Motherly Love

One, Two, Three. There they are. Goddess how could I even tell him that I’m pregnant let alone that we are expecting not one, not two, but THREE of them! I haven’t even had the guts to tell him I loved him yet. I was planning to do it during our dinner a few days ago, but the smell of my food made me sick and we left early. I put the ultrasound photo in my purse. When the time is right, I’ll tell him.

As soon as I put my purse down, he came back in the room with some food and drinks. “I thought you wouldn’t want to eat hospital food, so I had some delivered” he said. Looking at me carefully, “how are you feeling?”. “I feel better now that they gave me some medication” I said with a smile. “Good, so, I have some plans for us once you’re feeling better and I can’t wait for the surprise. You’ll love it” he said returning my smile.

We sat down and ate in silence. The doctor returned shortly after we both finished our food. “Miss Blackwood, you seem to be doing much better now, and I think you’re able to be discharged from the hospital shortly. However, there are some things we need to discuss. You’ll need to take this medication daily for your health. This includes temporary nausea medication and vitamins. You will need to contact your doctor and set up an appointment to receive any refills. If you start to have any issues, and your doctor is unavailable, and it seems like an emergency, please don’t hesitate to come back in”. I nodded at him, glad he didn’t directly mention the pregnancy in front of Atlas.

I was discharged about an hour later, and Atlas and I were heading back to my apartment. I decided to call an obgyn and set up my first appointment. “Hello, My name is Calliope Blackwood, and I need to be set up with a doctor and have an appointment” I said. Atlas was looking out the window, not paying any attention. “Ah yes, and how far along do you think you are, we will need to run some blood tests to verify the pregnancy” she said. “I was just discharged from A&C General, I can call to have them fax you all the necessary information” I said, looking at Atlas again. “That will be perfect. Once we receive the information, we will call you back to set up an appointment. Is this a good call back number?” “Yes Ma’am it is. However, if you cant reach my phone I may be in the office, you’ll need to call my extension number” I said, giving her the rest of my information. “Thank you and have a good day ma’am” I said as I hung up the phone. He’s still looking out the window. This is going to be a long ride.

“Uh, Atlas, are you…are you okay?” I asked him. He turned to me and held my hand and squeezed. “I’m alright. I just have a lot to think about” he said. And we rode like that, hand in hand, the rest of the way back to my home.

Atlas has been staying with me in my apartment for the past few months. I haven’t seen his house yet. There’s so much more I need to be a part of before I could say the words I thought to myself as I drifted to sleep in his arms.

When I woke up, he wasn’t on his side of the bed. And my apartment was empty. I checked my phone and he had left a message. “I have some things to get ready for tonight, pick out a dress for for dinner, you’ll be coming to my place. I’ll have a driver come get you ~A”. I sat down on the couch eating breakfast and watching k-dramas until it was time to get ready. Dinner always started at 7pm. And it was 5. I took a shower, blowdryed my hair, and put on a sleek green dress with matching heels. It was a little tight in the chest area, but not so much as to damage the dress, I guess I’ll have to go shopping for new ones within the next month or so, I thought as I looked at myself in the mirror. I took my nausea pills and headed out the door.

When I got to his giant house, a mansion no less, I was greeted at the door by his parents. They wrapped me in tight hugs. Saying that they missed me so much all these years and that they were glad I was back. We were having dinner together tonight. So we all sat down at the dinner table, eating our food. When desert was brought out. But as soon as the smell hit me, I couldn’t stand it. I needed to puke. Stupid Mango Pudding. I stood up from the chair and excused myself. I walked until I was out of their view and then I ran to the nearest bathroom that I could find.

While I was puking my guts out, his mother came into the room. And she held my hair. “So, how far along are you?” She asked. I looked up at her with a quizzical look. “When I was pregnant with Atlas and his brother I couldn’t stand the sight of mangos” she said. I nodded and retched again. When I was done I rinsed my mouth out and cleaned my face up. We both sat on the bed. “They said I’m 2 months along now. But I never noticed because I still had bleeding” I told her. She gave me a small nod that she understood. “I’m not telling Atlas, at least, not yet. I still haven’t gotten to express my feeling towards him yet. And I need to do that first before he starts to feel the pressure of becoming a father of 3” I said looking down at my hands. “3 you say? Well isn’t that rare. At least you may have all the children you want in one go and don’t have to get pregnant again” she said with a smile on her face.

“But I do mean it. If you need anything at all, I’m a call or text away. Your mother and I dreamed of this day and I’ll do everything I can to help you, for myself and for your mother” she said. I started to cry then. And she just sat there and held me.