“I think they are a great match, though. He’s not like any of those bad boys that she’s dated before. I think that Nick can really make her happy,” I said hopefully.
“Good for them then,” Reiner commented without much passion.
“Oh, one more thing. Kat’s already pregnant with his child so they’re planning to get married in less than a month,” I added before giggling.
The joyous look on Kat’s face when she told me about her pregnancy truly stuck with me. I’ve never quite seen her happy in that way before. It was like I could tell from the look in her eyes that she was truly looking forward to the future because she would get to meet her baby soon. Nine months sounds like a long time, but I guess time can fly by just like that as well. I can’t wait to see Kat’s child and lavish the lucky baby with gifts and so much loving attention. Without realizing it at first, I was looking forward to welcoming Kat’s baby to the world with extreme excitement.
“I can’t wait to see their baby. It’ll be so fun and play with the baby. I’ll be like an auntie or something…” I said dreamily before I turned to smile at Reiner.
I’ll be an auntie of sorts and Reiner will be the uncle.
“Do you want to have a baby now too?” Reiner asked out of the blue.
His unexpected words caught me off guard and I wasn’t quite sure how to feel or how to react. His question sounded more honest instead of suggestive; however, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to have a baby right now…or do I?
Reiner’s magnificent blue eyes watched me intently as he waited patiently for my answer. I pursed my lips as I put effort into evaluating my own feelings. Just because Kat is pregnant, it doesn’t magically make me feel like I have to get pregnant too. I am not that illogical but if I were to consider other things. We’ve been married for a while now and work seemed to have settled down. This might not be a bad time in our life to seriously considering trying to make a baby.
“Should we…give it a try?” I asked in a small voice as I suddenly felt extremely shy.
I wasn’t sure how I expected Reiner to react. Usually, he wouldn’t say anything or say passively that it was all up to me. So, it was quite surprising to me when he started laughing softly before he pulled me into a tight embrace and stroked his fingers through my hair. I could feel his body shaking slightly from his laughter and I couldn’t help but wonder what he found so funny about all this.
“What’s so funny?” I asked.
“Nothing’s funny. Your reaction was just so adorable…” he replied after collecting himself.
Reiner face came close to mine and then he planted a soft kiss on the tip of my nose and then my cheeks in order. He then smiled at me like he knew exactly what I was thinking.
“R…” I whispered his name.
“Just get off the pill when you’re ready. I think you’ll be pregnant in no time at all,” Reiner stated with absolute confidence.
“Really?” I asked, stunned at how easy this seemed to be going.
Had he finally given in? I couldn’t help but smile up at him hopefully.
“Yes, you’ll be pregnant in no time…” Reiner reaffirmed with certainty.
This time it was my turn to laugh at him. I didn’t mean that when I asked but I could understand why he seemed too sure about all this. It didn’t take more than a second for me to decide that I’ll be skipping my pill right away.
Maybe if we do it right, I can have a child around the same age as Kat’s. Now that wouldn’t be a bad thing, right? They’ll grow up and be great friends just like their mothers.
“Thank you, R. I love you,” I thanked him wholeheartedly.
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Despite agreeing on the start of our ‘baby-making project’ it wasn’t like we seriously started right away. I had a lot of work to clear at the orphanage before we could make our way back to the main island. Seeing Nick and Kat happily together after announcing their relationship gave me so much motivation to succeed in my new little mission as well.
Secretly, I began planning a getaway trip for Reiner and myself. Call me desperate or whatever you like, but I wanted to get a good move on this before Reiner had a chance to change his mind about this matter. During one of our dinners at home together, I brought this trip idea up to Reiner.
“Let’s go on a holiday trip together soon. I’ve planned everything so I’m sure that it’s going to be fun,” I proposed brightly with a little teasing stress on the word ‘fun’.
Reiner seemed to catch up on my intentions immediately because he grinned charmingly at me as his blue eyes seemed to gleam.
“Is this like another honeymoon trip?” Reiner asked teasingly.
Not quite.
“No…it’s a baby-making trip,” I replied bluntly before flashing him a bright smile.
He did tell me the other day to get off the pill when I was ready, right?
Well, I am so ready!
Reiner began laughing openly at my blunt honestly. Thankfully, this issue was no longer awkward between us and we could even joke out it. Perhaps it was going to be better for us if we could work together at this and have fun at it at the same time.
“Where are we going?” Reiner asked with interest.
“This private resort that Queen found on top of a mountain!” I declared enthusiastically.
After Queen caught me researching for romantic getaway spots on this island, she quickly caught on to what I had planned. Of course, when I told her that we wanted to go on a private getaway, her eyes widened, and she nodded in understanding. She was so excited that I thought about managing her expectations on this a little. Yes, we were going on a trip but that doesn’t mean that I was guaranteed to become pregnant on this trip.
–To be continued…