Chapter 4 - No Big Deal
It was a nice quiet evening at Bright and Hannah's apartment. Hannah was setting the table with the good china Dr. Brown had gotten them as a wedding gift. Bright was in the adjacent room, reading the sports section of the newspaper.
Hannah glanced over at him through the walk way. She bit her bottom lip, nervously.
"Bright?"
"Huh?" he answered back, still engrossed in the paper.
"Um, Thanksgiving is only a few months away and your mom should be feeling better, right? I mean, she would be able to enjoy a meal with the family and talk and stuff..." She stopped her sentence when she realized he wasn't paying attention. She sighed. He still didn't respond. She proceded to ramble on and on about useless information, reciting ancient chinese proverbs, medical theories, etc. When that didn't work, she blurted out something she never intended to say, yet anyway. Bright put the paper down, and twisted his head her way. At least it worked, she thought.
"Uh, yeah. Could you just repeat that? Idon't think I heard right." He uneasily chuckled.
"I'm-pregnant-and-it's-no-big-deal!" she quickly pleaded, without taking breaths in between words. She continued to set the utensils in their places.
"Uh, okay." He blew off, however he wasn't done expressing his opinion. Bright got up from the sofa and walked into the dining room. "Missing boring family dinners is no big deal! This is a big deal!"
"So, you're happy?" Hannah questioned.
Bright creeped up behind her.
"I was already happy when I married you. Now I'm just happier." he whispered in her ear before kissing her lightly on her cheek. "You should really tell Amy. She'll probably die from excitement. She lives her life vicariously through you, you know."
Hannah giggled and rolled her eyes with a huge grin across her face.
A timer in the kitchen went off, signaling that the meal Hannah had prepared was done. She released herself from Bright's embrace and brought the perfectly cooked ham to the table.
"Let's eat!" Bright said enthusiastically.
I know my chapters are short, but that's just how it is! Hope you enjoyed this chapter anyway!