Always Been Yours (Tessa and Nicholas)

Nicholas lectured Tessa while massaging her body. Knowing that he was worried for her, she nodded with a smile. “Don’t worry. I know my limits. If I can’t go on, I’ll take a rest.”

He cherished her more when he saw how persistent she was. Gregory also added, “Mommy, you need to take care of yourself. Or else, Daddy and I will worry.”

“I understand, sweetheart. You don’t have to worry about me.” She playfully touched his button nose.

Nicholas routinely massaged Tessa’s abdomen to help with the correction. Not only that, but he also massaged her sore legs. Ten days of hard work later, they finally received some

day, he brought her to the hospital for a checkup. During the procedure, the doctor felt uneasy by the stares from Nicholas and Gregory, but he went ahead and got his

his office and concluded, “The baby

belly and sat across from the doctor with Nicholas’ help. He and Gregory

there. If you keep working on it, the baby should

there! They exchanged smiles. Gregory, who was leaning against his mother, looked confused by the adults’ conversation. “Doctor,

any discussion around the topic. When he sensed that everyone was tiptoeing around his mother, he picked up fast

that Gregory showed for his mother. He rarely met him in person, but Gregory always behaved very well during the consultations,

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her face, Tessa held on to Nicholas’ arm when they emerged from the entrance. “Let’s have lunch somewhere to celebrate the good