here is the next chapter sorry it's more lole
one a week at the minute it will get better! But for now enjoy! Madeleine
Chapter 13
Rob had gotten up with Jess and Harry and was organising their breakfast.
"I like it whenyou make pancakes Rob" Harry commented sweetly as he demolished his stack of blueberry pancakes.
"I'm glad you like them so much bud!"
Jess and Harry were very engrossed as Karen entered the kitchen having had the opportunity to get showered and dressed thanks to Rob. She gave Rob a morning kiss before checking that her children were still eating, and then getting the box from her back pocket and showing Rob.
"Have you taken it?" He asked.
"Not yet, I'm nervous. What if it doesn't say what we want it to?"
"You won't know until you take it. Whatever the outcome we'll deal with it." Rob caressed her cheek with his thumb.
"Allll finished!" Harry declared, the pair looked round with smiles at the two rascals at the table.
"More please!" Jess declared.
"I dunno I think you've both had enough" rob suggested.
"Nooooo" they both chanted in unison.
"It would seem that you can never have too many pancakes" Karen commented sweetly to the delight of her two children who took it to mean that they had gotten their way.
"Ok I guess I'll get cooking then."
The house was buzzing this morning and felt particularly homely.
"I guess I'll go take this" Rob smiled hoping it would make her feel at ease.
"So whose for pancakes!"
Harry and Jess banged their cutlery on the table excitedly. Rob was distracted. He couldn't stop thinking about Karen who was upstairs taking the pregnancy test. They really wanted a baby. What would they do if it wasn't positive? He'd be devastated, he knew Karen would be to.
"Rob it's burning!" Jess shouted
"What?" Rob had forgotten all about the pancakes he was cooking and quickly tossed it out before starting again. Harry and Jess were sweetly nattering away to themselves whilst Rob got lost in his own thoughts. Both children were blissfully ignorant.
"Mummy would you like some of my pancake?" Jess asked sweetly as her mummy reappeared. Rob was woken from his thoughts by the sound of her voice.
"No thank you sweetheart, you eat them up." Karen busied herself and made a cup of tea. Rob got up to see what the verdict was.
"So... Karen, are you ok?" Rob noticed the tears in her eyes and quickly ushered the children out so they could have the conversation Rob was dreading.
"Why don't you two go play your hungry hippos Jess?" Rob suggested which fortunately they were both rather excited about and rushed out to the lounge
"Hungry hippos is my favourite" Harry enlightened Jess sweetly.
Karen had made her tea and was now sat down at the kitchen table amongst the carnage that was her children's abandoned plates.
"Karen we can try again. We've not been trying long..."
"Rob" Karen's broken voice responded as her hand was gently placed upon his arm.
"I promise I will be here whatever happens. You don't have to deal with this alone."
"ROB" Karen's voice was suddenly quite affirmative and direct, which shocked Rob and forced him to focus on her.
"It's positive...I'm pregnant" the tear that had been brewing now delicately fell down her cheek and with it a smile of complete satisfaction.
"Really, your pregnant?" Rob's voice was calm and vulnerable. He hadn't been thinking negatively but he didn't want to count his blessings before he knew for sure. Karen reached into her pocket and pulled out the test which Rob picked up admiring the two blue lines. A surprise tear also fell down his cheeks, which Karen brushed away before giving him a passionate kiss.
"We're having a baby" Karen whispered with delight, their foreheads pressed up against one another. Rob's hand instinctively rested upon her stomach.
'I don't think I've ever been this happy" Rob spurted out overwhelmed with emotion.
"This one will be so lucky to have you as a daddy" Karen added sweetly. She really was excited about their venture together.
"This baby makes us a family" Rob added, "Jess and Harry are going to be so excited..." Rob was on such a high.
"But this our secret for now. I want this to be something only you and I know about"
"We can't keep it a secret forever" rob was like a little excited school boy.
"I'm not saying that Scotcher, I just don't want to tell anyone till we know everything's ok and how far along I am"
"Ok. Well we better look after you, you're doubley precious now" rob was being so sweet and Karen just knew that this was the right decision and the right timing for them.
"I WON!" Harry ran in breaking Karen and Rob from their moment and embrace.
Rob scooped Harry up tickling him to death.
"Your just too clever bud" Harry was in complete hysterics, Jess had come and perched on her mum's knee for a cuddle as well. Karen instinctively moved back a little.
"Are you ok mummy?" Rob stopped tickling Harry suddenly worried, now constantly on alert.
"I'm fine, my tummy's a bit sensitive that's all. You just need to be careful" Jess sweetly rubbed her mummy's tummy in the hope of making it better. Rob and Karen shared a special look as Jess unknowingly rubbed the belly holding her little brother or sister to be. Karen got a little emotional, pregnancy really did mess around with your hormones. Rob caught sight of this, "you ok?"
"Yeah just hormones" Karen reassured him. Rob had never gone through this before everything was new.
"What's hormones?" Harry asked quite sweetly. Now how did Karen explain that to a 6 year old?
"There just things in your body that make you sad or happy"
"You mean like a transformer, someone moving my body" Karen and rob laughed.
"No silly, it's just part of your body. Just like your ear is" Karen hoped Harry would just leave it, this wasn't really something he would understand.
"I think we should go play in the garden?" Rob suggested to which Harry and Jess ran outside.
"This pregnancy stuff really does take over your body doesn't it?" Rob commented referencing the hormones conversation.
"You're telling me! Speaking of baby, do you know what I really fancy right now?"
"What?" Rob laughed having only just finished breakfast.
"Strawberry and marmite crackers" Karen's face lit up at the thought.
"I know women are meant to have odd cravings but that's just disgusting!"
Rob made her the crackers and then sat out on the patio watching Jess and Harry.
"Count yourself lucky for Jess I craved Pringles and Jam and for Harry it was wotsits and gherkins dunked in Nutella!" Karen grimaced at the thought of those previous food choices as she tucked into her strawberry and marmite crackers.
"Well it's just as well I love you then isn't it" rob placed his arm around Karen and kissed her head.
"Don't forget the little beansprout in here" Karen teased Rob as he placed his hand on her stomach and kissed her lips before wiping away the marmite and strawberry cracker crumbs from the corner of her lips.