Jessica was working at the store, sweating and waddling. I'm fucking waddling, she thought bitterly to herself. Seven months pregnant and here she was, so damn cumbersome she could hardly move. It was Dom's fault, she was sure of it. He had to be so big; of course the kid would take after him. She would lay money on him being over ten pounds.
She stood and stretched out her back and put a hand on her stomach and felt a hard kick. Her breath caught in her throat, she felt the kick on the outside. "Lori," she shouted and then squealed.
"What? What's wrong? It isn't the baby is it? Should I call Dom?" Lori was damn near in a panic.
"I felt him! I felt him move."
"Yeah so, he's been squirming around in there for months now."
"No Lori, I FELT him. Here, give me your hand." Another hard kick sent both of them squealing. "Watch the store, please." Jessica grabbed her keys and ran out the door.
She drove quickly to Dom's garage and ran inside as fast as she could. The weather had cooled off a lot but they still had the huge garage doors open. "Dom." She yelled effectively stilling everyone inside then she saw him bearing down on her with huge quick strides. His face was a mask of panic.
"What's wrong?" Dom's heart had just about stopped at her call and now was pounding so hard he was lightheaded.
"I felt him." He just blinked at her blankly. She grabbed his hand and put it on her large stomach and waited. Everyone had gathered around to see what the problem was, they waited. She took deep breaths, trying to calm herself and then he kicked again.
Dom jumped at the feeling under his palm and then laughed. "He kicked me." His voice was full of wonder. "He kicked hard."
"Tell me about it, I told you it hurt." Another hard thump followed and then he wrapped his arms around her and swung her in the air and kissed her soundly on the lips.
He put her down and cupped her face in his dirty hands and kissed her lips tenderly. "I love you." He whispered surprising everyone with his words, even himself.
"I love you too." She kissed him back soundly and then the garage was full of shouts, teasing and clapping.
Dom and Jessica had been spending so much time together, almost every day after work, she was there, or he went over to her house. They always spent the night at one of their houses now and were very excited about the baby.