(I married her and I love her till eternity)
“Eva, you are going to the hospital tomorrow” Bianca said coming into the dinning table.
Currently I, Roy and Fred are in the dinning room, we are having lunch.
Bianca sits next to Roy and takes some fries from his plate.
“Mom, you are stealing from me” Roy whine.
“Mummy doesn’t steal” Bianca said and I see Roy do an eye roll.
“Don’t you dare roll your eyes at me boy!”
“I’m not a boy, uncle said I’m a young man, right uncle?”
“Of course!” Fred replies as he cut a small piece of cake and puts it in my mouth.
I told him thanks and he winks at me.
I turn to Bianca.
“Why am I going to the hospital tomorrow? I’m not sick”
She chuckles lightly, shaking her head.
“I forgot you’re new to this, I’m not sending you there because you’re sick”
I frown.
Fred brings another slice of cake to my mouth, but shake my head and move my mouth away.
He frowns and keep bringing it to my mouth. I turn to him with my own frown.
“Stop stuffing cake in my mouth!” I told him.
He looks at me innocently.
“Why? Need I remind you you’re eating for two?”
“What if I’m eating for two… I’m full already”
His eyes move to my stomach, he leans forward and puts his ear on my stomach as if he’s listening to something.
He raised his head back up.
“You’re full but my son said he’s still hungry”
I scowled at him.
“No, he is not hungry”
“Yes, he is hungry!”
I open my mouth to speak but he stuffs the cake in and kisses my cheek softly, a smirk playing on his lips.
“I hate you!”
“I love you too, bae!”
A smile threatened to take over my face but I didn’t let it. I turn back to Bianca, she’s looking at us in adoration.
“So Bianca, why am I going to the hospital?” I asked.
“To check if everything is alright with the baby and if there are going to be any complications”
“But I just got out of the hospital this morning, the doctor must have checked the baby” I said.
I don’t wanna go back to the hospital, I hate the smell of medicine. And the smell is very strong there.
“He didn’t check, he only discovered you’re pregnant”
“Oh!”
“Yeah, this time I made your first antenatal appointment with an obstetrician” she shifts her gaze to Fred. “And Fred you are going with her”
Fred’s hand stop halfway, he raise his head up slowly..
“Me?” He asked.
“Yeah, she’ll need your support”
“But I have to….”
“Fred? No excuses!” Bianca said leaving no room for Fred to argue.
I see him shift in his chair but he doesn’t say anything more.
I watch his expression in amusement.
“Don’t tell me the almighty Fred is scared of hospitals!” I said.
Fred blinks his eyes rapidly.
“No, I’m not” he replies putting on a brave look.
I poke his rib and arch my eyebrows at him.
“You’re not?” I tease.
He looks around, Bianca is waiting for his reply.
Even Roy drops his fork and is waiting for his reply.
“Ok, I’m a little bit s-scared of hospitals”
“A little bit?” Bianca asked.
He clenched his jaw and close his eyes.
“Ugh! Fine! I’m scared of hospitals, I hate those needles they use to inject people ok!” He confessed.
I burst into laughter.
Oh my goodness! My oh so brave husband isn’t so brave and fierce after all.
I guess Fred couldn’t take my mocking anymore, he covers my mouth with his palm.
I lick his hand and he removes it immediately.
“Gross!” He said and wipes his hand with savett.
“Humph!! As if you haven’t drank my spit” I murmur.
He narrows his eyes at me.
“I drank your spit? I guess it only happened in your dream”
“Nope, it happened in real life baby”
“When? I don’t remember?”
I smile.
“Of course you won’t remember, because you didn’t even know when you drank it”
Bianca taps the table and I turn to her. She leans forward.
“When was that?” She whispered.
“The third day I moved in with him, I spat on his tea and gave it to him to drink” I whispered back.
But I guess my whispering skill is so bad, Fred heard me loud and clear.
“What? Y-you.. y-you…” He points his finger at me with a disgusted expression.
