love happy • chris evans (bwwm)

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"I don't think you've ever looked so beautiful." Chris spoke genuinely as he held Phoenix's hair in his hand while she threw up in the toilet.

"Gee, thanks." She mumbled sarcastically into the bowl after emptying her stomach. She hated the fact that her morning sickness occurred at night and that she was now throwing up whereas before, her nausea wasn't accompanied by the urge to puke. "Your baby is making me feel like shit, Christopher."

He chuckled in response while rubbing her back with the hand that wasn't holding her hair. "I would take all of your pain and discomfort for myself if I could. If there's anything I can do to make you feel even a little bit better, please tell me and I'll do anything."

Phoenix lifted her head from the toilet and wiped her mouth immediately afterwards. "Just the fact that you'd hypothetically take my nausea makes me happy."

"Take a shower and brush your teeth and I'll make you some tea before bed. Does that sound good?" Chris asked. He placed his hands on Phoenix's waist and easily lifted her off the ground before engulfing her in a warm hug.

She nodded. "And can you put my blanket in the dryer so it can be all warm when I get out?"

"Of course. What ever you want, honeybee."

"Wait." She grabbed his arm before he had the chance to leave the bathroom.

"Something wrong?"

She didn't respond immediately, instead she wrapped her arms around Chris's torso and hugged him once again. "Nothing's wrong."

Chris smiled before kissing her forehead and leaving her to take her shower. Believe it or not, his favorite thing about Phoenix's pregnancy so far was her mood swings. Instead of going from mean to meaner, she went from mean to sweet and affectionate. He was enjoying the sudden and random closeness she showed him so much that he didn't even mind dealing with her bad side, which he had been on since Mackie's party anyways.

After exiting the bathroom, Chris threw Phoenix's small grey blanket over his shoulder and put it in the dryer on his way to the kitchen. The very first thing he did upon entering was fill the electric kettle with just enough water for Phoenix's tea before retrieving her favorite tea from the cabinet as well as her favorite mug, which she got from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Florida.

It didn't take too long for the kettle to finish but while Chris waited, he couldn't help but to think about how he was going to tell Phoenix he would have to spend the next 3 months in Boston for a movie he signed on for before he knew she was pregnant. He had wanted to take at least a year off upon hearing the news so he could be there with his ex every step of the way but that was looking less and less like a possibility. He had talked to his agent and even a couple lawyers when he went to Boston to retrieve Dodger and received the official word earlier in the day that there was absolutely no way for him to drop out at that point unless he wanted to pay a hefty fine.

When Chris heard the shower turn off, he placed 2 passion fruit tea bags into Phoenix's Cup and filled it with hot water. He knew it would be about 5 minutes before she came out because she liked to put on lotion right after she got out of the shower so he opted to leave her blanket in the dryer for just a few minutes longer so it'd still be warm for her.

By the time Chris returned to Phoenix's bedroom with her favorite tea in hand, he found that she was already snuggled in bed and wearing one of his many sweatshirts which put an smile on his face. He couldn't even remember the last time he had worn, let alone even saw, his navy Patriots hoodie but it gave him instant gratification knowing Phoenix had been holding on to it the whole time.