Unwanted... Nonessential (COMPLETE)

Chapter Forty Seven

"Boy!"

"Girl!"

"Boy!!"

"Girl!!"

"Aryan-"

"Girl, girl, girl!!!"

Shalini shook her head as she laughed. "I'm married to a 4 year old."

Aryan scowled. "I do not act like a four year old."

Shalini cocked her eyebrow and Aryan looked away.

"O-okay... maybe I did act like one, but only because- Khushi!"

Arnav and Khushi came walking through the doors and joined them. Aryan and Shalini looked at the two curiously, especially because Arnav was scowling at Khushi.

"Chote, what did you do," Shalini questioned.

Arnav's eyebrow shot up. "Why do you automatically assume I did something? I'm the one scowling Ammu, not her. Ask her what she did," he frowned.

Khushi rolled her eyes. "I didn't do anything. All I did was tell the doctor that I didn't want to know the baby's gender."

"What? Why," Aryan asked.

"I want it to be a surprise."

Aryan and Shalini nodded in understanding and Arnav looked at them in shock.

"Why are you guys agreeing with her? I could hear you two arguing from the driveway!"

"Well if that's what mommy wants, mommy gets," Shalini said.

Arnav gaped at his mother. "But what about daddy," he pouted.

Aryan sighed and wrapped his arm around his son's shoulder. "Son, welcome to my world: where dads get absolutely no say or no part in 95% of things."

"Aryan," Shalini stressed.

"Okay 98%."

Shalini cocked her eyebrow.

"98.5?"

She crossed her arms.

"99," Arnav tried.

"No, 99.9%."

"99.9," both men exclaimed.

"Yup. And that .1% is when your little swimmers did this to us."

"I disagree," Arnav exclaimed.

"And I second that," Aryan exclaimed.

"Uh, Dad, please, no political crap."

Aryan scowled at him.

"Okay never mind. But I still disagree!"

Khushi rolled her eyes. "Come on Ammu, these men will never understand."

"I agree," and the two Raizada ladies linked their arms together and walked away, going to the conservatory for their tea.

*~*

"Can you believe I'm showing already," Shalini asked, pointing at her little baby bump. "I'm only 11 weeks!"

The two were walking through the garden for their 10 minute walk. Since they had changed into their active wear, Shalini's baby bump was very evident.

"I read online that women who have already been pregnant once show earlier than first-timers. Something about the uterus being easily able to stretch."

"Well that make sense. How hard should it be for my uterus to grow into the size of a bowling ball since it once grew into a watermelon before?"

The two ladies chuckled as they headed back to the house.