Chapter 12: (14 Weeks)
"Mamo" Usagi yelled from the bedroom. Mamoru chuckled, wondering what it was this time. He heard the panic coming from the bedroom. He opened the door to see her standing in a pair of jeans, and a bra. He smiled at her gently. "Have you seen my pink, stringed shirt laying around…I can't find it anywhere." She asks him with a huff.
"No, I haven't. Are you sure it isn't in the wash?" he asks her. She nods and continues searching for it. "In the closet?" he asks her. Another nod. "The draws?" he asks her gently. She glares at him.
"I'm not stupid Mamo-chan" she huffs as she flops on the bed.
"I wasn't implying that" he says before pulling out a purple shirt. "What about this one?" he asks her. She glares at him once more.
"It's not the same" She whines. He sighs and takes off his shirt.
"Now we're even," he says with a smile. Usagi giggles at the sight of him before glaring lovingly.
"Mamo…You wouldn't let me walk about like this would you?" she asks with a tempting smile. He laughs, throwing his hand through his hair.
"No…you are way too tempting for anyone. But this is only for me to see. Not anyone else" he says as he leans down towards her gently. She kisses him with a smile.
"Alright…I'll wear the white shirt instead," she says as she walks to her wardrobe and pulls on. She frowns at her stomach with a sigh. "Mama and Papa are surely going to notice this," she says jabbing her bump with her index finger.
"No, they won't. They'll just think you had gained weight" he says with a smile. "They'll only notice when we tell them" He smiles nervously. She notices him looking out the window with a frown.
"He won't shoot you Mamo-chan" Usagi says with a laugh. "Mama won't let him. She loves you too much and she'll know if Papa does that it will hurt me" she whispers with a smile. "And then if you're gone, he'll end up leaving me alone with a child to raise and she would never let that happen." She smiles as she slips on her tennis shoes. He smiles at her, watching her walk out the door and tap her foot impatiently on the corridor floor.
"Come on. Time to tell your parents "He says with a laugh as he takes her hand after locking the door.
The car trip there was a five-minute drive. It was slow, due to the piling traffic from the after-work rush. He watched (whenever he had stopped) Usagi fold her hands over her stomach one minute, the next time one of her hands was on her thigh, the other one tracing patterns on her abdomen whenever his hands weren't holding hers on the gearstick.
Then they arrived at the house. He watched Usagi tense at the sight of the house. Nervous. "It'll be okay," he says with a smile. He kisses her forehead gently, making his way down her nose and to her mouth. She gasped and threw her arms over his neck, pulling him closer. He laughed before stepping outside the car. She follows suit, waiting for him with her hand stretched out towards him. Mamoru knocks on the door when they arrive, Ikuko answering with a bright smile.
"Hello," she says as she hugs Usagi gently, Usagi hugging her with the one available arm. After a second Ikuko let go of her daughter gently, moving to Mamoru. He hugged her awkwardly, an arm still wrapped around Usagi's waist.
"Come in, come in," she says with a smile as she opens the door wider, letting them inside. They walk in, hands in an embrace, as they walk into the dining room to find her father reading a newspaper and Shingo, studying.
"Hey Usagi, Hi Mamoru" Kenji says with a smile as he looks up from his newspaper.
"Hi, Papa," she says as she hugs him gently, leaving Mamoru. "Hey, Shingo," she says with a smile as she moves to hug him, his face annoyed.
"Get off me" he mutters with a frown. Usagi looks at Mamoru, frowning. Kenji stands up to shake Mamoru's hand.
"Mamoru" he nods with a smile. "How are you?"
"I'm good thank you" he nods with a smile. "How are you?" he throws back.
"I'm good thank you"
"Alright enough chit chat," Ikuko says. "You" her finger points to Usagi and Mamoru individually. "I need some help, Mainly Mamoru," she says as she walks back into the kitchen. Usagi follows her calmly. Usagi leans against the wall as Ikuko instructs Mamoru to keep an eye out for the food on the stove. Ikuko turns to Usagi, handing her plates of food to take out to the table. Usagi comes back, Mamoru looks each time in her direction, a smile on his face. Ikuko taps Mamoru on the shoulder gestures him to lean over.
"I told Kenji that you had some exciting news. Before he reacted, I said it might be you getting a job, but he doesn't know that you have already had one" she whispers. Mamoru nods.
"Are you going to tell her though? I gave it her choice if she wants to tell him herself but otherwise, I won't do anything." He whispered back to her. Ikuko nods, walking over to the stove and directing Usagi towards her. She whispers the same words to Usagi, and she nods, whispering back while picking up a plate of food.
The food was on the table. Each person had an individual plate of food in front of them. Everyone was eating in silence. Shingo and Kenji talking about the sports scores. Usagi looked at him with a nervous smile. Once the main meal was eaten, Kenji looked at Mamoru with a smile. "Ikuko said you had some news for us," Kenji says with a smile. Mamoru just thought to go along with that Ikuko had said.
"Oh yes I got accepted into the hospital not long ago," He says with a smile.
"Congratulations…" He says trailing off. "How long have you been back… From your…uhh…Honeymoon" he mumbles, face turning red in embarrassment.
"Oh…Umm…Like a week ago. I've been working most this week" he says with an embarrassed smile. "But technically we got back two weeks ago" he throws his shoulder into a shrug. "We stayed with Usagi's friends and mine for a while down south on the beach."
"How was it?" Ikuko asks with a smile.
"It was nice. It gave everyone a better chance to know everyone else." Mamoru nods. "When we got back, we went and visited Motoki, Reika and their baby, Kai." Mamoru smiles at the memory.
"How is Reika doing?" Ikuko asks as she brings out more clean plates and spoons.
