A Solangelo Child

I'm Pregnant

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Nico's POV:

Will and I went out to eat, but it seemed like the entire place was made out of sushi. Sushi was an immediate no when I have tried to eat it in the past few months. Will was annoyed with my food aversions since they always change, but he went along with them. Will always wanted for me to try a little bit, but today he wasn't having any of it.

"Don't be stubborn. Try it," Will said, a little annoyed.

He gets like this sometimes when he's had a bad day or he feels something he can't explain. Sometimes, I get like this too. Sometimes, I wake up angry and take it out on people even though I am not entirely sure why I am mad.

I could tell we had captured the attention of the couple next to us. I don't know why old people always tell us not to stare and then they stare. Like listen to your own (not really wanted) advice.

I had learned from Apollo two days ago that I am pregnant. He didn't explain, but left me to think saying he would see me in a few weeks. I read online that it is bad for an unborn baby to have uncooked food.

This means that things like smoked seafood, raw eggs, animal liver, aloe vera, papaya, and unpasteurized milk are big no's. I didn't even know you could eat aloe vera. When I was younger, I was told you would die if you ate it. That's besides the point though. I refused to eat it, and Will was in a bad mood now.

"Let's just go home then," Will said.

"We can still have date night out, just nothing uncooked. It's one of my new food aversions," I said.

"You haven't even tried it yet," Will said.

"Can we please eat something else?" I asked.

If I gave him lots of hints, my pregnancy reveal on Christmas would be ruined. I decided Christmas would be a good time to tell him about the baby and everyone else too. I could do it on one day and get it over with. I love our baby and I know Will love them too when he learns about them.

"We have food at home, we can go home and eat something there," Will replied.

We got into the car and Will started to drive home. We live about 30 minutes from the sushi bar we went to. It took longer tonight because there was construction at our exit so we had to take side streets. It felt like when I was late and all the lights are red and everything is taking longer than usual. I looked over to Will and he was gripping the steering wheel and looking angrily out the window.

"Will, I'm sorry that I ruined the night for you. I know we don't get date nights as much as we would like to. I didn't mean to ruin it," I said.

"Nico, you didn't make me mad. I'm sorry for taking out my anger on you and it wasn't right for me to do that. I love you," Will said.

I put out my hand out and Will took it gently. I blushed looking away. When I looked over again, Will was smiling and gently stroking my hand as he drove. He loved me so much that I teared up a little. I willed the tears away.

He would know something is up if I started to cry. I rarely cry and I'm often considered to be as cold as ice. The only times I cry, it's because I'm in pain, frustrated, or stressed. It's been a little while since I last cried.

"I love you too," I said, after a minute.

It's only three days from Christmas and I can't wait to give him his gift even if he has to wait a while before the baby comes. We got home, and I turned on the lights to the Christmas tree that our younger nieces and nephews and I decorated. Will and our older nieces and nephews baked cookies in the kitchen.

We decorated the tree and we set out all the gifts under it lighting it for the first time. Logan got so excited. Will and I watched and we shared a look. It didn't seem like much, but that was the first time we were both crystal clear with what we wanted.

After that, we made popcorn garlands which only made me sick once before Will decided to do it all outside. We both knew it was New York, so it would snow again soon. We didn't mind even when we all had to run inside because it got too cold.

That was also the day when a pregnancy test appeared in the bathroom with a note from Apollo. The note read:

Dear Nico,

You should take this, but I think we both already know it will be positive. Good luck with this gift. It's not everyday when we bless someone with this ability. Will and you deserve this.

- Apollo

I made sure to lock the door and I took the test. I looked at it quickly and I had to do a double-take. I was pregnant and that was one of the best days of my life. As I look at Will now, I shared that same look with him again. It reminded me of the true love arrow that Eros shot me with once.

Will seemed to be thinking about kids with me. I got into bed with Will that night and I snuggled close to Will. Will gently stroked my back and I fell asleep thinking about blue eyed babies with black hair. A perfect combination of us. I can't wait to tell Will!