38 ~ Leo

"Yes mom, more fruits, got it." I nodded, listing down all the things she had called for me.

I looked back at Aurora when I finally dropped the call. "She has a whole list of things for me to do for you," I said.

"Sorry," she said with with a trace of a smile.

"No it's fine. Anything for the baby right?"

She chuckled slightly. "Yeah."

It felt surreal that I was about to be a father. When I saw our first ultrasound, I felt something I had never seen in my entire life.

"Would you like to move into my room so I can take care of you better?" I asked her. That came out as as I thought about it.

She hesitated, "Um, I don't think that's necessary."

"Why?" I asked, pulling her close. She seemed nervous.

"I have to go sort out your laundry." She tried to walk away but I held her back.

"We're still talking." I said.

I nuzzled her neck. I didn't understand what was happening, I was doing things that I did not ever expect. Was this what the euphoria of being a father did to everyone? I needed