Love in Dauntless
Chapter 36: We're having a baby!
It has been four weeks since the initiates arrived. Today is the day of their final test so Tobias and Christina had to go early to set everything up. So, right now, I am sat on the sofa in mine and Tobias' apartment with Hope and Aaron at nine in the morning, watching Tangled.
"Do you two want some chocolate milk?" I ask.
"Yeah!" They exclaim at the same time.
"Okay." I say with a smile on my face before standing up and walking to the kitchen. I open the fridge and get out the chocolate milk before getting two cups out of the cupboard and pouring the milk into them. I put a straw in each of the cups and put the milk back in the fridge. I walk back into the living room, a cup in each hand, and I put them on the coffee table.
I'm about to sit back down in my seat when I feel sick. I run to the en-suite attached mine and Tobias' bedroom and I puke into the toilet, forgetting to shut the door behind me.
"Mummy, are you sick?" I hear Hope ask me.
"I'm fine, sweetie." I tell her when I am done. I flush the toilet and wash my hands before picking Hope up and taking her back to the sofa where Aaron still sits.
"Are you sick, Auntie Tris?" Aaron asks me as I place Hope back on the sofa.
"No, I'm fine. Just watch the film; I need to go into the kitchen for a sec." I say before leaving to go to the kitchen.
When I'm in there I grab a glass and fill it with water, taking small sips.
I am just standing there, drinking, when I noticed the calendar on the door of the kitchen. I pour the rest of the water down the drain and put the glass on the side before walking over to it and reading it.
I was due on a week ago.
I'm late.
I should have realised, but I suppose I have been busy looking after Hope and Aaron.
I'm late.
I've been sick.
Could I…?
Could I be pregnant?
I look over at the TV to see that the ending titles are on.
"Kids, do you want to go and see Tori? I have to go somewhere for a little bit." I say.
"Yeah!" They exclaim.
So I take them to Tori and she happily looks after them whilst still working in the tattoo parlour. I don't tell her where I'm going, she knows how much I want a baby and if I'm not pregnant then I would have gotten her hopes up for nothing. I still work in the parlour, only part time though.
When the kids are settled in the Parlour I go to the infirmary. As soon as I walk through the doors I see Marlene. I walk over to her.
"Marlene." I call. She turns and faces me with a smile on her face.
"Oh, Tris, how's little Hope?" She asks kindly.
"She's good. I was just wondering if you could maybe do an ultrasound on me." I answer.
"Why?" She asks.
"I think I'm pregnant." I reply.
"Oh, okay. I don't have another patient for an hour. Follow me." She says.
So I follow her to room number six and I lay on the bed, lift up my top and she sets up the machine. She then squirts some gel on my bare stomach and presses the wand to it, moving it around my lower stomach.
It isn't long before an image appears on the screen and we see a grey blob that looks kind of like a peanut.
"Yeah, you're pregnant all right." Marlene says, smiling. I smile too.
I feel tears pooling in my eyes as I look at my baby.
"I'm having a baby." I say.
"Yeah, congratulations." She says.
"Thank you." I say. "Don't tell anyone. I want to tell Tobias before telling the rest of the gang."
"Of course. Do you want a picture?" She asks.
"Yes please." I answer.
She presses some buttons on the ultrasound machine and a picture comes out of it. She gives it to me and removes the wand from my stomach and wipes the gel off with some paper towels.
I pull down my top and sit up.
"Thank you, Mar." I say.
"No problem. Now go and tell your husband." She says, smiling brightly.
We embrace and I leave. I don't know whether to go and tell him now or wait until he has finished work.
I then remember that Tori is working and looking after Aaron and Hope. So I decide to wait until later.
I go and pick the kids up from the parlour and take them back to the apartment. We spend the day watching more movies and stuff on the sofa.
…
At six Christina picks up Aaron, telling me that Tobias will be home in half an hour.
So I pick up Hope and sit her in my lap.
"Hope, you know how you really want a brother or sister." I say.
"Yeah." She says happily.
"Well, you're going to have one." I tell her.
"Really?" She asks.
"Yeah." I tell her.
"Where is the baby?" She asks.
"In my belly." I say, putting a hand on my belly.
"When are they going to get here?" She asks.
"In about eight months." I tell her.
"That's so long." She says.
"I know. But, can you do me a favour?" I ask.
She nods.
"When daddy comes home I want you to tell him about the baby. Can you do that for me?" I ask.
"Yes!" She squeals excitedly.
So we sit there and wait for Tobias to arrive home.
…
Tobias arrives home at half six and Hope runs over to him. He picks her up and spins her around, she laughs as he does. He then stops spinning and comes and sits next to me on the sofa, Hope sits in his lap.
"Daddy, mummy's got baby in her belly." She says happily.
Tobias looks shocked as he turns to face me.
"Are you pregnant?" He asks.
"Yeah." I tell him, smiling.
"Really?" He asks.
"Yeah." I say.
"We're having a baby?" He asks.
"We're having a baby." I say.
He kisses me, passionately.
"I love you, Tris. I love Hope, and I love our baby." He says.
"We love you too." I say.
Hey Ravens, she's pregnant again.
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