Tatum's POV:

"You ready?"

"Yeah."I say and grab my handbag off the kitchen counter.

We head out of the hotel room and into the elevator. We come to a stop at the third floor and a middle aged man and two children that looks about 6 and are probably twins, walks in.

We nod as greetings.

As the elevator moves down to the first floor. I can't help but to admire how cute the two kids look.The little boy has two cartoon figurines in his hands.I put my hand on my stomach and smile at Brandon. He smiles back and takes my other hand into his.

"Daddy"the little girl says tugging at her father's shirt and he looks down at her."Yes sweety"

"Can we get a kitten"she says looking up at him with big eyes.

"No,your brothers allergic"

"Well,Liam can sleep outside"she pouts. I can't help but to smile at her cuteness.

"Hey!"the little boy says which I assume it's Liam.

"No honey we can't let your brother sleep outside"

"Daddy?"

"Yes Liam?"

"Why do bad guys always try to take over"Liam asks referring to his toys.

"They want to be in charge and make all the rules"he replies simply.

"Why don't they become mom's"little Liam says and I can't help but to burst out laughing and so does Brandon but we soon recover and clear out throats.

"Liam, don't be silly"their dad says and chuckles in embarrassment.

"Kids"the man shrugs at us and with that the elevator comes to a stop at the first floor.

He takes both of their hands and walks out.We walk out behind them and Brandon stops then smiles at me in amusement.

"What?"I ask.

"I wonder if you'll be that type of mom, wanting to make all the rules"he says grinning at me.

"What?No I won't"I frown at him.

"Uh, I'm not so sure. You're already so demanding so..."Brandon teases on so I shove him.

"Hey, I'll be an awesome mom"I exclaim.

He grabs my waist and pulls me closer hugging his body against mine.

"I know,you'll be an amazing mom"He says,smiling at me then presses his lips against mine.I put my arms over his shoulders, pull away from our kiss to admire his beautiful face.I sink into him,and whisper into his ear:"I'm glad it's you"

"What's me?"he asks.

I pull away and face him.

"That you're the father of my baby and the person that I'll be spending the rest of my life with"I answer honestly.

"And I wouldn't choose anyone else but you"he says and I can feel my heart warming.

"Ok, let's go then. Don't wanna be late."I say and we head out into the lobby.Then out to the parking lot.

I get into the passenger seat of Brandon's car.Once Brandon gets in the driver's seat, he leans over me and buckles up my seat belt for me.

"Thanks"I say and lay back into my seat.

"Turn on the air con"I say.God Miami's summer heat is too much. Brandon does so and starts driving.

"I can't wait to move to New York"I say.

"Oh, I've got something for you"Brandon says and reaches with his arm to the back and grabs a box of skittles then gives them to me.

"Aww thanks"I say and immediately open one packet leaving the rest box on my lap.

I put a few into my mouth then offer Brandon:"You want some"

"No thanks, I'm fine"he says and glances at me smiling.

"Would you like to go out for lunch after your appointment"

"Yeah, that sounds good"

Soon after,we arrive at the hospital and make our way inside to the receptionist.

"Good morning, we have an appointment with Dr Gale"Brandon says to the lady behind the desk. Dr Gale has been Brandon's family doctor for years and thank God she's a woman. I feel more comfortable with her concerning my pregnancy.

"Let me see"she says and checks her computer.

"Ah, here, Tatum Cornelius"

"Yes"I confirm and she nods.

"Follow me"she gets up from her seat and walks deeper into the hospital and we follow after.

She brings us into a room and then speaks.

"Here, doctor Gail will be with you in a moment"she smiles and walks off.

Once she's gone,I let out a breath.
Brandon sees me getting tense and steps closer, putting his hands on the sides of my arms.

"Are you okay?"

"I don't know, It's just that everything is so overwhelming."

"It'll be ok"he assures me.I smile back lightly and nod.

Doctor Gale soon steps into the room and closes the door behind her.For the years that I've known her, she was always on the positive side. Nothing could ever bring her down and her cheerful personality was definitely contagious.Doctor Gale was never our doctor, but since I was little I always used to come along with Brandon, because he was and is still terribly frightened by needles. So I was always there for him as support.

