Before she’d left Malaki for the evening, she sat with the envelope of the details of the baby on the bed beside him. She shared what she hoped for their baby, her fears that perhaps she wouldn’t measure up as a mother and how terrified she was to do it all alone. The fact that she fell pregnant in the first place was such a shock to them both. Now, the thought of being the only person that her baby had to rely on for everything made her numb with shock.
She’d still not opened the envelope though. Not that it would change the results, but maybe it would make this new found reality less real.
She was grateful when Aaron made them dinner. If it wasn’t for Aaron and Mia, she’d forget that the world continued outside of that room. She’d forget to eat. She’d forget about the little human that was growing inside her body. The conversations had over dinner, were mostly banter between Aaron and Mia. Mellie rarely contributed, smiled in places that she felt she should and only spoke when addressed.
Later on, Mia rubbed her belly and spoke to Nugget as Aaron massaged Mellie’s shoulders. It didn’t take long for Mel to fall asleep on her hands at the table.
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