A/N: So I wrote a fic off my friend greenpeach20 story Wolves of the Pacific. There were these two characters that I really loved, and I asked her about them and she said she actually didn't know how she was going to plan out their relationship. I told her how much I loved the character and if I could write a fic about them, and she gave me her permission. So, these are based off her universe, but she hasn't written this part yet. Also, if you're on lock down from the virus her story will be the perfect fic to keep you entertained as it's very lengthy. Enjoy!
October 1975
While the family was handling the new additions of Navid and Scheherazade to the family from Jaedynn and Roshad along with Kevin working on the adoption process, things were finally looking up got Nesia and Ahiga. Ahiga continued training hard. With Freddie and Boss guiding him he was getting through some tougher tournaments. Following his fight with Sanderson, Ahiga took the speech Nesia told him the night before and applied it to his newer competitions. He used each as a learning experience and continued working hard so he could get better and better. The Iron Boy Tournament was happening in Phoenix this weekend for a champions belts and Ahiga was more determined than ever to win in his weight class. The fight in Phoenix would make it easier for Oscar and Oliver to come to the fight. Nesia continued supporting him throughout the competitions being by his side and continuing to cook for him under the restrictions Boss gave her to ensure he stayed in his weight class.
Yet through all Ahiga's success, there was still something. Nesia was happy for her cousins, but she always felt that small twinge of jealously over her brothers and younger cousins starting families before her. She's always loved kids and wanted kids, but she knew when she met Ahiga it wasn't the right time for their relationship at the time and he wasn't ready to get married or have kids. He was battling his demons which affected him mentally. She couldn't blame him for wanting to sort things out. Barka was a monster and having him for a father would be enough to haunt someone for the rest of their existence.
"Nesia?"
Nesia looked up from the stack of papers on her desk and saw Desarae at the door. "Hi Desarae."
Desarae smiled at her. "I didn't see you leaving the classroom, so I wanted to make sure you were alright."
Nesia laughed. "Everything's fine. I've just been in deep thought throughout most of the day. It's just somethings in the back of my mind."
"Do you want to talk about it?" Desarae asked as she stepped into the door and got further into the classroom until she was standing next to Nesia.
"Sometimes I do, but then I don't really know who I can talk about this with," she said, quietly.
"Nesia," Desarae started. "I know we've never known each other for years the way Cidelle, Uilette and I did, but we're both very similar being the only girls in our families. There were times growing up I wish I had sisters to talk to."
Nesia looked at Desarae and smiled a bit. "I guess that's true, but I did have my cousins."
"That's' true." Desarae laughed. "I only meant if you ever wanted to talk I'm here for you."
Nesia's smiled for a second before she took a deep breath. "I sometimes have an empty feeling."
"What do you mean?" Desarae asked.
Nesia sighed. "I want to have baby." she said. "Ahiga's improved leaps and bounds since boxing, but even the years we've been together it just reminds me how much I want to have children with him."
"What?" Desarae asked. "Does he not want to have children?"
"It's not that he doesn't want children," Nesia said. "after Mae was born and I asked him about it he told me he wasn't ready. Barka has, and always will haunt him."
"How could he not," Desarae said. "Barka was my chief and his presence was unpleasant I could only imagine how horrible it was for Oscar, Oliver and Owen, excuse me, Ahiga being raised by the man."
"I wouldn't use the term raised, but it definingly affected him and not for the better," Nesia said. "Had it not been for boxing I don't know what would have happened."
Desarae stepped forward and placed her hand on Nesia's shoulder. "Have you mentioned children to Ahiga recently?"
Nesia shook her head. "No, and I don't want this looming over him. The tournament this weekend in Phoenix will be the fight of his life, and I want for him to do his best. He's trained so hard for it."
"He'll win Nesia, I know he will," Desarae said. "Just as I know soon enough any child would be lucky to have you as a mother."
Nesia laughed. "Thank you, Desarae."
Nesia grabbed some of her things from the desk and put them in her bag while she walked out of the classroom with Desarae. Desarae gave her another reassurance before walking to the music room to meet Blu Jae so they could pick Zurra up from Natalie's house. Nesia went home toc ook dinner for Ahiga and packed it up in a container before driving to the gym. When she walked in, it was clear they were all taking the new competitions seriously. The men were training hard and the gym reeked of like buckets of sweat. As she walked through she saw Ahiga with Freddie, both were laughing when they noticed her. She left the dinner with Ahiga, he kissed her promising he would home in a few hours. Later into the evening she was grading the papers and looking over her lesson plan for Monday, since she would gone on Friday to fly to Phoenix. Ahiga came back home with his shirt drenched in sweat.
"Welcome home," Nesia smiled at him. "How did training go?"
"It went great," Ahiga smiled. He climbed into bed next to her to give her a kiss, and looked over her lesson plans. "Freddie thinks I have a good shot at the title."
"You do, don't doubt yourself," Nesia smiled. "You've worked so hard for this."
"I'm just hoping it pays off," he said.
Nesia smiled brightened. "It will, you just have to have to believe in yourself."
Ahiga smiled at her and kissed her before heading into the shower and going to bed. They got up early the next morning, picked up Haseya, met Freddie and Boss at the airport, and took their early morning flight to Phoenix. When they arrived they were greeted by Oscar and Travis, who had their rental cars and directed them to the hotel that they would be staying at promising they would see him at the fight tomorrow. Freddie and Ahiga went to weigh in and once determined they made weight, they went back to the hotel. Ahiga asked Nesia to stay with him tonight. Ahiga ate very light to replenish for the next day and laid in bed while Nesia climbed in to join him and rested her head on his chest.
"What if I lose tomorrow?" Ahiga asked.
"You can't think like that," Nesia said.
"All those competitions I did aren't going to mean anything if I lose tomorrow," Ahiga said. "Vieira is supposed to be unbeatable, he's had the title two years straight."
"You'll do great," Nesia said.
"How do you know?" Ahiga asked.
"Because in each competition you've face a competitor that was harder than you thought. Remember when you fought Sanderson?" she asked.
"Yeah," he said, slowly.
"At first it was hard for you, but then you persevered, and you won," Nesia said. "There won't always be flawless victories in big sports. Every new fight there will be more competition and new talent, and you just have to give it your all just like you've been doing. You understand?"
"Yeah I do," Ahiga said.
"Tomorrow when you go into that arena I want you to give it everything you got, don't hold back," Nesia said. "When you win, you'll know it's because you deserved it."
"If I win," Ahiga said.
"No," she said. "When you win. It'll show all your hard work wasn't for nothing."
Ahiga let out a slight chuckle. "Thanks for the encouragement, Nesia."
