"You're home!"
"I never left."
"You were in a car accident, they said you may never come out."
"I would never leave you."
He gently kissed me.
I gasped as my eyes shot open. I sighed as I rubbed my face, I looked down at my swollen stomach before checking the time.
"Crap!"
I was late getting up, the kids had to be at school in twenty minutes and I haven't packed their lunch yet! I placed a hand on my stomach and pushed myself out of bed. I wobbled as fast as I could to the kitchen to see Liam working on the lunch bags.
"I'm sorry! I woke up late!" I said placing a hand on my back.
"No worries, how's the baby?" He asked.
"Kicking up a storm!" I said placing a hand on my stomach.
I sat down on a stool and grabbed a bag, I began filling it with a sandwich, apple, a bag of chips and some money for a drink. The phone rang, I got up and hurried to the phone.I listened to the automated message.
"Well, no school today." I said hanging up the phone.
"What?"
"Apparently there was a gas leak."
"Well, looks like we don't need to pack the lunches."
The kids were excited to not have to go to school, especially since it was Friday.
"Lunch time!"
"Emma?" Liam asked.
"Emma."
My head slipped from my hand and I jumped.
"Wha-What?"
"How about you go lay down, Rachel and I can handle the little ones."
I nodded as I headed into the house. I groaned when I heard a knock on the door, the last time there was someone at the door telling me that my husband was in an accident. I could only imagine what this could be, at least I knew that everyone I cared for was safely in the back yard.
"Can I hel-"
"Hello."
I gasped and covered my mouth.
"Emma?"
"How-This isn't funny. What's going on?"
Tears filled my eyes as I stared at what appeared to be my husband.
"It's me, I would have called you when I woke up yesterday but I wanted to surprise you."
"What?!" I cried.
"I had to stay overnight for tests, but miraculously I am fine."
I sobbed in my hands.
"Honey." He said stepping into the house.
"I thought you were dead!"
He hugged me and then felt something unusual.
"Wha-" He said pulling away.
He looked at my belly with wide eyes, "You're pregnant?!"
I half laughed and half cried, "I was going to tell you when you got home, but then you never showed."
"Oh my god!"
"I'm so sorry I left you to deal with this." He whispered.
"It's fine, you're here now."
The family was shocked but relieved that everything was okay and that he was alive. After hours of everyone spending time with him, I was glad to have some alone time.
"I hope it's a girl." Fredrik said.
"I have a feeling it's another boy."
"Either way, I'll be happy."
I smiled.
I also had a feeling it would be any day now because these back aches were getting worse.
And I was right because the next day my water broke and the contractions started.
Hours and hours later, my suspicion was proved right. We welcomed baby Austin into the world.
I was happy he was here, the back aches and not being able to see my feet was getting old.
The next couple days all four of us celebrated our birthdays into adulthood!
Time to start the next chapter of our lives!
Welcome Austin!
The birthdays got all screwy somehow, I had to age them all at the same time. Liam was somehow going to age before Emma, not sure how it happened! Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter!
