In this together

Nevaeh’s POV

As the doctor told me to lift my shirt I already knew the answer to the question at the back of my mind was the answered to the question I’ve been scared to voice out this can’t be happening. I looked at him put gel on my stomach which was still flat but had a slight barely visible bump and I don’t know if Ash noticed. He has been with me through it all my best friend Sam is coming back in two  months because she will have her month vacation before going again. I’m grateful for Ash though he has been my strength through everything, I got a call to notify me that the divorce was finalized two weeks ago and then after that I saw on the news that he is getting married again to his current fiancée who is expecting his pride and joy.

Even then Ash held me the whole night telling me that everything is going to get better from here on out and I believe him cause he will fix everything he always has even though he is 5 years older than me. I just know he will be with me for this. And man was the gel cold it brought me out of my thoughts to the ultrasound thingamajig and spread the gel with it and I think realization finally washes over his face than he looks at me and back at my stomach and I tightened my hold on his hand not wanting him to leave.

The doctor keeps moving the wand until he stops. “Gotcha!” he says and looks at me with a small smile “Would you like to see your baby?” he asks  and I just nodded not knowing what to say. He turns the screen to us and turned on a sound in the room it sounded like someone was beating a drum. “That is your baby’s heartbeat and that on the screen is the head and the rest of the body so that is your small but healthy baby...... I hope those are happy tears mom. So would you both like the ultrasound pictures?” he asked I just nodded again as I was about to wipe the tears when someone did it for me when I looked to my right Ash was there looking at me with a expression I can’t place. “ I’ll leave you to absorb the news and I’ll be back with the pictures.” The doctor said and quickly walked out after handing me baby wipes to clean up the gel. And turned to Ash.

“How are you doing Vaeh?” he asked me looking into my eyes. I just hugged him to me because I knew if said any thing it wouldn’t come out right. “Don’t cry I will be with you what ever you need, just ask.” He said while brushing my hair back. “What if he finds out I’m pregnant, he will want to take the baby away then what???” I asked him because I know Christopher he will want to take my baby.

“Me and you are going to figure it out when we leave here.” He said I just nodded and he smiled at me and wiped my tears away after a few minutes the doctor came back we went to his desk. “ Kay so here is the ultrasound pictures and this is a proscription of the prenatal you need to take and your diet plan for the duration of the pregnancy and dad please make sure she eats well and takes her prenatal and if you can exercise together that would be great for the baby and please make sure that they stay hydrated lots of water and please try not to stress her and make sure she doesn’t stress herself it’s not good for the baby.” He said and I was about to correct him about Ash not being the baby daddy but Ash beat me to it.

“ Of course I will make sure that mommy and my baby are healthy that’s why daddy is here to get them whatever they need.” He said and I looked at with the 'what the hell' look but he just smiled and gave me his hand before saying goodbye to the doctor and went to the car and drove in silence cause I was still trying to think what am I going to do.

When we got back to the penthouse he parked and he came to my side opened the door for me like a gentleman even when there is no one watching he opens doors for me, pulls out my chair, makes sure I eat first and gives me his jacket when I’m cold something I wish my ex-husband would do but he never did he only did those things when people were around I always thought it was he liked to make me independent. I know I can do all these things for myself but it’s feels great to have someone make you feel special even if me and Ash disagreed on something when we were still younger he always did those things but my ex-husband would leave me in the car and slammed his car door just so you know he is angry.

I always thought I would get a guy who would do these small gestures and I thought that was my ex-husband and he was like that until a month before we got married. But he changed and now he left me pregnant and I will make sure he never knows this baby will be mine to keep, and far away from him so they can at least have a childhood without feeling neglected and unwanted. Second best is not for my child. I think I will take up Ash's offer to his friend to hire me for the teaching job I have enough saved and when my mom passed away a few years ago she made sure I was taken care of cause she left me everything which was over $2 million and the weird thing is I never told my ex-husband now I thank God for that cause I would have invested in him if I did.