Chapter 31
Before they knew it, it was the middle of March. It was Kaitlyn's birthday and she and Gary had made a date for a romantic dinner. Her parents were watching the girls' overnight.
It seemed, since she told him about the baby, he had been swamped with taking care of the paper. She would watch him, as he would drag himself out of bed in the early morning only to return late at night, to be completely exhausted.
What little time they did get to spend together was compromised by Kaitlyn's bouts with morning sickness, which seemed to last the entire day. Not to help was the fact that she noticed a change in her waistline over the past few weeks. She was so excited about being pregnant, but not being able to fit into her normal clothes was starting to depress her slightly.
She slipped on the royal blue dress that she had purchased yesterday when she went shopping with Jade. Jade insisted that she buy it, even if she could only get a few wears out of it. As she looked at herself in the mirror, she noticed how well she filled the dress. With both of her other pregnancies she hardly ever showed. She remembered people not believing her when she told them she was pregnant. She reached down and rubbed her stomach when she felt the baby kick.
"Well, you're definitely in there." She said with a smile. Unaware that Gary had finished his shower and had been watching her from the bathroom doorway.
"I hope so." His words startled her. She turned to see Gary standing in the doorway wearing only his boxers.
"Gary, don't sneak up on me like that." She smiled. He walked up behind her and put his arms around her waist.
"I didn't sneak. I was watching for a while. Noticing how beautiful you are." He said as he kissed her neck.
"I think by next week you're not going to be able to put your arms around me." She said with a frown as she turned around in his arms.
"I'm sure I'll manage." He said. "You look beautiful."
"Thanks." She smiled. "Jade insisted that I buy this dress."
"Well I have the perfect thing to go with it." He said as he headed to the dresser and opened his sock drawer. He walked over carrying a gift-wrapped package and handed it to her. "Happy Birthday." He said as he softly kissed her lips.
Kaitlyn smiled as she took off the paper and opened the box. Inside was an antique sapphire and diamond necklace that almost exactly matched Gary's Grandmother's ring.
"Where did you find this?" She asked surprised.
"I eyed it in an estate jewelry store downtown. I know how much you liked the ring. I…I…I..well I thought we could start our own tradition." Gary stuttered.
"It's beautiful. Thank you." She said as she kissed him. "Can you help me put it on?"
Gary reached into the box and pulled out the necklace. Kaitlyn turned around and he slipped it around her neck and did the clasp. He kissed the back of her neck when he let go. She turned in his arms and he pulled her close for a kiss.
It felt so good to be in each other's arms that they got completely lost in that kiss. Gary wrapped his arms around her as tightly as he could, pulling her close to his body.
They were lost in sheer ecstasy until Gary felt something against his stomach. He suddenly pulled away and looked at Kaitlyn.
"What?" Kaitlyn asked.
"I felt that." He said as he put his hands on her stomach. She smiled. "There it is again." He said, the excitement written on his face.
"I think this kid is definitely going to be a soccer player, it likes to kick." Kaitlyn smiled.
"Do you feel that a lot?" Gary asked with a smile.
"The last few days I have." She said.
"That's amazing." He said as his eyes started to tear. "You're amazing." He said as he leaned in and kissed her.
When their lips parted, he moved to kiss her neck. Gary then trailed soft kisses from her neck up to her cheek, to her eyes only to settle on her lips. When their lips met, Gary's kiss was so gentle. He reached is hand up and placed it on her neck. Then he began to lightly caress her cheek with his thumb. Before they knew it, they were swept away in such gentle passion, their dinner plans removed to far in the back of their minds.
Later that night, Kaitlyn caught Gary clad in his boxers and a t-shirt, going through the refrigerator in search of something to eat. When she peeked over the refrigerator door at him, he looked up at her.
"I thought you were sleeping." He said with a smile. "Hungry?"
"A little." She said.
"Well, I was going to make a sandwich. You want one?" He said as he stood up and kissed her.
"Okay. I'll get the bread." She said as she headed for the counter.
They sat down at the table and made their sandwiches. Gary told her how he had taken to being a mediator between Chuck and Marissa at the bar.
"It seems things have returned to the way they used to be. They fight over the stupidest stuff. Chuck is always trying to get her goat in one way or another." Gary said with a smile.
"You're not letting him do any of the accounting work, are you?" Kaitlyn said.
"I learned that lesson the last time, he's not allowed to do anything financial. Marissa is taking care of all of that. I can't trust him to do it. He got us involved in to much shady stuff the last time." Gary said as he took a bite of his sandwich.
"Don't forget tomorrow at 10:00 is the ultrasound." Kaitlyn said.
"I'll be there." Gary said confidently.
"Okay." Kaitlyn said with hesitation. "Do we want to know if it's a boy or a girl?"
"They can tell that?" Gary asked.
"Yeah." Kaitlyn said with a laugh. "I keep forgetting that you're not experienced at this."
"Do you want to know?" Gary asked.
"I don't know. It has its advantages." Kaitlyn shrugged.
"Did you find out before?" Gary asked.
"No. I never really wanted to know before." Kaitlyn said. "I kind of liked being surprised."
"All right we'll be surprised." Gary said as he kissed her.