Chapter 2: Gifts of the Present
It was bright outside, and Saji could tell. Even from their apartment complex in uptown Tokyo, the scenery and weather were still very beautiful. He quietly rose from his bed, being careful not to wake up his angel sleeping next to him. Saji gave time for his eyes to readjust to the light from outside, and finally rubbed them off before going to the bathroom. He yawned before he turned the knob of the door and flicked his finger to turn on the lights.
"Last night was Louise's first trauma in over a month," he said to himself. He turned the tap of the washbowl and cooled off his face with the water. "It's a relief that she's showing signs of improvements."
He turned the tap off and reached for a towel on the hanger next to the bathtub. He dried his face quickly and then threw the towel back on the hanger.
"Maybe things could go back to the way they were before…" Saji stopped in front of the bathroom door.
"Just maybe." he thought.
. . .
Saji was cooking breakfast in the kitchen when he heard footsteps coming from the hallway.
"Good morning Louise," he called out, "how would you like your breakfast today?"
Louise stopped at the entrance of the kitchen and tilted her head slightly downwards.
"Um… Saji?" she called out nervously.
Saji turned his head towards her direction. "Hm? Is there something wrong?" he asked.
Louise hesitated for a moment, "I… I have to tell you something."
Saji turned off the heating stove and walked over to her with piece of bacon pinned on a folk.
"Well you can't tell me something on an empty stomach right?" he said while he motioned the folk.
"Saji… I'm pregnant."
There was a brief pause in the entire conversation. It felt as if the Earth itself had stopped spinning for that one moment. Then, Saji suddenly dropped the fork from his hand.
"Hehe… so I guess your stomach isn't that empty." Saji said in an ironic tone.
Louise gave a small giggle before she continued.
"I… I took the test yesterday." Louise continued while she placed her hand on her stomach. "Saji… It's our baby."
Saji loss the feeling in his legs and dropped to his knees on the ground in front of her. Louise had a concerned look in her eyes, but was replaced when she saw him smiling.
"Louise… that's great!" Saji yelled as he picked her off the ground and spun her in the air while she laughed. But Louise saw something in Saji's eyes that worried her. A look of, concern?