Unconventional

2

"wait" I said softly before Dom got all excited. We were alone in the kitchen getting ready to go join the family outside with the little set-up they'd created "Can you go get tom?"
"You sure?"
"Yeah. Things are complicated right now but I think we're alright. Go tell him we are gonna find out the gender" he nodded and kissed my forehead gently
"You go outside. I'll see you out there."
"But I wanna view it all with you."
"Okay. Wait here then. But no peeking while I'm gone."
"I won't. I promise."
He returned about five minutes later with Tom in tow
"Cmon then. Let's go find out what the sex of our baby is." Tom walked ahead joining what I presumed was the crowd of the girls and mum and dad in the garden "Feels so weird to say that"
"Come on and cut the cake were waiting!" Mum shouted shuffling us over to the table where it was. He handed me the knife and I looked up at Dom
"You do it princess. I'm right behind you" he put his arms around my waist so as to not disturb me cutting the cake. I cut a slice and lifted it up
"It's pink" I whispered to Dom starting to cry
"It's pink!" He announced taking the knife from my hands and setting it down on the table so he could kiss me "It's a little lily Athena in there." He said softly
"Yeah. Our little lily." He was starting to cry too and he kissed me again
"Stop snogging and hand out the cake" Izzy said making me giggle.
"Alright alright I'm coming" I said. I turned and saw Tom walking back inside
"Don't worry about him." Dom whispered "Save him some cake and go see him later"
"Everything alright?" Sam asked getting impatient and starting to portion out the cake herself
"Yeah. Fine." She handed me a paper plate with some cake on
"Go put that inside. For Tom." I smiled "He will be alright Yknow."
"I know. Or at least hope."

I relaxed leaning against Doms chest. Since my bump was getting so big there were very few positions I could sit and be comfy in. But sitting between his legs resting my back on his chest was one of them
"Do you think I should talk to him?"
"I think you should go in there and give him a massive cuddle. Since he went without one for all that time. And I know it hurt me to be without you and that wasn't nearly as long."
"That's the thing. I wanted a cuddle but then my brain rejected it." I sighed "But I really want a hug. I know I got you but its-"
"Not the same?" I nodded and he put his hand on my bump "You wanna go see him?" He asked me. I nodded and he lightly tapped my belly "Huh lils you wanna go see uncle Tom?"
"Tommy." I corrected. He looked down at me
"What?" He said smiling, even though I knew he knew exactly what I had said from his expression.
"You said uncle Tom. It's uncle Tommy. The 'fun uncle' as he said. But with the way Adam and Mikey can be he's probably right." Dom smiled, seemingly in awe of the way I spoke "What?"
"Just the way you talk about him. You love him don't ya."
"Course I do. He just went away for ages. And I'm scared he will leave again."
"He's here for good. Just go see him. Alright? It's not like you're gonna suddenly go into labour without me there."
"If I'm not back-"
"If you're not back I'll assume you're sleeping. Because that's what Adam said you two were always doing when he could find ya. Cuddled up somewhere." He smiled against my neck as he kissed it gently "Besides I'm at the studio tonight. Again."
"He's not wrong. And when are you gonna be home?"
"I'll try to be home tomorrow night. Okay?"
"Okay"
"Go on pretty girl. Go in there and tell him how you feel."

I held the small plastic container tightly. He hadn't eaten the cake so I thought I'd bring it up. If anything it would be an ice breaker. I knocked lightly
"Hello?"
"It's just me. Lexi" I said awkwardly
"Come in." I opened the door to see Tom and Adam on the bed
"Can I uh..."
"Yeah sure" Adam said standing up. He walked over to me and lightly pat my shoulder before walking out. Tom turned his attention to me
"Brought us some cake. Thought we could talk?"
"What's there to talk about. We're alright aren't we?"
"Cut the shit Tommy. I know it sucks that I rejected you. But I'm scared you're gonna leave."
"No. I'm not. If I thought that I was going to leave sometime soon I would have never come back. Because I guess the trauma of losing me twice would suck way more." He shrugged "What's the cake like?"
"Alright actually" I answered before I caught what he was trying to do
"Not gonna get away with it am I?"
"No. This time I'm gonna be the one who is in charge." I put the box down and got into the bed sitting down beside him "But I don't know how to do that. So could you just maybe let me at least cuddle with you? Because that always made me feel better."
"You know I'd always do that for you. I missed that while I was gone." I smiled slightly at how he said he missed me. He sat up further against the headboard of the bed "Come on. We could just talk for a bit? I wanna tell you about Jake and his wife"

"So she didn't know she was pregnant?"
"No. The whole time they didn't know. They brought their little baby girl home about a month ago. She's so cute darlin' and I can't wait to get to cuddle lily. Except maybe I'll love her more. Because she's family and all. And I wanna be there when she hits all her milestones. But not tread on Dom's toes cus I'm not her dad and-" he noticed me looking at him going on with himself "What? Am I talking to much?" I smiled
"No. Just reminding me of how glad I am to have you in lily's life. That's all." He smiled. "Dom's at the studio tonight and taking the boys with him I guess."
"Yeah. Adam told me. You wanna stay downstairs? So you don't feel so lonely."
"Here's great. Plus I know you're tired. So we're probably better here anyway."
"K darlin'" he mumbled clearly taking the offer of sleep gratefully. I turned onto my other side to get comfy. He scooted himself closer to me rather than pull my back closer to his chest. I admired how cute it was he didn't dare put pressure on my bump, even though I would have been fine "you want a blanket?"
"No. The rooms warm enough" he sighed with content and draped his arm over my belly letting his hang lose but still protectively over my bump "Goodnight" I said laying my hand over his
"Night" he whispered back