Moving On

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The day started like any other. Betty and I had been married for about a year or so. I woke up and rolled over to see Betty waking up next to me.
"Good morning, gorgeous."
"Hi." She said in a flirty way with a smile on her face. We began to make out then, she froze.
"Hold on." She held her mouth and ran into the bathroom a few feet away. I sat up, shirtless. Puzzled.
"Betty, you okay in there?" That's when I began to hear her gag. She was puking in the toilet. I held her hair back as she threw up. After a few minutes, she sat down against the bathroom wall and I was crouched down next to her.
"Are you sick?"
"I mean, I don't really feel sick." She said confused on the events that had just occurred. I felt her forehead with the back of my hand.
"You don't exactly look sick. I also don't think you have a fever.."
"Yeah. I don't know, Jug." We laid back in bed. I went to go shower and Betty stayed in bed. I came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around my waist.
"Come here, you." Betty said in a rather flirty way. I gave her look. Almost like a naughty look. Next thing I knew, the towel was off. A little bit after, Betty lay there, thinking.
"I got it. I think I know what just happened."
"We had sex? Or?" I said confused.
"No, Jug." She laughed.
"I think I'm pregnant."
"Really?!" I said in an excited tone.
"I think so."
"Babe, I'm so happy!!"
"Really? Your excited?"
"Of course. Betty, I always dreamed of having kids. And especially with you. Betty, I'm madly, madly in love with you. Even if we're young and stupid, I want this. I really want this."
"This is one of the reasons why I love you, Jug." She said smiling as she kissed me. We both got dressed and Betty called Veronica to tell her the news. Then, Betty went to the drugstore to go get a pregnancy test. She came back pretty quickly.
"Alright, are you ready for this?"
"As ready as I'll ever be."
"Alrighty." She said smiling as she went into the bathroom. After she owed on the stick, I came in and we waited.
"How long does this thing take?"
"6 minutes."
"Alright. God, I still can't believe it. We might have a baby!"
"I know!" We were so happy.
"I love you so much, Betts."
"I love you too, Jug."
"Hey, what if we had a girl and named her Elizabeth."
"Ew."
"I'm not finished." I laughed.
"We could call her Beth or Lizzie."
"Haha, you are funny."
"Or Betty." Betty began to burst into laughter.
"Okay, but, if we did that, I get to name the boy."
"Oh, so we're having multiple?"
"Of course we are, Jug. I want a big family."
"Me too, Betty. Me too."
"What would you name the boy?"
"It would have to be Forsythe Pendleton Jones IIII."
"Your kidding, right?"
"No."
"Which Jones man is he named after?"
"My favorite one."
"Oh, I see." The timer on her phone went off.
"It's time." She smiled. I put my hand on her shoulder as we looked at the test. We both screamed in joy. I picked her up and kissed her.
"I'm so happy!"
"Me too!"
"I'm so excited. Betty, we're having a baby!"
"I know. We're really having a baby!" She exclaimed. After we were able to contain ourselves, we invited Archie and Veronica over for brunch.
"So, what's the deets?" Veronica said.
"Well, should you tell them or should I?" I said holding Betty's hand.
"I-"
"-Betty's pregnant!" U interrupted."
"Oh, sorry." I said covering my mouth.
"I just couldn't contain myself any longer.
"Congrats, you guys!"
"Well, consider yourself forgiven, Jug." Betty laughed.
"So, I'm not sure if this is the best time but, we just found out about a week ago."
"What is it, V?" Betty said seriously. Veronica was squeezing Archie's hand.
"I'm pregnant too!!" Veronica announced.
"Oh my god, V! I'm so happy for you guys!"
"I'm sorry if I stole your thunder."
"Oh, not at all. Veronica, we're going to have babies at the same time! I'm so excited!"
"Me too!"
"So how far along are you?"
"Almost two months."
"Wow." Honestly, it wasn't that hard for me to believe. Archie and Veronica have been have sex from the get go. Betty and I weren't as urgent. Weren't as needy. We celebrated and the rest of the day was pretty calm. We called out parents, and, we just had a lot of fun. That was one of the best days of my life.