I'm sorry the last couple of chapters have been short but I have been writing another story at the same time, which has been begging for my attention and I've had work and training pushed into my schedule so I have had very limited time to write. Plus, I just got a new boyfriend so as any chick knows, I've been spending quite a bit of time with him. My apologies. I promise I will try and focus on this story for a bit and get some chapters up with a little bit more substance. Thanks for all of the reviews and patience.
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Rory stood at the open freezer looking in with emotionless eyes. She had been staring in the same spot for all of five minutes and she still hadn't found what she was looking for. Her mind kept floating back to the blue line that had shown up on that strip of plastic earlier in the day indicating that she was pregnant.
At first she was overjoyed, every since she had married Jess, she had wanted to have children with him. But then the afternoon moved on and she grew nervous. She didn't know how Jess would feel. She didn't know if it was too soon, if he was ready or not. They never really formally discussed the topic and she kicked herself now for it.
She sighed and shut her eyes tight then reopened them looking in the freezer once more. Her eyes roamed over the packages of peas and leftover slices of pizza but she didn't find what she was looking for. The small container of chocolate peanut butter swirl ice cream was missing. She felt anger rise in her chest and she slammed the freezer door causing a few magnets to fall off in the process.
She walked across their small kitchen and into the family room where she noticed Jess sat on the small couch with a tub of ice cream on his lap. She stood there silently with her arms crossed giving him an icy glare. He didn't notice her for a few moments but when he did he turned to her and gave her a smile.
"Hey."
She said nothing but continued to glare at him. He stared blankly back and neither of them said anything for a few moments. Finally Rory spoke, edge noticeable in her voice.
"Hey, do you know what happened to the ice cream that I put in the freezer yesterday?"
Jess visibly paled at her statement and the smile he was wearing slowly slid off his face. Rory continued.
"You know, the ice cream that I went out and bought special for myself to eat when I got home from work. The ice cream that I have been thinking about All day long. The ice cream that has kept me sane for the last TWELVE hours. The ice cream that I asked you if you wanted a tub for yourself and you said no because you didn't like it."
Her voice had steadily grown louder as she went on and Jess shrunk down on the couch.
"There's still some left if you want some."
He held out the bucket as a peace offering and she grabbed it looking inside. There only seemed to be about one spoonful left. She groaned and looked back up at Jess who was staring at her almost fearfully.
She felt tears well up in her eyes and she sunk down on the couch next to him.
"Jess, I really wanted this ice cream."
She felt tears slide down her cheeks slowly and she looked into the milk chocolate eyes of her husband. The eyes that moments before held fear now showed concern. He wrapped his strong arms around Rory and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Ror, if I knew it meant that much to you I wouldn't have eaten it."
She was now full blown sobbing into his chest while he rubbed her back consolingly and a little bit confused. After a few moments he pulled her back and rubbed a thumb across her cheek, wiping away stray tears.
"Tell me whats wrong."
"You ate my ice cream."
"Is that all?"
Rory bit her lip nervously and averted her eyes focusing on a small vase that sat on one of their bookshelves. Jess gently took her chin and turned her head to face him and she looked into his eyes with the same fear he held earlier.
"What is it?" He spoke softly not wanting her to erupt into another sobbing mess.
She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant."
She then closed her eyes and fell into Jess's chest again sobbing, using her hands to cover her eyes. Jess sat stunned for a moment unmoving before smiling to himself and once again wrapping his arms around Rory.
"That's amazing."
His voice was barely above a whisper and she didn't hear him properly. She pulled away and looked at him with a tearstained face.
"What?"
"I said," He pulled a stray piece of hair away form her face and tucked it neatly behind her ear. "That's amazing."
He kissed her softly on the lips and embraced her once more. He noticed that she was crying again and he pulled away exasperated.
"What now?"
She smiled slightly and spoke with a shake in her voice. "I love you."
He smiled back. "I love you too."
She cuddled into his chest and soon fell asleep wrapped in the comfort of his scent. She didn't notice when he carefully got up from underneath her and covered with a blanket nor did she hear the front door open and creak closed. She didn't even feel him pick her up and walk her into their bedroom and lay her down on the soft mattress.
The next morning she awoke and walked slowly into the kitchen rubbing her eyes against the bright morning light. Jess had already gone into work and she didn't have to be in till the afternoon so she decided to treat herself to a big breakfast. She opened the freezer to get out the bacon and smiled at the sight that greeted her.
The freezer was full of small tubs of chocolate peanut butter swirl ice cream.
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Yes, I know. Kind of went overboard with the fluff there. But I thought it was appropriate. By the way chocolate peanut butter swirl ice cream is my favorite and I was eating it while writing this chapter. Ben and Jerry are good friends of mine.
