BEHIND OUR LOVE...

BEHIND OUR LOVE... CHAPTER 62
BY MIEMIEBEE

JAMES' POV;

     I can't believe that in some months time I'll be a daddy, I'm going to have a kid of my own, Izzy thank you. With this thought, I prepared a delicious coffee for my wife, returning back to the room I can't find Izzy in it, I heard sound of her in the bathroom gagging, coughing and throwing up again. I felt sorry for her. I put down the cup and pace towards the bathroom. She's kneeling infront of the toilet bowl and throwing up, she looks so pitiful.

      I walked over and caressed her back rubbing it up and down. “Sorry sweetheart, we are in this together.” I helped her rinse her mouth, she seems so weak even though she's trying to be strong, she couldn't she is sick, terribly sick. “Don't worry honey I'll be fi-” when she powerlessly fell on my body, her head resting on my chest and I quickly caressed her back.

      “Baby?” I called out.

   “Uhhmmmm” she groaned.

      “Lets go back to the room, I made you coffee.” As I tried pulling her up she said “no please lets stay like this, just hold me.” I wrapped my arms around her as she snuggle herself inside my body. “Everything is going to be alright, okay? I'm here for you, we are in this together. Okay baby?” She nodded mutely “thank you” she said in a cracky voice.

       We stayed there for almost 20minutes until when Izzy fell asleep. I gently lifted her up and placed her on the bed, covering her with a blanket I turned to leave when she held my shirt's collar not letting go. I smiled and gently placed her hands over her tommy. As I turned to leave again, “stay with me please” she said.

       I turned back and slept beside her placing her head on my chest, I caressed her back and we fall into a lovely sleeping.

2 hours later...
   I gently opened my eyes and set them on my beautiful wife, her tempreture has gotten worse, her body is so hot, she is burning, oh No! I pulled her out of my body and left for the kitchen. Returning back, I brought a bowl filled with water with two towels. I kept it by the bedside drawer. I turned Izzy over, after placing the towel inside the bowl I drain it and place it on her forehead, massaging it gently, since she don't wants to take any meds, this will help cool down the fever.

        “Thank you sweetheart” she said in a cracky voice, eyes closed. “I'm sorry for being a burden to you.”

    “Not at all honey, don’t say that okay? If anyone is being a burden in here that person is me, I'm that person. I cursed this sickness upon you. I'm sorry, try not to talk okay?” She nodded solemnly. I changed the towel and placed another one on her forehead.

      I laid beside her on the bed caressing her back and saying soothing and sweet words to her.

     45 minutes later...
 
     Izzy was awake and it seems like she is feeling a little better now. “How are you feeling cherrie?” I asked her as I try feeling her body tempreture and luckily it has gone down, the fever is gone.”

    “Much better baby, thank you.”

       “Always dearheart. Can you eat something now? You see you didn't get to take the coffee I made you, will you like something like spaghetti?”

     “Nooo just make me another cup of coffee.”

    “But coffee won't keep you fit for the day, you have to take something heavy.”

    “I can't James, anytime I eat something heavy, I'll eventually throw it up, I've experienced this before, trust me. In 2 months time I'll be back to my normal self just make me coffee. Okay baby?”

     “Okay” I nodded at her even though I wanted her to eat something good but I have to agree with her I don't want her to say I'm over possessive or bossy.

     *****
2 weeks later...

     Izzy's condition is horrible, it keeps on getting worse every single day, I don't even go to office now 'cause I'm afraid she cannot take care of herself even though she keeps on insisting she can. I know Izzy she's very stubborn, she's trying all her best to be strong but the sickness is over powering her, she faught and faught until she finally gave in.

        Running towards the bathroom to throw up became a normal routine every day and night, and I'm always by herside easing the sickness by rubbing and caressing her back.  Saying sweet and soothing words to her so as to make her feel better but NO the sickness keeps on getting worse everyday only if I can take the sickness Izzy is feeling. Even when we went to the hospital she was  administered with some meds but Izzy don't wanna take them, I've tried my best to make her take it but all she say is that in a month and 2 weeks time she'll be back to her normal self and that stayed that.

