Chapter Eight
He hadn't been sleeping well lately. Who really could have expected him to? With Xiaoyu's late night runs to the bathroom and her strange cravings for food at all hours of the night, he was constantly busy.
But he couldn't really say that he minded. After all, it was partially his doing. So night after night, he stayed awake with her; brushing hair out of her face as she threw up late at night, making midnight runs to the kitchen for whatever food she was craving, and talking with her when her stomach wouldn't let her sleep.
"Jin," she whispered. He stirred slightly in his sleep but didn't open his eyes. She watched him with a smile on her face. The moonlight was falling through the window and illuminating his muscled body.
Xiaoyu snuggled closer to her husband and sighed. She knew that she had been a bother to him lately. He hadn't been sleeping well and she could tell that it was affecting him at work.
His eyes opened and met hers. He blinked a few times, not fully awake and smiled at her. Xiaoyu brushed his bangs out of his face and smiled back.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "Did I wake you?"
He shook his head 'no' and wrapped his arms around her waist. He was very tired, she could tell. He could hardly keep his eyes open. "What do you need, sweetie?" he asked her.
"Nothing," she whispered. "Go back to sleep."
Xiaoyu wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his forehead. He looked into her eyes and brought his hand to her cheek. "I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too, Jin," she whispered as she ran her fingers through his hair.
His hand found its way to her stomach. He traced the slight curve of it gently with his fingers. A smile formed on his lips while he looked at her.
Xiaoyu teased him, running her own fingers across his muscled stomach. She laughed and moved her hand up towards his chest. She sat up in bed, suddenly, moved one leg on either side of Jin and bent down to kiss him.
Jin didn't protest but wrapped his arms around her and pulled her body down on top of his. She let out a small cry as he pressed his lips against hers. She moved her body against his; not letting their kiss break.
He rolled her body next to his and turned over on top of her, careful not to put all of his weight on her. Their foreheads were pressed together and Xiaoyu's eyes were focused on him.
"What do you think the baby will be like?" she asked Jin.
"Perfect," he whispered. "Just like you."
"Jin!" she exclaimed. "Seriously, what do you think it will be like?"
"Well, it will be a girl," he began. "And she'll have your eyes, and your hair, and your nose."
"What will she have of yours?"
"Nothing," he whispered.
Xiaoyu laughed. "Don't get your hopes up," she replied. "He's half you too!"
"He?" Jin raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah," she said. "I want a baby boy."
Jin snuggled closer to her. "Why a boy?"
"Because," her voice trailed off. "He'll be just like you."
Jin laughed. "But that's cheating!" he exclaimed.
"Cheating?" Xiaoyu asked.
"She's half you too," he said, mocking her.
Xiaoyu laughed. "But, I want him to be like you," she whispered. "He'd be so perfect. You know that right?"
"I think a mix of us both would be perfect," Jin whispered as he pulled his wife closer to him.
'He's right,' Xiaoyu thought as they drifted back to sleep. 'He's going to be a part of both of us, even if he doesn't happen to be a boy.'
She smiled and closed her eyes. Tomorrow was Saturday, she and Jin could sleep in as long as they wanted. She felt him kiss her forehead as she drifted off to sleep.