ambulance, Reiner was right next to it, waiting with an empty stretcher.
"Your carriage" he said with a smile on his face
"Thanks" I said approaching him
"How do you feel?" Reiner asked as he and Connie climbed me to the ambulance
"Hungry" I said touching my stomach "You have anything to eat there?"
"I don't think so," Reiner said, laughing "but I promise you I'll take some contraband after the delivery"
"I'll take your word" I said leaning back on the stretcher.
Way to the hospital, the contractions were more often.
"Sorry" I said to Connie after pressing his hand until his fingers turned red
He smiled and kissed my forehead
"Never mind," he said retaking my hand "if it makes you feel better, I'll bear ten kicks to my groin if is necessary"
I laughed at his proposal
"I don't have enough strength to do that" I said "so, you're safe"
We arrived at the hospital and we were greeted by Bertholdt, who was waiting by the obstetrician, Erwin Smith, a tall and intimidating blond man.
"Good afternoon," he said as they take me to the delivery room "How are you feeling?"
Why does everyone ask me that, don't you see I'm having a baby?
FYI contractions hurt and don't make you feel on a bed of roses.
"Fine," I replied noticing that I had lost in my thoughts "I would be better if I could get something for the pain"
Dr. Smith laughed warmly and put his hand on my shoulder
"Sure," he said before looking at Bert "take her to the room, I'll be there in a few minutes"
"Okay," said the sweaty Bertholdt
After the epidural, the pain subsided considerably.
The hardest part was just a few minutes away.
"Ok Sasha" Dr. Smith said with a mask on his mouth, next to him, a nurse, green-eyed redhead, had in front of her all the tools that they would use in childbirth "you've got ten centimeters dilated, when I say, you have to push with all your strength"
"Okay," I said settling down on the stretcher with the little strength I had left. There had been the most grueling 4 hours of my life. Beside me, Connie was equally or more nervous than me "calm down, I'll be the one who push"
He only replied with a nervous laugh and squeezed my hand.
"Very well," said Erwin approaching more "and ...push!"
When I heard the signal, I squeezed Connie's hand and I leaned forward, putting pressure on the lower part of my stomach.
It's the worst pain I've felt in my life, the pain in my lower part, the sweat on my forehead, reddened by the effort and my baby didn't want to come out.
"There are already crowning" said obstetrician slightly raising his head to look at the nurse and then to my eyes "come on Sasha, just a few more seconds"
"I can't" I said with my eyes closed for the effort "No... I can't continue"
"Sasha" said Erwin "you can rest. Breathe deeply, when I say you'll have to push again, okay?"
"Yes" I said taking a deep breath, relieved only by a few seconds before the next Erwin's signal were gave
"You're doing great" Connie said kissing my forehead full of sweat.
If a kiss when you're sweating like a pig isn't love, then I don't know what love is.
"Sasha" Erwin said interrupting my two minutes rest "I need you to start pushing now"
"Ok" I said leaning forward making the same effort that I had made only five minutes ago.
I could barely keep the strength in my stomach, I wanted to rest, I hadn't eaten anything all afternoon and I wanted to give up.
But I didn't
I don't care how hard it is, I'll keep pushing to see Dara.
"The shoulder is already out" Erwin said "Sasha, just a few seconds more"
Suddenly, the pain in my lower left and I immediately stop pushing and I laid on the stretch without taking his eyes from Erwin, who stood with his robe covered in blood and with a little human in his arms. He and the nurse went directly to a stretcher where they got a kind of syringe in my baby's mouth. That forced her to wake up and start to mourn a disconsolate manner.
Connie hadn't let my hand in all that time.
The nurse wiped Dara, wrapped her in a pink towel and carried her into my arms.
"Shh, Shh" I said to my baby's mourning, that, somehow, broke and softened my heart "I'm here, don't you remember me?"
Why all babies look like little aliens at birth?
But somehow, she's still beautiful.
Her crying was now a sweet sob. She opened her eyes and looked me straight in the eyes.
She has Connie's eyes.
"Hi," I said with a tired voice, "it's cold, right? Who's been so bad for take you out of where you were?"
Apparently Dara understood me, because she gave something very like a groan and snuggled into my chest.
"Connie" I said looking at my husband, who was with a couple of tears in his eyes "look what you've done"
He wiped his cheeks and went to our baby
"I think she's the best we've done" he said putting a finger in our daughter's hand, she took it firmly
"Congratulations" Erwin said pulling the mask off his face "what's her name?"
