Her Touch

chapter 18

Isabella pov

I’m in the bedroom ready to call my mom. It's still early but she wakes up before me so she must be having her morning coffee now and reading her favorite magazine. I found her name on the name list and I called her.

“Good morning baby”

“Good morning Mom. How are you?”

“I'm ok. Drinking my coffee and I read my magazine” I smile as I realize how much I know her

“Great. How is aunt Joanna?”

“She is great. She has been so excited since yesterday”

“Oh yeah, why?”

“She has little Tom here. Harry and Beth are going to a wedding this Saturday and Tom wanted a long weekend with his grandma”

“That's amazing. He is five now right?”

“Next month. And he is so smart Bella. You can't play with him”

“That's nice. I hear you are very happy.”

“I am. Your dad and I wanted so much a grandchild and having Tom here is very good” she says and I smile

“Bella of course I'm not pushing or anything. Just as nice to be here I have something to do and I'm not thinking so much”

“Well if you want something to keep you busy maybe I can help you with that”

“You say the wedding will go later Bella. If I had a wedding to help you with is ok, But now”

“Mom?”

“Yes baby”

“I'm pregnant,” I say but I don't hear a response

“Mom? You heard me?” still nothing

“Mom? Are you there?”

“Yes,” she says clearing her throat

“I hear you correctly baby? You said you are pregnant?”

“Yes. You will have to grandchild you always wanted. I'm sad that Dad is not here though”

“Oh Bella if you are ok he is better”

“I know Jerry said something like that,” I say and I look outside

“Bella. We both miss your dad. I lived thirty-five years with him and suddenly I have to sleep alone, wake up alone, I will not eat lunch and dinner with him. But I have him in my heart and no one can't take him away. Your dad is proud and happy for you. You have a new life in you, don't feel guilty if you are excited. He doesn't want that. He wants us to be happy about it. He wants you to enjoy all that progress”

“I know Mom but I can't help it feel guilty. He is gone, he will never hold his grandson or granddaughter how can I be happy about it?” I say and tears fall down my cheeks

“You will be because he wants that. He needs it.” I hear Jerry coming and I wipe my tears

“Ok, mom. When are you planning to come back”

“Soon now that I know you need me with the baby. I will go first from home to put it on sale and take a few things that I want. Then I have to find a house close to you”

“You can stay with us”

“No-no-no. I will not stay with you too. The couple must be alone. I will find something close don't worry”

“OK, Mom as you wish. I will say Jerry to help you find something”

“Thanks, Bella. See you later. And don't worry about anything ok?”

“Ok, mom. I love you”

“I love you too baby,” she says and we end the call

“You told her?”

“Yes she is excited”

“Of course she is. She needs help with finding a house?”

“Yes,” I say and he touches my hands

“Why she doesn't stay here?”

“Because she doesn't want to be in our way”

“That's stupid. Your mom never bothers anyone”

“You are not changing her mind hulk,” I say and I take my coat

“You will ask Nicole if there is anything around here”

“Of course Angel”

We drive to the office and I start working. Stella is off for her brother's wedding and I have all the work for me. To tell the truth, she did an excellent job before she left and I have the most important ready and on order. It's like she is here.

After a few hours, I call Vic to tell her the news. I was thinking not to say anything yet because is too soon but Vic is the one that she can find available the doctor so soon, so she will push me to tell her the truth. About the others, we will keep it secret

“Hey Bella”

“How are you, Vic?”

“The same. I can't wait to give birth”

“Yeah. So bad?”

“Well, I'm getting more and more tired so... Oh what did the doctor say”

“Oh, that's why I called. I will tell you but is secret for a while ok?”

“You know I keep secrets”

“You don't but it saves me that is for a while”

“Tell me”

“Are you alone?”

“Yes. Jake went to bring me chocolate pie”

“Again?”

“I'm pregnant what do you want?”

“Maybe you need to tell me more about pregnancy”

“Yeah, why?”

“I'm pregnant Vic”

“What?” she screams in my ear

“I don't want to be deaf Vic thank you”

“I'm sorry. You are what? I will be an aunt. Oh my God oh my God”

“I'm so happy for you Bella.”

