Colleen’s POV
Weekends have never been happy until the last few weekends that me and the rest of my family shared. Every Saturday, Jared made sure to have everybody gathered in our house and that extended my life every time. Well, that’s how I feel even if I know my body. Nevertheless, I am happy about it.
“Hi, wife..” Jared said as he sat beside me, I’m in the 6th month of my pregnancy and I just had my check-up. The baby was very fine and although she was a little underweight, she was still healthy. Dr. Chin said that it was pretty normal considering my condition.
I know Jared is excited but scared. He knew that on the 7th month, I was going to undergo the CS and we didn’t know what would happen after. I myself was just trying to be courageous and strong for our baby and him, along with the people I love.
“Hi, husband,” I replied,
“Tell me what you want to eat,” he said. We went home after the check-up because I wanted to stay at home with him. I like how our daily routine goes and I don’t know if he knows it. I just hope that he is not overthinking anymore.
“Why? Are you going to cook for me?” I asked, excitedly.
“I hope that that’s the case, but you know how bad I am in the kitchen, so I will just let Betty, the expert one on that matter,” he replied, laughing.
“Then why are you asking me?” I asked again as I laughed at him.
“Well, because I know that you will answer fruits and I am ready to peel and slice some for you,” he replied, grinning.
“I love fruits, our baby loves them too.” I said and he instantly stood up and went to the kitchen. After a while, he came back with the fruit and we shared it together as we watched a movie. Even if we were watching an interesting movie, I can’t help but think of him and thank God that he lets me feel this. His warmth, care and love.
“Wife,” he said as the credits of the movie were flashing on the screen.
“Hmm?”
“I am scared,” he said, so I looked at him. “I am. But I know that I am going to make myself strong for you and our baby. I want you to know that you can count on me when you need me most. I can be and I want to be your strength when the time comes, as you are to me already.”
“I know,” I replied, “I already got my strength from you and our baby. You don’t know how much you cheer me up that I wanted to fight giving my all,” I added.
“We will face this together. We will try everything so we will be able to stay together for more time” he replied, and I nodded at him, smiling. We are full of enthusiasm and hope, and we both know that even if everything ends up differently, we will still feel happy. We have a tacit understanding that we have already accepted our fate.
"Dear husband. Thank you so much for your love. My happiness is beyond the clouds because of you and our baby."
"Same with me, now I understand what mom was talking about. Her and dad's love for each other I have admired ever since I was a child, I am finally experiencing it now." he replied, smiling sincerely.
"I never thought that this was going to happen to me, I was ready to leave the world with the pain and sorrow I had been through. But God is so good that He let me marry you." I told her, "You see, I actually have no reason to marry you. I don't see the point, because I already know what will happen to me in the near future. But I ended up being Mrs. Jared Mclahlin and eventually fell in love." I stopped and smiled at him. He smiled too and he was so handsome that I couldn't help but pinch his cheeks.
"I mean, who wouldn't? Anyone who wears a skirt will definitely love to be with you. Now, you are mine and are going to be the father of my child. I can never be this happy."
"You made it appear that I am so exceptional, but it was actually you. You made me realize what love really means, you made me experience love in the true meaning of it, despite the time we will be spending together. He took my hand and brought it to his lips and kissed it, "Mrs. Mclahlin, care to have a dance with me?" he asked. My eyes widened, how could he think about that?
"As in?" I asked just to make sure.
"Yeah," he replied and got up from his seat with his cell phone in his hand and a song started to play. He looked at me smiling and offered me his hand, which I gladly took.
My hands were on his shoulders while his were on my waist. He guided me as we swayed together with our eyes locked on each other. His smile was so warm that it made my heart flutter.
Song continues playing......
All my life,
I will carry you through all my life.
Between each hour of the passing days
I will stay with you
There was a time
That I just thought that I would lose my mind.
You came along, and then the sun did shine
We started on our way
I do recall
That every moment spent was wasted time
But then I chose to lay it on the line
I want this all my life, I want this all my life
I want this all my life, I want this all my life
I want this all my life, I wanted this all my life
As the music faded, he told me, "Thank you for coming into my life," his forehead was on mine and I could feel his pain that he was trying to hide from me.
"No, thank you, for making me feel the happiest person in the world. I will never, ever trade my life and the path that I have walked on with anything. Because no matter how hard and painful it was, I knew that at the end of that road, there was you and our baby, waiting for me. And that is worth my life."
His tears were falling so I smiled and wiped them for him. I didn't want to see him cry, but thinking it was for me, I somehow felt his love for me on a new and different level. "I love you, Colleen. Thank you for continuing walking on that hard and painful path for me. Because of that, I too, experienced an everlasting love with you. I love you so much, Mrs. Colleen Mclahlin,"
"And I love you too, Mr. Jared McLahlin." I replied and kissed him. We shared the sweetest kiss we ever had because this is the moment when we surrender ourselves to each other.