"Love, you don't need to answer." Wyatt said and hugged me.
"I really want to be a mother, Wyatt. But I don't think I can let go of my job this early." I said to him and he nodded. "If ever I gave birth to our child and continue working I can't monitor our child properly. I want to take care and watch our child do all of its first experiences."
"Don't be bothered by it so much, love. You should relax and sleep because we need to talk to our wedding planner tomorrow." He said so I nodded and sighed. I just can't help but think of it. Because I finally understand why he always says not yet that he's still not ready. "I told you to stop thinking about it." Wyatt said and flicked my forehead which made me slap his chest. "Gracie, if you really want to be a mother, just tell me and we'll make it happen. I respect you and your decisions."
"I want to be a mother but I don't want to stop working." I said to him and sighed.
"I won't stop you from working while you're pregnant but expect some changes from your schedule. Then you can take maternity leave if you still want to continue working after you give birth." He said so I nodded. "There's many options so don't think about it too much. Today is your birthday. You should be happy, not overthinking."
The next day, Wyatt and I talked to our wedding planner then celebrated my birthday with our family and friends. Wyatt and I didn't drink much since we have work the next day.
"I think I'm ready to be the mother of your kids, love." I whispered to him as I was holding his nape because I'm scared to fall. "We have work tomorrow but I'm drunk." I said and he chuckled.
"You should sleep, my love." He said as he lay me on our bed. "You can be the mother of my children soon but for now take a rest and sleep. Maaga pa tayo bukas." He then kissed my forehead before I closed my eyes. "Sleep tight, my love. I love you."
The next morning I woke up because of Wyatt's alarm. I took a quick shower then wore a black sleeveless bodycon midi dress partnered with white sneakers. Wyatt was nowhere to be seen in our room so I went down to the kitchen and saw him there with our friends.
"Your breakfast is ready, love." Wyatt said and helped me sit on the chair beside him. "We'll be leaving after you eat breakfast. I know you have a lot of patients to check on."
"We'll use your big bike?" I asked him and he nodded. "Love, I don't want you to race with Jaxon again."
"I won't do it again, love." He said so I nodded. After eating breakfast we went to the hospital. "Goodluck with the work, my love. I'll see you when I see you. I love you."
"Goodluck too, Wyatt. I love you." I said and he kissed me before we went inside the hospital. We went to our own offices and I just put my white coat and did rounds with my team. I'm on call today since I don't have a scheduled surgery but as far as I know Wyatt has 4. My schedule for the month and the next month are full so I review my schedule.
Throughout the day I do a few surgeries. My door suddenly opened revealing Wyatt who looked so tired and sad but his face lit up a bit when he saw me. "It's exhausting." Wyatt said as I stood up and hugged him. I let him rest his head on my shoulder and I could feel him hugging me tightly, which gave me an idea of what happened to his day.
"We can't always save our patients, Wyatt. At least you did your best, love." I said to him as I patted his back. "I heard that the patient was already in critical condition when he arrived. Just remember that you did your best, my love."
"I did my best but it wasn't enough." He whispered and I heard him sob. His shoulder was moving frantically and I knew I couldn't do anything but to stay by his side. I let him cry his heart out. I listen to his agony, to his cries. He vented out his feelings to me like he always does. I watch him cry like a child. This wasn't new to me. Wyatt and I were always like this after we lost a patient. "I'm so sorry, love."
"It's fine, Wyatt. You can cry, vent out, and tell me your agonies. I'm always gonna listen to you." I said and gave him a small smile. "Are we going home? I'll call someone to pick us up. I don't want you to drive."
"But I can drive, love." He said which made me glare at him.
"Who are you fooling? Yourself?" I asked him as I called Grant's number. "Hello Grant. Are you busy? If not, can you fetch us in the hospital? Let's go grab some drinks."
"Are you forgetting that I have a son, Graciella? I'm taking care of Gael right now. But what's the matter? Can't Chase drive the two of you?" He asked, which made me sighed. "I'm sorry but I can't right now, your nephew has a slight fever."
"It's fine, Grant. Sorry for disturbing you. Take care of Gael." I said to him then dropped the call. "Come in." I said when someone knocked on my door. Wyatt broke the hug and looked at the door and hugged me again when he saw that it's Pia and Jaxon. "Why are you guys here?"
"Let's grab some drinks." Jaxon said and looked at Wyatt worriedly so I gave him a small smile. "I think you guys don't have duty tomorrow right?"
"Yeah. Sa bahay na lang tayo mag inom. Doon na lang din kayo matulog if ever hindi na kayang mag drive." I said to them and they nodded. "Are you guys riding a car?"
"No. We used Jaxon's big bike since we were running late this morning." Pia answered me so I nodded.
"Love, can you drive? I don't have a choice but to let you drive." I said to Wyatt and he broke the hug then looked at Jaxon. "No race will happen, Chastille."
