I'll never forget that day, work was busy so I got home later that I
usually did. I opened the door and the great smell of pot roast filled the
room. Yup, my lovely wife had spent the afternoon preparing an impressive
dinner for the two of us.
I walked over to her, "wow that smells amazing." I said as I kissed her. "Hm, wait until you taste it." She said. I walked into the dining room and noticed that the table was beautifully decorated, with lit candles and the fancy plates we only used for special occasions.
I walked, puzzled, back into the kitchen. "Is there something happening today that I forgot about?" I asked. "Here can you put this on the table?" She handed me a steaming bowl of carrots and potatoes. At that point your guess was as good as mine to what was happening.
I set the bowl down on the table and Joey walked in with the boat of gravy and the tray of boneless chuck beef. She had an unusual glow to her. Her face, she was radiant, and really cheerful. "What's with all of this did I- ?" She cut me off with a kiss, "You'll find out." She said.
I looked at the food and my mouth started to water. We sat down to eat and there was an odd silence and the small smile never left Joey's face. "Ok, you have to tell me what is up with you." I blurted out. She smiled and moved closer to me. "Well," she began, "I have some good news Pace." "Oh wait let me guess you just saved a bunch of money on your car insurance by switching to Geico right?" I joked. Joey laughed, "hm, no." "Then what is it?" I asked.
She took a deep breath and took my hand. My mind was racing to find an answer to what she was going to say to me next. "Well," she paused, "today I went to the doctor's and found out that I'm, I'm pregnant Pace, we're going to have a baby." My mind went blank for a split second as I processed the reality of the situation. "A b-baby that's, that's fantastic, this is great." I reached over and hugged Joey.
"Hm, we're going to be parents Pace." She said to me. I pulled her closer to me. "Yeah I guess we are huh?" I kissed her forehead, "I love you Jo." "I love you too Pacey." She said.
***
I stayed up late that night, stumbling around and looking at old picture albums. I was going to be a dad, and I didn't know how to feel. I felt happy, excited, nervous and restless all at the same time.
A picture of the two of us when we were little caught my attention. It was taken in Joey's rowboat the day she got it. Dawson, Joey and I went out in it on the creek that day. I sat in my reclining chair thinking back on all of our childhood memories, and about what was coming.
We were going to have a baby, a whole other life to take care of. I closed the photo album and walked down the hall to our room. Joey was sleeping peacefully. I silently crept over to the bedside and tucked a strand of her golden brown hair behind her ear.
It was at that moment I new I was ready for it. I was ready to raise a kid and I was excited. I would teach him to play baseball and to use good manners and anything else he needed to know, I would teach it to him. Yeah, I was really ready and I couldn't wait for the moment that I would hold him for the first time, and look into his eyes knowing that somehow, remarkably I helped create a life.
That sent shivers up my spine.
I walked over to her, "wow that smells amazing." I said as I kissed her. "Hm, wait until you taste it." She said. I walked into the dining room and noticed that the table was beautifully decorated, with lit candles and the fancy plates we only used for special occasions.
I walked, puzzled, back into the kitchen. "Is there something happening today that I forgot about?" I asked. "Here can you put this on the table?" She handed me a steaming bowl of carrots and potatoes. At that point your guess was as good as mine to what was happening.
I set the bowl down on the table and Joey walked in with the boat of gravy and the tray of boneless chuck beef. She had an unusual glow to her. Her face, she was radiant, and really cheerful. "What's with all of this did I- ?" She cut me off with a kiss, "You'll find out." She said.
I looked at the food and my mouth started to water. We sat down to eat and there was an odd silence and the small smile never left Joey's face. "Ok, you have to tell me what is up with you." I blurted out. She smiled and moved closer to me. "Well," she began, "I have some good news Pace." "Oh wait let me guess you just saved a bunch of money on your car insurance by switching to Geico right?" I joked. Joey laughed, "hm, no." "Then what is it?" I asked.
She took a deep breath and took my hand. My mind was racing to find an answer to what she was going to say to me next. "Well," she paused, "today I went to the doctor's and found out that I'm, I'm pregnant Pace, we're going to have a baby." My mind went blank for a split second as I processed the reality of the situation. "A b-baby that's, that's fantastic, this is great." I reached over and hugged Joey.
"Hm, we're going to be parents Pace." She said to me. I pulled her closer to me. "Yeah I guess we are huh?" I kissed her forehead, "I love you Jo." "I love you too Pacey." She said.
***
I stayed up late that night, stumbling around and looking at old picture albums. I was going to be a dad, and I didn't know how to feel. I felt happy, excited, nervous and restless all at the same time.
A picture of the two of us when we were little caught my attention. It was taken in Joey's rowboat the day she got it. Dawson, Joey and I went out in it on the creek that day. I sat in my reclining chair thinking back on all of our childhood memories, and about what was coming.
We were going to have a baby, a whole other life to take care of. I closed the photo album and walked down the hall to our room. Joey was sleeping peacefully. I silently crept over to the bedside and tucked a strand of her golden brown hair behind her ear.
It was at that moment I new I was ready for it. I was ready to raise a kid and I was excited. I would teach him to play baseball and to use good manners and anything else he needed to know, I would teach it to him. Yeah, I was really ready and I couldn't wait for the moment that I would hold him for the first time, and look into his eyes knowing that somehow, remarkably I helped create a life.
That sent shivers up my spine.
