Page 140 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 2
"Yeah." He put his hand on my thigh. "I'd like to say I was surprised by what my mom did. But I'm not. I'm okay, though. My dad was trying to protect me. I'm just going to focus on that instead."
"What did he whisper to you?"
"He told me to try to be better than him. For you. For the baby."
"I don't think you have to try."
"Maybe." He put his hand on my stomach. "When do you think you'll start showing?"
"I have no idea. I don't even know how far along I am."
"Who else knows already?"
"I told my mom, so my dad probably knows too. And you already know I told Rob who told Daphne. That's it."
James smiled. "I'm excited to tell people." He spread his fingers out, covering my whole stomach with his hand.
I put my hand on top of his. "You're really excited about this?"
"I think maybe this baby is everything I didn't know I wanted. I can't stop smiling. I promise that I'm excited." He kissed my cheek as the doctor walked in.
"You ready to get out of here now that all the excitement has calmed down?" she said.
"Yes." He said it more to me than to her. "I'm ready."
I hadn't expected James to be so accepting of this situation. But after everything that happened the past few weeks, maybe he was just counting his blessings too. He was embracing our future because we were lucky enough to have one together.
"You already know you have to come back in a few weeks to get your stitches removed and get a few more vaccines," she said as she looked up from her chart. "And more important than that, you need to get your stress under control. I can't emphasize that enough."
"I will." James rubbed his thumb against my stomach. It reminded me of when he'd do that to my palm. It was equally soothing. I had the feeling that he was doing it for the baby. To show him that he was there for him.Him.I wanted a little Jamesrunning around. Apparently Rob's thoughts were rubbing off on me.
"So, now for the baby?"
"Yes." James stood up and grabbed my hand. He helped me onto the bed and squeezed my hand when I lay down.
His excitement was contagious. But I was still a little apprehensive. What if it wasn't okay?
"Normally we don't do ultrasounds until a few months in," the doctor said. "But this will give us an idea of how far along you are. If you could just lift your shirt for me?"
I pulled my tank top up so that my stomach was bare.
She put some weird jelly looking stuff on my stomach and ran the wand over my stomach. "And don't be alarmed if I can't find anything. It just means you're not that far along."
I nodded. But as the seconds passed, I started getting concerned.
"Wait," she said as her hand stopped. "There it is." She pointed to the monitor. "That tiny little oval."
It was the smallest little dot on the screen.
James squeezed my hand again. "It's so small." His voice was full of awe. I turned away from the monitor to look at him. His eyes were glistening. He smiled down at me and kissed my forehead. "Can you tell how far along she is?"
"Based on the size, she's probably just about four weeks. Which would put her due date in mid February. Probably right around Valentine's Day."
I found that completely fitting. I squeezed James' hand.
"Can you tell what sex it is?" James asked.
"I don't want to know," I quickly said.