"Good morning. How are you feeling today"Doctor Gale smiles brightly. Her positive energy makes me feel relaxed.

"We're good"Brandon and I say simultaneously.

"You know I still can't believe that you're going to be a father Brandon.Congratulations to you both"she says cheerfully.

"Thank you"

"Tatum was always by your side throughout these years and now you're having a baby together"she says excitedly,then continues:"Ok so firstly I'll be asking a few questions about your medical history, please have a seat"she gestures to the hospital bed and grabs a pen and a clipboard with a few printed pages on them. I sit down on the bed and Brandon stands with the doctor in front of me.

...

After asking a few questions of my menstrual cycle, my personal and family history, medication use,lifestyle etc.The doctor checked my blood pressure, measured my height and weight and calculated my body mass index. Supposedly I'm underweight and need to gain weight for a healthy pregnancy. We also found out that I'm four weeks along. We also have a due date, but we'll have to do a screening to confirm it. She did a few physical exams and lab tests. We're not going to do an ultrasound because the embryo cannot be detected on an ultrasound.

"Well as I said, you're at a very early stage of your pregnancy. Your baby is currently a collection of cells called blastocyst. Development this week is rapid. Around half of these cells will become an embryo the size of a poppy seed by the weeks end.The other half of the cells work to keep your baby safe and nourish it's growth"Doctor Gale says.

"That sounds impossibly small"I say. Her face lights up before continuing.

"I know but what's even wilder is that your_"Brandon cuts doctor Gale off and finishes her sentence, surprising me:"_our child's characteristics, like the eye colour, hair colour and sex have already been determined through it's chromosomes"he says smiling.Well look who's been doing research. I smile brightly back at him.

"Exactly"Doctor Gale says and smiles at Brandon.

"I know that you both will be amazing parents"

...

After checking that everything was normal we finished up and Doctor Gale gave me a few home remedies for my pregnancy symptoms, although my symptoms isn't so severe as we thought it would be. We'll be seeing the doctor again next week.

We are now driving back to the hotel.I changed my mind about having lunch out, because I'm really exhausted and just need my bed right now.

Once we entered our suite,I threw my bag on the black glass coffee table and plopped myself onto the couch. I let out a yawn and sprawled myself onto the beige L shaped couch.

Brandon locks the door and walks into the kitchen.

"Babe, what should I make for lunch?"he's voice echo's from the kitchen into the lounge.

"Anything without meat and cheese. I can't stand the smell of it."I reply. Two of my most favorite ingredients I can't even be in the same room with,but it'll be worth it.This nine months will fly past quick. Hopefully.

"Hm,So our baby's a vegan"he mumbles to himself while rummaging through the fridge for ingredients. How am I even supposed to pick up weight by eating only veggies!?

"Babe, can I have some coffee too"I ask.

He pokes his head out from behind the fridge door and shouts back:"No."

"Why not"I whine.

"It's not good for the baby"

"Please just this one last time"I plead.

"Nope"he says popping the P and taking out a few greens from the fridge.

"You suck"I shout.

"You do"he smirks.Eww.

"Gross"I yell and scrunch my face. He chuckles at my reaction.

"I can make you herbal tea?"He suggests.

"Eww, who even drinks that?"

"Orange juice it is"he says and gets cooking in the kitchen.

I start dosing off into sleep. My eyes feeling droopy. I let out one more long yawn before falling into a comfy slumber.

...

I wake up and adjust my eyes to the sunlight coming in from the windows.

I sit up and rub my eyes. I see that I'm in our lives bedroom now. Brandon must've put me here when I fell asleep. I take the blankets off of me and get up from bed. The sun is setting. How long was I sleeping?I go into the the bathroom and wash my face, then brush the tangles out of my hair.

I walk out back into my bedroom and put on my night slippers. I feel a bit cold so I put on my wooly robe. I walk out of the bedroom into the living room and I see Brandon in the kitchen.