"Let's not race, Chase. Matatalo ka lang." Jaxon said and chuckled.
"Mas mabilis yung ducati ko sayo, Jaxon. Baka ikaw yung matalo." Wyatt said boastfully. "Are you really letting me drive, my love?" He asked me so I nodded. "Alright. I won't race with Jaxon. Let's go get my things and go home."
When we got home Jaxon and Wyatt went to our mini bar and drank there. They're talking so seriously as they drink while Pia and I are just watching them.
"Did he cry again? He always cries whenever his patient dies." Pia said so I nodded. "It's really great that he has you."
"I should've been the one who operated on the patient but he insisted. Hindi sana siya yung umiyak kanina." I said to her, and smiled a little. "I was the one who's on-call so I should be the one operating the patient but Wyatt then said that he'll do it since I just got out of the operating room. I should be the one who's crying right now." I said as I closely watched Wyatt who's crying again. I couldn't help but to go to him and hug him. "Love, stop crying already. I hate seeing you like this."
"I'm sorry, love. I just can't help myself." He said and sobbed.
"It's fine, love. You saved many lives today, I'm so proud of you." I said and kissed his forehead. "Don't dwell on it too much, Wyatt. We still have a long way to go on this journey."
"I'll be fine tomorrow, Gracie." He said and pressed his face on my stomach. I can feel him kissing it before he breaks the hug. "I'll drink some more, love."
"Alright. I'll go back to Pia." I said and walked back to our place. "Do you want to be a mother, Pia?" I asked her and she chuckled.
"Yeah. Actually, Jaxon and I are trying to get pregnant. We're getting old. We want to see our child get married." She said and chuckled. "How about you?"
"I do want to be a mother but I'm not ready to take a break from my work." I said and she chuckled again.
"You'll just take maternity leave when you're 30-33 weeks pregnant then come back after it. I think it won't be long but you'll have enough time to take care of your child." She said so I nodded. "I really hope to get pregnant this month. It'll be a really perfect birthday gift for me and Jaxon."
"I'll pray for the two of you." I said and she chuckled. "Why are you chuckling? You're so happy."
"You're so cute." She said and pinched my cheeks. She's weird. "Ang ganda ganda mo, Reese."
"Pia, you're scaring me. You act so differently." I said and chuckled. "Why aren't you drinking?"
"I told you, we're trying to get pregnant." She said irritatedly so I nodded. Mood swings huh. What's with her? "I'm dizzy."
"Let's go, Pia. Take a pregnancy test." I said and dragged him with me. We went to our room since we usually buy pregnancy tests since my period is usually late. "Use this. I'll wait for you outside." I said to her and handed her a pregnancy test then walked out of the bathroom.
After five minutes I heard her screaming which made me rush to the bathroom. "Reese! I'm pregnant!" She screamed and hugged me. "I'm pregnant, Reese."
"Congrats, Pia!" I congratulated her and then calmed her down when she broke the hug because she's jumping. "Pia, stop jumping."
"Gracie! Where are you?" I heard Wyatt and we panicked so we got out of the bathroom and saw Wyatt and Jaxon. "Why are you guys in the bathroom?"
"I'll just let Pia see my skincare." I answered him as I watched Pia run and hug Jaxon, while Wyatt went inside the bathroom.
"Graciella Reese Solis!" I heard Wyatt shout my full name which made my eyes widen then look at Pia who's also looking at me. "Graciella, come here!" He shouted again so I ran to the bathroom and closed the door to see him holding a pregnancy test.
"That's not mine." I said to him as I leaned my back on the door. "I'm not the only one who was in our bathroom and besides I'm taking my pills properly." I said and he sighed. "That's hers. Be quiet."
"Alright, I believe you." He said as he walked towards me. "You know you can't be pregnant yet, right?" He asked so I nodded. "But if you really want to be a mother we can try next month but not now since you just experienced an ectopic pregnancy." He said as he cornered me on the door.
"Let's go, they're waiting for us." I said to him but he kissed me. I can taste alcohol in his mouth. "Wyatt. Jaxon and Pia are waiting for us outside." I said when his kiss went down to my neck. "Love, stop."
"Hmm. I love you." He said and kissed my lips before pulling away. "You look like the mother of my children, love." He said which made me chuckle. "I'm sorry, my love." He said with his eyes on my neck which made me go in front of the mirror and look at my neck.
"Love, why did you leave a mark?" I asked and he shook his head.
"Let's go, love." He said and pulled me out of the bathroom. "Why the hell are you guys here?" Wyatt asked as he put me behind him. His friends are here. "Get out."
"Why are you hiding Reese behind you?" Gavin asked, while Pia went to me.
"Reese, what's that? Is that a hickey?" Pia said which made me cover it with my hand and kick Wyatt's feet.
"I told you I'm sorry, Gracie. I didn't mean to. I just lost my control." He said to me, "Everyone, get out."