"I brought you breakfast in be-"
Rita stopped abruptly as she stepped inside Connie's bedroom. She had left the clinical lead fast asleep minutes before whilst she went to make her breakfast. Now though, she watched as the brunette pulled on a black pencil skirt over her expensive lingerie, tugging it over her legs with little effort. She had lost weight, even with her blossoming pregnancy.
"What are you doing?" Rita enquired as she set the tray of food down on the side table and placed her hands on her hips.
"Getting ready for work, why, what are you doing?" Connie snapped back almost immediately.
"You were discharged from hospital just yesterday, you can't possibly be going back to work" Rita exclaimed. Connie just simply glanced from her wardrobe, rolling her eyes.
"Why not? I'm perfectly fine"
"But you're not though are you? Connie…"
"I am pregnant, not completely incapable" Connie reprimanded.
"You haven't been coping! Yesterday you were blind drunk!" Rita puffed whilst Connie plucked a blouse from her never ending wardrobe.
"And now I am sober!"
"That's not the point Connie! You are carrying OUR baby. This is not just about you!" Rita cried. Connie stopped midway through buttoning up her blouse, her face softening as she turned to look at Rita who was all big eyed and in Connie's eyes, absolutely gorgeous.
"Please don't look at me like that" Connie begged knowing full well she couldn't refuse such a beautiful face.
"Don't go to work then!" Rita begged as she moved across the room and grabbed Connie's hand in her own.
"I can't just not turn up to work Rita, the department depends on me"
"The baby depends on you! Please, I've got a day off, Zoe isn't expecting you in. I was thinking we could go back to mine, pick up a few things, move me in properly" Connie tried to ignore Rita's large brown pleading eyes. She was like a begging puppy dog. Hard to be ignored.
Connie released a breath before solemnly nodding her head.
"Fine but you're going to have to do all the lifting, I'm with child remember" Connie raised her eyebrows before patting her stomach ever so smugly.
"How could I ever possibly forget my little miracle?" Rita gushed in a voice many used around small children and fluffy animals. She bent down on one knee just before Connie and placed her lips against Connie's stomach.
Connie herself began to giggle at her girlfriends soppy behaviours, she was positive that she had made the right choice. Rita was going to be the best Mother in the world, and she knew that Grace was going to adore her as much as she did.
"What!" Rita cried as Connie ran her hands through her short blonde hair, her eyes bright and full of confidence.
"Just you, down there, on one knee…" Connie laughed.
"Well are you going to say yes?" Rita was sure this what she wanted, she never doubted her commitment to Connie and now to their child. She wanted everything to be perfect by the time the baby arrived, for them all to be settled. She wanted a nice house that they could all call home, and most of all she wanted to be able to say that Connie was her wife.
"Yes?" Connie asked perplexed, her brows furrowing and meeting in the centre of her face.
"Will you marry me?" Connie looked away briefly, her eyes shutting, her teeth biting down on her bottom lip. Rita felt her heart beginning to pound. Had she pushed Connie to far, said something she shouldn't have or pushed her too far too soon.
"Yes…" Rita's heart leapt, much like her body as she threw her arms around Connie's body and held her tightly against her.
"Really, are you sure because you don't just have to say yes because you think it-"Connie silenced Rita with a deep kiss, full of passion. Connie pulled away, her hand cupping Rita's cheek.
"Yes yes, 100% yes!" A wide smile spread across Connie's face, her eyes engaging with Rita's.
"Oh my god, I can't believe this is happening! We can pop by the jewellers later, my fiancé needs a ring as beautiful as she is" Rita pressed her forehead against Connie's before both women fell into a fit of giggles.
"This is crazy…" Connie managed between giggles.
"When you know its forever, why wait?" Rita reasoned.
"I love you Nurse Freeman" Connie said as she wrapped her arms around Rita's neck, giddy with joy.
"I love you too Mrs Beauchamp"