“I… I… I what?”
“You spat on my tea?”
“Yeah!”
I stand up and carry my plates.
Bianca too stand up with hers and Roy’s plates.
“No wonder I had a weird feeling that day” he said to himself.
Bianca chuckles and winks at me, she gives me a thumbs up.
“Good job” she whisper.
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At night… 7:05pm.
Fred sits next to me on our bed and watch as I stuff my face with vanilla cake.
“Bae, are you not done yet?” He asked.
I shake my head.
Ok, I have been eating a lot lately, but since I knew I’m pregnant my appetite increase drastically.
Maybe it’s because I’m taking note of how much I eat now.
“Really? You’ve eaten half the cake already”
I look at the cake, it’s true.
I smile.
The surprising thing is, I don’t usually like vanilla cake but recently it has become my favorite thing.
“But I’m still quite hungry”
Fred takes the plate from me and put it on the nightstand.
“You’ve had enough cake, let’s go to bed” he said.
“No, I’m not sleepy. I want my cake back, I want to eat it”
“No, go to bed!”
“Please, please, please let me have it”
“No, bed”
“Pretty please with a cherry on top”
“I said no, Eva. Go to bed!”
Then he lays down and covers himself with the blanket.
I look at him for sometime before my eyes starts itching and soon tears start running.
I start crying and Fred sit back up, he hug me to himself as he wipes my tears.
“Bae what happened? Why are you crying?” He asked.
“M-my cake, I want my cake back” I cried out.
Fred look at me in disbelief, his mouth slightly open.
Like seriously I’m surprised at myself.
Normally I wouldn’t get angry for a petty thing such as this but now I’m crying.
I guess it’s the pregnancy hormones that are working.
“But you have eaten more than enough”
“I still wanna eat it, I want to see the end of it” I cry.
I continue crying even though Fred is petting me and whispering sweet words in my ear.
He sighs.
He reaches for the cake and hands it to me.
“Fine, you can have it!”
I stop crying immediately and smile widely at him.
“Really?”
“Yeah, I guess you won’t stop crying until I let you finish it”
I kiss his lips lightly.
“Thanks”
Then I start devouring the cake.
Within the twinkling of an eye I’m done with the cake, I keep the empty plate on the nightstand and turn to Fred.
“If you continue eating like this, you’ll become fat”
“Don’t call me fat!” I said pouting my lips.
His gaze flicked to my lips and stays there for a few minutes.
“Alright, you’re not fat. Let’s go to bed”
I nod. He help me lay down gently and covers me with the blanket, he enters and hug me to himself.
“Good night, bae” he kisses my forehead.
“Good night, dream about me” I told him.
“I sure will”
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Somewhere around midnight….
I sit up and look at nightstand, my stomach growls at the sight of the empty plate.
I guess I will go to the kitchen and see if there’s any thing I can eat.
Fred’s arm is wrapped tightly around my waist, I tried my best to remove his arm as gently as I can to avoid waking him up.
But I guess I wasn’t gentle enough, he open his eyes and sit up.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you up”
“What’s wrong? Why did you wake up?” He asked as he yawns sleepily.
“I’m hungry”
“What?” He exclaims.
He turns and look at the clock.
“It’s 1:00am!” He said.
“Don’t worry, you can go back to sleep. I’ll get something myself” I told him.
I climb down from the bed and head for the door.
“Wait!” He said.
I stop and turn back to face him. He climbs down and walk towards me, he takes my hand and leads me back to the bed.
He sits me down.
“I’ll go get you something to eat, wait here” he said.
“I can get it myself”
He shakes his head.
“Just let me”
I nod and head out.
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I pause the magic tiles I was playing on my phone and check the time.
I groan, Fred has been gone for 10 minutes, what is holding him up. My stomach keeps growling uncontrollably.
Maybe I should go check on him. I hurried out of bed and head downstairs.
I hear a voice talking as I approach the kitchen. The voice seems to belong to…. Selene?.
