Love Over Everything — Chapter 42

Christopher Ryan Smith’s POV

It was hard for me to fall asleep last night because of anxiety. I’ve spent days planning for today and I hope everything goes as planned. Naomi is the best thing that has ever happened to me, she’s the sweetest person on earth and I love her so much that I cannot imagine not spending the rest of my life without her.

I love the way she snuggled up to me, she must have been tired after our lovemaking last night. I stared at her a little longer, kissed her forehead then carefully untangled myself from her.

I made my way to the bathroom to do my business, hoping to go to Tyler and Zoe’s room when I’m done, to remind them of our surprise for later.

As soon as I stepped out of the bathroom, someone pushed me out of the way, ran into the bathroom and what followed was the sound of Naomi puking.

I went back in and saw the love of my life kneeling by the toilet, her face in the toilet bowl.

I closed the gap between us, knelt by her side and calmed her down the best way I can.

Thankfully, her hair was in a ponytail so that was out of the way. I patted her back and whispered soothing words in her ear. I wonder what went wrong, she was fine throughout yesterday. Maybe it was the dinner we ate. Shit! I made dinner last night, I hope I didn’t add any spice that she was allergic to.

After a while, I flushed the toilet, helped Naomi to her feet. She gestured for me to pass her toothbrush. I applied some paste on it and passed it to her. She washed her teeth after which she gurgled with a mouth wash.

I closed the gap between us and felt her temperature with the back of my palm, she was warm but her eyes were dull; she looked very tired.

Afraid that she was going to pass out if she stood for too long, I carried her into the bedroom and made her sit on the bed. Then I knelt before her.

I ran my fingers through my hair “I’m sorry, it must be the food I prepared last night. I must have added some spice in the sauce that caused you a stomach upset..”

Naomi was about to say something but I cut her off. “Should I call the doctor?” I asked with a heavy heart. The last thing I want is for Naomi to be admitted. Words can’t describe how much I dislike hospitals, I don’t wish for anyone to be there.”

“No need for a Doctor, I’m fine.” She replied with a small smile playing on her lips.

“Are you sure?” I asked and she nodded.

She took my hands in hers and spoke. “It’s not the food you made that caused me a stomach upset. I think we are having a baby; there’s a probability that I'm pregnant.”

I opened my mouth to say something but words failed me. With tears in my eyes, I look at Naomi’s face, I look down at her belly and back at her face.

“Really?” I whispered.

“I think so! What happened to me a few seconds ago could be morning sickness. I have a pregnancy test in my closet, I can take it and we will see what the outcome is” She said and I nodded.

Naomi placed a kiss on my lips then made her way to the closet, she came back with a small plastic bag and brought out two pregnancy tests.

She connected her hand with mine and we made our way to the bathroom.

We read the instructions together; Naomi took the tests and washed her hands.

I wrap my arms around her waist and rested my forehead against hers.

“I don’t know how to react. I’ve dreamt of how it would be like to have baby number three with you and this might be the beginning of that moment.”

“No matter what the test says, know that I will not love you less. If it comes out negative, we have the rest of our lives to keep trying.” I assured and Naomi nodded against my head before placing her head on my chest. We stayed like that for a while with me stroking her hair, waiting for the timer to go off.

A few minutes later, the timer went off and my heartbeat increased. I tried to stay calm because I wanted to be strong for Naomi. I kissed her forehead before releasing her.

She walked towards the bathroom counter where the tests were and checked them.

My heart sank...........I could tell the result was negative because of Naomi’s reaction. She stared at the tests for a while, placed them on the counter and ran her fingers through her ponytail. I was about to go over to comfort her when I felt someone jump on me. It was Naomi, she wrapped her legs around my waist and hands around my neck.

“It’s positive, we are pregnant, our baby number three is on the way.” She whispered in a teary voice.

I unwrapped her arms from my neck so she can look me in the eye and verify what she just said.

“Really?” I asked and she nodded with teary eyes, she had a sad smile on her face too.

I was speechless, this was something we’ve been praying for and now that it’s confirmed, words can’t explain how I feel.

I slammed my lips with Naomi’s own and we poured our heart in the kiss.

When we pulled away for air, she jumped down to her feet, reached for the pregnancy tests and showed them to me.

