Hey everyone! Thank you for your reviews! Here's the 3rd pregnancy :p and probably the one when Jo lost her shit XDDD so sorry our beautiful detective there isn't exactly what we should call charming :p. I had so much fun writing that part, special thanks to Jackie because we were making fun of that moment, that's how it lead me to that.
Enjoy it
The 3rd pregnancy aka the one when Abe kicked both of their ass out off the shop. Not that he didn't want them anymore, he loved living with his step-mother, his father, and his little sisters but he knew that apartment was far too small for four people and soon to be five. Jo and Henry needed to raise their family and Abe didn't want them anymore around, he had reassured them they could visit and he would always be there and he thought his father was making a whole drama about it because they would be living barely one block away. The apartment was Jo's choice, she felt like it would be perfect for their big family and god only knew how big it would be, the day they had visited was also the day she decided to announce she was pregnant with their third child (so if you followed Abe kicked them out before he even knew Jo was pregnant again, smart brother).
The apartment was twice the size of the one above the shop and had four bedrooms. One master bedroom, and three smaller ones, perfect for their children. Abbie was 4 by the time Jo was expecting Liv and was smarter than most kids of her age, Elena was almost 2 and not as talkative as her big sister back then, she still had troubles forming correct sentences and she couldn't pronounce any name right including her own, she was more shy but as lovely as her sister, she obviously have gotten more Jo's side than Henry's.
When Abbie stepped into one of the biggest « guests » room she pointed it out and clearly said
- I want this one!
Elena soon followed her sister and hugged her from behind, adding
- Yena wants be with Bie
Abbie just raised a brow and shared a look with her parents
- mommy, daddy, there are three bedrooms here right?
- that's correct - Henry replied
- great! I love Elena, she's my best little sister in the world but can I have some privacy, she's always stuck with me.
Both Jo and Henry had to laugh, this was unexpected even though their daughter was straight with words, they kept being surprised and she was just a little girl, she would probably grow up to be a very strong and independent woman just like her mother.
Jo kneeled beside her while Elena just pouted, Henry took her in his arms to reassure her.
- sweetheart, you can have your own room...
Abbie didn't wait for her mother to finish and started jumping and gave her a hug
- Yahoo! thank you, mommy! I'll be a nice girl
Jo rolled her eyes
- you didn't let me finish.
She stopped in the middle of her excitement and sighed
- oh ! There is a but, is that it?
Henry chuckled and replied
- I think what your mother is trying to tell you is we are not sure we are going to take that apartment yet so do not get your hopes too high
She lifted her thumb up
- got it, daddy!
Jo wasn't going to say any of that and took her daughter in her arms and joined her husband and gave him a kiss on the lips
- yeeeek - both Abbie and Elena chanted
- actually, I love that apartment and I think it would be great to raise children. The living room is big enough, there's a balcony to enjoy hot summer days, the bathroom is also pretty big and the most is the four bedrooms and three children, which makes it perfect.
She just smiled while Henry frowned
- we just have two...
- yeah but think
She gave him an obvious look and Henry laughed and gave her another kiss
- you're pregnant again?
- yes, and it's another girl.
Henry blinked
- wait, how do you know that already?
- well, not like my previous pregnancies, I weirdly didn't get any symptoms until I realized my period weren't coming and it has been long so I took a test and went to see a doctor and he told me I was 15 weeks pregnant and we could already see the baby so I wanted to know.
Henry didn't know what to think anymore, he loved his wife and their daughters but he was wondering how life would be handled living with three women in that house, but he smiled, this was a new challenge in his very long life.
Abbie was lost and was trying to understand
- what does that mean? explain, please!
Jo kissed her cheek and told her
- I have another baby just right here
She put her daughter down and took her hand to rest on her belly and Abbie was blown away
- awww ! It's another little Elena, right?
- that's right sweetie
Abbie walked toward her little sister and hugged her so much the poor toddler looked at her like she was out of her mind making their parents laughed
- Elena, we are going to be big sisters again, I mean again for me but it's first time for you. I will teach you how to behave but beware, I am still the big one, do not try to steal my place, Okie Dokie?
Henry groaned
- and she's still saying that
Jo propped her elbow on his arm
- what do you want me to say? She's her mother daughter.
- I can see that
Elena just nodded not understanding a word her sister said but she would soon enough understand all of it.
And as much as Jo didn't get any symptoms in the first months for Liv, she went through every mood, like every single one of them, none was missing and she was driving Henry wild.
One of this day when she was reaching the end of her pregnancy like she was 8 months pregnant and they have been living in their new apartment since a month, she was tired and she needed to get that baby out and her moods weren't helping her, Henry just found funny to get on her nerves even more. It was around 8 pm one night and Elena was already sleeping, Abbie was playing in her room and Henry and Jo were about to put her to bed soon.
Jo was filling up some police reports and her daughter just decided that her belly was a soccer ground that night.
- listen, babe! You need to stop that! God ! Your sisters weren't easy especially Elena but you're not exactly doing your part of the job, I know you can't wait to get out but there's still a couple of weeks to go, please hold it till then.
She just got another kick and gave up trying and talk some sense to an unborn baby.