Nesia lifted her head up from his chest and gave him a kiss on the chin before rolling over so she was staring at him in the eyes. "Just know that whether you win or lose," Nesia whispered. "I'll always be proud of you for all you've accomplished."
Ahiga gave her a final kiss and whispered to her 'I love you' and she whispered it back before they fell asleep. Ahiga was up before Nesia and left a note for her on the nightstand. He gently kissed her, being careful not to wake her before meeting Freddie and Boss downstairs to go to the arena. Freddie's fight was at eleven and Ahiga at two. When Freddie did his fight, and took his opponent down it made Ahiga feel more pressure to do well. It always amazed Ahiga how Freddie made his wins look so easy. When it was his turn Boss led him to the arena, and he stopped to look for Nesia. She was sitting in front with an encouraging smile sitting with his mother and brothers. Ahiga and Vieira went to the center of the ring and bumped gloves together.
"I've heard about your past couple of tournaments," Vieira said. "Not bad for someone new to the sport."
"Wouldn't be here if I was a beginner," Ahiga said.
"Good, we should have a good fight," Vieira said. "I will be reclaiming my title."
"Not in a million years," Ahiga said. Vieira laughed as they went back to their corners getting one last pep talk.
"Remember to use your energy wisely Ahiga," Freddie said.
"Show him no mercy, Ahiga," Boss said.
Nesia heard the whole conversation and started feeling more nervous than she ever felt in her life.
"Nesia," Oliver said. Nesia turned to look at him. "He's going to do great." Nesia nodded and took Haseya's hand in her own as she watched Boss give Ahiga a pat on the shoulder.
Ahiga nodded before returning back to the middle of the ring. He knew Vieira was just trying to intimidate him but Nesia's words telling him she is proud of him no matter what. Ahiga got in the offense as Vieira approached him. It started off with the two of them circling around each other. When Vieira made the first move Ahiga was able to block it. After five rounds Vieira was impressed with how well Ahiga was able to pace himself but seemed as if he didn't want to give into him that easy.
"Don't let him intimidate you, Ahiga," Nesia whispered. "You can do it."
Vieira was starting to get aggressive and worked in Ahiga's favor allowing Ahiga to win when the bell rang they went to the opposite ends of the rings to cool down. Boss and Freddie gave him water and keep encouraging him. When Ahiga turned around to go back to the ring he couldn't help but notice Vieira looked pissed.
Five rounds later Ahiga still had a slight advantage over Vieira, he could tell Vieira was starting to get tired. They both aimed at the same time in each other's nose. Nesia flinched when she smelled the blood and heard the crunch coming from Vieira's nose. They both went to their respective corners, and Boss cleaned the blood from his nose, but since he didn't flinch Boss knew it wasn't serious.
"That's my boy, Ahiga," Boss praised. "His nose is going to make it harder for him to move around. He's already tiring out."
"I can tell," Ahiga said.
Freddie patted Ahiga's shoulder. "Just one more round, Ahiga, and then you can say you beat one of the best."
"Good, keep doing what you're doing, and you'll have that champion's belt in your hand," Boss said. "Now show him who Ahiga Washington is."
The bell rung again to get the final round started. Ahiga stayed on the offense as did Vieira while of them started. Ahiga got a jab at Vieira which he missed blocking. They started going around the mat, but Ahiga was able to tell where his weakness was by now. Vieira retaliated and Ahiga was able to block the jab. Vieira seemed to just keep coming at Ahiga and was using up his last energy. Ahiga noticed this and used this to his final advantage. Ahiga punched first into Vieira's rib, which he was able to block but missed the next one coming toward Ahiga. Ahiga was able to give him a few more jabs.
"Kick his ass, Ahiga!" Oscar shouted. Ahiga could hear his brother's voice and that just fueled him more. Ahiga keep getting shots into Sanders who was doing little to block him.
"You can do it!" Nesia shouted.
Hearing Nesia gave him the last bit of strength that he needed in order to get Vieira down. With one final punch Ahiga was able to Vieira to fall against the rope and slid down to the ground. The referee started counting down. Vieira got to his knees and held onto the ropes trying to get up, but collapsed back onto the floor.
The crowd erupted into cheers. Nesia was positive she deafened everyone around them while Haseya started crying. Oscar, Oliver and Travis were clapping and cheering while Boss and Freddie cheered from the ropes.
"Ladies and Gentleman, your new Middleweight Champion by a knock out, Ahiga Washington!"
The referee grabbed Ahiga's hand and raised it in the air. Nesia had tears in her eyes as she watched Ahiga being in awe of his accomplishment as cameras started taking pictures. After a swarm of the media, Nesia left her seat and started pushing through the crowd, and nearly jumped into his arms to hug him.
"Ahiga, I'm so proud of you," Nesia said, and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too," Ahiga said.
Haseya, Travis, Oscar and Oliver followed after Nessia, and made it through.
"Congratulations kid, you're a champion now," Boss praised and patted Ahiga's back. Haseya, Oliver, Oscar all took turns hugging Ahiga.
"You won your first big competition," Haseya said, with tears in her eyes and kissed his cheek. "I'm so happy for you."
"Thanks Mom," Ahiga said.
"You did it kid," Oscar said, and punched his shoulder. "We're going out to celebrate. My treat."
"Thanks Oscar," Ahiga said.
Ahiga went to the locker rooms to change and came back to join the others. They stayed in the arena for five more hours to watch the other fights for the other weight classes. Each were award by weight class their champion belts along with medals, and pictures were taken that would be sent to the boxing magazine along with the sports sections to every major newspaper in the country. When they could finally leave, Ahiga had his arm around Nesia as they walked to the car. They went to Stockyards to celebrate and all had drinks except for Travis who decided he would be the one driving them home. After all their drinks Travis dropped them off at the hotel, and he Oscar went home while Oliver flew back to the tribe. Boss helped Freddie to his room each they all took the elevator up to their rooms. Haseya had her own room further down from Nesia and Ahiga. Nesia didn't fully feel the full effects of the alcohol but still felt a little loppy, and was able to still hold Ahiga up slightly while opening the door and getting them both in. She was able to get him on the bed before kicking off her shoes.
"Nesia," he slurred. "come lay down with me."
"I would have thought you'd be too exhausted," Nesia giggled, before laying down on top of him.
"I'm never that tired," he said. He reached down to take off his champion's belt when Nesia stopped him.
"No, don't take it off," Nesia slurred. "I want to be the fangirl who rewards her champion for his victory."
