something for SLWatson's 100D story
hope you like it
14 months ago he would have never asked her out. 1 year ago they were married. 9 months ago they figured out they loved each other. And today he wondered how he was going to wake up and not find her there. Because 3 months ago she told him she was pregnant. And in 5 more months they were going to be parents, and soon regretful ones at that.
Slowly reaching out he took her hand. She was still fast asleep and didn’t seem to notice. Which was weird because she was never that much of a deep sleeper to begin with. It must be the pregnancy thing. Makes woman more tired than they should.
Shaking that out of his mind he crept out of bed and pulled the sheets up so she wouldn’t notice he was gone.
He moved through the house into the kitchen. He didn’t go near the coffee pot since 6 weeks ago he promised his wife not to drink anymore caffeine till the baby was born. Turning the knob on the back door he let himself out into the cold, brisk morning.
It was around 5 in the morning and a little foggy with fresh dew on the grass.
Sitting down in one of the chairs he sighed. Contemplating on how and why this happened and if really a man of his age should be going through a crisis before his life even started. Slaying his arm over his eyes he visited total blackness. And thought about how 2 weeks ago she couldn’t come to work with him anymore. And 1 week ago they experienced the raging hormones of a pregnant woman.
And how today he was contemplating on the future they were going to have. On how many children they were going to keep. How many days they would smile? How many days they were angry? Or just living out as being an old married couple?
Sliding his arm down he took a real look into the new morning sky. And wondered. Wondered that no matter how many times he thought about it, or counting the days since she’s been living with him, that this realness was going to last forever, even if the person didn’t.
Because being married for 1 year, in love for 9 months, and expecting to be parents in 5 were going to be memories to share in the future, with others or each other.
Buzz Lightyear just figured that watching the world go by with a smile was a whole lot better than counting it down with dread.