Missing You – Part 9

You let an open window
Breathe over your bed
A whisper in the moonlight
The miracle of life
Synchronizing emotion
No battle left to fight
Harmony in motion
The miracle of life
Heaven 'The Corrs'

2 weeks later-

"What's wrong?" Archie asked as Lexie slammed the knives and forks next to the place mats on the dining room table
"Nothing" she shouted, storming back to get the plates
Archie raised his eyebrows in shock and muttered, " Right, I can see that"
"Do you need me to do anything else?" He asked, following her down the hall
"No" she yelled back, her voice softening slightly as she added, "It's fine"
" O K" Archie mouthed as he turned away from her, deciding it was probably better to leave her alone for a while and stay out of firing range. He couldn't think of anything he had done lately to upset her, he just didn't know what it was that was making her so edgy and upset.
Paul had left the week before, leaving to carry out his plans of tying together his previous commitments, and since then nothing seemed to be going smoothly.
Thoroughly confused and slightly depressed Archie wandered up the stairs to get dressed for dinner. He opened the wardrobe and pulled out a white dress shirt, black trousers and a black suit jacket, laying them on the bed and taking off the clothing he was wearing.
He glanced at the wedding photograph next to the bed and sighed, he wished Lexie wouldn't keep things from him. He was sure that he could help her if she just talked about it with him, told him what was wrong.
Yanking on the jacket he sat for a minute on the bed and sighed, he hated it when she was like this it wasn't like her.
Archie shook his head and walked back downstairs, running into her coming up
"Lex, you're already dressed where are you going?" He asked, catching her by the waist
Her face flushed as his hand hit her stomach, "I'm just going to have a bit of a lie down. I don't feel too well" She answered hurriedly
"Sweetheart, is everything okay?" Archie asked concerned
Lexie gazed at him "We'll talk about it later" She answered softly "You go and have something to eat and we can discuss it after, okay?"
"Okay" Archie nodded, letting her go and watching as she walked up the next flight of stairs towards their bedroom.

Later that night:

Archie quietly opened the door to his and Lexie's room, she was propped up on her side of the bed a half open book draped over her waist as she lay half in the blankets and half out.
He smiled to himself and walked over, gently taking the book out of her hands and laying it on the floor. She opened her eyes and looked at him, a smile creasing her lips, he smiled back filled with relief that she may not be angry with him.
Lexie's smile dropped, as she seemed to remember the piece of information that she had yet to share with him. She looked nervous, scared even- but he thought that he could also glimpse a spark of happiness within her sapphire eyes. She patted the bed next to her, motioning for him to join her, so kicking off his shoes he complied. The silence was thick and uncomfortable between them; Archie nodded his head a few times, waiting for her to say something. When she didn't he decided to try and lighten the mood
"Is it that time of month?" He asked lightly, making sure that she knew he was joking and waiting for her customary hit. But none came.
"Lex?" He tested, serious this time
" That's the thing Arch," She answered, turning to look at him
" What?" Archie asked, totally confused
"I didn't get my period this month. I've waited a while but it still hasn't come"
Archie nodded, unsure of what he was actually nodding at
"I think I may be pregnant," She finally explained
Archie's eyebrows shot up as he stared back at her "Are you sure?"
" Pretty" Lexie answered, finding herself excited and terrified at the same time
"Have you taken a test?" Archie asked, not wanting them to get their hopes up if it wasn't true
"I bought one earlier today, I was thinking of taking it tonight" Lexie announced
Archie nodded, still in shock "Okay, how long does it take?"
"Only a few minutes" Lexie commented, sliding out of bed and walking over to her handbag to produce the small parcel
She turned to look at him "Will you be there for me no matter what?"
"Of course!" Archie exclaimed
Lexie nodded timidly, before kissing him and heading for the bathroom.

The time seemed to take an eternity as Archie sat in bed and waited for his wife to come back in. He wanted to go and see how it was going, what the result was, whether she was okay- but he knew that she needed this time to herself to process whatever result the test provided them with.
With baited breath he waited, a thousand thoughts running through his head. He didn't know how he hadn't guessed it earlier, generally they used protection as Lexie had decided to wait before having children, but as they were married it didn't matter if occasionally in the heat of the moment they forgot or didn't bother.
It wouldn't be a huge catastrophe if Lexie was pregnant, in fact for him it would be a dream come true. But it would mean further tweaking of their grand plans to stay on at Glenbogle for only a year while Paul was away...

The door clicked open and he spun around, Lexie gave a smile and a simple nod as he broke into a huge grin and ran towards her cupping her face in his hands and kissing her tenderly.


A kiss is a lovely trick
Designed by nature to stop speech
When words become superfluous
Ingrid Bergman