Love Over Everything — Chapter 44

Christopher woke up because he felt the need to use the bathroom. The space beside him was empty, Naomi was nowhere to be found.

He made his way to the bathroom, she wasn’t there so he did his business and washed his hands.

Without bothering to put on a shirt, he walked out of the bedroom in search of Naomi. He stopped by the kids’ room, she was not there so he decided to check the living room and kitchen.

Christopher smiled as he leaned against the wall with his arms folded. He watched the love of his life stylishly enjoy herself at 2.15 am.

Naomi was seated behind the kitchen counter devouring a small tub of Ice Cream. There were wrappers of chocolate bars on the counter which was evidence that she had taken a few bars of chocolate before digging into the ice cream.

Christopher suddenly found himself fascinated by just watching her. This was a side of Naomi he had never seen.

Naomi’s eyes widened and the spoon she was holding fell on the floor as soon as she saw Christopher staring at her. She was embarrassed as she tried to look everywhere else except at him.

Christopher chuckled, went to where she was seated, picked up the spoon that fell and placed it in the sink then picked up another spoon from the drawer and made himself comfortable on a stool beside her.

Now that he was closer to her, he could see she was trying to hide her blush, still avoiding to look in his eyes.

“I got you another spoon.” He stretched it out for her to collect.

“Thanks.” She whispered, then collected the spoon, still not looking into his eyes.

“You know you don’t have to be shy about this” Chris said.

“You must think I’m crazy.” She whispered, finally looking into his eyes. She groaned as soon as she saw a smile on his face.

“I can never think that about you. You’re carrying our little miracle so your cravings are normal.”

“But you have this strange look on your face.” She accused.

“It’s not a strange look dear, I’m just fascinated by this side of you. Was it like this when you were pregnant with Tyler?”

Naomi smiled at the memory. “Not really. I almost did not have an appetite during Tyler’s pregnancy because of everything that was going on. I didn’t crave ice cream then, only chocolates and cake. I stocked my nightstand with chocolate bars so I won’t have to get out of my bed every midnight.” She said and he nodded.

“Do you want some Ice cream?” She offered.

Christopher has never been a fan of Ice cream so he declined Naomi’s offer almost immediately. “No, thanks.”

“Please?” She pouted. Christopher shook his head.

Naomi reached for his left hand and placed it on her belly. “Your baby wants you to eat with him.” She pleaded.

Christopher chuckled, “You’re trying to manipulate me.”

She shrugged then dug the spoon into the Ice Cream bowl and fed Christopher a scoop. Thankfully, he accepted it.

“How does it taste?” She asked as she fed herself a scoop.

“Not bad.” He replied and Naomi smiled, She fed him another scoop.

“You should have woken me up to come with you, at least to keep you company.”

“You were sleeping so peacefully, besides I didn’t want you to think I’m a weirdo.”

“I would never think that about the Queen of my Heart. Promise you will wake me up next time?” He asked and she nodded.

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Christopher and Naomi decided to skip work for today and just focus on things they had on their to-do list which includes dropping the kids off at school, going to the hospital for a check-up, Checking out three houses Christopher’s agent recommended and deciding if they should hire a nanny or not.

As the Woman of the house, Naomi woke up early, prepared breakfast and Chris assisted her in getting Zoe and Tyler ready for school. They all had breakfast and left the house together.

Zoe and Tyler were eager to be in school. After reluctantly allowing their parents to shower them with enough kisses and hugs. Tyler practically pulled Zoe with him to the direction of their classroom on the account that he wants to introduce his Sissy to his friends and teacher.

Christopher and Naomi talked to the head of school and Tyler’s teacher since this was practically Zoe’s first time in the school. The discussion went well and it was decided that Zoe was going to be in the same class as Tyler.

“They are growing up so fast, sometimes I wish they would stay little forever, ” Christopher said with a sad smile on his lips as he started the engine.

Naomi smiled, “I do wish that sometimes too but no matter how big they get, they will forever be our babies.” She said and Chris nodded.

“Are you excited about the Doctor’s appointment?” He asked her.

“I think I am excited mostly because I have you by my side. But it’s a pity the same can’t be said about you.” She said.

He chuckled, “Is it that obvious?”

“I now know you more than I know myself Christopher so I can read your emotions even more than I read mine.”

“I know you’re excited but you’re also nervous.” She said.

Christopher let out a sigh, “Those times I reluctantly accompanied Vivian to Zoe’s appointment, I’ve always imagined what it would be like if you were the one carrying my child. So it’s like that dream is eventually manifesting itself and I don’t know how to react.”

Naomi smiled and placed her hand on his lap. “Just be you!” She assured. He nodded.

Christopher pulled up in the hospital's parking lot, they were directed to the reception where they sat down and occupied themselves with some baby magazines provided.

Chris and Naomi explored the magazine with Naomi explaining certain things to him and after a while, they were approached by a nurse who told them the doctor was ready to see them.

“Naomi?” The female Doctor in her early forties smiled as soon as she and Christopher walked in.

“Hi, Grace.” She greeted, shyly.