Henry walked into the room (by the way it was their bedroom) and Jo was half sitting on the bed with a laptop on the bed and her report on a pillow. He looked at his wife, he loved her, he loved her more than anything in the world and he was grateful she gave him such beautiful daughters but that pregnancy has been hell for him and sometimes he was scared to step into his own bed because she could literally push him on the floor, not doing it on purpose though but the baby was refraining her from sleeping as she wished and she was getting hot... And yes very hot because this was the middle of summer, Liv was due in August so sometimes she was sleeping literally on him and he wondered how he hadn't died from asphyxiation yet and others she was rolling so much she managed to push him on the floor and he was finishing the night near the bed and she was just screaming at him in the morning, because he didn't get back on the bed with her.
So that night he was as tired as she was because he was sleep deprived too and the past few days he had to wake up a lot to put Elena back to sleep because she was having nightmares then he figured out she had fever so he had to watch her every night and remained by her side to make sure she was all right and if she needed to stay hydrated. Jo was waking up to see how he was doing and told him she could watch their daughter while he was catching up some sleep but he refused and told her she needed to rest. Elena was doing better now, the fever dropped but the poor toddler was as much tired and didn't waste any time to fall asleep. Henry took a sit on the edge of the bed and just blurted out without thinking
- I hardly can wait for our third daughter to be there because that pregnancy has been a pain in the arse and honestly I didn't enjoy it a lot.
Jo stopped writing and glared at him, he raised his eyes to meet hers and saw that black look and melted a bit on the was in troubles and she was going to shoot him and he was going to pop in the river. She tried to get a hold of herself but she couldn't, she just couldn't
- excuse me? As far as I'm concerned, that baby didn't get here all by herself. If I look like a big cow now, it's mostly your fault, thank you.
Henry knew this wasn't right, he tried to argue
- I didn't mean it like that, you know I...
She stormed at him and violently closed the file she was filling
- then what? - she pointed out his pants - your d*ck, your sperm, you freaking deal with it Henry Morgan, you're the one getting me pregnant every two years!
Henry tried to calm her down and also to explain himself before she used her side arm
- Darling, please...
- there's no Darling! How about your immortal ass carries the baby and see how it is?
Henry gulped
- no.. Thank you, I think I'm fine
« I'm a dead man, » he thought, she would use her gun toward him, he saw the rage in her eyes, he was screwed and not in the best way mind you
- tell me, you lived two centuries, you got everything in your life, you never did get pregnant, did you? DID YOU?
Henry tried to say something but couldn't get any words from his mouth, she did have a point but he never saw her that pissed. He moved a bit toward her, Jo stood up and it was probably the first time she was standing that fast since she was pregnant
- you're sleeping on the couch tonight
- but Jo...
- don't Jo me! You and the couch are going to make one tonight and don't try to get back in that bed, you know I've got my gun in the nightstand.
Jo never realized how loud she has been yelling, Henry tried to cool her down
- all right honey, my apologies, I didn't want to hurt your feelings, you know I love you.
She kept glaring at him
- you're so going to pick up your naked ass from the river!
He was about to say something when he noticed Abbie on the door frame, eyes wide opened. Jo shot another dirty look to Henry
- I assumed she just heard everything - Henry simply said
- Henryyyy!
Jo was now even more pissed than the day he was being beaten up before he confronted Adam at the station
- What? Jo, you're the one who said so many dirty words.
She pointed out a finger on him and said
- but that's your fault you're son of... - she then remember Abbie was still there and looking at both of them like they were crazy
- son of a biscuit!
Before the two parents could get any further, Abbie asked
- is daddy immortal?
Jo and Henry completely stopped talking and shared a look like « what should we do? » Jo just folded her arms
- that talk is on you, Henry! I don't have anything to say there
Henry looked at Abbie and looked at his wife
- Jo, she's 4
- well obviously she's been smart enough long time ago, look who her dad is. Just tell her you can live forever and that's it, the explanation will come later in a few years.
And like everything hadn't gone wrong enough, they heard Elena crying because they were all yelling and they woke her up. Jo was now seeing red and Henry knew he would definitely sleep on the couch. His wife just kept yelling
- Henry! You piece of sand! You take care of both your daughters tonight because I've got another one in there who can't stop kicking since the past two hours and I'm tired, I didn't sleep well for the past six months and I don't even understand the hell I'm writing on that report, let me sleep!
On that she just turned around and got under the cover, not giving a look to her husband. Henry remained dumbfounded. Abbie pulled on his sleeve
- daddy when are you going to learn not to mess with mommy when she has baby in belly?
She just shook her head and headed toward her bedroom
- I'll be waiting for my story you can tell me about being an immortal boy daddy.
Henry felt a headache coming in
- settle in sweetie! I'm coming in a bit, let me put your sister back to sleep first.
He sighed and stepped out while Jo chuckled
- your father is wonderful Liv!
And Liv was born August 10th 2022 after only 5 hours of contractions but Jo didn't have too many troubles pushing her out because she really was in a rush to meet the world and despite their whole argument that night, Jo and Henry's love kept growing and Liv's arrival just made them stronger than ever.
