Free Web NovelChapter 273: Surprise For Zyair
Huria took Skyla home after they had given a blood sample at the lab. On the way, they bought several pregnancy testing kits.
"You know I will be your baby’s cool aunt. Spoiling him or her rotten, causing mischief and all." Huria was practically dancing, her head bobbing with excitement.
"You realise it could just be a stomach bug and I might not even be pregnant." Skyla’s words did nothing to rust her mood, she kept going on and on about the unborn babies.
Reaching their home, she parked the car in the driveway and they went inside. Hanging their coats on the coat hanger. Huria literally pushed Skyla towards the bathroom.
"Go go, check it."
"Fine, don’t be too disappointed when it’s only one line on it."
"I am sure you are pregnant, so let’s confirm it." Huria cocked her head at Skyla and winked, before closing the bathroom door.
Huria went on to sit on the comfy sofa in their bedroom and began to admire how they had decorated it. The painting she had given them, adorned the front wall of their room.
Inside the bathroom, Skyla’s hands shook as she extracted the gloves, pregnancy strip and a plastic cup from the packet. Her elevated heartbeat and beads of sweat on her temples even though it was a winter season told her how much she wanted this.
Wearing the gloves Skyla peed in the cup. Grabbing the stick, she dipped the strip in her pee for the allocated time and then placed the strip aside on a spread-out tissue paper. She then discarded everything and washed her hands.
Crossing her arms Skyla impatiently tapped her foot on the ground and checked her wristwatch for the given time.
Once the five long and excruciating minutes were up Skyla grabbed the stick to check. Two bright red lines welcomed her, making her tightly press her lips together. Her heart jerked and tears of bliss welled up in her eyes seeing that she was finally going to become a mother.
Something she had been denied all these years. Zyair’s face flashed in front of her eyes and she could only imagine how ecstatic he would be to hear of this news.
Dazedly she rushed out to tell Huria. Seeing Skyla rush towards her with tears dripping down her flushed face. Huria understood before she could even say anything.
"You are pregnant!" She squealed in excitement as Skyla showed her the strip.
"I am." Her voice came out hoarse from the torrents of emotions raining down on her.
"Oh! Sky, this is the best news ever. I am going to become an aunt." Both girls embraced and danced on their steps.
It was such an overwhelming feeling for Skyla that she wished to cry and laugh simultaneously.
"I still can’t believe it. Will wait for the blood report for finality but I am going to tell Zyair. I can’t wait till tomorrow." Huria led her to the bed so she could sit down, she was trembling from the turn of events.
"You must prepare a surprise for him. I am sure he must be waiting for this moment as much as you were," Huria said while rubbing her back.
"Yes, I think he is even more excited than I am to become a father. I am going to plan everything."
"You have to take care of your health as well. Eat proper food, minerals, proteins, fruits and all. After all, you will be eating for two now." Huria began her string of instructions like a motherly figure, "And no heavy lifting or anything."
"Ok, mom." Skyle slightly laughed at her rants.
"Sky, I am so happy. I don’t know how to express it."
They spoke for a while before Huria left and Skyla got up to prepare the surprise for Zyair.
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Zyair was tired after the day’s work. The company was finally getting back on its feet after the debacle and people were finally getting used to seeing him without his mask.
It had created quite a chaos the first day he had arrived at work without his mask.
Today he got extra late. Skyla had left in the noon to have lunch with Huria and she had texted him that she had gone home after.
Zyair arrived with Kail and got out of the car. The weather was frigid cold as they had entered winter. The wind howled while he stepped inside his home and closed the door behind him. Locking it and ensuring the security system was on.
"Sky!" He called out while taking off his coat and hanging it on the coat hanger. His shoes went in the shoe rack, neat as he was.
"Zy!" Skyla came out of their room and rushed to him. A smile so profound on her face as she hugged him.
"Hey! You are home."
"Missed me this much," Zyair heartily asked placing a small kiss in her hair as he gently squeezed her, feeling her softness.
"Too much, come I prepared dinner for you." She grabbed his hand and dragged her along, he happily followed. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
"Freshen up and I will lay out the table," Skyla asked, leaving him outside their room. Zyair went inside to change while Skyla prepped the table and sat down, impatiently waiting for him.
He emerged clad in a black turtleneck and trousers. Jostling his hair and walking on his extra-long legs he joined his wife at the dinner table.
The table was filled with an array of dishes, all of them his favourite.
"You cooked so much? What’s the occasion?" He asked rubbing his hands together and licking his lower lip with his tongue. His mouth watered.
Although Skyla had made salmon with rice and cream sauce pasta, she was quickly learning, none of the seafood seemed appetising to her. She had puked out her stomach while cooking salmon and the smell was still not seeming pleasant to her.
"Just wanted to remind you how awesome you are." She flashed him a smile without revealing the real reason.
"My wife is amazing," Zyair gladly commented and filled up his plate to eat to his heart’s content.
Skyla only plated some pasta, she had no appetite.
Zyair raised his head and gazed at her plate, his brows furrowed seeing she wasn’t eating properly.
"Why ain’t you eating?" His hand halted as his features were marred with confusion.
"I am not that hungry today." It was true, the excitement had tied her stomach in knots.
Zyair stopped eating and ushered her to him,
"Come here."
Donning a small smile she got up and went upto him, he gathered her by the waist and settled her in his lap.
He asked, "Will you eat by my hand?"
"Not right now, Zy. There is something I want to give you first."
Taking out a small box from her pocket in which she had pinned the strip, so his hands won’t dirty, she handed it to him.
He seemed slightly surprised but accepted it with a slow smile.
"What is it?"
"Open it." Her heart jumped up in her chest, turning her beats erratic.
Zyair slowly removed the lid and peeked inside. He stared at the strip for a while. Skyla kept her gaze at him, a smile fluttering to her lips as she watched his expressions going from happy to bewildered to a completely shocked one.
His mouth wide open that it was almost about to hit the floor, wild eyes which held rivers of astonishment flickered to her and he blurted out.
"You are pregnant?"