"Dara" Connie said looking at him into the eyes "Dara Springer"
"What a pretty name" the nurse said writing in her notepad.
When Connie took our daughter in his arms, I fell asleep. As if they had pressed the off button on my system.
I woke up scared. My belly was no longer the size it had been for almost nine months.
I could hear Connie talking to the baby, who was in his arms. Both were by the window and Connie was pointing to the buildings, houses, trees and everything.
"Good morning?" I said trying to guess what time it was
"Hello" said Connie turning with a big smile on his face "look, your mommy woke up"
"What time is it?" I said rubbing my eyes
"Half past ten" he said sitting in the chair next to me.
I slept almost eleven hours
Wow
"How is Dara?" I said straightening on the stretch to be seated and see our little girl.
"She's fine," he laughed "the nurse brought her about six 'because she woke the other babies with her cry"
"She missed me" I said stroking her little pink cheek
"That should be" Connie replied before looking to my eyes "the guys will come around noon, so you can take a bath, I'll bring you something to eat if you want"
"Okay," I said taking the foot of the bed "remind Reiner that he promised me food"
"Sure," he said getting my kiss as I bent over him
Having a bath after sweating like a pig is the second best part of having a baby.
While the water in the shower was running, I heard the unmistakable Reiner's voice and I felt the sweet smell of donuts and coffee.
God bless you, Reiner.
I dried my hair with the towel. I dressed as fast as I could and left the bathroom to see Reiner and Connie sat in the chairs in the room. Dara was in her little crib right next to the stretch
"Hi Sash" Reiner said getting up from his seat and gave me a big hug, "Congratulations, she's gorgeous"
"Thanks Reiner" I said with my arms around him "what flavor did you bring?"
He laughed before pulling away to see me face to face
"Chocolate and raspberry" he said
"Thanks" I smiled going to my bed and taking a donut from the small box.
"I see you're okay" Connie said
"Better than ever" I said teach my 'muscles'
As I ate the donut, Dara began to mourn with all the strength of her lungs.
"Aww" I said as I took her in my arms "donuts' smell makes you hungry?"
Before I began to feed my baby, I looked at Connie and Reiner.
"Oh" Connie said getting up from his chair "Come on, Reiner, let's... let's see Bert, I don't have talk to him for a while"
"Sure," Reiner said following the game "see you Sash"
"See you Reiner" I said gesturing
When they closed the door, I lifted my shirt and I nursed my baby. I did it in a so naturally form as like I have done it all my life.
Dara's mourn stop after a while, now she was focused sucking the milk of my bare chest.
When she sated, she tore her mouth and I could put down my shirt again, I put a cloth on my shoulder and gave her a pat on the back to take out all gases.
She gave a small burp, which, in my opinion, was the most adorable burp I have ever heard.
I held her in my arms until Connie opened the door, poking his face.
"Hi," he smiled and entering the room
"Hello" I said "where's Reiner?"
"He had to attend to a patient," he said sitting next to me in the stretch, "this is a hospital, remember?"
"Ha, ha" I said sarcastically, leaning my head on his chest "you're so funny"
He wrapped his arms around me and he kissed me in my temple.
We sat there for a while until we hear a knock at the door.
"Come in" Connie said looking up
The door swung open and a big basket with balloons entered, under it, was a pair of legs. Marco came after it with his two children by the hand.
"Hello" said the errant basket to Connie "a little help here?"
"Jean" Connie said feigning surprise "it was you"
"Who else would be carrying this damn basket?" Jean said "now, hurry up"
"Okay, jeez" Connie said receiving the basket and taking it to the table in the corner of the room. Then he said between his teeth "older, grumpier"
When he saw me, Jean ran to me and hugged me taking care not to crush the creature that was in my arms
"How are you?" he said my neck
"I feel great, Jean" I replied when he part away from me, looking into my eyes.
When I saw Marco, I stretched my free arm, he let the hand of twins who were in the care of Jean and Connie and rushed to hug me.
"Congratulations," he said kissing my cheek
Connie, Jean and the twins went to my bed so they could see the baby more closely.
"Look" said Jean his two men "she is Da-ra"
"Da- ra" repeated Devon, trying to touch the baby, but his hand was hit by Jean before he could do so.
Dylan, on the other hand, as the 'quiet ' twin, looked confused the little person that was in front of him.
"Ah" said Marco going to the basket that was on the table "we brought you something, Sasha"
He was, apparently, looking for something at the bottom of it. When he finally found it, he turned to face my eyes, in his hands, the more appetizing cake I have ever seen in my life.
