AIDEN'S POV:

It's been five months of her pregnancy, she's doing well and so is the baby. Her little baby bump is slightly visible now and I can't stop myself from adoring my wife who looks so cute with that bump. I saw her coming out of the washroom in her comfy night gown with that pout on her face. Okay Aiden, be ready.

Bigger the pout, bigger the mood swings. I've learnt this formula since the very first month of her pregnancy and I've to prepare myself to face every mood swings of her. And to be honest, I love to handle her mood swings, the way she acts so cute and the way she turns happy on my little compliments makes me fall for her all over again.

As expected, she walked towards me and sat on my lap folding her hands over her chest looking away from me with that pout still on her face.

"Ding dong!" I poked on her shoulder as in pressing the doorbell.

"There's no one in the house." She looked straight into my eyes and turned away after answering back.

"Ding dong! I've seen a beautiful lady with a little baby bump in the house and she's so adorable. Can I please have a conversation with her? Please..." She instantly turned towards me and hugged me tight with her beautiful fragrance hitting my nostrils.

"What happened to my baby?" I pulled her closer to me, rubbing her back with her head rested on my chest. She started poking on my chest with her finger and finally after few minutes, she spoke out.

"Aiden, my cheeks have turned more fluffy. I've gained more weight and... I've also got stretch marks."

"So?"

"I'm not beautiful like before."

"Who said that?"

"I, me, myself. I don't look beautiful when I look at myself on the mirror."

She's been insecured about her body and appearance a lot these days. But she's still beautiful just the way I'd seen her for the first time. In fact, she has got pregnancy glow.

"That's a BIGGGGG LIEEEEE."

"No it's not. Look at my cheeks. They're so fat."

I immediately pulled her fluffy cheeks before planting a kiss on both of her cheeks.

"They're not fat, they are fluffy. They'll go back to normal after your delivery. And they are so cute, just like red apples. Every time I see them, I want to eat them. Madam, can I eat your cheeks please?"

"No. Look at my stretch marks."

"That shows how strong you are. Strong enough to hold our baby on your body, I can't even think about that. And I love you more for that."

"But......"

Before she could say anything further, I pulled her closer and kissed on her lips with my hands rubbing her back. That was instigating me to turn wild but I had to control myself for my baby and her. She pulled back herself when she was out of breath with her fluffy cheeks turned all red.

"I love you beautiful, just they way I have been doing since the first time I realized I had fallen for you. My love for you will never lessen, instead you've made me love you even more."

"I love you too." I made her lay on the bed on her side and pulled the cover over her. She turned on the other side putting a soft pillow under her baby bump while I kept on massaging her hairs.

HELENA'S POV:

My heart was happy when he told me he loves me. Well I know he loves me but increase in weight has made me insecured about myself. I've heard so many women talking about their husband not loving them the same like before during the pregnancy and after the baby. But his assurance makes me happy and satisfied that he loves me and our baby a lot.

He was moving his hand on my head as he's been doing it since the first month of my pregnancy to help me sleep. I'd always sleep in peace when he does that. But today, I wasn't getting sleep at all. Although I tried for a long time, I still didn't get sleep. During all this time, his hand was a still doing it's job.

"Baby, I'm not feeling sleepy." I slowly turned around to complain but he was so lost in something. "Aiden... Baby..." I called him for twice but he still didn't react. I slowly sat straight on the bed supporting myself with one hand covering my baby bump with my other hand.

"Aiden.."

"Huh... Ahh... why did you sit straight? Are you okay?" He finally turned towards me when I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"Where are you lost at? What are you thinking love?"

"Ah nothing serious. Just like that. You should sleep for now baby." He was looking everywhere except for me which was clear that he was hiding some thing from me.

"Baby, please tell me what's going on in your mind. Ain't I your wife, your better half? Please trust on me and say what's going on in your mind."

He took a deep breath and started playing with his fingers. "I... I don't know. I'm scared. What if I... turn out like my own dad? What if I couldn't be a good dad to my child?"

I was heartbroken when he said that. What made him feel like that? I crawled closer to him and hugged his hand.

"What are you saying Aiden? What made you think like that? What's going on in your mind?" He hold my hands on his, his grip was tightening with every passing second.

"I don't have any good experience about a relationship between a child and a father in my childhood. All I have is bitter memories. I'm scared if I won't be able to fulfil my duty as a father."

I couldn't say anything for a while. All I knew was that he needed me, and I'd stand by him to hold him up when he's weak. I pulled him into a hug.

"So what if you don't have a good experience, we'll start afresh. You'll do a little mistake in the way, I'll do a little mistake the same way. But we'll learn things eventually. We'll make a happy world for our child, we're together into it. And as you've been the best husband, I know you'll be the best dad as well." He nodded on my arms as we were still hugging each other.

I needed to change the topic, I wanted to make him happy. So I broke the hug and kissed all over his face one by one. He did the same, he kissed me back all over my face.

"I'm not getting sleep today baby. Your baby is not letting me sleep." He chuckled looking at my pout. "I'll make my baby and mommy sleep tonight. Come here..."

He made me lay on the bed facing opposite to him, placed a pillow under my bump and tucked the duvet over me. He laid besides me and wrapped his arms around my baby bump. He snuggled close to me and started singing my favourite song.

(You are the reason: Calum Scott)

There goes my heart beating,

Cause you are the reason

I'm losing my sleep,

Please come back now

There goes my mind racing,

And you are the reason

That I'm still breathing

I'm hopeless now

I'd climb every mountain,

And swim every ocean

Just to be with you,

And fix what I've broken

Oh cause I need you to see

That you are the reason...

He was caressing my baby bump singing every lines which was making me feel relaxed. With his breaths falling on my neck and his voice calming my heart, I drifted to sleep dreaming about the wonderful family I'll be having within few months.

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"You are the reason" is my personal favourite song. What's yours? Did you like the chapter? Tell me in the comments❤

_with maya, safuu❤