Chapter Two
"Are you positive?" Akako pursued, sitting at the dining room table with the phone to her ear, her arm propping up her head as the voice on the other end spoke again.
"Yes, Mrs. Sohma. Quite positive. I have the results right here. Our tests never lie. You are pregnant." The woman repeated.
Nodding softly and taking a deep breath, Akako thanked the woman and hung up, laying her head on the table with a thud, mumbling into her arm, "How am I going to tell him…?"
"Tell me what?" inquired Yuki, walking out of the kitchen with a plate of crackers and a glass of water. He set them on the table in front of his wife and kissed the top of her head gently, "Feeling any better, my dear? Was that the doctor just now?"
She sat up slowly and nodded, "Yes, that was the doctor. But in regards towards my stomach, no. It is still in knots."
He kneeled down beside her, resting his hand over hers comfortingly, "What did the doctor say? Is there anything you need?" he asked worriedly.
Trying to form a smile, she gazed down at her husband. Faint bags could be seen under his concerned eyes, knowing he hadn't had much sleep in the past week as she had been tossing and turning throughout the nights with sleeplessness and nausea, "I'm fine, love. Really. "
"What did the doctor say?" he asked again.
Taking in another deep breath, she entwined their fingers, gazing down into his caring, gentle, eyes, "Well…when I had gone to the clinic, they did some blood work to try and find the source of my illness, only…I am not ill."
"If you are not ill then please, what is the problem?" he pressed.
"Well….I…I'm pregnant." She blurted, watching his eyes go wide and face become blank. "I'm so sorry, love!" she cried out, noticing his reaction.
He stood and brought her to her feet as well, wrapping his arms around her tightly and resting his chin atop her head, gently rubbing her back, "You have no reason to apologize, my dear. Another child is…well, quite unexpected, but I see no reason to be upset. Having a first child is a brilliant adventure, but having a second child, that is a blessing. To have two wonderful children and a beautiful, amazing wife…I must be truly blessed."
"I love you." She mumbled into his chest, eyes swelling up with tears.
"I love you too, my dear Akako."
"So, how far along is she?" asked Shigure with a grin.
Yuki sighed, readjusting himself on his cousin's sofa, knowing the conversation couldn't be avoided for long because that's just how Shigure was, Just as he was about to speak, Shigure's fiancé, Matsu, walked into the room, placing a tray of snacks onto the table and smiling, "Yes, how far along is she?"
"About a month now, according to her doctor." Yuki nodded, "We won't learn its gender though for another two months."
Just then, a little boy walked into the room, about the same size as Kohana only slightly taller. He walked over to Matsu and tugged on her arm by her elbow, "Mommy, the baby's awake." He rubbed his eyes tiredly and she kneeled down, picking him up in her arms and looking to Shigure and Yuki.
"If you'll excuse me, duty calls." She smiled, "It was nice of you to stop by, Yuki. Be sure to say hello to Akako for me." She waved, walking out of the room with her pajama'd son in arm.
Smiling after the two, he looked back to Shigure and sighed tiredly, getting to his feet and straightening out his shirt, "I'd best be on my way. Don't want to keep Akako up waiting for me. She needs the rest,"
"Alright then, kiddo. Be sure she actually gets that rest though. Don't need any late nights now do we?" he winked.
"Yeah, yeah." He rolled his eyes, smirked, and left, bundled up in his coat and the hat Akako had gotten him.
