Becca.
I woke up to the sll of cooking sausage and eggs. No one was beside in bed, I realized, which didn’t alarm in the slightest. In fact, I smiled. Jas was making breakfast. I sat up, rubbing my eyes and yawning.
My stomach rumbled, aning this boon from Jas was coming right on ti. Smiling, I reached over to check my phone, noting a text from Sophia. It read: ‘I’m stopping in to visit today with sothing important! Are you available?’
I texted back, ‘Yes, I am. Co for lunch?’ Then, I raised a brow, wondering what the important thing could be. Perhaps so new toys for the children? She wasn’t standing in as nanny anymore, but always comnted how she wanted to give gifts every now and then.
While Jas finished up breakfast, I got out of bed and headed to the bathroom. My stomach didn’t lurch again this ti, thankfully, so I’d be able to eat breakfast with no problems. With any luck, this weird stomach issue was clearing up.
What a relief that would be. Last night had been fun with Jas, and I was thankful that hadn’t been interrupted either. I liked sex rougher than gentle, and while he did intensify things last night toward the end, he was definitely being more careful.
He was a wonderful person, and I was thankful for that. Still, I wished it wasn’t necessary, because I really enjoyed our fun. I liked exploring and was eager to do so more once we settled down a bit.
The haunting feeling of having killed soone settled in again, and I frowned, staring at myself in the mirror. I was looking into the eyes of a killer. My own. Though all of the support I’d been given lately told one thing. I did it to protect my children and would have done it again.
Letting out a sigh, I ran a brush through my hair, washed up, and returned to bed, letting myself relax. Soon, Jas entered with a plate full of food, causing my stomach to rumble again and my face to flush sowhat. Jas chuckled at .
“Hungry?” he asked, knowing the answer already. I laughed back at him and nodded, accepting a plate and digging into my food, realizing I was far hungrier than I thought. Jas asked, “How are you feeling today, Becca?” He sounded concerned.
“I’m doing alright. No weird stomach lurches. In fact, I’m super hungry. Thank you for making this, it’s really good,” I said, the savory flavor of the eggs and sausage settling on my tongue and causing my mood to improve even further. We had cooks, but Jas just loved to cook, especially forth is family.
“That’s wonderful to hear,” Jas said, letting out a sigh of relief. He climbed into bed next to with his own breakfast, allowing to lean on my shoulder. Sothing I did very happily, of course, just basking in the warm feeling and spending ti with him.
“Sophia is going to stop by later today with sothing important,” I said, still not entirely sure what it could be. “Did she give you any hint as to what that would be?” I wondered why she was being so vague, it was driving nuts!
“Oh, she is? I haven’t heard,” Jas said, leaning over to kiss gently on the forehead. “Tell her I said hi. I may be in my office working on business matters.” I nodded, knowing he was dedicated to such a thing and not wanting to interrupt him.
“I will,” I said. “We’re going to have lunch.” I finished up breakfast and carried on talking with him about his plans for the day until he got up and brought our dishes to the sink. Those would be taken care of later.
Today, I would pass the ti with more research into Guatemala, still uncertain as to whether or not we’d actually make it there, but leaning more into the idea that I could work on sothing from afar with regard to the charity.
I wasn’t sure about Italy still, but we seed to be settling in fine. The Allison incident had been ongoing, after all, and not sothing new. I winced, thinking of that, but felt glad that was all over. Hopefully, the Cartwrights would finally back down.
Eventually, I made my way back into the living room, going to answer the door as security verified who it was. “It’s Sophia,” they confird, causing to nod and inwardly sigh with relief. Lately, I’d been on edge even if I knew soone was coming to visit.
After the terrifying incident with Allison, I had a feeling I’d be that way for a while. Still, right now was ti for positive interaction with friends, so I let myself smile and t Sophia at the door. I said, “Hi Sophia, how are you?”
“I’m well, but you’re about to be better,” Sophia said, beaming at . I furrowed my brow, wondering what she could an. Lunch was on the stove, and I tended to it, the scent of tomato sauce rising through the air as the pasta boiled in a pot. I was going with sothing simple today.