Ahiga laughed before wrapping one of his arms around her waist while the other started gently gliding up her back until it reached the zipper. He started kissing her neck as he pulled the zipper down sliding the straps off her shoulders before placing kisses on her clavicle bone and trailed until he reached her chin. He used his other hand to stroke her breasts causing her to moan. He kissed under her chin before finally reaching her lips and became passionate with his tongue. She instantly opened for him, so their tongues met while kissing. He moved gently but quickly getting her to lay down, so he could hover over her. His hands slid down her thighs under her dress until he was at the top of her panties. He slipped a finger beneath the fabric and started rubbing her core feeling the heat on his fingers while she moaned as he kissed her neck more. Nesia moaned and removed her hands from his neck and brought them down to the hem of his shirt and pulled it off, briefly breaking contact from his lips. She had a slightly hard time due to the dried sweat but Ahiga helped her take it off. She ran her hands over his chest which was still grimy from the dried sweat earlier that day, but she loved how erotic it felt. One of the benefits of his boxing was all his well-defined developed muscles. He placed his lips back on hers and started getting passionate again. Nesia trailed her hands down to his belt, unfastening it before unbuttoning his pants and pushed them down until his erection sprung free. She began to stroke his erection while he moaned the coldness from his champion belt making her hand shake. He went onto his back for a second to take off his trunks off and shoes before getting back on top of her.
Ahiga took his arms out from under her so he could pull down her bunched-up dress and panties sliding them off her legs while he kicked off the rest of his clothes.
He placed himself on top of her and kissing her again. He took his lips from her mouth and started slowly trailing the kisses down her neck until he reached in between her breasts. He moved his lips over taking one nipple giving it gently kisses. He turned his attention to the other giving it equal attention before going back to the center of her breasts and trailing kisses all the way down until he reached her hips. He kissed her hips and thigh causing her to giggle which turned to moaning when he placed his fingers inside causing her to moan while his thumb rubbed her most sensitive flesh. He moved down further until he was able to replace his thumb with his tongue. Nesia arched her back from the sensation grinding her hips against his hand. He quickly removed his hands from her core and came down to give her a kiss as he slipped inside her.
She trembled with pleasure as pushed himself further in. "Ahiga," she moaned, but was silenced as he deepened the kiss.
He started to thrust slow at first, but then started moving with more speed. His right hand was on her hip while his left was behind her back and moved with more force. As she moaned he started going faster and harder and didn't stop no matter how much the mattress squeaked.
When he started to slow down after the vigorous movement, Nesia used her right hand to push on his chest so he was on his back. He came out of her, so she straddled his hips as cold leather straps from his champion's belt made the skin in between her thighs get cold. He guided himself back inside her, as she planted her hands on his well-defined pectoral muscles and started to bounce up and down on him. He held onto her hips as she was going as hard as he was. He pulled her down, so she was on his chest and rolled over, so she was on her back again. He entered her again and started thrusting more vigorously. She had on had in his hair while the other was on his back and dug her nails into him letting the dried sweat started filling underneath her nails. He swore under his breath as he felt her body convulse, and she could feel her core became tighter and felt her body contract waves as he did the same.
He leaned his head down so he could kiss her and Nesia tightened her hold on him. He pulled away and rested his forehead against hers and looked into her eyes.
"I love you, Nesia," he said slurring but with passion.
"I love you too," Nesia slurred.
His grip on her hips softened when he started to come down from his high and then he started kissing along her neck until he reached her lips and kissing her. They kissed for a minute in a state of bliss and made out for thirty minutes before the alcohol finally made them fall asleep in each other's arms.
In the morning, the bright Phoenix sun was starting to peek through the curtain, and Nesia could feel the heat burning her eyelids. She took one of her hands to cover her eyes and noticed Ahiga was still sleep. She didn't drink so much to have a headache, but still felt some of it's after effects. She lifted up her head from Ahiga's chest and looked at his face. She couldn't understand how the sun wasn't waking him. He started to gently stir and opened one of his eyes to see her awake.
"Morning," he whispered.
Nesia smiled. "Good morning."
"Last night wasn't a dream?" he asked.
Nesia giggled and shook her head. "No, it wasn't. You became Middleweight champion, and we celebrated."
"I was hoping the celebration part was true," he laughed before wincing, and placing his thumb and first finger on his forehead. "Fuck, I shouldn't have had that much."
"It was a one-time thing," she said. She reached over and gave him a kiss on the lips. "Come on, let's get's ready to see the others before we have to head back."
They both got out of bed, and went into the shower. After their shower they decided to spend more time with Oscar, Travis and Oliver before heading back to Washington on Sunday. Oscar showed Ahiga some of the different sports clubs and arenas that were used, and even took them to an Arizona Cardinals game. On Sunday, after returning their rentals Oscar took them to the airport, and wished them well before seeing their plane off and heading back home. At the airport, Ahiga, Nesia, and Haseya left in Ahiga's car while Freddie and Boss left in another. They dropped Haseya off first before heading back home. Once they were back home they celebrated more before calling it a night.
The following evening Nesia came back from the school and saw Ahiga arranging the bookcase. He arranged it in a way that his champion's belt was in the middle while the medals and other trophies he had gotten in other tournaments were in the middle. He took a step back to make sure it looked the way he wanted to when Nesia came up behind him and wrapped her arms around his waist, which he placed his hands on.
"I like the display you set up," Nesia said, and kissed his shoulder.
"I figured it would be something that would help keep me motivated," Ahiga said.
"You're already training hard enough as it is," Nesia said. "If you over train you'll wear yourself out."
Ahiga turned around in her arms, and wrapped his arms around her waist. Boxing had helped him loads, but ever since he won his title he was smiling unconditionally. Ahiga was better than before and it was a noticeable difference in his mood. "I can assure I'll never wear myself out."
"Good," Nesia said, and kissed him. "I love you just the way you are."
Ahiga chuckled. "I love you too," he said between kisses. He reached down to lift up her legs, and wrapped them around his waist so he could hold her while he kissed her more. "Since I don't have to go to the gym tonight, I figured we could spend the night together."
Nesia giggled. "I don't see why not." Ahiga carried her to couch, and laid her down to make love to her.
The following weeks, Ahiga went back to his boxing schedule routine while Nesia continued supporting him. But Nesia was starting to feel different. She was sleeping longer than normal and started getting more headaches and feeling nauseous. She didn't mention it to Ahiga because Boss was going to see if he could get him into some international tournaments and he needed to keep his focus on the more rigorous training. She also noticed she started getting more nauseated to certain smells that never bothered her before like the cat's liter boxes and the smell of fish. One day during school while the children were in music class with Blu Jae, Nesia sat down at her desk, and rubbed her forehead trying to get the headache to stop. She started to feel a pressure in the back of her throat. She got up from the desk running out of the classroom until she made it to the bathroom. She vomited for what felt like the longest time until she heard the door to the bathroom open and smelled a familiar scent.