  *****

        “Izzy honey, you're sick terribly sick” I caressed her back.

              “Don't worry, I'll be fine baby”

         “I wish I was the one who is sick, I can’t watch you like this anymore please if you won't pity yourself pity me, look at the state of yourself. You can't even stand for one good minute and still you don't want to take your meds. Please do.”

    “James please in just a month and week time I'll be perfectly fine.”

      “No sweetheart, that is what you keep on saying and you still haven't got better, you said it yourself that you want our baby to be healthy but how do you expect it to be when you don't eat and take your meds. How Izzy?” I blurt at her “this is over, I'm going to cook for you now and you'll eat it and take your meds, period.”

      “Bu-”

     I cut her off. “No any but and I'm getting you a nutritionist to take care of your health, and your diet, For christ sake you don't even eat well I can't stand you being sick and throwing up all day and night anymore.”

     “Okay as you say, you're always the boss in here, you do all you want and I don't even get the chance to express my opinion.” She state moisture forming in her eyes. Then I felt my anger gently mellowing down upon me, I shouldn't have shout at her as I did, she is sick she needs to be pampered and not the other way round.
     


      “Izzy sweetie thats not my point I just can't stand you being sick anymore.” She didn't say anything rather she turned to the other side of the bed backing me.

       “Okay, I'm sorry I shouldn't have shout at you, I'm sorry okay? Please don't be mad its bad for your health.”

    She sobbed, “oh common Izzy” I turned her over facing me “are you crying? Please don't, stop crying. I said I'm sorry. Okay, I'm not hiring a nutritionist for you anymore and I will not force you into doing what you don't want anymore, we will do as you wish.” I wiped off her tears. “Are you okay now?”

     She nodded mutely and I snuggled her. “So can you do me a favor by eating some noodules?” She nodded again. “Thank you sweetheart.” I placed a kiss on her head as I stood up and left for the kitchen.

     In 15minutes time, her lunch was ready. I brought it to our room and placed it by the bedside drawer. “Izzy honey your meal is ready” I helped her sit up and leaned her back by the bed.

      She took just 5 spoons and she's telling me she's full.

       “Izzy sweetheart add some more please okay?”

      “No James I'm really full, unless you want me to throw up.”

       “Okay lets do it this way, take 3 more one for me, another for you and another for our baby. Lets start by mine, Ahhh! Open wide.” Luckily she opened her mouth and takes it.  “Two remaining now, this one's for you, ahhh!” And she takes it too. “And the last one is for our baby, a big ahh now.”

       “Huh!” I sighed gosh! like I know pregnant women are so hard headed but not as Izzy, hers is too much. There are about 3 more spoons remaining but I know even if I'm to turn into a toad Izzy won't finish it, so I let her be.

     The following day...

I was fast asleep when I heard someone gagging, coughing and throwing up I'm sure its Izzy. I quickly stood up and pace towards the bathroom. Oh No! She has threw up all the noodules she've ate yestarnight. Now her stomach is empty soon enough she'll fall sick again. Oh No!. I walked over and caressed her back, “sorry sweetie this baby is so stubborn, even morethan you are, its giving you a hardtime sugar lips.”

       “Ohh yes I know baby, I'm feeling dizzy right now.”

    “Should I get you your meds?”

    “No, I don't want that, just hold me okay?”

      I cubbed and cuddled her caressing her back softly untill she fell back to sleep. That is how I continued to take care of Izzy for good 2 months. And after the first trimester of her pregnancy or I'd say our pregnancy, Izzy is starting to go back to her old self, no morning sickness, nausea and dizzyness. She eats quite impressing now and I'm finally back to work even though I come back home before closing hours afraid that Izzy might need me. Fiona is also trying her best to visit us regularly taking care of Izzy.

     My mom and dad plus Izz's parents are all happy for us and our baby on board.