Little Things

Chapter 43

The first thing Harry and I did when we came back to Los Angeles was pick up Honey from Madison's. Harry had already puppy-proofed the house before we left, and I was so excited to have a dog now. I immediately fell in love with Honey when we picked him up.

"Thank you for watching him," I said to her.

"No problem. He's adorable," Madison replied with a smile. Harry and I put Honey in his crate in the car and drove him to our house. Once we got home I put Elizabeth down for a nap and then helped Harry with Honey. He was possibly the cutest puppy I'd ever seen and I loved playing with him.

"I'm going to be downtown recording and writing for the next few weeks," Harry said, setting out food and water for Honey.

"Alright. I finished the design for the invitations," I replied. I sat down on the couch and opened up my laptop to show Harry the design.

"Those look great, Sara. You should design and sell stationary online," he told me.

"Do you think people would buy them?" I asked, glancing up at him. He nodded and kissed my forehead.

"It would be something for you to do for yourself. Plus it would put your business degree to use."

I smiled. Maybe I could sell stationary that I design myself. It would certainly keep me occupied while Harry was in the studio.

The next few weeks were a lot like it was in London. I planned the wedding and started designing stationary and invitations for my online business. Harry came home for lunch every day and gave his input on some wedding stuff.

I tried to get a lot of things done, but after a certain point I started to run out of energy. On the worst days I'd have Madison come over to watch Elizabeth so I could lay down, only to get heartburn or throw up.

"Sara," Madison said as she held my hair back for the third time that week.

"What?" I croaked out, wiping tears out of my eyes. God I hated throwing up.

"Do you think you're pregnant?" she asked. I sat upright and Madison handed me a cup of water to rinse my mouth.

"No way, Harry and I are always careful," I replied.

"That's what you said when you found out about Elizabeth."

She was right and I think she knew it, too. I checked my calendar and realized that I'd missed my period for January.

"Can you go get a pregnancy test for me?" I asked nervously.

"Yeah, of course. I'll be back in ten minutes," Madison replied. She left the bathroom and I heard the front door open and close. I got up off the bathroom floor and steadied myself before walking into the nursery. Elizabeth was wide awake and smiling at the mobile above her crib.

"Hi sweet girl," I cooed, picking her up and kissing her cheek. The fact that I could be pregnant again both excited and terrified me. I was just getting the hang of parenting one child, but two? And I had no idea how Harry would react. He'd wanted to wait a year before trying for another baby.

Madison came back ten minutes later with a pregnancy test. I went into the bathroom and took it. Then we waited.

"The timer is done," Madison said. "Do you want to check or should I?"

"I'll do it," I replied, picking up the test with trembling hands. I took a deep breath and looked at the small window.

Positive. I was pregnant again.

"Well?" Madison asked eagerly.

"It's positive," I said monotonously. I should've been more excited than I was. I was pregnant again!