Her Touch

Chapter 17

Gerald pov

The last two months were hard for everyone. Bella after the funeral asked for some days off from work to stay with her mom. Then she returned to New York City and started to work, she makes her forget she says. She talks every day with her mom that she decided to visit her sister in Florida. She needed to get away for a while, being in the same house that lived with her husband for more than thirty years is painful. Bella told me that she even thinking of selling it and moving to New York and be close to us. Now we are going for Christmas, Bella's assistant is a way for her brother's wedding and Bella is working more and more. She told me that she doesn't want to go anywhere for Christmas. Her mom will spend Christmas with her sister and Bella said that she wants Christmas to be just us. So we will go to my parents, they canceled the big Christmas party that they do every year and they will have a simple dinner just the family in respect for Bella.

“Mr. Walker the lunch is here”

“Thank you, Robert,” I say and I take the boxes. Since her dad's death, she stopped coming for our lunch and I started going to her.

“Hey angel,” I say and she lifts her eyes from the laptop. She is so cute with her glasses

“Hi,” she says with her sweet voice.

“It's lunch already?”

“Yes,” I say and I sit on the couch. She walks to me and she sits next to me

“How is your stomach?”

“Better”

“Maybe you should check it”

“I know. Vic managed to see her doctor today”

“Good,” I say and I put her hair behind her ear

“Thank you, Jerry. I know I was easy these two months. We should celebrate our engagement and I....” tears running down her cheeks. I put the fork and the plate down on the coffee table

“Hey hey. What is this now? What are you talking about? You have every right to be sad. You lost your dad. How I can expect something else?” I say as I wipe her tears

“I know. Just...”

“Angel come here,” I say and I let her rest her head on my chest

“You don't have to thank me for anything. I love you and I will be within bads and good. Is not easy that you have been through and I hope ti could take your pain away. I wish I could do more for you”

“You do exactly what I need. You are here when I want to and you hold me when I need you” she says hugging me tightly. I caress her arm.

“I'm here my angel. I'm not going anywhere” I say and I kiss her head. We ate and started talking about random things so I could take her mind away from the sad things. And before I returned to my office I told her to inform me about the appointment with the doctor.

I'm with Chris, Jenny, and their one-year-old son at my house. I texted Bella that they were here and she said that was ok. She is happy to see little Jeremy.

“So how is she?” Jenny asks

“You know the usual. She is still crying at night. She was very close with her dad. Maybe he was in another town but he was always a call away and a few hours from here”

“Its sucks I know. I've lost my dad for ten years and you never forget. You just learn to live with that.” she says and I feel in her voice a nostalgia. We hear the front door and we see Bella

“Hey guys,” she says smiling

“Hi, Bella. How are you?” Jenny asks and she hugs her

“What the doctor said?”

“Nothing serious”

“Are you sure?” I ask

“Yeah. Everything is fine” she says but I see that she is hiding something. When she says hello and hugs Chris too

“Where is my Jeremy?” Bella asks and Jenny shows her sleeping on the couch next to Chris

“I'm going fresh up. You can order?”

“Yes angel,” I say and I follow her into the bedroom,

“I'm fine hulk. We will talk when we are alone” she told me when we were in the walking closet

“Should I worry?”

“No. I told you nothing serious. Well it is but...” she says sighing

“Is not a health problem” She shakes her head

“Then what is it?”

“I don't want to talk about it now that we have people over”

“Please you kill me here,” I say desperate

“Ok,” she says and wears and simple grey dress. She walks closer and she touches my hands

“I'm pregnant Jerry,” she says waiting for my answer. Pregnant? Baby? Now?

“Wow. I wasn't expecting that”

“Me either. But I am. Two months”

“Two months. Wait, Hawaii?”

“Maybe. After the funeral, we haven't had s*x. Thank you for your patience by the way”

“Angel is fine. I understand” I say and I cup her face

“We are going to have a baby?”

“Yes,” she says and she sighs

“Angel look at me”

“He is very happy for us. I know it”

“Yes, he is. He wanted so much to have grandchildren”

“Now he will have one. Maybe he can't hold it but he will see him or her and he will be very protective” I say and she nods

“Your mom knows”

“No. I wanted to be the first to know” she says and I hug her. We hear the doorbell

“Let's go” she touches my hand

“Don't say anything yet. It's too soon “

“Of course angel,” I say and we go downstairs. We set the table for dinner and Bella when she saw Jeremy that he is awake picked him up before his mom Jenny. She is so beautiful and caring. We will have a baby, I still can't believe it. We ate and drank and it was nice to see Bella enjoy herself after so long. When Chris, Jenny, and Jeremy left I prepared a bath for Bella. I put her favorite smell and I had her candles and smooth music. When she steps in I walk to the bedroom

“Where are you going?” she asks in surprise

“I thought you to leave alone to enjoy the bath” She looks at me

“When I wanted to have a bath alone?”

“Never”

“Why do I want it now?”

“You don't?”

“No hulk. Undress and join me” she says and waits for me.

When I'm ready I take my position in the bathtub

“That's more like it,” she says and leans toward me. I hug her and my palms go automatically on her belly

“You believe it?”

“No. I still can't”

“It will become bigger”

“I know. It will look good on you. And you will be a great mom. I see how you are with Jeremy”

“It's different with other kids. But I always wanted kids with the right one”

“I hope to meet your expectations. I never believed that I'm father material”

“No one is, Hulk. And no one thinks is ready until the baby comes. We will just go day by day”

“Ok. One step at a time” I say and I hug her tight

“To tell you the truth I'm not feeling stressed or worried. I'm excited” I say and I mean it

“I'm relieved. I thought that maybe you are stressed that everything moving so fast”

“Well if I was with some other woman yes. With I feel so much grown to earth. I'm ok. Everything is going to be ok with us I know it”

“Your confidence makes me feel better about us” I kiss her head and enjoy our bath until the water starts to get cold.

We lay on the bed with Bella in my arms

“Your mom and my parents will be so excited. My parents already are with Victoria's baby boy.”

“My mom thinking to move to town to be close to me. Now that she will become a grandmother, we found a free babysitter. The baby will help her not to think about dad so much”

“It will help us all. Now that I'm thinking about it that baby came at the right time. She or he will help you think of your dad for the right reasons. That he is up there to protect both of you. I don't know if I'm saying right”

“I know what you mean.”

“We can give his name if you want,” I say and she looks at me

“Really?”

“Sure. Dylan fits into a boy and a girl”

“Thank you”

“Angel is a beautiful name and means a lot to you. And I think right now we couldn't give another name. And by taking his or her grandfather's name I hope to take his selflessness, his caring character, and his strength”

“He was all that as much more,” she says and starts crying again. I caress her hair and kiss her head

“Angel I understand that you want to cry about your dad I never judge you about that. But now you have also a baby to think about. To be sad is not helping. I'm sorry”

“No you are right,” she says and wipes her tears and she looks at me

“To be the baby happy and healthy must the mommy be happy and healthy. The doctor says it too. I will try to minimize all the crying”

“That's only what I'm asking. I love you, my angel”

“I love you too hulk. You are my rock” she says and she kisses me.

“You are my everything angel. I got you” I say and I keep her right on me

“I know you will never let me fall”

“Never,” I say back and I kiss her head. Tonight was the first night after two months that she slept quietly and without crying. Our baby already changing her.