"Nesia?" Desarae said.
Nesia took several deep breaths before lifting her head out of the toilet. "Just a second." She grabbed some toilet paper to wipe her lips before standing up and flushing the toilet before stepping out of the stall.
"Are you alright?" Desarae asked.
"Yeah I just felt a little sick," Nesia.
Desarae pressed her hand to Nesia's forehead. "Your temperature is the same as Blu Jae."
"I'm fine," Nesia said. "I've just been sleeping longer and smells recently have just started to bother me."
Desarae raised an eyebrow. "How long have you been feeing this way?"
"The past few weeks," Nesia said.
"Nesia," Desarae said, she was about to answer, but another thought came across her mind and had stopped her.
Nesia looked at the thoughtful look she had, and raised an eyebrow. "What?"
"I know this might not be my place, but," Desarae said, and paused for a few seconds. "Is there any possibility you might be pregnant?"
Nesia was in shock hearing that from her, and wasn't sure what to think about it. "What?"
"Well, what you've been feeling, that how I felt when I was pregnant with Zurra," Desarae said.
Nesia thought about it for a second, but then changed course. "No, it's not possible," she shook her head. "We've always taken precaution."
Nesia leaned against the sink, letting it all sink in. She knew there couldn't in anyway be possible. There was no way she was pregnant. She wanted to be for such a long time, but she always tracked her cycles. There was no way she could be pregnant.
"Nesia, after school why don't I take you to Kyle, so he can check. I might be wrong but based on your symptoms I think it's possible," Desarae said. Nesia nodded. "I'll be back to walk with you, I need to get back to the gymnasium before the older kids get there."
Desarae gave Nesia an encouraging smile before both of them excited the bathroom going in separate direction. When Nesia was back at her desk she checked the calendar, and felt her nausea come back. She had her period in September towards the end of the month like she always did but she didn't have one in October. Five weeks. She counted five weeks. She thought about it longer, and if she really was pregnant then she had a feeling she knew when it happened. After the tournament in Phoenix. After the competition when they had went out and gotten a little loopy, and celebrated back in the room. Neisa thought long about it while as she waited until it was three and left the classroom and saw Desarae coming toward her.
"Okay, let's go," Desarae said.
"You should be with Zurra," Nesia said.
"Natalie and Blu Jae can take care of her for a few hours," Desarae said.
"You don't have to come with me," Nesia said.
"Nesia, I don't want you to do alone," Desarae said. "Besides I want to go with you."
"Go with you where?" Suerro said from behind causing them to turn around.
"Suerro," Desaraed said, breathlessly placing a hand on her chest. "You scared me."
"I'm sorry, Desarae, I didn't mean to frighten you," Suerro chuckled. "Now where were you two off to."
"We're just going to talk to Kyle about something," Desarae said. "I already told Blu Jae I will be home later."
Suerro looked at the two of them, and there was something in his eyes that was telling Nesia he knew why they were going to see Kyle but didn't want to say anything. "Alright."
Desarae smiled at Suerro giving him a hug before turning back around and waking with Nesia out of the school. Once they were a good distance from the school, Desarae had a thought. "Do you think he heard what we talked about?"
"He might have," Nesia shrugged. "But he might think it's you that's pregnant."
Desarae sighed. "I don't think that is going to happen for a long time."
"What makes you say that?"
"Because," Desarae said, but stopped. "This isn't about me right now, let's find out if you and Ahiga are having a baby."
They made it to the tribe's hospital and went to the desk to check in, and Nesia and Desarae waited until Naevia came and took Nesia to Kyle's office. Naevia opened the door for Nesia and closed it behind her. Kyle looked up from a folder he had on his desk.
"Nesia?" Kyle said, as he closed the file and looked up at her. "This is a surprise. Is something wrong?"
"Not really," Nesia said, sitting down in front of the chair in front of his desk. "It depends how you look at it."
Kyle looked at her briefly before having the tense look in his face as he opened his mind to read Nesia's thoughts. "I see. And none of this occurred to you before?"
Nesia shook her head. "Not until Desarae brought it up to me when I told her how I was feeling."
Kyle then checked her blood pressure and temperature. "All normal, apart from vomiting what else have you felt?"
"I've been sleeping later than normal and getting more tired without extraneous work, certain smells are bothering me and tenderness in certain areas," Nesia said.
Kyle nodded. "Alright, let me go get something and we'll check."
Nesia nodded as Kyle left, and came back with the supplies he needed. He opened a fresh pair of gloves, wrapped the rubber around her arm and wiped with alcohol before piercing the area with a needle to draw blood. He left the room for a bit and left Nesia sitting there. It was only five minutes, but it felt like a whole day when Kyle came back into the room. Nesia looked at him, and the smile on his face was all she needed to know.
"Uncle Kyle," Nesia said. "Are you sure?"
"I've done this test many times Nesia, I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing," Kyle laughed.
"We always tried to be so careful," Nesia whispered.
"Sometimes this happens," Kyle said. Nesia stared at him for a second, hoping he was still in mind reading mode as she mentally asked him to go get Desarae. Kyle left the room for a minute and came back with Desarae. Desarae stood behind Nesia.
"What happened?" Desarae asked. "Is everything alright."
"I'm pregnant," Nesia said, softly.
Desarae squeeled and hugged Nesia from behind. "Oh Nesia, I'm so happy for you!"
Nesia placed her hand on Desarae's shoulder and looked back up at Kyle. "I take it this wasn't planned?" Kyle asked.
"No," Nesia sighed. "We're always careful but I'm positive there was one time."
Kyle looked at the results. "From what I can tell you're still early five weeks."
"Five weeks," Nesia said, and thought about it. "Phoenix."
"Pardon?" Kyle said.
"It must have happened when we were in Phoenix," Nesia said, standing up and walking over to the bookcase. "after he won we got a bit loopy, and when we got back to the room… well this is the result."
Kyle and Desarae looked at one another for a second. Kyle knew much from Ahiga's thoughts that he loved Nesia and wanted to marry her someday, but he wasn't ready at the time since he was still dealing with the trauma of his childhood, but he had improved leaps since he started boxing.
"Nesia," Kyle said, causing her to look up. "I know this is a bit shocking but now that you are expecting I need to make sure you and the baby stay as healthy as possible." Nesia nodded. "I'm going to give you this special herbal blend that will help with the morning sickness, and some vitamins." Kyle reached into the desk, and pulled out a small bag of herbs with a bottle of vitamins. "Take two a day, and make sure you're eating five times a day, and stay away from the caffeine which means no coffee."
Once Kyle had said that it seemed to make it all the more real. She started feeling the tears building up in her eyes. "Oh my god," Nesia whispered, placing her hands on her stomach. "I really am pregnant, aren't I?"
