Ricky POV
I walked into the house after our beach trip tonight to see Nini asleep on Kourtney's lap, the other girls watching a movie. The guys and our parents stumble in the door and I shush them immediately, telling them Nini is asleep and walking into the living room. "Hey, how was your night?" I ask the girls in a whisper, determined not to wake Nini for the second time that day. Kourtney nods. "It was good, she had a little flip out about breastfeeding but otherwise it went well." Gina says in the same whisper. She smiles, almost as if she's amused she's giving me the run down of the evening. I sigh heavily though and run my hand through my hair in frustration. "Is she okay?" I ask and Ashlyn gets up, putting a hand on my arm. "She's fine, Ricky. Relax. She just got hit by a normal fear, but everything is fine now." I nod and look at my sleeping girl. I walk over to her and push her hair back lightly, her body turning to me even in her sleep. "I love you" I whisper gently and I turn to see Kourtney, Gina and Ashlyn looking at me. "She didn't fall asleep from flipping out right?" I ask and the girls shake their head. "Nah we had a super fun evening after." I nod in relief and get up to pull the girls out of the room, meeting everyone in the kitchen. When we get to the kitchen, we raise our voices back to normal level and Kourtney speaks up. "How was the beach trip?" she asks curiously and I smile, shaking my head. "I couldn't stop thinking about Nini the entire time." EJ laughs and claps a hand on the back of my shoulder. "The dude almost drowned because he was deep in thought and a wave came by." He says and my dad begins to laugh. "Wish we got that one on tape." He says and I roll my eyes. "Yeah, yeah whatever. I'm obsessed with my wife and our baby, sue me." The group laughs and I'm determined to get off the subject of me almost drowning. "Are you guys coming by tomorrow before you head home?" I decide to ask. Everyone begins to nod. "Yeah our flight's not until noon so we can all come by and see her before we leave." I nod my head and grab a water from the fridge. "When are you guys thinking of coming back out?" I watch as Seb brings his arm around Carlos, shrugging but smiling. "She's due in June, so maybe the end of May?" I nod eagerly. "Please do. She's been so happy with you guys here." Nini's mom, Carol, walks over and wraps her arms around me. "You'll see more of me and Dana. Maybe we'll come out her entire last month and stay in the rental house?" I smile and pull back. "She'd love that." Carol nods and I see Dana smile from the other side of the room. My mom walks over to us, wrapping one of her arms around me as well. "Count me in as well hon." She tells me and I smile. My dad announces that it's time to get going, and the group agrees, assuring me they'll be by tomorrow to say goodbye to Nini. On the way out, Nini's other mom, Dana, catches me by surprise, holding onto my shoulders a bit longer. "Thank you for making my daughter so happy. Ricky, thank you for making me not have to worry about my pregnant Nini from two states over." I laugh and pull her into a hug. "You can bet she's okay. I won't let anything happen to her, or our little girl." Dana wipes at her eyes and kisses my cheek goodbye. "Don't let her work too hard either." She says with a wink. I laugh and shake my head. "You know I won't." Smiling, she whispers "See you soon." and proceeds down the walkway with the rest of the group. I smile as I watch my large ass family make their way to their cars, wondering how I got so lucky. I lean against the doorway and can't help but think that Nini brought all of them to me, and yet she's still bringing me more.
When I make my way back inside, I pass the living room and see Nini holding a pillow in her sleep. I smile and walk into the room, sitting on the couch. I debate bringing her upstairs but I don't want to startle her and I also don't want to wake her. I settle for stroking her hair back from her forehead. My mind runs from her words today about being in pain and I promise myself right here that I will never need her to tell me when she's suffering, I'll know and I'll make sure that I'm there for her. My gaze shifts down to her swollen stomach and I smile as I begin to think about the fact that she'll be halfway through her pregnancy soon. All I can think about is holding my baby girl and raising her with Nini by my side. Fear always accompanies those thoughts, but I've realized that the more Nini and I talk about it, the more safe and ready I feel. I bring my hands to her belly and I run my thumbs gently over the material of her shirt. Nini stirs lightly but she doesn't wake up and I return to my gentle movements. I feel a flutter against my hand and I feel tears sting my eyes. Getting off the couch, I kneel by Nini's stomach and I bring one hand firmly onto her belly. "Hang in their baby girl." I whisper with a smile. "You can't even fathom how much I want to meet you."