Well, it also helped that he had only eaten a donut in the whole morning.
"I love you" I said to Marco and Jean
Everyone laughed and Marco began to share the cake so that everyone may eat it in my bed, I left Dara in her crib before starting to eat my slice, which was larger than the others.
Thank you Marco
That afternoon, after Jean, Marco and the twins left, thanks to that I had almost completely recovered of the childbirth, Dr. Smith discharge me with no problems.
Connie, excited to take our daughter home, packed all my clothes while I dress up Dara, with special care not to wake her from her sleep.
Back in the car, got in the back seat and made sure my baby in her car seat.
"Are we ready?" Connie said, looking in the rearview
"Ready" I replied putting the belt
The road was filled with angry drivers that passed us on the road.
"Connie" I said looking out the window "could speed up a bit? Is a seventy area and you're like in fifty"
"I don't care" he said, his eyes on the road "they have enough space, I'll take my chances of an accident in the first car ride My Daughter"
"Will it always be so?" I said raising an eyebrow "because if it is, I'll start driving"
"It will be like this" he said at the light turned red "until she stops using that seat, then maybe I'll drive at seventy"
I laughed, because I noticed that he said that totally serious.
I like him to worry about Dara's safety, but he's driving like a grandma.
At home, I took Dara in my arms and Connie took the suitcase to the door, I had to take Dara quickly to her room, because in the way she had a little "accident"
"How is possible that smell?" Connie said next to me, as I wiped our baby's butt "she's rotting inside"
"Well, get used to it" I said looking over my shoulder "next time, you will change her diapers"
"Ok" he said not very sure about that.
He didn't have much time to prepare himself for that experience, after two hours, while I cooked dinner, Connie called me desperate.
"What do I do?" he said with the baby in his arms.
"Put her in the crib, remove the diapers, clean her butt with wet wipes, put talc and put new diapers" I said without taking his eyes off the pot "oh, and don't forget to throw away the old diaper in the trash"
"O-Ok" he said before leaving the kitchen as fast as he could
In less than five minutes, he called me again from Dara's room. I turned off the fire pot and headed there laughing
"What's up?" I said when I saw him with a clean diaper on his hand and his face smeared with talc, while our baby was still with her buttocks in the air.
I couldn't stop laughing, he, on the other hand, tried to convince me to help him put the diapers
"Look," I said, showing him how to put our daughter's diapers, using a doll, telling step by step what to do and how to do it
"I think I got it" he smiled, putting diapers Dara successfully "Ha" he said triumphantly taking the baby in her arms "I did it "
"Yeah you did" I said sarcastically putting my hand on his shoulder "great job, let's eat before the food gets cold"
"Let's go" he said smirking.
About nine o'clock, after dinner and nurse Dara, we took her to her room, leaving her in her crib quietly, trying not to make as much noise as we leave.
At ten, we were both exhausted after unpacking my clothes, we put on our pajamas and we lay in bed.
Connie had his hand on my waist. Our legs were intertwined, after so long with a belly between us, it was comforting to have him so close she could feel his breath.
When we both have closed our eyes to start sleeping, we were able to hear a disconsolately crying on the other side of the radio that was on Dara's room.
"Your turn," I said without opening my eyes
"I change her in the afternoon," he said approaching me "it's your turn"
"I think there's only one way to solve this," I said, opening my eyes to meet with his in the dark
"Okay," he said putting his fist in front of him "the old art of rock paper scissors"
I laughed as I brought my own hand outside the covers
"Rock Paper Scissors" we said together before making the figures with our hands "Ha, I won"
"Okay" said the loser before kissing my lips tenderly "be right back"
"Ok" I said smiling
I didn't close my eyes until I heard Connie's voice on the radio, soothing Dara's cry, which was now a single sob.
I had to pinch myself to realize that it wasn't a vile dream. That I really was lying in this bed, hoping to my husband came back of comfort our baby.
This was my life and it was getting better since I met this moron, idiot, tender, funny and loving dwarf.
Yes, I think there are betters things in the world than food.
Notes: Dara's name was given by my little monster, I think it's a singer or something, I dunno, but I liked the combination of name / last name.
Dylan and Devon in my mind are freckled, light hair and they both have Jean's eyes. Dylan is more like Jean in personality and Devon iis more like Marco. *. *
So JeanxMarco's part will be update hopefully in like one week more (maybe more, finals will over and I'll be free!)
Please be patient. LOVE you...bye