"Yes, you are," Kyle said.
"Uncle Kyle don't tell anyone," Nesia said. "I have to tell Ahiga first. I'm just not sure when the right time will be."
"Nesia, I can't hide something like this," Kyle said.
"Fine I understand the pack, but don't say anything to anyone," Nesia said. "Please."
Kyle sighed. "Alright, I won't say anything."
"Thank you," Nesia breathed. "I'll tell him soon I promise."
Nesia took the required supplements from Kyle and started walking home with Desarae. Desarae gave her one final hug before walking to Natalie's while Nesia went to her home. She sat on the porch for a bit and placed her hands on her stomach as Blu made his way to her porch and sat next to her. Nesia smiled at Blu.
"I'm having a baby Blu," she whispered. "Soon there will be another baby for you to visit soon."
Blu tweeted and danced around on the bench causing her to giggle. Nesia held Blu in her hands and ran her finger under his belly. After Blu visiting for a few minutes, Nesia let Blue fly away while she went inside and made dinner for when Ahiga came home, he wasn't going to the gym tonight. She leaned over the counter while dinner was cooking in the oven. She knew she needed to tell him, but she wasn't sure how. The last time they talked about children it was two years ago, and she wasn't entirely sure how he would feel about finding out he was going to be a father. Would he want to marry her with a baby on the way, or worse what if he left her? No, she couldn't think like that. He wouldn't leave her. She took the tray out of the oven as Ahiga came into the house.
"Welcome home," Nesia smiled. Ahiga wrapped his arm around her and gave her a kiss.
"What did you make?" Ahiga asked.
"Steak and veggies," Nesia. She took a deep breath. "There's something we need to talk about."
"Me too," Ahiga said. "I called the gym today and Boss said since I won my title that other countries boxers are looking to compete against us."
"Really?"
"Yeah," Ahiga said, hugging her tighter. "One of the upcoming ones in the next few months are going to be for huge cash prizes."
"Ahiga," Nesia said, but smiled. "That's really great, I'm so happy for you."
Ahiga smiled and gave her a kiss. "I couldn't have done any of this without you. Thank you sticking by me through this."
Nesia's smiled brightened. "Of course."
"Anyway, what were you going to say?" Ahiga asked.
She thought about for a second telling him what she really wanted to tell him but thought the lesser of the two. "Oh, don't worry it's nothing important," Nesia said.
"You sure?" he asked.
"Yeah I'm sure," Nesia smiled.
"Great I'm going to clean up before dinner," he said. He gave her another kiss before going upstairs to shower.
Once he was out of the room Nesia leaned against the counter. "By the way I'm pregnant."
After realizing she wouldn't be able to tell Ahiga, she decided she would tell him later. Of course, Salem and JJ had gone on patrol at the same time as Kyle so the pack knew she was pregnant, but Blu Jae wasn't on patrol. When Desarae got to Natalie's house she walked into the living room with Natalie and Suerro sitting on the floor playing with Zurra. Zurra saw Desarae, and crawled over to her stretching her arms to get picked up, so she bent down to pick her up.
"Hi sweetie," Desarae murmured to Zurra holding her close causing her babble. "I missed you all day."
"Desarae," Blu Jae when he walked into the living. "are you pregnant?"
Desarae turned her face from Zurra to look at him. "Why would you ask that?"
"Well," Blu Jae said, and rubbed the back of his neck before looking at Suerro.
"Blu Jae, the thing is," Desarae started but stopped. She then remembered Nesia didn't want people to find out right now until she had the chance to talk to Ahiga. "I started feeling symptoms, but Kyle said it was too early to tell for sure and I should wait a few more weeks before he can tell officially."
"Oh, Desarae," Natalie said, and got up from the floor, and hugged her.
Blu Jae walked over to her and kissed her. "I know it might seem soon given Zurra's only one, but I'll be glad to have more with you."
"It's not official yet Blu Jae, Kyle said so," Desarae said.
Suerro hugged her as well. Desarae didn't even want to think about what had been in the back of her mind as far as children, but at the present Nesia was the one who needed her help the most. She could fake being pregnant for a while.
The following day, Ahiga had gotten up and left for work while Nesia was still asleep. He gave her kiss, careful not to wake her before leaving for work. After he left, Nesia started feeling the nausea reaching her stomach, and got up from the bed, and ran to the bathroom and vomited until she was sure she wasn't going to throw up her stomach. She got dressed, and went to the school. Edward and Desarae were in front talking.
"Hi Grandpa," Nesia said.
"Is Kyle certain?" Edward asked.
"Yes, he's sure," Nesia asked.
Edward took her into a hug. "Whatever happens Nesia, just know your family is always here for you."
"Thanks Grandpa, but right now I'm trying to figure out how to control my morning sickness," Nesia said.
"Did you tell him yet?" Desarae asked. The look Nesia gave her told her everything. "Why not?"
"Because apparently Boss is going to see about getting him into a big international tournament and he was so excited about it, I didn't have the heart to tell him," Nesia said.
"You have to tell him," Desarae said. "Blu Jae and Suerro think I'm pregnant and I bet JJ and Salem and the pack already know."
"They probably do, but right now I need to wait to tell Ahiga, that's all," Nesia said.
"Alright, but don't hide this forever," Desarae said. "In a few months he's going to notice when he touches your stomach and feels the baby kicking."
"I know, I'll tell him, I just need a little bit of time," Nesia said. "it's still a shock for me too."
"Nesia," Edward said. "That child will be lucky to have you for a mother."
Nesia started feeling the water building up in her eyes, and placed her right hand over her abdomen. "Thanks Grandpa," she said quietly. "This may make me sound like a horrible person, but it makes me sad that daddy won't know his grandchildren."
"This child will just like all the others, through us and all the stories we tell about Jae," Edward said. Nesia gave him a watery smile.
Nesia still hadn't told Ahiga even though he went back to his old routine of going to the gym five nights a week. She wanted so badly to tell him but finding the right time had been proven to be difficult. She even had a hard time trying to hide her morning sickness and cravings. There was one instance in which she wasn't able to hide her cravings forever when she went to visit JJ.
Nesia walked through the door of JJ and Eun Mi's house on a Sunday when Ahiga was at the gym. "Hi JJ, Eun Mi."
"Hello, Nesia," Eun Mi said.
JJ was at the table drinking coffee and reading the newspaper while Eun Mi was making Japchae with tofu along with doenjang soup.
"Hi Nesia," JJ said, as he put down the paper. Nesia sat down in the chair across the table from him. "How are you feeling this morning?"
Nesia looked up at him. By the look on his face she could just tell. "You know too, don't you?"
