Hey guys,
Next chapter is up. Please rate and review. I am planning to wrap this up within the next two chapters. Hopefully I can do it soon. Please RR and sorry for any typos.
Chapter-10
" I don't understand what's wrong with all of them", Kotoko said, sitting down on one of the empty chairs near the corners. " What happened ", asked Satomi. Kotoko, Satomi and Jinko were sitting together at Otou san's restaurant, which was quite a boon for Kotoko, given that she was not allowed to keep a step out of the house, as she progressed with her pregnancy. And Kotoko was thankful for it.
" Is Irie san not caring for you again ", asked Jinko. "No no no no!", exclaimed Kotoko. " Everyone is not letting me lift a finger. Everything is fine. But I feel everyone, especially Irie-Kun is hiding something from me." said Kotoko. " You are just imagining Kotoko. It is just this pregnancy that is making you think like this.",said Jinko. "Hai Kotoko. Even during my pregnancy, I used to imagine things of those sorts but eventually it turned out to be nothing", Satomi pipped in. Kotoko thought about it and considered that possibility. ' Maybe they are right. I might just be over thinking.' thought Kotoko. She shrugged off her negative thoughts and the three caught up on each other's news.
Later, that night,
"Kotoko, sleep well. I have to read some files regarding the surgery tomorrow. I will go to the study and read so that you don't get disturbed", said Naoki. 'Why can't he be with me at least till I sleep and then go. I won't get disturbed by the lights if he studies here and he knows that, then why?', thought Kotoko and frowned. " You can study here itself. The light will not disturb me ", said Kotoko. But Naoki was having none of it. But Kotoko was also equally adamant. And her pregnancy harmones weren't helping the situation either. ' I have had enough', she thought and blasted. " Why are you avoiding me? Is it because that I am unattractive due to my pregnancy? Why are you going away from me?" And her dam opened and she started sobbing. Naoki didn't say anything as he knew that everything will go above her head even if he attempted to make her understand. He hugged her till she fell asleep. He then tucked her in, placed pillows for her very swollen leg and switched off the lights. ' You will understand everything tomorrow Kotoko, and it will be the best day of your life, I promise ', whispered Naoki to himself and went to the study.
Next day, two wet kisses on Kotoko's eyelids woke her up. She smiled and opened her eyes to greet Naoki's sharp and handsome features. ' How did I get so lucky', she thought for the millionth time. Nevertheless she was a happy wife, and more importantly, a very happy mother to be. "Good morning wife! ", said Naoki. Before she could answer, he gave her a full blown kiss on her lips. " Get ready for the day, we have lot of things to do", Naoki said. "Huh", exclaimed Kotoko. " Well, you wanted to know what was going on. Well, today, the answers will be given", said Naoki. "Huh", exclaimed Kotoko, again clueless about what is going on. Anyway, she got out of bed, with Naoki's help of course. Naoki helped her take bath, in turn stealing a few moments, leaving Kotoko even more confused. Well it's Kotoko, so nothing less expected. Naoki helped her get ready in a new maternity outfit and brought her to the hall.
A huge surprise was waiting for her there. The entire Irie family and friends were all dressed up and the entire hall was decorated with balloons. And in the middle of the hall, stood a banner that read, " Baby shower for the mommy to be ". And everyone, including Jinko, Satomi, Kinnosuke, Chris and her office colleagues, were blasting party poppers and were screaming out wishes. Kotoko was awestruck and was left gaping. All her friends and family members gave her hugs and wished her well. She reciprocated every gesture and felt like she was at the top of the world. After everyone gave their personal wishes, Naoki approached." We we're planning your baby shower, and we wanted to give you a surprise. And I love you Kotoko, so never doubt that. Anyway, happy baby shower, mommy to be" said Naoki. Kotoko had tears on her eyes. ' How could I even doubt them', she thought. Naoki gently wiped her tears away and made her sit on a special chair, which was decorated with confetti and balloons. They had all sorts of gender guessing games and other baby shower games. They had a grand lunch and everyone gave their gifts to the parents to be. Everyone wanted to stay longer, but they did have other duties, so the party wrapped up by evening.
After everyone left, Naoki gave his gift. He blindfolded Kotoko, and took her to the study. When the blindfold was open, what she saw was a nursery, and not a study. " This was what I was doing in the study for the past month. A nursery for our baby. Do you like it?",asked Naoki. Kotoko was speechless. She just hugged Naoki and said, " Irie-kun, I love you. And I am sorry.". "Baka", said Naoki and hugged her back. They broke the hug and Kotoko jumped at the toys in the nursery, forgetting that she was eight months pregnant. "Kotoko, careful", Naoki said, holding her hand as she looked around at all the things in the nursery. There were various toys, a beautiful baby wardrobe, a huge play pen and a cute crib. Kotoko went around, touching the crib and playing with the toys. She also went through the wardrobe, which had a huge collection of bibs and onesies.
Kotoko didn't even want to leave the room, but Naoki cajoled her to have dinner and tucked her into the bed. When Naoki stood to leave her after putting her to bed, Kotoko caught his hand. Naoki turned back, to see tears in Kotoko's eyes. He was slightly taken aback, but his worry was put to rest when she smiled and said, " Thank you Irie-Kun, thank you so much for everything and thank you for taking care of me and bearing all my clumsiness ". "If you say thank you for this, then I have a lot to thank you for. Thank you for showing me love, thank you for supporting me in my career, thank you for being there for me always, thank you for showing me how much family is important, and thank you for carrying my child and... ", Naoki kept on speaking, unitl Kotoko stopped him with a kiss. " We both are thankful for each other ", she said. Naoki smiled and made her lie down again. He joined her on the bed and together, they dreamt of a bright future with their child.
I know this is very short, but I am not really good at writing about baby showers and stuff, so didn't attempt much in writing so.
Hugs,
Jan