"Happy new year Angie."
"Happy new year Terry."
I felt the darkness of sleep taking over, just at the point of no return my eyes opened wide and my head jerked off the pillow.
"A... bit more..." I sat up "oh my God Angie." I wrapped my arms round her and pulled us tight together, my chin on the top of her head. "That is what you said? That's... just... Oh my God Angie that's amazing... Angie." I tipped my head down to kiss her cheek then released my grip some to kiss her on the lips again. "Wow."
I cautiously asked; "Are you OK with this Angie?"
"Are you?"
"God yeah I couldn't be happier. How long?"
"Fourteen weeks."
I laughed, "Ha ha. Wet day in September then?"
"Mmm."
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We cuddled, that's all, we cuddled. I felt I had to hold Angie tight, tight to protect her. Protect her from what I had no idea.
It must have been half hour later I heard a gentle; "Hey Terry time to turn over for sleep."
"Yeah." I released my hold and she turned away from me onto her side and of course I spooned her, I spooned my BBW Angie very closely and soon realised my hand was on her stomach. I started thinking about all the recent times I noticed I'd placed my hand there or held her. Somehow I felt I knew something, something so beautiful, so precious and I'd been subconsciously recognising the presence of a new life forming.
I felt Angie's body relax and she started her settled heavier breathing, my mind raced at the speed of light as I thought about her rock solid nipples, her heavier breasts, the different taste of the milk, the way Freddy stopped feeding. Oh yes all the tell tales were there and I missed every single one of them. Especially that massive 'They're just for you Terry, enjoy them while you can.'
I remembered the way Elainer asked if there was any more news, not only once either. I remembered Annie asking if there was another reason for buying this house, the interrogation on Boxing Day about wanting a baby, a child.
I tried to think if I'd been nobbled, brainwashed, coerced but all along all I heard was negative, at the beginning Angie didn't want to come with me, at all times she was saying about returning to the flat when it was ready, I seemed to be defending my desire to become a father while everyone criticised me including Angie, we had used condoms all the way through until we both woke in the middle of fucking. I convinced myself this baby was not a con, she had to know how much I wanted her to stay with me, that a baby was a bonus and not a prerequisite.
I felt my pipedream becoming reality or... Was it a real dream? I had to be dreaming, I convinced myself I was in the middle of a dream and when I wake everything will be back to normal. "As I'm dreaming it doesn't matter what I say does it?"
A little voice told me "No."
Well then here we go; "I love you Angie, will you marry me?"
A little voice told me "No."
"Okay then." A switch flipped and my dream stopped.
I woke with a start, I looked at the clock, I squinted against the seemingly bright light of the green LED clock and deciphered the sideways clock as GS:SO. I felt a thump against my back but my head was still inverting the clock to read 05:59, another thump "Arncle Derry. Wee wee."
Ping my head jumped to attention, I carefully released my hold on Angie. I whispered; "Freddy." And left the bed rushed to the bathroom, pulled his pyjamas and 'pull-ups' nappy down and sat him on the toilet.
Good as gold he pee'd. "All done."
"Shake the drips off." I saw some arm shaking. "Good boy Freddy."
"Is it kwismas?"
"No Freddy Christmas is all over for a year." I checked his pull-ups weren't soiled and after lifting him off the toilet redressed him.
"Oh... no kwismas."
"All gone for a year. Back to bed for you Freddy."
I washed his hands and carried him to bed, placed him in and tucked the Tigger duvet round him, he wriggled into position and I watched his heavy eyes drift closed.
I pee'd too and flushed then washed my hands.
Angie turned towards me as I got back into bed and deposited her mass of black hair against my face. It was comfortable, comforting and I fell asleep.
A couple of hours later I heard squealing and finding Angie missing I went to find her. In the kitchen she played this little piggy on Freddy's toes. I stood and smiled thinking about my dream and how I wished Angie really was pregnant.
Angie looked up to me, "And there's that big Uncle Terry."
Freddy turned to look. "A O Arncle Derry."
"Hello Freddy, happy new year."
Angie stood from her crouched position in front of the high chair and hugged me, "Happy new year to you too." I started the hug but lifted Freddy into it too. He grabbed the back of both our necks and pinched.
"I hope it's a good one for us."
"Us?"
"New house, new home."
"Mmhh. Who's for breakfast?"
We separated and between us started preparing food; the change of subject was not lost on me. Freddy was getting excited as he watched his favourite cereals of warm Weetabix and Ricicles with crushed Cadburys Flake sprinkled on top being prepared in his new dish with the alphabet round the rim. I put him in his high chair and tucked it against the table, placed the dish in front of him and let him start spreading it round his face.
Not long after, our cheesy scrambled egg on brown toast was ready and we sat to eat and drink tea.
We'd arranged to meet with Elainer for a trip to the seaside, yeah crazy I know but we picked her up and travelled the thirty miles for a walk along the beach for an hour for a hot chocolate at the only café open, the waitress brought our drinks and smiled. Almost a manic smile but somehow it felt in sympathy with the situation and then she winked at me.
Call me stupid but a wink means only one thing... yes?