“You mean that? You want children?” Dawn asked.
“I’d like them, but only if you want them. Having you here with me is enough, kids would just round everything off.” I replied. I didn’t know if Dawn had considered kids or not. I watched as she stood up and came over to me, I smiled when Dawn sat on my lap.
“You might get your wish sooner than you think.” Dawn looked at me, a mischievous smile on her face. She leant forward and kissed me. “My period is a week late! I did a test earlier.” Dawn held a pregnancy tester out for me to see.
“Seriously?” I asked, Dawn burst out laughing. “My god, the look on your face, Pete.”
“I’m going to be a Dad.”
“I spoke to the doctor earlier. They said to pop in but these tests are so accurate I can take it as a sure thing.” I pulled Dawn close and kissed her.
Dawn’s visit to the doctor confirmed the pregnancy. I did ask Dawn if she wanted to know the sex of the baby, she said no, she wanted it to be a surprise. We decided which bedroom to use as a nursery, it was decorated in neutral colours.
Although I could have retired completely, I still did some work for a few select clients. I made sure none of the tasks I took on involved me being away from home for any length of time, as Dawn neared her due date i stopped working. As a man who had never had kids I knew very little about pregnant women, yeah i knew they got bigger and had morning sickness. Dawn’s pregnancy taught me another thing, never ask a dumb question.
As Dawn neared the end of her pregnancy sex became uncomfortable. I suggested we try the good old doggie style, Dawn wasn’t having any of it. “When you make love you should look at the other person, doggie style is okay if it’s just a fuck for the sake of it. I don’t give my body up unless I have feelings for the person, if I have sex then I want to look at who I am with.” Consequently, I ended up using my right hand a few times.
We were sitting in the kitchen one afternoon when Dawn’s waters broke, I helped her up and out to the car. I grabbed her bag and locked up the house. The nurses at the hospital were brilliant, they did everything they could to make Dawn comfortable. When Dawn was told to push, I held her hand and mopped her brow.
“It’s a girl.” The midwife said smiling as she handed Dawn our daughter. “Any ideas for a name? No rush, I can put baby Wright on the wrist bracelet.”
Dawn and I looked at the tiny bundle of joy in her arms. “Do you think Lydia is a nice name, Pete?”
I thought for a few seconds and agreed, we decided to use Joan as the middle name, after Mum.
Thirty minutes later Dawn and Lydia were taken up to a ward, if all went well they could be coming home in a day or so. When I knew Dawn was settled I left for home, it would be the first time I had been in the house alone since we had moved in together.
Having a baby in the house was a big adjustment for both of us, thankfully Lydia got into a routine after about six weeks. Dawn took to being a mother like a duck to water, I honestly don’t think I had seen her this happy in years. I helped out wherever I could, although Dawn did most of the hard work. When Lydia started toddling about we had our work cut out, I was surprised at how quick she was able to move. When we looked back at the photos of Dawn as a baby, it was plain to see she looked like Lydia.
One evening we were sitting watching TV, Dawn shifted on the couch and cuddled into me. I put my arm around her. Nothing was said, I think we were both enjoying a peaceful moment.
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Yesterday Lydia celebrated her second birthday. It was early evening and we were sitting in the garden, Lydia was sitting on a blanket playing with some toys. I turned and looked at Dawn, she was feeding our son Nathan. Yes, we decided to have another child, we wanted a brother or sister for Lydia.
I stared into the distance as I thought of how my life had changed. I came to this house to clear it out ready to sell the place, i never expected to be sitting here a couple of years later surrounded by my family. Dawn looked across at me with a smile, I returned the smile. All those years of having feelings I suppressed because Dawn was my sister, here we were years later, lovers and parents. I was happy with my lot in life, more than anything, I was excited to see how things would work out in the future.
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