"The whole pack does, save for Birdie, but I think that's because he hasn't been patrolling as much," JJ said. "Mom knows but she promised she won't say anything but she's really excited about it."
Nesia sighed. "Well that makes having to tell that many people so much easier."
"I think truthfully Mom is secretly hoping this baby is a girl," JJ snickered. "Don't get me wrong she loves her grandsons but would love to have more girls in the family."
"Of course," Nesia giggled.
"Do you want to talk about it?" JJ asked.
"Not really, no," Nesia said. "There's nothing really I can say about it."
"If you're worried he'll abandon you and the baby, just know imprint or not I have no problem putting him six feet under," JJ smirked.
Nesia gave him a stern look. "JJ!"
"I'm just looking out for my little sister," JJ said.
Nesia laughed. "While I appreciate the sentiment, I don't think it'll come to that."
"If you say so," JJ said, and took a sip of his coffee. For some reason Eun Mi's cooking was just making her want to eat it even more making her mouth water.
"Eun Mi," Nesia said. "What exactly are you making?"
"Japchae with tofu for JJ, for the kids it has beef and Bok Choy Tofu doenjang soup," Eun Mi said.
Nesia walked over to the kitchen and saw the freshly made kimchi along with the rice. "Could I have some?"
Eun Mi nodded and got a bowl she filled with japchae and kimichi, and then got a smaller bowl she filled with some rice. She placed the bowls and a pair of chopsticks on the table for Nesia with her ghostly hands along with a glass of water. After all the years of JJ being married to Eun Mi she thought using the chopsticks would be easy for her, but it wasn't. Nesia struggled several times getting the japchae noodles to stay in the chopsticks before she was able to take a bite.
"Oh my God," Nesia said. "This is so good." She started digging into the japchae before eating the kimchi. There something about the tangy flavor that was making her want to add something else to it. She then got up from the table taking the kimchi with her and went into their fridge. She found a container of yogurt, and poured some on top of the kimchi, before eating it again liking the tanginess it was giving to the spicy cabbage. She went back to the table and sat down only see the disgusted look on JJ's face.
"What?" Nesia said.
"You put yogurt," JJ said. "On the kimchi?"
Nesia shrugged. "It gives it a nice tangy flavor," she said, before dipping another piece of the kimchi in the yogurt. "Want to try some?"
"Sorry, Nesia, but I haven't touched dairy in years if I ate that it might kill me," JJ said.
"Oh, don't be ridiculous, JJ," Eun Mi said. "It will only give you an upset stomach."
Since Nesia had to make stuff that adhered to Ahiga's strict diet for boxing, Nesia ended up eating out her cravings out at JJ and Eun Mi's whenever Ahiga was training. One time she had a craving for chicken and Eun Mi made her Korean fried chicken that she ended up putting some Korean mayonnaise on it, much to JJ's disgust. As the weeks went by it was starting to become difficult for her to hide her cravings. The easiest was her morning sickness cause Ahiga was already off to work before she woke up. The more she kept hiding it from him she started to feel a little guilty, especially since she hadn't had any intimacy with him from being so exhausted, but she tried her best to keep it hidden from him.
One Sunday morning Nesia, and Ahiga were watching Charlie's Angels on TV sitting down on the couch. Nesia had her head resting on his chest, when she started to get the metallic acid taste in her mouth. The phone started ringing.
"Could you get that?" Nesia asked. "I need to use the bathroom."
"Sure," Ahiga said. Nesia got up from the couch and went to the bathroom closing the door behind her. Ahiga got up and walked over to the phone in the kitchen. "Hello?"
"Ahiga, it's Boss," Boss said. "I wanted to let you know that I was able to get you into a big tournament in Miami next month."
"What?" Ahiga said.
"Yeah its some Cuban boxer, he's good from what I hear, and champion in the Middle weight like you," Boss said. "This fight is also going to have some big money for a prize."
"How much money?" Ahiga asked.
"In the thousands," Boss said. "Anyhow I'm calling to let you know. I got some of the others at the gym in too, so you'll need to start preparing soon."
"I will. Thanks Boss," Ahiga said. He hung up the phone and turned around towards the bathroom. "Nesia! Nesia!"
Nesia finished the last of her vomiting and came out of the bathroom with her hand near the bottom of her throat, but there was no hiding the smile on his face. "What is it?"
"Boss got Freddie and me along with some other guys at the gym in a big competition. I'll be fighting against a top Middleweight champion from Cuba," he smiled. "We're going to Miami next month!"
"I'm pregnant," Nesia blurted out.
The bright smile on his face fell and his tan skin paled a little bit. "Pregnant?" he asked. "You mean like…pregnant?"
"It's not Desarae," Nesia said, with a nervous laugh. "it's me."
"How? Why? I mean," Ahiga said. "How long have you known?"
"A few weeks," Nesia said.
"A few weeks?!" he said.
"I'm sorry," Nesia said, taking step toward him. "I didn't know how to tell you."
Ahiga was shocked. She knew she was pregnant and never even told him that she might be. All he knew was he needed to work off some frustration building up in him. "I'm going to the gym for bit." He walked over to the table and got his keys and gym bag.
"Ahiga, wait," Nesia said. She moved so she was in front of him before he left out the door. "Please just tell me how you're feeling about this."
"I feel like you should have told me about it a few weeks ago," he said. He closed the door behind him, got into his car and drove all the way to Port Angeles.
After hearing his car leave, Nesia ran her hands over her face. She didn't want to think the worst of him, but she knew he would need some time to think things through. She then left the house and walked over to her Jacob and Renesmee's house where everyone was be gathered every Sunday like clockwork. Desarae and Blu Jae were already there with Blu Jae bouncing Zurra up trying to teach her to grandpa.
Desarae glanced at Edward who nodded his head. Desarae smiled before walking over to Nesia. Everyone was in deep conversation that nobody had noticed Desarae approaching her. "So," she said. "How did things go today?"
Nesia sighed and smiled slightly before looking at her. "I told him already," she whispered.
"You did?" Desarae said. "How did he take it?"
"He didn't take it well and went to the gym," Nesia whispered. "I just didn't want to be alone right now." Nesia whispered.
"So now that Ahiga knows," Desarae said. "It wouldn't be terrible if the whole family found out right?"
Nesia shrugged. "I guess not."
"Great. Everybody!" Desarae said.
"Desarae!" Nesia said, quietly. "Wait!"
"I'm not the one who's pregnant," Desarae said. "Nesia is." The women had shocked faces while the men were trying hard not to laugh while Blu Jae and Suerro were shocked. "Nesia is the one having a baby, and she already told Ahiga after waiting so long, and now I don't have to keep this secret anymore. So give Nesia your well wishes."
