Chapter Sixty-One: We Will Become
"God, my virgin eyes!" said Ryan Scott dramatically, entering the living room to find her sister in law straddling her brother.
"I'm all for the newlywed sex, but don't you guys ever get tired?" asked Jake, walking in behind her.
"Sorry, this is getting just a little bit too after school special-ey. What's up?" she asked, dropping into an armchair and throwing her legs over one of the arms.
"It's about to get more so," said Nathan, looking at his wife.
"What, more after school special? How is that possible?" asked Ryan. Haley turned around on Nathan's lap and leaned against his chest.
"I'm pregnant," said Haley. Ryan squealed excitedly, and Jake walked over to them. Haley hurriedly jumped up and hugged him as he approached and he hugged her, lifting her slightly off the ground.
"Congratulations baby," he said, sounding proud and amazed.
"Yeah. You know what's a good name for a girl? Ryan," said Ryan eagerly. Jake laughed.
"Or for a guy. Either way," he said, avoiding Ryan's hand as she attempted to whack him.
"Does everyone know yet?" asked Ryan.
"No, it's a recent thing. Actually we've known for a little over a month now, but the people advised us not to tell anyone because miscarriages are so frequent this early on. It's less dangerous now," said Haley.
"This is so incredible. And so much earlier than I expected!" said Ryan.
"Yeah, for us too," joked Nathan.
"In a positive way," blushed Haley.
"Very positive," agreed Nathan. As Jake released her, Nathan took Haley's hand to tug her back on to his lap. They kissed again. Ryan reached for Jake's own hand and pulled him, with reluctance on his part, out of the living room.
As soon as the door closed, Haley dropped off his lap onto the couch and pulled him on top of her.
"You think if they never visited and you didn't have to go to work, we'd ever get out of bed?" asked Haley, between kisses.
"No. Maybe I should quit," he suggested.
"It's your company, stupid," she reminded him.
"Stupid? Wow, your disses really are advancing," he teased her. Ignoring him, she stuck her hand down his pants and began to tease him right back.
"I guess pink or blue are out of the question?" said Haley. Later on in the day, they'd finally gotten off the couch to go to the paint store.
"Blue sounds fine to me…" began Nathan.
"It's totally a girl. We have a connection, I can feel these things," she said smugly. He laughed and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Green? Nice and neutral?" he suggested.
"And vomit inducing. Yellow?"
"Sounds good," he said. They picked out a colour and purchased the paint before heading out to purchase a shiny white crib, sheets, bed linens, a rocking chair and a changing table. After some very slight urging on the employee's part, they also bought a stroller, a high chair and what seemed to be half the stuffed animals in the store.
"Kid's going to be spoiled," said Haley, watching the total appear as Nathan handed the clerk his credit card.
"Lucky guy. Girl," he said, correcting himself hurriedly as he saw his wife's hand move to hit him playfully.
"You know what I never realized before today? I am like the worst painter in history," said Haley in amazement, attempting to paint the trim white.
"Well, you learn something new every day. Baby's still six months away," he reminded her.
"Enough time to get professional house painting lessons?" she asked eagerly.
"Enough time for us to fix this," he said critically. She blushed.
"Poor baby. Already stuck with such a tragic life…"
"She'll be a Princess. Eldest child, a Scott girl, an only child? We'll be lucky if we don't end up spoiling her rotten," said Nathan.
"She doesn't have to be the only. You'd think she'd get lonely," said Haley. Nathan smiled.
"I know I would have."
"Then I guess you're lucky you have me!" said Haley, splattering white paint on him as she spoke.
"Well, I'm always lucky about that," he said, peeling off his now paint covered shirt. Haley noted his muscles and smiled before taking off her own shirt.
"This is so wrong…" said Nathan, as she fell on top of him to the floor.
Haley frowned as she tried to decipher the grayish image on the screen in front of her. It was coming along, she had to admit. In the beginning, their baby had only been a speck, vaguely peanut shaped. Now, it almost resembled a human baby.
"She's got a big head," said Haley.
"That'll change as it grows. Do you want me to leave you and your husband alone, Mrs. Scott?" asked the doctor. Haley nodded distractedly, her eyes still fast on the screen. She reached over and linked her fingers with Nathan's.
"He's growing fast," remarked Nathan.
"I wonder if she'll have Scott eyes?" said Haley. Nathan smiled, his own Scott eyes twinkling.
"She'll be gorgeous. And he'll have everything," promised Nathan.
"And we'll have her," said Haley, laughing at Nathan's pronouns.
"I just made it sound like we're having two babies, didn't I?" asked Nathan. Haley nodded, giggling.
"Disturbing thought. I want them more spaced out," she said sternly. Nathan kissed her knuckles and grinned as his eyes caught the image on the screen.