Xavier’s POV
We both are and went upstairs, after brushing our teeth we went to bed,
“Am honestly happy that we are finally making a family like we desired”
“Me too babe me too”
“I just hope we don’t have any more trouble hereon because I don’t want to lose anyone of you and we have something we have to protect now”
“Don’t worry babe I will make sure both of you are safe from any harm”
“Thank you, I trust you, you kept me safe before and I know you will do it again ”
“Thank you for your kind words love, it means a lot to me”
It wasn’t long before she slept off, I couldn’t sleep, with happiness comes the reality that I have a lot responsibility especially towards my family, I have a responsibility to keep them safe at all times, I need to up my game as soon as possible, I cuddled her to myself,
“Don’t worry love, I will keep you safe, nothing will happen to you both, I won’t allow it”
Then I kissed her on the forehead and closed my eyes.
Jessica’s POV
The next morning I wake up feeling light which is surprising considering am pregnant, maybe because it’s too soon to start feeling the symptoms, I pressed my hand to my tummy, it’s really flat like something isn’t there at all, I smiled to myself and went ahead to prepare for work.
I was quite cherry at work, greetings everyone and anyone who cared enough to glance my way, their faces were full of curiosity, genuine happiness and surprise,
“Good morning dear, how was your night?”
“…… Good and you?”
“Am fine, isn’t it a beautiful morning today?”
“Huh? Maybe something is exciting you because today is actually a Monday and definitely not a good day for me”
“Oh come on Monday is a good day for start of good and great things to come”
“Okay spill, what’s getting you all sweet and bubbly?”
“Well let’s just say, our little trip got us a gift”
My friend Angela just looked at me like I grew two heads, she came to my office to submit a report before I engaged her in a conversation, she looked at me before realisation dawned on her,
“Oh my goodness, you don’t…. are you….. for real”
“Yes yes yes, for real”
“Oh my god, am so happy for you, oh my god am really happy for you ”
“Thank you, Xavier was overjoyed by the news too”
“Of course he should, this is a happy news, after everything that happened, you two deserve this happiness, you two have the right to be happy”
“Thank you for saying this, am really happy about this, like I never really expected it but she came at the perfect moment”
“You two deserve it okay, so do be happy and try to forget the past at least for the baby if not for yourself ”
“Did I hear someone say baby”
We turned towards the owner of the voice and it was Laura surprisingly, I haven’t seen her since the welcome party for Xavier,
“Laura, I missed you”
“I missed you too bea but did I hear right? You are pregnant?”
“Yes I am dear, I found out on Saturday after I collapsed and Xavier found me”
“Thank God for that, you are fine right?”
“Yes I am, I didn’t sustain any injuries ”
“Thank God, so how is the pregnancy treating you?”
“Well you can see that am doing good, it isn’t noticeable yet, am just three weeks pregnant ”
“Lucky you, am pregnant two, four months to be exact that’s why we are rushing our wedding preparations ”
I gasped as she continued rumbling like she didn’t just drop two bombs at the same time, she is fucking pregnant and the wedding too.
“Laura you are pregnant too, oh thank God”
“Oh sorry, I came here to tell you actually, just got carried away by your news”
“Congratulations to you too Laura ”
“Yeah congrats Mrs Laura”
“Thank you both”
“Now we can go to antenatal together and gossip about others pregnant women and stuff”
“Yes, am so happy about that, let’s give birth at the same hospital too, and shop together too for baby things ”
“Am getting a male clothing ”
“You are giving birth to male?”
“I haven’t checked yet but I have a hunch that it’s a boy”
“Well Xavier wants a baby girl first before boys, said they are stubborn”
“Well what you want is what you birth, you are the one having the baby not him”
“Well am okay if it’s a girl, I don’t really care about the gender, I just want them to be healthy ”
“And healthy they will be okay, well you won’t know now till the day you go for it”
“I don’t plan on checking the gender though, I will see it when I birth them so I don’t want to check now”
“Okay if you say so, me I ready know what am giving birth because I checked, my tummy has grown a bunch”
“But am not seeing it, oh you are wearing a hoodie,. aren’t you hot, it’s so thick ”
“Yeah, let me pull it off”
She removed it to reveal the thin polo she is wearing underneath, her tummy has grown a lot but not too big and exaggerated, she looks really cute in pregnancy and I know I will look good too, can’t wait to start showing a bump.
“I feel so much better now”
“Why are you wearing such thick clothing? Don’t want anyone to know”
“Of course not, I will still wed so it will be known that day, I just wanted to surprise you like I said ”
“Oh, am really surprised, you are pregnant and you didn’t tell me till fours months?”
“Well actually I didn’t know till my bump becomes apparent, I thought my period is delaying because I was stressed out”
“Well now you know you weren’t ”
“Yes, it was really unexpected ”
“Well surprise “