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“No, we picked some up on our way home. How’s Lila?”
“She’s doing good. She goes in for a check-up next week, so hopefully the scans all come back clean.”
“I’m sure they will. Are we going to have lunch with her and Warren after her appointment?” He asks, and I nod.
That’s been the usual routine for the last five years. At first, it was a way to cheer her up and give her something to look forward to whenever she had to go to the doctor. Then, once she met Warren and they got married, it became a way for us to catch up.
We both still live in Los Angeles, but it’s not the same as being roommates. We still talk every day, and they have a son that they adopted a few years ago that is the same age as Annie, so we get together for play dates.
“Yeah. Speaking of food, what were you thinking for dinner?” I ask him as I steal an apple.
I take a bite before Annie steals the rest of it from me, and I smile at her.
“How does steak with sauteed mushrooms and onions sound?” He asks, and I’m bent over the trash can before he can finish his sentence.
The thought of sauteed onions has my stomach rolling, and I take a few deep breaths through my mouth.
Lately, my stomach has been upset at just the thought of certain foods. I never had morning sickness when I was pregnant with Annie and I hate it. I’m hoping that it’s over soon.
“Pia!” He shouts, grabbing Annie from me and reaching to pull my hair back. “I’ll call a doctor.”
“No, no, I’m fine. My stomach is just feeling weird,” I tell him.
I’m doing my best to reassure Levi and Annie that I’m fine as I get cleaned up and try to settle my stomach. Minnie even looks worried as she trails behind me over to the kitchen sink. Levi sets Annie in her high chair with her snack before he comes over to me.
“Okay, how about some soup for dinner then,” Levi suggests once I’m feeling better.
“Sure, that sounds like a good idea.”
“Why don’t you go lie down for a bit? Get some rest.”
“I’m okay,” I try to tell him, but he’s already moving to carry me upstairs.
“Annie, sit tight. I’m just going to tuck mom in,” he tells our daughter.
“Okay.”
She’s happily coloring, strapped into her high chair and I smile as Levi starts to climb the stairs.
“Get some rest, or I’ll call the doctor,” he warns me as he tucks me in, and I smile slightly.
“I don’t need a doctor… I’ve already been to see one,” I tell him, and his face turns pale.
“What? When?” He asks, dropping down onto the bed next to me.
I smile slightly, taking his hand in mine. He looks so worried so I scrap my original plan of the onesie in the closet and decide to just tell him.
“I’m pregnant.”
His mouth drops open, and he blinks. I grin at his reaction.
“I found out officially this morning. It was my doctor’s appointment this morning, not Lila’s. I wanted it to be a surprise,” I tell him.
“Nailed it,” Levi blurts out, and I burst out laughing.
“Are you happy?” I ask him, and he laughs.
“Of course I am. I love you, Pia. You and Annie. More than anything.”
