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“Good, hopefully it stays that manageable. My morning sickness with Kaden was like a trickster. I would get nauseous then it would go away, come back, go away. Then all of a sudden I’d be projectile vomiting all over the place. It was the worst,” she said.
I winced just imagining that horror story. “Did you get any other bad symptoms?” I asked.
“Yeah, I had terrible vertigo in my third month, which was dangerous for obvious reasons. Thankfully that didn’t last too long,” she said. “Has anyone else in your family had babies before?” she asked curiously.
“No, well yes, my sister was pregnant once but she miscarried. She didn’t have any pregnancy symptoms though in her first weeks,” I said.
“Oh, I’m so sorry,” Amy said. There was a short pause and then she glanced at Josh then at me, “Have you been to the doctor yet?” she asked.
“Monday, after classes is my first appointment,” I said. “My sister is sending me to her doctor who’s highly rated and also tightly booked so that was the soonest appointment,” I added. I took a bite of my fajita and nearly moaned at how good it tasted. I’d been underestimating how much I needed to eat or would actually want food and never ate enough. That fajita felt like mana from heaven as I chewed.
Josh noticed how much I was loving it and he laughed at me. “Amy’s a good cook, huh?” All I could do was nod.
“How much are you eating? I remember I couldn’t keep anything down so I basically ate cheese until my stomach wasn’t a geyser anymore,” Amy said.
“I have tea and like…bread in the morning and I can barely eat anything for lunch or dinner, everything smells disgusting to me,” I said, “Except for this,” I added.
“You might be having a boy. Literally meat and cheese was the only thing I could eat early on,” Amy said. I glanced at Josh who was trying to hide his hopeful grin but was failing miserably.
“Is there really a way to tell so soon?” I asked. I was jumping for joy inside that Amy was so easy to talk to and that she seemed to like me so far. Our conversation over the rest of dinner was easy like that, it flowed and we all clicked. We clicked so well that by the time we were all done eating, Kaden had migrated over to my lap. Josh said that he and Kaden would clean up and Amy took my hand and led me outside. I wonder what else she wanted to talk about privately.
Josh’s backyard was big, he had a lot of grass and a nice patio. Amy lit the tiki torches to keep the mosquitos away and we sat on the wicker swing together. “Josh told me that you were really nervous to meet me,” Amy said. “I hope I didn’t turn out to be so scary.”
“Not at all. I was just worried that you wouldn’t like me or approve…” I said. Amy could tell I wanted to say something else and my heart picked up its pace a little bit. “Josh told me that you were setting him up on dates and whatnot,” I said.
Amy’s eyebrows rose and she shrugged apologetically. “Yeah, my brother was just so sappy still over his ex-wife I was trying to get him out with anyone. And for the record those were both before I knew you guys were anything and after when you broke up for a short while,” she said. “I didn’t want him to backslide because I can tell when he’s really into someone,” she said and bumped me with her shoulder.
I smiled. “Thanks and yeah, he…I saw him going through her pictures a couple of times. Does he do that a lot?”
“It’s a problem and I wanted to send him to therapy for it at one point. He’s just upset over the fact that she’s happy and he’s miserable—was miserable. I don’t think he’ll be obsessing over her pictures anymore though,” Amy said.
“It’s not a real…problem?” I asked. “Does he still have feelings for her?”
Amy shook her head “No, he definitely doesn’t care for her anymore. I think it’s just morbid curiosity,” she said. “Anyway, you can talk to him about it. He’s always been touchy when it comes to talking about his ex but if you tell him that it’s really bothering you, he’ll be an open book. My brother will flay himself open for the people he cares about,” she said.
I nodded, I sensed that about him. “And he cares about you,” she said, emphasizing “cares.” “Plus, you’re the mother of his baby, he’d fight lions for you,” she added. I almost teared up, I definitely got choked up hearing that from her.
“Thank you for telling me that,” I said after I swallowed a few times and composed myself.
“I know it has to be kinda hard with how new your relationship is. Hell, when my husband was alive and I was pregnant I wanted him around twenty-four-seven. I wanted as many people around me as possible. It’s important to have a support system and I want you to know that you can count me as your sister too. Don’t hesitate to call me or text me, if you’re freaking out over something but you aren’t sure, text me and I’ll let you know if it’s gas or not,” she said on a giggle.
“Oh my god, thank you,” I said and we hugged. A huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders as we exchanged phone numbers. But the weights of dealing with my family still remained. They were nothing like Amy—Jess came close but still. I was just as nervous for Thursday’s dinner as I was for dinner with Amy.
