"Daddy, Daddy, Daddy come quick Louise is sick," Jack screamed as he burst into where Darren was sleeping.
"Jack it's 6am, go back to bed," groaned Darren.
"But Daddy…" said Jack frantically.
"Go"
"Louise is sick," he said quietly.
"What?"
"She's being sick, I heard her"
Darren shot up and saw that Louise's side of the bed was unoccupied, then they both heard Louise throw up. Darren and Jack both ran down the hall to the bathroom where Louise was crouched the toilet.
"Lou are you okay?" he asked kneeling down beside her.
"Yeah, I'm fan-fucking-tastic," said Louise sarcastically, not realising that Jack was in the room.
"Are you going to die?" asked Jack quietly.
"Oh no, no of course not," said Louise realising her mistake, "I'm just being crouchy because I don't feel well"
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"Honey, sweetie pie oh husband I love so dearly," said Louise sweetly that night.
"Yes," said Darren looking up from the television slightly afraid he knew Louise wanted something and when she used those names he knew he wouldn't like it.
"I'm hungry"
"Okay, what do you want to eat?"
"Um double stuffed Oreos, de caff coffee, cucumber, onions and…. Jelly babies," said Louise
"We don't have any of them in," said Darren.
"I know, I guess I should go to the 24 hour store, since it's 11:30pm and I have heard that pregnancy cravings should never be ignored…"
"Oh alright I'll go"
"Yayyy I'll write you a list," said Louise as she jumped up to write a list.
"Honey, you could have just asked me to go to the store"
"Yeah I could have but it's so much fun to watch you dread what I'm going to say"
"You really are evil you know that?"
"Then I'm carrying the spawn of Satan and you helped…"
"oh I know, I know," said Darren picking up his car keys and kissing the top Louise's head.
"Love you"
"Love you too"
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Louise was now six months pregnant and getting bigger everyday. One Sunday morning she had slept in and by the time she had made down to the kitchen Katie, Craig, Darren and Jack were all talking about her and her unusual mood swings lately. Luckily they had the sense to shut up before Louise heard them.
"Morning Honey," said Darren kissing his wife, "any morning sickness today?"
"No none thank god," said Louise, "Hi Katie, Craig"
"Hey, you look much better," said Katie
"Yeah I had a great nights sleep," said Louise.
"When's your next appointment?" asked Craig.
"Next week," said Louise.
"Right in the middle of the game," grumbled Darren
"Yeah and it's the final…" said Craig and soon he and Darren were debating over what the score would be.
While they were still arguing Louise slipped some coffee into her cup hoping neither of them had seen her.
"Oh no you don't," said Darren taking the cup from Louise before she had even taken a sip
"Hey give it back," Louise protested
"No way you know you can't have caffeine," said Darren
"Go on please just one little cup," pouted Louise.
"Oh I…" said Darren weakening he never could say no to Louise.
"Don't let her," said Craig sternly who knew how weak Darren was when it came to denying Louise anything she wanted.
"No Lou, I'll make you some tea instead," said Darren
"I don't want tea," Louise grumbled like a child.
"You know I can't let you have coffee," said Darren
"Pregnancy sucks," muttered Louise
"Surely you can't mean the miracle of birth," said Craig, "the most natural thing in the world"
"Yeah to you people maybe," said Louise as she violently pointed to Darren and Craig, "but then you don't have squeeze something the size of a watermelon out of a hole the size of a lemon"
"Yeah but you get to feel your baby growing inside you that must be amazing," said Craig.
"Oh yeah it's great. I can't have coffee or alcohol, I'm puking every morning and I can't even have a cigarette," ranted Louise.
"You don't smoke," Katie pointed out.
"Well I'd like to have the option," said Louise, "and I have to put up with everyone wrapping me up in cotton wool"
"Feel better now?" laughed Darren
"Yeah a little," said Louise sheepishly
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"Honey," Louise shouted at 2:45pm on the 4th of August
"Yeah," Darren shouted from downstairs
"My water broke