When they got back a few days later, Norma was feeling sick and nauseous, and Alex was worried.
"Norma, are you all right?"
"Yeah, it's probably just a bug."
"Well, you go up and rest. I'll make you some tea."
"But the motel..."
"I'll take care of it. You rest."
Norma nodded, going up to climb into bed. A little bit later, he came up with her tea. She slipped slowly, and it was going fine until she had to run and empty her stomach. Alex followed since he was very concerned. After she finished, he said, "Here, let me carry you back to bed."
Norma nodded and let him tuck her in. "Alex, the motel."
"I'll take care of it," he promised again.
"Sure?"
He kissed her head "Yeah, don't worry." He went back downstairs, and it wasn't long before Norma fell asleep. About an hour later, she woke up, and it hit her. She went into the bathroom and grabbed a pregnancy test from the medicine cabinet. She took it and waited anxiously for 3 minutes. When she looked, the answer was clear: Positive. She was a little surprised. She and Alex had made love the week before they left for the beach house, which by now was 3 weeks prior, but neither had thought this was a possibility since they'd used a condom.
"Well," thought Norma, "I suppose it broke." The strange thing was, she wasn't scared at all. No, she was happy. She couldn't wait for this adventure. She went downstairs to find Alex in the living room. "Alex?"
He looked up from his book and said, "Oh, hi, are you feeling better?"
"Yes, but we need to talk."
"Is something wrong?"
She smiled. "Not at all. Remember that night a few weeks ago?"
He smiled, too. "Yeah, what about it?"
"Well, we're gonna have a baby."
Alex stood there for a minute absorbing it, then came over with a big grin on his face and hugged her close. "A baby. First a renewal and now a baby."
"So, you're happy?"
"Happy? I'm over the moon, Norma."
"Good, me too," she whispered, leaning against him.