She was still getting those nauseous feelings in the morning but at least now, it was manageable. At least now she could go back to work, she'd gotten used to the nausea in the morning and was able to work through it. What concerned her was her husband, he had started coming home tired late into the evening recently and then all that suspicious behavior just suddenly came to a screeching halt. He had sworn up and down that he never did anything behind her back but he was still up to something.
Jack in the meantime was ecstatic, he'd been preparing this surprise for her all month and it was almost time to spring it on her. The arrangements needed some last minute finishing touches but he was certain things would go well. He had made sure the suit and dress they had worn to her older brother's wedding were drycleaned for that evening out. Even made sure it would be the first thing she would find to wear. He couldn't help but think about it with every free moment he had that day, so when he finally got off work he headed straight home to wait for her. He decided to check the mail before going straight to their apartment.
"Junk… Junk… Cable bill… Electricity bill… Junk… Junk… Wedding invitation… Wait! Wedding invitation!?" he started, blandly at first then with surprise when he saw the invite.
"To Jack and Deborah Howlings from Nicholas and Judith Wilde," it read.
"They're finally getting married, huh? Took them long enough…" he laughed.
He stuck the invitation to the fridge before taking a shower. Then waited, watching TV, and waiting for his darling wife to get home from her job. When she did, he immediately got up and greeted her with a hug.
"Hi honey… I have a special surprise for you tonight, go take a shower and change into the best dress you can find," he told her.
"Jack Howlings, you scoundrel, what are you up to?" she asked.
"You'll find out… Just go and don't worry about dinner tonight…" he told her.
She was still suspicious but decided to go along with whatever he had planned. While she was in the shower, Jack took one last look inside the box that held her emerald-encrusted gold necklace. Pretty soon, she was out and found it a bit difficult to get into that beautiful red dress she'd worn for Alex's wedding a few years back.
"Did I put on a few pounds?" she pondered, with a bit of sadness.
She came out of the room, wearing the dress, her husband had already changed into his suit. He was standing in front of the panel mirrors adjusting his tie when she came in.
"Honey? Have I put on weight?" she asked.
"You might've… I wouldn't know, you sure don't look like you have…" he replied.
"Not even a little bit?" she asked.
"Sweetheart… You're gorgeous, stop worrying about it…" he replied, kissing her forehead.
That still worried her, as well as what Jack could be planning. Soon enough she found out though. It was a night to remember, even though she didn't feel particularly hungry and they didn't dance much. She felt silly for ever suspecting that he was running around on her. She let herself get swept away in the evening, feeling like a teenage girl out with her boyfriend. Of course that feeling was mutual and it was exactly what Jack wanted to bring out of the evening.
She was exhausted by the end of it all and he carried her to their apartment and to their bed. The entire time, he couldn't stop his tail from wagging. He realized though that with all the fun and excitement that had transpired that night, he'd forgotten to give her that necklace.
The next morning was a Sunday, no school and the restaurant wouldn't open today, so Debbie didn't mind sleeping in. In the meantime, Jack decided to make breakfast. His cooking was decent but no where on the same level as his wife's, still, he was determined to give her at least one day to completely relax.
As she came out of the bathroom, she had a worried look in her eyes and when Jack saw it, he turned off the stove and rushed to her.
"Deb, what's wrong?" he asked hurriedly.
"Jack… It-it came out positive…" she stated in an almost inaudible tone.
She showed him her pregnancy test. Sure enough, the results read positive. Jack didn't really know what to make of it, it wasn't very long ago that her younger brother's rabbit fiancee had a child and now this.
"I-I want to go through with it but this apartment just doesn't have the space for a baby… And because foxes and wolves are closely related, I may end up having a litter… And-and-…!" she began to panic.
She was cut off by him kissing her on the mouth and after it broke, he just held her in his arms.
"It's ok, honey… We'll figure this out…" he comforted, "For now, let's just be happy about the good news. Oh speaking of good news, I have something for you that I meant to give you last night…"
For the moment, she decided that he was right. They'd need to talk to her parents but she believed that she had an idea. She calmed down and relaxed on their couch with her husband, toying with her new necklace fondly.
-Again, I apologize if you guys find these chapters too short or a bit rushed, I write largely on impulse and it can show...-