"You're awake,come eat"he smiles and I follow him to the dining table. Wow. The whole see through glass table is filled with different types of food and the smell. I'm probably drooling right now.

"Wow,this looks so delicious.You made all of this?Why so much?"I ask and sit down in one of the dining chairs and Brandon sits next to me.

"Well I didn't know what you would like or not, so I just made a variety and you didn't eat lunch yet and you need to gain weight so"

"And all of this doesn't have meat or dairy in it?"

"Not at all, but there is chicken in some"

"That's fine.Wow I really could get used to this"I say smiling and pick up two plates for us.

"Let's start eating I'm starving"I say and we both start dishing variety of food into our plates. God everything looks and smells great. Here's Quail with Chestnut seasoning and grapes, chickpea and tomato casserole, satay style tofu and spicy vegetables and last but definitely not least wholemeal pumpkin and vegetable pie.

After eating and talking about practically anything. I had to have more so I had seconds and besides I'm eating for two now.

"Are you going to work tomorrow?"I ask since it's Monday tomorrow.

"No I don't want you to be alone here"

"But they need you at work, you should go I'll be okay"I say, but I secretly want Brandon to stay with me tomorrow.

"No,you need me more"he says and smiles.I nod not saying anything further about the topic.I reach out to dish me another piece of pie, but Brandon stops me then speaks:"Whoa, keep some place for dessert"he says and picks up our empty plates, heads into the kitchen then returns with two small bowls in his hands. I take in the smell of it.

"Blackberry souffle"I screech excitedly.

"Your favourite"he sets down one in front of me and I immediately dig in.

"This is so good"I say after taking my first bite.

"So I was thinking, since you're not going to work, we could do something"I suggest.

"Yeah, like what"

"I want to go for a hot air balloon ride"I say.

"Really?This pregnancy is making you daring isn't it. What happened to your fear of heights?"he asks curious.

"I don't know,after the baby's born we won't have a lot of time for each other anymore, so I want to spend every moment I can with you"I say.

"Okay,then what after that?"he asks taking the last bite of his souffle. I think for a bit.

"I wanna swim with dolphins, let's go to a pool hall,oh we should definitely go bowling, obviously and I want to go thrift shopping afterwards. When we go home we can have a nice bubble bath then_"I cut myself off curious about why Brandon's smiling like an idiot.

"Why are you smiling like that?"

"Nothing, you're just so enchanting"he says and my cheeks starts warming up.

"Don't look at me like that"I say feeling overwhelmed by his intense gaze. The butterflies are too much.

"Like what?"he innocently questions.

"I forgot what I wanted to say_oh yeah and I want us to take a pole dancing class together"I say smirking.

"A pole dancing class?"

I nod.

"What makes you want to take a pole dancing class?"

"It'll be fun, and we can see who's better at it"I say.

"Is that a challenge Tatum?"he raises his eyebrow.

"It's a challenge"

"And what happens to the winner?"

"The winner gets a reward.Whatever they want"I say smiling excitedly.

"Anything?"he asks smiling mischievously.

"Anything"I state challenging him.

"Fine,it's a deal"he agrees.

...

After that we put the leftovers away wrapped foil in the fridge for tomorrow, and we put the dishes in the dishwasher then we took a nice hot shower together and now we're getting ready for bed.

I climb into bed next to Brandon and he pulls me closer,but far enough so that we can look at each other.

"Thanks for today"I say and kiss his lips gently.

"Anything for you"he says.God Iove this man so much. No matter what he's always been here. What else could I ever ask for. I know for sure that Brandon is the best thing that ever came into my life.

"I love you"

"I love you more"

"I love you the most"Brandon says and for the rest of the night we just laid there warm in each others arms relishing this sweet moment together. I'm so thankful for him. Brandon could have anyone, but he chose me. Sometimes I think that I don't deserve him, that he's too good for me,but I'm thankful that I have him. Maybe back then when we were teenagers things wouldn't have worked out for us if we had a serious relationship, so that's why things are like it is now. So that we can be together in the end. So that I could find out who the people are that truly cares about me.Funny how the world works isn't it.

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