Doctor Grace stood up behind her desk and hugged Naomi, she also shook hands with Christopher and they got settled.

“How is Tyler?” Grace asked.

“He’s great, Thanks.”

Doctor Grace glanced at the chart that was before her then turned her attention to the couple.

“How serious is the morning sickness?” She asked Naomi.

Christopher held her hands as she spoke. “It was pretty bad for the first three days but I’ve been less nauseous today because I woke up early and had some crackers and orange juice. But I can’t stand the smell of beef.” Doctor Grace nodded and scribbled something down on the chart.

“Cravings?” She asked.

“Ice cream and chocolates” Naomi answered which made Christopher smile. He remembered the midnight scene when she had her face buried in a tub of Ice Cream.

“Have you noticed any weird changes in your body?” Doctor Grace asked.

“Just that my breasts are sore which I think is normal.” She responded and the Doctor nodded.

“You’ll have to follow me to the lab. We will need your blood and urine sample and maybe conduct an ultrasound to see how your baby is doing.”

Christopher refused to stay behind, he wanted to be involved so he followed Naomi to the lab where she gave all the samples needed and they were asked to wait in the ultrasound room for the results and a check-up.

Chis joined Naomi on the ultrasound bed where she was seated and kissed her forehead.

“Don’t you think you’re being a little bit clingy nowadays.” She teased.

“it’s not my fault, I can’t survive without being by your side.” He smiled.

“I’m happy I’m getting to experience this beautiful process with you.” He said.

Naomi rested her head on his shoulder and smiled. “I’m glad you’re here with me.”

“So do you still want us to hire a nanny?” He asked.

“I’m not comfortable with the idea of getting one. I will try my best to take care of our kids and our home.”

“Are you sure? What about work?”

“I’m the Boss, There are days I show up at the office and there are times I work from home. The good thing about my job is that I tend to choose when and where I work and whose offer to accept and not to.”

“Normally, my assistant picks up Tyler from school and brings him to the office. Tyler has a playroom which is right beside my office. I look after him till we are ready to go home. I think I will continue with that routine, Tyler and Zoe will be fine with me. They are growing up and are no longer a handful; I’m sure they will be of help with the house chores in the little way they can.”

“And I’m sure when our little miracle arrives, we will figure out a routine that works for us. I’m sure my mom will be with us to help.”

“I promise to assist and support you in every way possible, ” Christopher said and kissed her cheek before Doctor Grace interrupted them. She was back with the test results.

She smiled at the couple, “The test shows you’re six weeks and five days pregnant. Congratulations to you both.”

“Your blood pressure is normal and you’re fit to carry your precious miracle. You’re free to continue with your day to day activities but don’t overwork yourself. I can’t assure you your cravings will be limited to chocolates and ice cream, you might crave for other things as time goes on but try to get a balance between your cravings and eating healthy.” She said and Naomi nodded.

“Would you guys like to hear your baby’s heartbeat?” Naomi and Chris looked at each other and gave a positive nod.

“Yes, please, ” Christopher added.

While Doctor Grace set up the ultrasound monitor, Naomi got comfortable on the ultrasound bed and Christopher helped her pull her blouse up a little then sat by her side and connected his hand with hers.

Naomi squirmed when the gel made contact with her skin. She almost forgot how cold it used to be.

Doctor Grace chuckled, “Sorry about that.”

She pointed to the monitor. “This is your baby. It’s still tiny but growing. It has the perfect size of a six week old.”

“It feels so real now.” Christopher smiled while Naomi tried to hold back tears.

“You will hear the heartbeat anytime from now.” Doctor Grace announced and immediately Naomi and Chris heard their little one’s heartbeat.

With tears in his eyes and hands still intertwined with hers, he looked at her and said: “This is amazing.”

“I know, ” Naomi said as a tear rolled down her cheek. Christopher wiped it off immediately.

He leaned closer to her and whispered. “I will never forget this day. Thanks for conceiving this miracle.” Then he kissed her hands.

“I printed a few copies.” Grace handed Christopher a brown envelope.

“Thanks, Doc.” He said to her as she wiped the gel off Naomi's belly.

“Congratulations to you two. The baby is fine and growing. By your next appointment, we will be able to see more of its features.” Dr Grace said, then directed her next statement to Christopher. “I’m counting on you to take very good care of her and the baby, She needs all the love and pampering she can get.”

“You have nothing to worry about. I will take very good care of them.”

Grace handed Naomi a meal plan, wrote a few prescriptions, hugged the couple and they took their leave.

“I kind of have this feeling that she knows me, ” Christopher said as he buckled his seatbelt.

“Doctor Grace is a friend of my Dad. She was my Doctor when I was pregnant with Tyler. Unfortunately, she couldn’t see me through Tyler’s birth so another Doctor took over. She knows you’re Tyler’s father. I informed her I was coming with you.” She said and he nodded.

“We still have time. We can check out those houses, branch a grocery shop and then pick up the kids from school.” Naomi suggested.

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Christopher and Naomi checked out three houses and they eventually decided to buy the third house because Naomi loved it. It was the perfect house, a place suitable to be called their new home.