Caevia and Renesmee and Bella went over to Nesia to hug her. "Congratulations, Nesia," Caevia said, crying.
"Thanks Grandma," Nesia said.
Salem and Yvonne walked over to her. "Congratulations, Nesia," Salem said, hugging her.
"Thanks Salem," Nesia said.
"I guess that means we'll have a wedding to prepare for," Yvonne said. "Where is Ahiga anyway?"
"He's at the gym," Nesia said. "Boss called before, and he's got a big competition next month for a big money prize."
While Nesia was explaining why Ahiga wasn't there, Blu Jae meanwhile walked over to Desarae and handed her Zurra. "Are you mad at me?" Desarae asked.
"No, I'm not mad," Blu Jae said. "I hadn't been on patrol otherwise I would have known."
"She asked me not to say anything until she told Ahiga, and when you thought I was I just didn't want to betray her trust," Desarae said. "I'm am sorry."
"Really, I understand," Blu Jae said, he came closer to her and embraced her, kissing her head. "One day we'll have more." Desarae didn't respond to that but just wanted to stay there in his embrace. It was inevitable, but she wanted to be able to try a few more times before the possibility would become a factor, but this moment was all for Nesia.
Rosalie and Alice came over to embrace her as did all her uncles and cousins. Natalie even cried a little hoping that she would have another granddaughter. Renesmee was already telling Jacob what type of crib to make Nesia.
Ahiga after leaving the house drove all the way to Port Angeles until he reached the gym. He was seething. When he got to the gym, he went through the door, and nearly ripped open his locker throwing his bag in. If he had been in the pack the door would have came flying off the hinges. He ripped off his shirt, put on his gear and went to one of the punching bags, and just start wailing on it. He hit the punching bag so hard it kept flying back and forth looking like a tornado was making it fly. Boss and Freddie heard the noise from the boxing ring and came over to see what was going on.
"Ahiga," Freddie said. "You don't normally come in on Sundays."
"There was an unforeseen circumstance," Ahiga said between fast punches.
"I can tell," Boss said. "You about to commit second degree murder on that bag."
"Do you want to talk about it?" Freddie asked. Ahiga kept punching the bag as hard as he could. It would fly back and come at him rapidly before punching again. He thought for a second on whether or not to tell them about it, but then decided the later of the two. They helped him with the issues he had with his father. Why not with what he's facing now?
Ahiga stopped for one second before throwing one last punch at the bag sending it back before using his right hand to stop it before facing Freddie and Boss. "Nesia's pregnant."
Boss and Freddie both had shocked expressions on their face. Of all the things this was the last thing they ever expected to hear. Freddie didn't even think they wanted children, and walked over to Ahiga smiling, and patted him on the shoulder. "Congratulations, Ahiga," Freddie said.
"Thanks, I guess," Ahiga muttered.
"Why does that have you upset?" Freddie asked. "I take it wasn't planned."
"No," Ahiga said, and laid his head against the punching bag. "I always to be careful whenever we're together, but if I think I'm right it might have been in Phoenix."
After hearing that Boss laughed for a bit. "That's one hell of a way to celebrate."
"We were both pretty loopy," Ahiga said. "Fuck, I can't believe it didn't even cross my mind that night."
"She's not planning to," Freddie started, then stopped. "Not planning to get rid of it is she?"
Ahiga shook his head. "No, she'd never do that. She loves kids that why she teaches little kids. When we first started dating she had told me she wanted kids, even before things got serious, but she never pushed me about marrying her or having kids, especially all the issues I had from my dad," he said. "Even when her brothers were getting married and having kids she felt that small bit of jealousy, but never pressed the issue on me." Ahiga groaned again. "I've told you the woman has the patience of a saint. If I was with someone from back home, they wouldn't have been as understanding and supportive as she has the past few years."
"Then what's the problem? You love her, she loves you, the baby is just speeding things up a bit," Boss asked. "You just don't want to get married?"
"It's that I don't want to get married, there was more I wanted to do with boxing before I asked her," Ahiga said. "I was going to ask her later on next year after I gave her a bracelet?"
"A bracelet?" Freddie asked. "You're supposed to give rings."
"In our tribe, when you want to marry a girl you have to present them with a bracelet that you made yourself and get permission from their father," Ahiga said. "Since Nesia's father's dead under tribal law I have to get permission from her big brother."
Freddie and Boss looked horrified at the last statement Ahiga made. "Nesia's father is dead?" Freddie asked.
Ahiga nodded. "Yeah she was about seven or eight when her dad died. He died during World War II. My brother and his husband Travis were there too. From what I remember her telling me, Travis was shot by a German snipper, and her dad went back into enemy fire to save him but lost his life in the process," he said. "She told me when they brought back his ashes it shattered her whole family."
"He sounds like a brave man," Boss said.
"From everything I heard he was, and everyone in the family and town loved him, that's why most named their kids after him," Ahiga said. "I never met the man, yet I envy him."
"So, if the baby is a boy, you'll be naming him after her father?" Freddie asked.
Ahiga shrugged. "I don't know I guess that depends on what Nesia wants to," Ahiga started but stopped. He glanced over at Freddie and saw the smirk on his face. "Damn it, Freddie."
"I didn't say anything," Freddie said.
"Okay so you wanted to do more with boxing before marriage," Boss said. "Is that all that's bothering you?"
"Not the least," Ahiga said. "What if with my own kids I treat them the way my father treated me and my brothers?"
"Ahiga," Freddie said. "You're nothing like the man. You're better than him. Just look at what you've accomplished in a short amount of time."
"That's true," Ahiga sighed.
"That kid will be lucky to have you for a father," Boss said. "How many kids get to say their dads are boxing champions?"
"I guess you're right," Ahiga said. Hearing them say that just brought back one other issue he was having. "The one thing that upset me was that she should have told me about what happened when she found out. She didn't tell me for weeks."
"Did you ever give her any impression as to why she wouldn't tell you right away?" Freddie said.
"Not recently no, the last time we talked about kids was two years ago," Ahiga said. "she just said she didn't know how to tell me. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did."
"How did you react?" Boss asked.
"I might have snapped, yelled a bit before leaving for the gym," Ahiga said. He saw the looks on their faces and already knew what they would say. "I know that was wrong, but the shock was just a bit much."
"Maybe you should talk to her about it. Tell her what you told us," Freddie said. "Nesia is very understanding."
"Yeah, I know," Ahiga said.
"Do you know what you plan on doing?" Freddie asked.
"I'm not going to abandon her if that's what you're thinking," Ahiga said. "I'll talk to her I promise."
"Good man," Boss said, patting his shoulder. "She's a good woman."