"She's struggling, of course. But she's happy" Mamoru says with a frown. Ikuko frowns as she comes back in with the cake and a tub of ice cream, along with other sweets.
"We also have something else to tell you" Usagi speaks up for the first time in the night. The table is silent as she looks at Mamoru with nervous eyes. "Um…I'm pregnant" she whispers embarrassed but with a happy smile planted on her lips.
"What?" Kenji says as he shoots Mamoru a lingering glare. Shingo gasps and turns to Usagi and Mamoru with a smile.
"Oh, congratulations sweetheart" Ikuko cries as she hugs her daughter before hugging Mamoru in turn.
"Thanks, Mama" Usagi smiles at her brightly.
"So, I'm getting a niece or nephew?" Shingo asks with a shocked expression, his mouth wide open in a smile. Usagi nods and he grins, going to hug his sister and his brother-in-law.
"Kenji," Ikuko says as she nudges him gently with her elbow. "They're married Kenji. It's expected that they'd have a child. Be happy, she's giving us a grandchild to love" she smiles as she takes his hand. Kenji sighs and turns to nod at his wife.
"Congratulations," he says to Usagi who is smiling. "How long until the baby is due, do you know?" he asks. Mamoru swallows and looks to Usagi who's smiling.
"Umm…I guess around another six months. I'm around 14 weeks now…" she trails off, looking at Mamoru with a smile. Mamoru watches Kenji swallow and looks towards Ikuko, doing the math of then the baby must have been conceived. Desert was served, and the baby wasn't mentioned after that moment.
After everything was eaten, and the chatting seized, and Mamoru sighed as they looked outside to see it was dark. "We should get going," Mamoru says to Usagi, who was yawning every couple of minutes.
"Alright. We'll come and visit you sometime soon" Ikuko says with a smile. Usagi nods, standing up with one hand on her abdomen. Mamoru took her spare hand and walked out the door and towards the car.
The drive was a quiet one, with his wife who was on the verge of falling asleep, and the main road was empty, granting quick access to the places they needed or wanted to go. Quietly he stopped the car, before walking over to his wife's side and helping her up. Slowly they walked to the elevator of the apartment building, pressing the correct floor before waiting a moment for the elevator to arrive.
Gently he opened the door of the apartment, letting Usagi in first before locking the door behind him. He walked into the bedroom, and much to his surprise, he found her fast asleep in the middle of the bed, her wearing the same clothes she wore to her parents. He didn't even have the heart to wake her up and change her. Instead, he just changed into his nightclothes and fell asleep beside her.
***The-Next-Day***
(A Special Little Treat for you all)
The sun poked through the blinds in the window once more like any other day, and the clouds resonated around the sky, blocking the rays from flowing through them. Mamoru groaned as the light registered in his eyes, waking him up as usual. He smiled when he turned to see his wife still asleep, her hair thrown into knots at her head, and her clothes crinkled around her stomach. He continued smiling as he walked into the bathroom and had his shower, before changing into suitable day clothes. As he was cooking his lunch and breakfast for Usagi and himself, he heard a knocking on the door.
His feet followed towards the sound at the front door, opening it to reveal four people, two of which were female and the other two were males. Mamoru smiled at the sight of them. "Hey Mamoru" Naru smiles at him. "We bumped into Reika and Motoki on the way," she says as she points to the couple behind them. She takes hold of Umino's hand gently as they walk inside, Motoki clapping Mamoru on the back gently. Reika was carrying her baby son, Kai on her hip, bouncing him gently.
"Where's Usagi?" Reika asks with a frown as they look towards the kitchen to find two plates full of food.
"Asleep still..." Mamoru sighs. "Can I get you guys something?" Mamoru asks. Everyone shakes their head before sitting down on the living room couch. Mamoru takes his plate of food with him, deciding to eat with the guests.
"How is she?" Reika asks, concerned for her husband's best friend's wife. Mamoru shrugged.
"You know how it is. You've been through it. Both of you" Mamoru nods to them both individually. They pull a sad smile.
"Can you tell her that if she needs anyone to talk to, that I'm here" Reika says and Mamoru nods, knowing if anything happened, she had been through it, and she was the only one to explain it.
"Why?" Naru asks looking at the couple. "She should be fine…" Naru whispers in concern. The bedroom door opens slowly, and Mamoru looks at the sound. He watched a tired Usagi walk out into the kitchen before the sound of draws opening and closing. The scrape of the chair against the floor before the clinking of the metal utensils touching the plate. The chatter resounded again. After a while, the sound of the chair filled the air again, and Usagi wandered inside the living room, taking in the guests.
"Hey Usa-Chan," Motoki says as he smiles at her. Usagi smiles tiredly back, but only to lay on the couch, head hitting Mamoru's thighs.
"Can we go back to my avoided question?" Naru says, irritation breaking through. "Why? What's Usagi going through that Reika is?" She asks again. Mamoru raises his eyebrows as a clue, and baby Kai makes a gurgling sound in the corner. Sleepily, Usagi raises one of her hands to hold Mamoru's, while the other one rests on her abdomen gently. Naru gasps, holding one of her hands to her mouth in shock.
"What? What's wrong with Usagi?" Umino asks in a panic, looking towards his girlfriend in an answer.
"Usagi's pregnant Umino!" she says in a gasp, her eyes happy but worried. "Oh, congratulations Usagi. To both of you," she says with a happy smile as she turns her eyes towards Kai in Motoki's arms. Mamoru turned to look at Usagi, and to his surprise, he only saw a happy smile planted on her face.
And to him, that smile told everything. I'm happy there are no more secrets. I'm happy and that was all Mamoru could ask for.