Sitting in my office, back to my normal grind, my mind is thinking about Victoria. I'm concerned about how she's been feeling lately. She's still not eating good, and I can tell she's lost a few pounds. She called her doctor, who told her to go for bloodwork, which she hasn't done yet. I know Victoria's a little concerned too, and since she works in the medical field, she knows about blood levels and what to look out for. She's tried to hide it from me, but I know she hasn't been sleeping well, so that tells me she's worried. I feel like she knows something and is not telling me so we're going to talk about it tonight. I need her to know she can lean on me...there's nothing that we can't handle together.

My phone rings and brings me out of my own head. It's Mario.

"Solomon...how are you? I trust much better."

We get the pleasantries out of the way, and he goes directly into what he knows I want to hear. The problem in Texas has been taken care of and he knows exactly what his pain is for. He's lying in a hospital right now, with ice on his dick. I hope he's never able to have kids...I hope he experiences a large portion of the pain he has caused Victoria. Actually, he should be happy that he's still breathing because I really could've had things go in a completely different direction. Hanging up from Mario, I feel satisfied and dial Victoria.

Her sweet voice answers right away, "Hi baby, how are you?"

"I'm anxious to see you. You want me to cook tonight or you want to go out?"

We decide to stay in, which is not much of a shock. We haven't gone out to a restaurant in a while. She's rarely hungry and when she does eat, it's never much. I already know if I cook, she'll basically pick over her food, eat a few bites and then be done.

Her car is already there when I pull up to her house. Hoping off my bike I see her still sitting inside, her head back on the seat, eyes closed. I walk quickly to her door.

"Baby...you ok? What's going on?"

"Solomon, I'm so tired. I think I might need to take some time from work again, which I hate to do but..."

And then she cries. Ah shit...what is going on?? I honestly don't know how much more of the unknown that I can take.

I just reach for her things, help her out of the car and walk inside.

She doesn't say anything else but she just cries. I'm feeling helpless right now...no clue as to what's going on. No clue how to fix this.

I carry her upstairs and sit her on the bed. Reaching for her shoes, I take them off and help her out of her clothes.

"You want a hot bath baby?"

She just shakes her head, so I go grab one of my t-shirts. Her arms raise for me to get it on and I help her into bed.

"I'm going to make you some tea. Be right back ok?" Kissing the top of her head, she nods weakly and slides under the covers.

Shit. If we don't find out what's going on soon, I'm going to lose it.

While I let her tea steep, I grab a tray and put some crackers on a plate. My mind is going in a million different directions and I'm trying not to think the worst. I'm just about to head back upstairs when I stop and say a silent prayer that she'll be ok...praying that she's not seriously ill but whatever it is we have to face, I'll be with her every step of the way. Whatever she needs, we'll get through this.

When I walk into the room, I see that she's sleeping. Gently placing the tray on a nearby table, I lean down, placing a lingering kiss onto her forehead.  I drop into the chair by the bed, place my head in my hands and let my tears fall. I've waited so long to find her, and I just pray nothing is going to take her from me. Sighing, I lean back and close my eyes and let sleep take over.

I'm ripped awake by the sound of someone getting sick. Jumping to my feet, I run to the bathroom to see Victoria on the floor, throwing up and crying.

"Solomon..."

I grab hold of her hair, rubbing her back, trying to soothe her with my words. Right now I'm not so sure I even believe them, but I have to do what I can to make her feel safe.

"Baby you're going to be ok. We're going to get through this. I'm here baby...I've got you."

She finishes and I help her up to sit on the toilet seat. I run cool water onto her washcloth, bend down between her legs and wipe her face. She's crying so hard, it's ripping a hole in my chest, hurting so bad that I can't remove this pain from her.

"Baby do you hurt anywhere?"

She just shakes her head and continues to cry. "What's wrong with me?"

"I don't know Tori but we're going to find out baby. Come on so I can help you get dressed."

She brushes her teeth; I help her dress and then carry her to my truck.

We are getting some answers tonight.

When we pull up to Westlake, we're met by Devin and Nicole. I needed some reinforcement, so I called them while she was brushing her teeth. Once inside, we are also met by the doctors who worked on me.

They immediately get her blood drawn and get her to a room. This waiting is hell for me but at least Victoria is sleep. Mary pops her head in.

"Hey handsome, good to see you but not like this. I'm going to see if I can get a rush on her bloodwork."

An hour later, the doctor comes in, along with Mary trailing close behind. Shit, now I'm on high alert.

I call softly to Victoria, "Tori baby, wake up, the doctor is back."

She blinks a few times, her eyes going back and forth from me to the doctor to Mary. Her face is filled with anxiety.

"Victoria, how are you feeling sweetie?" The doctor places his hand on her arm.

"Scared as hell. Just please tell me what's going on?"

"Well, your bloodwork looks good, your iron is super low so we're going to put you on some iron pills." And then he just stops there, and glances over at Mary, which in turn causes my chest to hurt. The silence in the room is deafening and it takes all of my power not to yell at him, when he takes a deep breath and finally continues. "I'm guessing you'll be feeling this way for a little longer, but we should be able to give you something for the nausea."

He looks at me and then Victoria, "Victoria, you're pregnant sweetie."

My eyes go wide, "She's what???"

Victoria reaches for my arm, "Solomon, I'm...we're...I'm what?"

Mary is grinning from ear to ear, "You're going to have a baby!!"

Oh my God!!!

"We're going to have a...she's going to have a...a baby???"

She looks at me with shock on her face, tears in her eyes and everyone else in the room fades away. Pulling her into my arms, we hold each other and cry together. Oh my God...oh my God! My baby is going to be ok and she's having a...shit!

A baby...Victoria's pregnant???

I'm going to be a...shit!

A Dad...I'm going to be a Dad???

Devin and Nicole must've slide back in unnoticed, pulling us into tight hugs, crying with us.

Well damn...I'm going to be a father.

We don't even notice the doctor or Mary leave the room and Devin and Nicole decide to give us alone time and head out too. "Congratulations Mommy and Daddy...we're so happy for you guys! We'll call you tomorrow."

I look at my precious girl and marvel at her. "Victoria...oh my sweet baby, you have brought so much to my life, so much happiness and now you're giving me the most precious gift."

She sits there looking at me with shock and wonderment. "I don't understand. Every test, every doctor...they all said I couldn't but," she chuckles softly, "obviously they were wrong."

"You're going to be a dad. Oh Solomon...we're having a baby!" 

Fresh tears fall from her eyes, as I bring my lips to lightly touch hers. I whisper against her mouth. "I love you so so much Victoria. You're going to be an amazing mother."

And I kiss her like my life depends on it. She is my life, and I am beyond happy that through our love we have created a little miracle. I understand now that all things happen for a reason. It wasn't that she couldn't get pregnant, it just wasn't the right time, she wasn't where she needed to be in her life. I'm sorry she had to struggle so much, but it brought her to me, and us to this point and I will spend forever loving her, taking care of her, cherishing her....and our new little family.

Well damn.

I'm going to be a...shit!

The End

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Well we made it! Thank you so much for riding along & I hope you liked it!! I thought about doing an epilogue. Should I ??

Anyway, Memphis is up next! He's already started. Memphis & Sydney!! 

Thanks for taking a chance on me. See you again soon!!!