It was a two-story mansion with a backyard. Naomi wanted an open space where the kids could play. It has a pool; two living rooms, a big kitchen, a guest room and a study room/library downstairs.

It also has four rooms upstairs plus a master bedroom making five.

Chris and Naomi stopped by the grocery store to do a little shopping. Naomi was surprised at the tubs of ice cream and bars of chocolates Christopher picked for her.

When they were done with buying, they made their way to their children’s school.

Zoe and Tyler ran towards their parents and hugged their legs tightly. Naomi and Christopher squatted towards them and returned the hug.

“Did you guys have fun today?” Naomi asked, even though she could see it on their faces that they had fun.

“Yes mommy, ” Zoe answered while Tyler nodded.

“And I hope you guys finished your lunch.” She asked and they nodded.

“I might as well take the after pictures of your first day of school.” Christopher chuckled then reached for his phone in his pocket.

Zoe and Tyler did a few poses after which Christopher gave his phone to someone who took a picture of four of them.

When they got home, Christopher offered to shower for Zoe and Tyler while Naomi unloaded the grocery.

Christopher decided to have a talk with the kids before he took their bath for them. The three of them sat in circles on the carpet and Christopher started the conversation.

“You guys remember that mommy is pregnant with your sibling, right?”

They nodded.

“That means we all have to take care of mommy. She needs our love and support until your younger sibling arrives. Mommy needs to avoid stress, She needs to eat well and she needs our love too. So guys, be good, do what your mom and I tell you to, and let’s assist her in every way we can. Okay?”

They nodded.

“Maybe we should surprise mommy to make her happier,” Zoe suggested.

“What do you have in mind?” Christopher asked, interested.

Zoe shrugged then said when an idea popped into her head “We can buy mom a present.”

“Or take mommy out for a dinner date.” Tyler smiled.

“Or maybe a family vacation.” Chris surprisingly suggested.

“Vacation!!!” Zowi did a happy dance where she was seated.

“Since it's a surprise, you guys are not to say anything to mommy, okay?” He said and they nodded.

Christopher bathed and changed them into fresh clothes then they went to join Naomi downstairs. They played hide and seek with the kids but stopped when Naomi raised an alarm that she was getting dizzy. They switched to watching movies with the kids, helped them with their homework and then Christopher made dinner.

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“So Daddy and I went for a check-up today and we saw the baby, ” Naomi said.

“You saw the baby?”

“The baby?” Zoe and Tyler asked respectively.

Naomi nodded then passed them two ultrasound photos.

“I can’t see anything,” Tyler complained.

“It’s blurry, I only see a very tiny bean, ” Zoe said.

Christopher moved closer to the children and explained what the picture was.

“Your younger sibling is very tiny and still growing, which is the reason for this bean-shaped structure. I’m sure by the next check-up, your baby brother or Sister will be bigger than this.” He explained and they nodded.

“We will also be moving into a new house with bigger space. Do you guys want to share a room or you want separate rooms?”

“I want to share a room with sissy.” Tyler declared.

“You want to share a room with your brother?” Naomi asked Zoe who nodded.

She looked at Christopher. “I guess it’s all settled then.”

Christopher and Naomi put their kids to bed and read them a bedtime story. By 8 pm, they were already fast asleep, giving the adults some alone time.

While Naomi was taking a shower, Christopher stuck up her nightstand with some bars of chocolate and plantain chips in case she gets hungry at midnight.

He placed a bottle of water and her medicine on her nightstand.

Soon enough, Naomi walked out of the bathroom in pajama pants and top and her hair was in a messy bun.

Christopher closed the gap between them and said. “I was expecting to see you in one of my shirts.”

She smiled weakly, “I’ve been feeling cold since this evening so I wanted something that would keep me super warm.”

“Please don’t fall sick.” He pleaded and she smiled.

“I won’t. It’s just one of the things I have to deal with being pregnant. I’m sure I’ll be fine by tomorrow morning.” She assured.

“I put enough chocolate bars and chips in the nightstand wardrobe and if you feel like taking something else at midnight, don’t forget to wake me up so I can accompany you.”

“Are you indirectly calling me a foodie?” She teased.

“No babe.” He kissed her and then guided her to the bed where they cuddled.

“So I’m guessing we will move to our new place when they are done with the furnishing?” She asked.

“Anyhow you want it, my love. The house is ours so we can move in anytime.”

“What do you want our baby to be? A girl or a boy?” She knew Tyler and Zoe wanted a baby sister and so does her mom but her fiance hasn’t said anything about the gender.

“I’m okay with any gender, be it a girl, a boy or twin babies. I just want the baby to be healthy.”

Naomi chuckled, “You should have just said you wanted twins.”

He smiled, “As I said, I’m okay with anything God blesses us with”

Naomi looked at the love of her life with so much adoration in her eyes, “Thank you for everything Christopher, I never thought I could be this happy. Thank you for loving me unconditionally.”

“You’re the best thing that has ever happened to me too. Thank you for all you do for me and our children.”

Naomi smiled, “I love you.”

“And I love you more.” He connected his lips with hers.