Indeed, both were positive.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her “Thank you!”

She smiled, “You don’t have to thank me.” She took my right hand and placed it on her belly. “We created this precious miracle together.”

I don’t know what came over me but for some known reasons, happy tears welled up in my eyes as I spoke to the love of my life, “I want to be on this journey with you. I want to be at every appointment with you, I want to experience your weird cravings, mood swings and most importantly, the birth of our child. I promise to be with you in every step of the way.”

Naomi smiled at me“Is it possible to love you more than I already have?”

“It’s possible but just know that I love you more!” I said and kissed her then carried her to the bedroom.

She settled on the bed, I sat beside her and took her hands in mine. “Do you have any Doctor in mind that we can schedule an appointment with? I want to make sure the two of you are okay.” I said.

“I have someone in mind, She’s a family friend. I’ll give her a call later on today to schedule an appointment for Monday.” She answered and I nodded.

“Do you want us to inform our family and friends now or after the checkup on Monday?” She asked me

“I’m okay with anyone you choose, ” I told her, hoping she will opt for the first option. It would be perfect to make the announcement after my special surprise tonight.

“Maybe we should tell them now. I’m done with keeping secrets, especially from my parents.” She said and I smiled.

“I just hope mom doesn’t start being annoyingly overprotective of me like she was when I was pregnant with Tyler” Naomi added.

“She’s your mom and she’s bound to feel that way towards you.”

“I know, just that it can be so annoying. Anyways, Linda said there’s a party tonight; a get together between family and close friends. We can make the announcement there.” She said and I nodded.

......just perfect........

“But I think I want my babies to know first.” She smiled and I agreed with her. I have no doubt Zoe and Tyler will be so excited about the news.

I helped Naomi get down from the bed and we made our way to the kids’ room to give them the good news. Zoe and Tyler were nowhere to be found in their room and we eventually saw them in the living room, curdling on a couch, watching their morning cartoons.

“Good morning.” They greeted as soon as they sighted me and Naomi.

Naomi and I returned their greetings, kissed their foreheads and sat beside them, making Zoe and Tyler be in the middle.

The kids looked at us suspiciously as if they knew we were hiding something. I signalled for Naomi to start the conversation and she did.

“Daddy and I have something important to tell you guys; Just like the two of you have always wanted, I’m pregnant so that means you guys are having a younger sibling.” She said.

“A baby Sister?” Tyler asked with a very big smile on his face.

“We don’t know yet if it will be a girl or a boy,” Naomi replied.

“Or twins” I added which made Naomi playfully glare at me.

“Twins will be cool right, Tyler?” Zoe asked and he nodded.

“That way, we can have a baby brother and sister or two baby sisters,” Zoe added.

Naomi Chuckled, “Guys, I’m pregnant with one baby for now so please let’s stick to that.”

Zoe was sitting next to Naomi so she pulled Naomi into a hug. “Thank you for making our wish come true; I can’t wait for our baby Sister to be here.”

Naomi kissed her forehead. “You’re welcome, my love. I have no doubt you will be an amazing big sister.”

My heart melted at the sight of both of them. I couldn’t be more proud of their bond.

“Will the baby stay in me and Sissy’s room?” Tyler asked excitedly.

“We don’t know yet buddy” I answered. “We will be moving into a bigger home where there will be enough room for everyone. But I guess the baby will stay in mommy and daddy’s room for a while.”

“Daddy’s right Ty. He or she has to stay close to me for the first six months because I’ll have to be feeding your younger one often.” Naomi said.

“What are we going to name the baby?” Zoe asked which made Naomi and I chuckle.

We just found out we were pregnant thirty minutes ago and little miss Zoe was already asking for the name of the baby whose gender is unknown.

“Daddy and I just found out this morning that we are expecting a baby. We haven’t thought about any names yet but you and your brother are free to suggest names you like.” Naomi said and Zoe nodded.

We talked more about the baby before I excused myself to go make breakfast for my family. Words cannot describe how excited I am. Today couldn’t get any better but I’m still a little nervous for tonight even though Linda assured me that things will go as planned.

I wasn’t there as much during Zoe’s pregnancy, I missed everything about Tyler’s pregnancy but I feel blessed because Zoe, Tyler and I will experience everything with this baby on the way.