What is she doing in the kitchen by this time?
I increase my pace.
“Come on, Fred. I’m no longer a stranger, you can practically call me your second wife”
“No! I have only one wife and that is Eva!”
I arrived at kitchen, I stand by the door with my fists clenched by my side.
I see Selene trying to stuff her breasts in Fred’s face. She wore a red lacy lingerie and caked her face with make-up.
“Look at these Fred, I can give you something Eva can’t give to you, I know just how much you love sex and I can give it to you until you are satisfied”
Fred pushes her away from him and continues dicing something, I can’t see it well from where I’m standing.
“Sofia, go back to your room” I can tell from his tone that he’s trying so hard to hold himself back.
Selene went behind Fred and wrap her arms around his waist.
“Look at me, Fred. I’m way beautiful than your wife”
Ok, I’ve had enough. I can’t stand by and watch this woman have her way.
She is too desperate, I must stop her nonsense.
I stomp up angrily to Selene. I hold her shoulder and pull her away from Fred.
“What do you think you are doing? He’s obviously rejecting your advances!” I told her.
“And why does it bother you?” She asked.
“Of course it bothers me, I’m his wife!”
She scoffs and looks me head to toe.
“Look at yourself in the mirror, Fred wouldn’t marry someone like you willing, I bet he was forced to marry….. ”
I don’t know what came over me, but I didn’t let her finish her sentence before my hand went across her face.
She held her cheek.
“Did you just slap me?”
She pushed me, I lost my balance and fall on ground. I wanted to get back up, but a pain struck my waist and I wince.
Fred drops the cleaver and turn to Selene. I see his hand go round her neck, he lifts her off the ground like that.
I hear Selene gasping for air.
“Listen to me closely, Sonia. This should be the last time you try to hurt my wife, you are a guest in this house.
The only thing keeping you alive right now is my daughter. Next time you try to fight with Eva, I’ll cut off your head and I mean it!!”
He throws her across the kitchen, she falls down with a loud thud.
Fred comes to my side and help me up.
“Bae are you ok?”
I nod.
“Yes!”
“Are you hurting anywhere?”
“No, I’m fine” the pain has died down.
“Come, I’ll carry you back” he said.
He swoops me in his arms and carry me towards our room.
I take a glance at Selene, she’s glaring at me. I simply smirk and look away.
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The next morning….
I step out of our closet and see Fred seated on the couch in our room, he’s dressed in a business suit.
This is the first time I’m seeing him in suits, and he looks undeniably sexy in it.
He look up and break into a boyish grin that I’m certain is solely reserved for me…. Making him even more irresistible.
“Are you ready?” He asked.
“Y-yeah” why am I stuttering?.
“Come on, let’s go” he stands up and offers me his arm.
“Why are you dressed in suit?”
“I saw a video last night, the man wore suits while accompanying his wife to the hospital” he replied.
“So, you decide to wear suit too?”
He nods.
“I want to look responsible enough to be addressed as your husband”
I smile.
“You’re impossible”
We arrive downstairs. Roy is ready for school, Bianca is packing his books into his bag.
Selene and Carissa are sitting in the living room watching TV.
“I see you guys are ready” Bianca said.
“Yeah” I reply.
“Uncle look, I’m ready for school” Roy tells Fred, a wide grin on his face.
“I can see that, now I want you to study really hard, remember our promise right”
Roy nods.
“Yeah, I must grow up to be a good power ranger!” He flaunt his tiny muscle as he says power.
“Very good!” Fred said.
From the corner of my eye, I see Selene walk towards us. A pretentious smile on her face.
“Uh, Fred?” She calls Fred.
“Hmm” Fred hums in response.
“You see, Carissa and I came in a hurry, I didn’t have enough time to pack all our necessity. So if you don’t mind, I’d go out later to get those things”
“Ok!” Fred said.
He looks at me and smile.
“Shall we?”
I nod. He puts his hand on the small of my back and leads me outside.
