637 Husband, You Win (1/2)

What greeted Darren was an ultrasound picture and right beside it, a chibi baby was drawn who had a text bubble over his head saying, 'Hi! I'm Little Tiger and this is my very first picture.'

Darren's eyes looked over at Xiu who was constantly observing the changes in his expressions. She looked so relaxed and tranquil.

'I'm a healthy fetal of five weeks. But mommy says I'm tinier than a rice grain. But that's only because I haven't grown up yet. As the doctor said, I'm growing up well. I won't be this size for long.'

With trembling hands, he turned the page and found a cutout of his own picture pasted along with Xiu's, and the words written underneath was, 'This is my mom and dad. They look good together, right?' Darren couldn't help chuckling when he read that sentence. 'Mommy said dad was crying after seeing my first picture. I don't believe her but dad says mommy is never wrong. So, you never know...'

At that moment a teardrop fell on the page as if to prove that said 'Mommy' was never wrong indeed. 'I'll continue to share my journey with you. Look forward to it.'

Darren closed the diary and looked at Xiu who sat up straight. ”Is there something unclear?”

”It-It's our baby, right?” Darren's voice was hoarse for some reason as he stepped closer to her.

”Or else? Did it fell from the sky?” retorted Xiu.

Xiu stood up and patted his shoulder saying, ”Although it looks ugly... But it's still ours.”

Darren laughed at her while she wiped his tears and he said, ”How can you say it's ugly? You can't even make out a shape yet.”

”Since I can't make out a shape, I'll call it ugly,” replied Xiu nonchalantly. As Xiu held his hands, she realized that his whole body was shaking. Maybe it was her illusion but she could even hear his heartbeat. That has to be her illusion! ”Will you stop crying? Your baby will call you a crybaby in the future.”

Darren couldn't stop himself from looking at her face. As if she was the most beautiful in the world and he didn't dare peel his eyes off of her. ”Who told you to write that in the diary?”

Xiu shrugged her shoulders saying, ”I don't know I just knew you'd tear up and I wanted our baby to know that his father is a softie.”

Darren pulled her in his arms and embraced her tightly. ”It sounds surreal.”

”What?” she asked in a muffled voice.

”The way you said 'our baby',” replied Darren making Xiu's lips curve up. ”And why did you name it, little tiger?”

”Didn't I tell you there is a hungry little tiger in my tummy always asking for food? See? I wasn't wrong! This little devil sure knows how to eat.”

The more she grumbled over this, the more Darren's heart felt sweet inside. This feeling bubbling inside of him was not only new but it was completely overwhelming as well. He didn't know what to say or what to do. So, he chose to silently embrace her in his arms.

Darren suddenly helped her sit down and said, ”Sweets, you stay here. There is no need to even move. I'll wash the dishes. And...” he frantically looked around while she rolled her eyes. ”From now, you don't have to cook. No, you shouldn't even be in the kitchen. It's dangerous.”