Growing

Sylvie recalled the last time she had been in this position but this time felt so completely different and it was in the best way as she stood in front of the bathroom sink and watching with bated breath as she watched the timer countdown on her phone glancing at the test every few seconds. Even before the time was up the strong positive reading appeared and Sylvie couldn't help the way the tears welled in her eyes and fell silently down her cheeks, as the happiness bubbled within her as she and Kelly were going to have a child, one of the most precious gifts of life, if not the most precious.

She took a few moments along with a few deep breaths before she wiped her face with a cool washcloth then she threw it into the hamper. She knew Kelly was just outside asleep on the couch in a post shift nap as she had quietly snuck past him when she had gotten home as she had to stop by the pharmacy for the test on her way home and her replacement for third shift had been running late which meant she hadn't been able to leave until they had arrived. She waited a few more minutes as she collected herself before she picked up the capped test and slid it into the back pocket of her jeans before she walked out of the bathroom, taking one last glance in the mirror to check that she did not look like she had been crying.

She smiled as she quietly made her way over to Kelly who was sound asleep with one arm tucked comfortingly underneath his neck while his other arm was tucked up over his stomach. She bit her lip as she eased herself down into his lap, straddling him lightly without even waking him. She leant down and kissed his nose before she kissed his lips feeling as he smiled against her lips and kissed her back until she pulled back just as he opened his eyes.

"That's one of my favourite ways to wake up." His voice was still thick with sleep as his eyes found hers and he moved his arms, reaching his hands out to rest on either side of her waist as she flattened her hands out against his stomach.

"Well I have a surprise for you." She told him smiling even though there was an underlying current of nervousness.

"Yeah?" He asked coyly as he shifted his neck as it was a bit sore after the shift that they had just finished.

"It's in the back pocket of my jeans." She wanted to watch him, watch his reaction. She found herself biting her lip again as he tilted his head to the side at her words clearly slightly confused at how his surprise could be contained in a pocket. She felt as his left hand left her waist and moved round to her back, she felt as his fingers wrapped around the rest and pulled it up and out of her pocket.

"Are you going to give me any clue?" He had paused in his actions unsure of what exactly he was gripping as it was still behind her back but he had been watching her the entire time.

"Nope!" She smiled still with her teeth dig into her bottom lip and he could sense her nervousness. She could have shook her head at the way he was drawing out and she was sure he was doing it to torture her. "Kelly, come on!" She pressed her hands against his stomach making his chuckle at her impatience.

"Alright. Alright." He bought the item forward and his eyes widened in surprise as he read the 'positive' result as his lips curled up making showing his toothy smile. "You're pregnant? We're having a baby?" He asked looking between the test and her completely surprised.

"We're having a baby." She confirmed smiling as his smile was contagious.

"We're having a baby!" He blindly reached out and put the test on the coffee table as his eyes moved from her face to her cotton clad stomach as his hand returned to her waist with his thumb gently brushing back and forth over her flat stomach. Holding her steadily he leaned up just as she leaned down meeting him halfway as he captured her lips with his in a delicate kiss. "I love you... both of you." He said as he pulled away from her lips and rested his forehead against hers.

"I love you too... we both do." His happiness overjoyed her and she knew that he was just as excited as she was for their little growing family, for their future.