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Selene watch as Fred and Eva leaves the house.
*Where are they going?* She thought to herself.
*I must follow them*
She waits until Bianca and Roy leaves before she carries Carissa and stalk Fred and Eva.
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Eva ?
After a short and fast ride later, we arrive at the hospital. We sit in the waiting area per a nurse’s instructions, until it’ll be our turn.
Soon a nurse comes and tell us.
“Mr and Mrs Russell, doctor Lucy is ready to see you”
Fred and I stand up and follow as she leads the way.
She opens the door and we enter doctor Lucy’s office. She stands up when she sees us, a welcoming smile on her lips.
“Mr and Mrs Russell, please have a seat” she offers.
“Thank you, doc” I said.
We sit down, I feel my palms sweating from nervousness.
This is my first time consulting a doctor with matters concerning pregnancy, so it’s normal to get nervous, right.
Fred notice this and take my hand in his, squeezing gently, reassuringly.
Doctor Lucy look between Fred and I and smile.
“Mrs Russell, there’s no need to be nervous. I’m only here to help make your pregnancy stress free for you”
I nod.
“Ok, I’m doctor Lucy’s Adams, but you can call me Lucy. I’ll be running a few tests with you today to make sure your baby is strong and healthy” she explained.
“I’ll be asking you a few questions, ok?”
I nod.
“So, have you been feeling sleepy and tired lately?”
“No, I think I sleep normally but I do eat a lot”
She nods with her warm smile.
“Hmm-mmm, that’s a good sign. Do you do exercises in the mornings?”
“No!”
I hate exercise, I can barely run 100meters. I guess I’m not cut out for it.
“I’d advise you start doing exercise, it helps keep both you and your baby lively”
“Ok!”
I wonder how I can keep up with it, I’d rather sleep.
“Come over there with me let’s run a test or two” she points at a bed at a corner in her office.
“Can I come too?” Fred asked.
“Yes” Lucy reply.
I stand up and we both head there. I laid on the bed, she raises my gown.
She rubs something on my stomach and I giggle. What she rubs on it is somehow cold and ticklish.
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“You see those things moving?” Lucy asked as she points at the small screen in front of me.
“Those are your babies. From what we can see, they’re very healthy” she said.
“Two?” I and Fred asked.
“Yes”
“Wow !” I marvel.
Two lives are really growing in me.
Fred frowns and bends down leaning closer to the screen.
“Mr Russell, what are you looking for?” Lucy ask.
“Why aren’t we seeing their hands and legs?” He asked.
Lucy laughs.
“They’re still at their early stage, we can’t see their legs and hands now” she said.
“Oh!”
Lucy pulls my gown down and help me get up.
We walk back to our seats.
“So, your babies are very healthy, you have nothing to fear. But don’t fail to come for monthly check ups!”
“Ok, thank you Lucy” I said.
I wanted to stand up but Fred pulls me back down. I frown at him.
“What?” I asked him.
“I have a question to ask doctor Lucy” he replies.
“What do you wanna ask, she has made everything clear to us”
He ignores me and turn to Lucy.
He scratches the back of his neck nervously, his ears turning pink.
What is making him nervous?..
“Erm…. doctor, now that my wife is pregnant can we still…. you know… sex?”
I stares at him wide eyes.
“Fred! How can you ask that?!” I feel my cheeks heat up.
Free is embarrassing me.
Lucy laughs.
“It’s normal to ask this question, and yes, you can” she answers.
“Really?!” Fred asked his eyes sparkling with excitement.
“Yes, but please do it gently, don’t be too hard” she adds.
Fred stands up abruptly and shake hands with Lucy.
“Thank you, doctor!”
Them he swoops me in his arms and runs out grinning from ear to ear.
T. b. c.
Selene, don’t try to seduce Fred again or you might lose your life..
“Erm… doctor, now that my wife is pregnant can we still…. you know….. sex?” Really, Fred? ????
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