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This bonus chapter is dedicated to 9ice_for_what
I know it's really, really short, but I didn't know what else to add. I tried to make it as funny and sweet as possible.

Bonus chapter Two: It's Like I'm Being Punished For Not Being Pregnant."

Sammy

"I think she's going to kill me." I was crouched down behind the couch, my eyes focused on our bedroom door at the end of the hallway. "Earlier, she punched me in the gut about ten times. I have a huge, purple bruise because of her."

"Why on earth would she do that?" I heard my sister's voice at the other end.

"Because she was complaining about her cramps and then, I said it couldn't hurt that bad." I heard silence from her end.

"Are you fucking insane?!"

She was so loud, I had to pull the phone away from my ear. "Why are women so mean?" I asked, dragging out the word 'mean' like a child.

"That's the deadliest thing you can say to a girl on their period! Ugh. See, this is why I hate men." She lowered her voice to sound like a man.

" 'Women are so dramatic'. 'They don't even hurt that bad'. Like you would know. You don't have a uterus so you don't understand."

I could hear her husband shouting at her in the background. "Oh, shut up!"

I rolled my eyes and anxiously tapped my hand with the wrapped Hershey's bar on the top of the couch.

"Do you need me to come over and help or are you going to take the 'in sickness and in health' part of your vows seriously?"

"I don't need my—"

"Sammyyyy!"

At the sound of her voice, I dropped my phone. From an outsider's perspective, I must've looked like an idiot with my phone bouncing in my hand until I finally caught it. My fingers were shaking as I tried to hang up.

"Coming, my love!" I took rushed steps towards our bedroom to find her curled up in the fetal position with her arms around the lower part of her stomach.

"Here you go, my love." I handed her the bar of chocolate that she snatched from my hand and I increased the space between us, hiding behind the door frame. "I'm, I'm right, I'm right here, my love. If you need anything."

"It's like I'm being punished for not being pregnant." She tilted her head back and groaned in pain.

For a second, I was grateful to have been born a man and I sent a prayer that we would have all boys so I wouldn't have to deal with this.

She gave me a nasty look. "Are you a fucking scared cat or something? Get your ass over here and cuddle with me."

I took cautious steps toward the bed and climbed in next to her. She snuggled into my chest and wrapped my arms around herself.

Once I had her in my arms and felt her body against my chest, I instantly relaxed. I pulled out my phone and looked up ways to get rid of period cramps.

A ton of links came up with articles, but there was one easy way that didn't require medicine. "Give me your hand, love." I took her hand in mine and traced circles with my thumb at a pressure point it said would ease the cramps.

She visibly relaxed; she stretched out her legs and moved her arms around my torso. It was like a flip was switched and she rested her chin on my chest with a smile that reached her eyes.

"You're cute when you're scared of me."

I chuckled "Yeah, well. I must've been adorable."

"You were asking for it. Cramps aren't that bad? Really? Is that what you're going to say to our daughter when she has her first period?"

I peered down at her with furrowed brows. "No. Because we're not going to have a daughter, right?"

"But I want one."

"But I don't."

"We don't even have a choice anyway. We don't have control over the gender of the baby."

"But there's gotta be some way we can assure we have all boys, right?"

"Baby."

"What if you're not available when she gets it?"

"Then you'll have to deal with it, baby."

"I can't just deal with it. I'd been hiding from you all day. I had to call my sister to ask for advice. There's no way in hell would I be able to care for a hormonal daughter. You have to be the one she comes to for that shit."

"I can't do everything."

"Well, you're going to have to if it's a girl."

She rolled her eyes with an amused smile. She laid her head back on top of me. "Thank you for taking care of me."

I played with her hair. "In sickness and in health, remember?"

She nodded. "In sickness and in health."