Chapter 901 - A Genuine Smile (2/2)

”I'm also feeling anxious,” he told her. Interlacing her fingers with his own, he went on, ”You're feeling anxious because the reality of becoming a mother is finally hitting you. It's our first time being parents. And we both are a little nervous. But it's okay. We have each other. No, we also have so many people with us. It might be a little difficult at first but we'll be fine.”

”Are you sure, we'll be fine?” she questioned.

”No,” he answered. ”I'm not sure about anything else. But I'm sure that I'll be here with you throughout this. I know we can't make some particularly great parents but we can try our best. We can try our best for our son. Can't we?”

Xiu nodded her head, ”Yes, we can.”

Darren smiled at her lovingly and kissed her temple, ”That's good. Because I also can't do it alone. Just the idea of being a father is giving me goosebumps.”

”Can we give him the home and love we both didn't get?” she questioned.

”Who knows?” he shrugged his shoulders. ”As I said, we can try our best. We both aren't really good people. There is only so much we can do, Sweets.”

”Baobei, I hope we make good parents,” she said.

”I know,” he hugged her close and continued to talk endlessly about the plans they had made.

It was inevitable that they'd be feeling a little anxious in this period of time. Since the time to hold their own son was coming closer and closer, this thought was scary to both of them. They both could be considered strong people since they both had faced so much since a young age.

However, no one is ever prepared to be a parent. And they weren't prepared either.

No, they were both genuinely happy. But it couldn't stop the fear from creeping in. After all, they both didn't have a good experience in their childhoods. It'd leave them with some apprehension that perhaps, they won't be able to become good parents. However, that was something only time could tell.

Their worry would definitely not help with much. But it was alright as long as they were together.

”Do you want to tell everyone the gender of our baby?” asked Darren.

They had gone to the doctor today and were finally able to find out the gender of the baby. It was no surprise to both of them it was indeed a little tiger. It was as if they had confirmed it from the beginning that it was gonna be a son so, they didn't even react to this information.

Even the doctor was surprised at how certain this couple had been about the gender of their baby.

”It'll be fun seeing their reaction.” Darren finally saw the first smile from her tonight and felt a little relaxed. He really didn't like seeing her low spirits. She was a cheerful person and that cheeriness suited her well. He couldn't feel comfortable with her serious face. It made him feel like something was about to go wrong.

”Indeed.” He agreed. ”The one who strongly argued that it's not a boy was Nora. Let's see how your best friend slash sister-in-law is gonna react to this news.”

”Are we gonna make it grand?” she asked excitedly.

”We'll plan it however you want. If you want it to be grand, it'll be grand. If you want it to be simple, it'll be simple. Your wish is my command. As always!”

Xiu seriously started thinking about it whether to make it grand or not. And what way to use to reveal the gender of the baby. Although the whole family heard from her that it's a boy from the first day, they never confirmed it before. So, she was excited to see their reactions.

”Then leave it to me,” said Xiu. ”I want to plan it myself.”

Darren naturally agreed with that. As long as she had something to keep her busy, at least, she won't think about nonsense. And she won't feel depressed as well. As the doctor said, it was normal for mothers to feel depressed and anxious during this period of time. But he needed to be careful to control her mood swings.

So, Regan Darren Salvay would do anything to make his wife happy. No matter what it cost. All he wished for was a smile on her face. A genuine smile that made her look beautiful.