have told me yourself. We knew this would happen. We just didn’t know when.”
“Did they tell you when?”
“When what?”
She moved the blanket off her body and slowly lifted her shirt. Her fingers grazed the tight skin over her stomach to show its roundness.
I just stared. My eyes were completely focused and I brought my hand, able to cup the bump with it. “Is this why you’d wait until the lights were out before you got in bed with me?”
“I didn’t want you to see and I’m sorry I’ve waited this long to tell you. I didn’t know how I would.”
“How far a long is this? It seems larger than what I would expect.”
“I’d say roughly five months almost six.”
“Really? Are you sure? That’s close to how long we’ve known each other.”
“I know.”
I looked right up and met her eyes. They just kept watering, keeping the moisture strong within them and it wasn’t hard for me to understand what she was saying.
I pulled her right into my arms when she began to cry. “Oh, Babe, it’s okay. I’m not angry even if you did know this whole time.”
“But I didn’t.” She pulled away but was still crying. “Not completely. It started to sink in my head that maybe I was when we visited Madam Carla and I was being treated differently but it only started to scare me because there was that short time that you were away and I was with Trever but then they said that it happened even before then and—”
“Wait. They who?”
“When we got back, that day I spent at Trever’s, he knew my worry and he had Kole and Ryon both come by to do whatever it is they do as well as completely embarrass me. That’s when they said it happened sooner and I just didn’t know what to do. They promised not to breathe a word of it but I kept it to myself anyway because of how you’d always react to talk about children and—”
“You don’t have to be worried about that, Ruby. I was that way a lot because I don’t like looking ahead that far. It was kind of ridiculous to talk about it without knowing when but now, we seem to have a better idea.”
Ruby sighed and dropped herself back down on her pillow.
“What?”
“I’m sorry. I guess I’m not excited about it so far.”
“Feeling any better?”
“I will. It usually goes away throughout the day. So, you’re really not disappointed about this?”
“Of course not. Why would you think that?”
“Well—”
“Ruby. You’re my wife. That makes you my life now and our son will be too. I want this as long as it’s with you.” I would have liked to tell her about seeing him and how much he was a part of each of us but I honestly don’t like to think about that day. We were putting it behind us.
A smile slowly started to appear on her face after listening to me and she replied with a joking tone. “Good because I don’t think I can take it back.”
I laughed and kissed her forehead. “I’d never want that but what I do want is for you to rest as much as you need. I’ll do everything.”
“That’s not necessary, Darius. I’m fine.”
“Just to be safe. Now, is there anything you need right now? Hungry yet?”
“Maybe a little but I don’t know what I can handle.”
“I’ll go find something for you then.” I got up off the bed and started walking towards the door. “I’ll be right back.”
I left and walked all the way back downstairs to the dining room where the others were still finishing their breakfast. I was unusually feeling very optimistic about this. I guess I just couldn’t wait to see her reaction when she would finally get to see him.
It suddenly got quiet when I walked back to the table for my plate and reaching for Ruby’s. “What?”
Adele and Jaylyn looked at each other and started to smile.
“So?” Jaylyn said. “That was quick. We expected a good celebration ravishing from you to take longer.”
I scowled. Usually that would be something I would say but not during a time like this. “Is there
“Did they tell you when?”
“When what?”
She moved the blanket off her body and slowly lifted her shirt. Her fingers grazed the tight skin over her stomach to show its roundness.
I just stared. My eyes were completely focused and I brought my hand, able to cup the bump with it. “Is this why you’d wait until the lights were out before you got in bed with me?”
“I didn’t want you to see and I’m sorry I’ve waited this long to tell you. I didn’t know how I would.”
“How far a long is this? It seems larger than what I would expect.”
“I’d say roughly five months almost six.”
“Really? Are you sure? That’s close to how long we’ve known each other.”
“I know.”
I looked right up and met her eyes. They just kept watering, keeping the moisture strong within them and it wasn’t hard for me to understand what she was saying.
I pulled her right into my arms when she began to cry. “Oh, Babe, it’s okay. I’m not angry even if you did know this whole time.”
“But I didn’t.” She pulled away but was still crying. “Not completely. It started to sink in my head that maybe I was when we visited Madam Carla and I was being treated differently but it only started to scare me because there was that short time that you were away and I was with Trever but then they said that it happened even before then and—”
“Wait. They who?”
“When we got back, that day I spent at Trever’s, he knew my worry and he had Kole and Ryon both come by to do whatever it is they do as well as completely embarrass me. That’s when they said it happened sooner and I just didn’t know what to do. They promised not to breathe a word of it but I kept it to myself anyway because of how you’d always react to talk about children and—”
“You don’t have to be worried about that, Ruby. I was that way a lot because I don’t like looking ahead that far. It was kind of ridiculous to talk about it without knowing when but now, we seem to have a better idea.”
Ruby sighed and dropped herself back down on her pillow.
“What?”
“I’m sorry. I guess I’m not excited about it so far.”
“Feeling any better?”
“I will. It usually goes away throughout the day. So, you’re really not disappointed about this?”
“Of course not. Why would you think that?”
“Well—”
“Ruby. You’re my wife. That makes you my life now and our son will be too. I want this as long as it’s with you.” I would have liked to tell her about seeing him and how much he was a part of each of us but I honestly don’t like to think about that day. We were putting it behind us.
A smile slowly started to appear on her face after listening to me and she replied with a joking tone. “Good because I don’t think I can take it back.”
I laughed and kissed her forehead. “I’d never want that but what I do want is for you to rest as much as you need. I’ll do everything.”
“That’s not necessary, Darius. I’m fine.”
“Just to be safe. Now, is there anything you need right now? Hungry yet?”
“Maybe a little but I don’t know what I can handle.”
“I’ll go find something for you then.” I got up off the bed and started walking towards the door. “I’ll be right back.”
I left and walked all the way back downstairs to the dining room where the others were still finishing their breakfast. I was unusually feeling very optimistic about this. I guess I just couldn’t wait to see her reaction when she would finally get to see him.
It suddenly got quiet when I walked back to the table for my plate and reaching for Ruby’s. “What?”
Adele and Jaylyn looked at each other and started to smile.
“So?” Jaylyn said. “That was quick. We expected a good celebration ravishing from you to take longer.”
I scowled. Usually that would be something I would say but not during a time like this. “Is there
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