“Yeah we are enthusiastic too”

“You should be. You will be the perfect mom I know it”

“Thanks, Vic. I hope so”

“So you want to keep it secret for a while until the appointment with the doctor?”

“Yes. I say it to my mom but fewer people know it's better”

“Ok I understand”

“So how is everything with you?”

“Expect the fact that I complain all the time I'm good. You know the truth is I can't wait to hold him. I imagine how he will look like, how I will manage the first nights at home”

“You pick a name?”

“Agh I can't choose. We are between Dean and Erik”

“Both are nice”

“I know that's why I can't choose”

“Maybe let Jake choose. Or decided when you see him at the hospital”

“I can't do anything else. I know is soon but you thought about names”

“Jerry said Dylan is good for a boy or a girl”

“Oh, he is so sweet. You miss a Dylan but you will have another one”

“Jerry was and is so supportive. He is amazing”

“You change him so much that I can't believe it.”

“You should see how his eyes shined when I told you that I'm pregnant”

“I can imagine. Jerry never believed he could be a father but he always played and had fun with the other kids” I hear a knock on the door and I lift my head

“I got to go, Vic,” we say goodbye and I end the call

“Hello boss”

“Miss Davis future Mrs. Walker, “ he says walking to me

“I was thinking of taking you out for lunch. Just the two of us” he says and he leans on my office

“You know I'm kinda craving a hamburger,” I say and he smiles

“Whatever you want angel”

“Give me five minutes,” I say and he sits on the couch to wait for me.

A few months later

It's May and how will believe that on my thirty birthday, I will be almost seven months pregnant? I'm pregnant with a healthy baby girl. Jerry like any guy wanted a boy to continue his name but deep down I know he is excited about his little princess. Mom when I was four months she moved with us. Well not exactly in the house. Jerry had the idea to decorate the guest house. It's a two-story small house with one bedroom enough for my mom.

At first, she says that she wanted her place but practically is her space she just lives in our backyard but in a different house.

That she is close to me when I need her but in her own house. Vic has a very beautiful and so cute baby boy, Dean, we also have my sweet Jeremy Chris’s son, and soon our little princess Dylan will be with us. I'm sitting outside on the couch next to the pool with my mom enjoying our iced tea.

“How are you feeling Bella?”

“I'm ok, mom. Thanks for the snack”

“No problem baby”

“Ooo she kicking again”

“She is very active”

“You can't imagine”

“So what time tomorrow?”

“Fay said around six. A small party and then dinner nothing special”

“Os nice of her to have your birthday party at her house”

“Yes. I didn't want to do something but she says is good for the babies and me”

“She is right”

“It will be my first birthday without a dad,” I say and she sighs

“We will miss him at lot thinks baby. But he is right here even if we don't see him.”

“You believe that”

“I need to believe it, Bella. I need to believe in something so I can move on. For me, for you, for our little girl,” I touch her hand and squeeze it

“Hello ladies” I hear Jerry and I look at him walking toward us

“How are you?” he asks and he sits next to me. He kisses me and then my belly

“We are ok. Your daughter too” my mom says. She stands up

“I'm going to take a nap. See you for dinner”

“Ok, mom. See you later”

“Later Amanda”

“You had lunch?”

“Yes don't worry. Robert watching me as you say to him.”

“Stella will have tomorrow ready the files you asked for. I sent them to her by email and she needs to check them”

“Thank you. But I don't want to tire yourself”

“I work from home, Jerry. I'm fine” I say and he kisses me.

“How is my princess”

“Very active,” I say and he put his ear on my belly. He loves to do that and hear her moving and kicking. I caress his hair and then his cheek.

“I love you, princess,” he says to her and I giggle

“I love you too angel”

“We love you too hulk” he lifted his body and looked at me

“You are so beautiful. Pregnancy suits you”

“Oh yeah?”

“Hmmm”

“Then maybe after Dylan, we should think about a second baby”

“We won't stay with one baby, trust me angel” he says and we laugh

“I was thinking with my mom if you want to do a small ceremony. Just the family and a few friends”

“That's nice. Why not?”

“Ok. When are you thinking to get married?”

“As soon as possible?” he says and I laugh. He kisses me again and then I melt in his arms. What else could I ask for? I will just be grateful for what I have.