Ahiga half laughed. "Yeah, she is," he said. He started thinking about all the time they've been together, and how wonderful she is. "I'm just going to finish this workout, and then head home."
"Enjoy your free time," Boss said. "To prepare for your match next month all of you are going to be worked to the bone."
Ahiga laughed before continuing to punch the bag more. After about three hours, he finally felt calmed down enough to go back home and talk to Nesia. He went to his gym locker and pulled out something that he had kept hidden there for a while, so she wouldn't find it in the house. He put it in his pocket, grabbed his bag, and left the gym driving home until he made it back to the reservation. When he got to the house, the lights were still on, and when he stepped into the house with his things Nesia was on the couch with a mug in her hands. She looked up when he entered and dropped his bag by the door.
"Hey," he said as he walked to the couch. She didn't say anything when he was walking to the couch. He knew she must have been angry but looked really hurt. "I'm sorry I snapped at you and stormed out the way I did. The news just shocked me and needed to work out some stuff."
A tear fell from her eye. "Did you work out what you needed to?"
"Yeah, I did," he said. Ahiga sat down next to her, and saw she was hot chocolate. "No coffee?"
"Kyle told me to not to drink coffee," Nesia said. "Too much caffeine is bad for the baby."
Ahiga winced a little at that. "Right. I didn't know that," he said. "Nesia, I'm sorry."
"How did things go at the gym?" Nesia asked.
"It was more of a soul searching while working out," Ahiga said. He noticed she wanted to laugh a bit, but then looked back at the hot chocolate. "Nesia, I'm so sorry about how I reacted earlier. No matter how I felt about the news I shouldn't have snapped at you or stormed out like that."
A tear fell from her eye that she brushed away. "I knew you were going to be upset when I told you," she said. "but when you left you had me thinking I was going to lose you."
Hearing that from her just pulled at his chest. Ahiga reached over, and took the mug from her hand, and placed it on the table before taking her hand into his. "You're not going to lose me Nesia," he said. "You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. I love you." The tears she kept in started as she used her free hand to cover her eyes. "Nesia, please don't cry, I'm sorry okay. I'm so sorry about everything."
"I know you're sorry, and that you're not trying to be hurtful," she said, wiping her eyes. "I didn't do it on purpose."
"I'm not saying you did," Ahiga said. He moved closer to her, and pulled her closer to him as she buried her face into his shirt. He knew he must have smelled terrible, but that could wait.
"Eight weeks," Nesia said.
"What?"
"When I went to get tested with Kyle he said I was probably around five to six weeks," Nesia said. "Now I'm eights weeks ago, and that was when we were in Phoenix."
"I figured, we're normally careful," Ahiga said, but sighed. "It was mostly my fault it didn't occur to me to pull out."
"It didn't even occur to me," Nesia said, brushing away fresh tears. "It wasn't until I felt sick at school, and Desarae brought it up. I was in denial at first, but then Kyle confirmed it, and I was shocked when he told me. I didn't believe it. Once it sunk in I was carrying a small piece of you, it made everything better."
After hearing that, Ahiga, couldn't even be mad at her for saying that. "You still should have told me when you found out."
"I wanted to," Nesia said. "believe me I wanted to, but you were so excited about upcoming tournaments I didn't want to ruin the competing for you. Desarae only knew because she came with me, and Suerro thought Desarae was pregnant and told Birdie, but she was just covering for me until I found a way to tell you."
"Besides Desarae, I'm assuming the pack knows?" Ahiga asked.
"Yeah, Kyle went on patrol that night so most of my family knew by then," Nesia said. "but Grandpa already knew since he read my thoughts."
"Does Mom know?" Ahiga asked.
Nesia shook her head. "No, I thought you would want to be the one to tell her."
"I appreciate that," Ahiga smiled.
"Ahiga," Nesia said, looking up at him. "Please tell me how your feeling."
Ahiga wanted to badly tell her what he was feeling. He knew she wouldn't judge him for it but decided to only tell her the small part he had been feeling. "I just don't want to be a horrible father."
"Ahiga," Nesia said. "You won't be. The baby will be lucky to have you for a father and have five uncles."
"It still amazes me you see so much in me," Ahiga said. "I just don't want to disappoint you."
"I'm telling you the truth," Nesia said, and brushed away more tears from her eyes. "You'll be a wonderful father."
Ahiga was silent for a bit as the words from Boss and Freddie were echoing in his mind, but then other times his thoughts would drift back to what his childhood was like. He had to believe that he would never end up being like his father with his own children. Ahiga decided to ask her what he had been thinking about for a while, but now was the time for him to make this right.
"Nesia," Ahiga said.
"Yes?" Nesia said.
"There's something I wanted to talk to you about," Ahiga said.
"About what?" she asked, pulling away from him wiping her eyes.
"I love you," Ahiga said.
Nesia smiled. "I love you too."
"Every morning when I wake up and see you I ask myself how I gotten so fortunate to have found you, and have you by my side," Ahiga said.
"I could say the same thing about you too," Nesia said.
"Believe me, I'm the lucky one," Ahiga said. "I really do love you."
"I know," Nesia said.
Ahiga didn't say anything as he reached into the pocket of his gym shorts. He pulled out a small black box that he had been hiding in his locker for the past couple of months. Nesia looked down at the box in his hands and couldn't speak. Ahiga opened the box, and Nesia just stared at its contents.
It was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. The gold band was of vines twisting together with small diamonds that laid on top of the vines as they intertwined together to a round solitaire diamond in the middle.
"When did you get this?" Nesia asked.
"I bought it a few months ago with my winnings from the Golden Gloves Tournament," Ahiga said. "I had it hidden at the gym because I was going to wait until I made you a bracelet to go with it, but I was having trouble coming up with one to make you."
"Ahiga," Nesia whispered.
"Considering our circumstances, the bracelet is going to have to wait," Ahiga said, taking the ring out of the box. "Nesia Dauer, you are the kindest, most wonderful woman in the entire world. Even when everything in my life was dark, you brought me light and hope and stood by me when others wouldn't have. I wouldn't have become a champion without you. You made me a better man." He half laughed for a second before taking her left hand and placing the ring on her finger. "Nesia, will you marry me?"
"Yes," Nesia said without hesitation as fresh tears came down her eyes. "Yes. I love you, Ahiga."
She wrapped her arms around him, and brought him back to her, and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and bringing her closer to him.
He pulled away briefly and looked in her dark eyes. "I guess we're going to have to talk to JJ and Kyle in the morning."
Nesia nodded, and her smiled brightened before surprising him by bringing her lips back to his in a passionate kiss he couldn't say no to.
A/N: WDC will be updated this weekend. I will be posting 3 chapters.