“Oh? I’m curious to see what you an by that,” I said, placing the kettle onto the stove and ensuring it was started for tea during lunch. Eventually, that was situated, and I found myself sitting in front of Sophia, sipping so tea and wearing a smile.
She brought out her bag and withdrew sothing from it. It was a small rectangular box, which I took and examined. A pregnancy test? I eyed it curiously, thinking about how weird I’d been feeling lately and furrowing my brow.
My eyes fell on Sophia, and I asked, “What is that?” I hadn’t taken it yet, but a seed of excitent settled in my gut which began to grow. There had to be a reason she brought this. Could I really be pregnant again?
“I just thought, because you haven’t been feeling well, Becca. Go on, take it. I want to see if my feeling is right,” Sophia said, giving an encouraging smile. I nodded, standing up and making my way to the bathroom with the test in hand. My heart pounded as I approached the toilet.
A little while later, I examined the positive pregnancy test with tears brewing in my eyes. An elated feeling washed over as I let out a small cheer. This was sothing I had been wanting, and I was over the moon about it. It hadn’t even crossed my mind, I’d been so stressed out over everything. How had this snuck up on twice?
It didn’t matter now. “Dahlia and Alessandro are going to get a little sibling,” I whispered to myself, tears pouring from my eyes in excitent. I exhaled and exited the bathroom, putting the test into a little baggie and hiding it for now. I wanted to confirm with a doctor before anything else.
Jas deserved a big reveal if this was true. I did a little dance and exited the bathroom, wearing a huge smile for Sophia. The other woman t my grin with one of her own, letting out a joyous chuckle.
“So, what did you find out?” she asked, her voice dripping with excitent.
“It’s positive,” I breathed, practically glowing. She let out a squeal and stood up, rushing over to give a huge hug. I still had no idea how she knew, but so people just did. She must be soone who could feel that sort of thing. “Thanks so much, Sophia,” I said.
“You are very welco! When are you going to tell Jas? He’ll be as excited as you are right now, I hope!” she said, practically bouncing. I narrowed my eyes in thought, not losing my smile for a second. Then, I nodded.
“He will,” I said. “I want to confirm with the doctor first, so I hid the test, but I want to plan a big reveal.”
“That’s entirely fair,” Sophia said, reaching over to pat on the back. We chatted for a little while longer, indulging in lunch and planning a future shower. My voice dripped with sheer happiness the entire ti, and eventually, I bid her goodbye for the day.
Then, I grabbed my phone, changing my appointnt with the doctor. I would be able to stop in tomorrow, thankfully, and explained that I suspected I was pregnant. I was relieved I hadn’t been drinking at all lately.
That also explained the mysterious sickness, of course. I felt both hungry and nauseous more and more lately, and while I was glad to get relief from the stomach pains, I knew the probable cause. That made them far less frightening.
I walked into my own office, a skip to my step. Starting up the computer, I noted all of my research and let out a sigh. So much for Guatemala, for now. At this point, I would definitely lean more into staying here and working on sothing like that from afar.
Jas and I had a growing family, and after everything, I was very happy. I swallowed, however, recalling that incident with Allison. What if she had stabbed a bit lower and killed the baby? I would have never known. A tear trickled down my face at that realization.
Shaking my head, I told myself to focus on the positives and how we’d gotten through it. The going had been tough, but now I could move on to another Chapter in my life. I sat, typing on the computer and looking up ways to remotely help out this charity idea.
I didn’t want to give up one of my dreams, and wouldn’t. The stopping point on this Guatemala charity would be a ‘for now’ more than anything. After typing away for a bit, I sent out a text to Antionette, telling her about the news.
She’d been supportive lately, and I was happy to have a friend in her now. She was going through rough tis given the Stepford wives were complete harpies, but she was slowly getting through it, so she said.
Now, she would know why I needed to lay off charity plans, most likely. I finally felt very hopeful toward the future, beyond settling on the charity idea. More tears crawled down my cheek, and I leaned back in my chair, just basking in the happiness.
Everything happening had been bringing down horribly, but I was now on a very positive path and couldn’t be more relieved. So much peril, fear, and darkness had shut my mind away for a while, but this new baby, if the doctor confird I was pregnant, would bring more light into my life.
I couldn’t wait for Dahlia and Alessandro to have a new baby sibling.
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