Sweet Mischief’s Rollercoaster Romance

It was an involuntary reaction. Mia swore she didn't mean to hit anyone. She slapped her brother's back, and the sound echoed in the living room, silencing everyone instantly. "Did you just say my baby has no heartbeat!" She grabbed her brother's shirt, pulling him closer. Her voice was harsh as she emphasized, "My baby is moving inside me. How could it not have a heartbeat? You bought a faulty device and now you're blaming my baby." "Wait, wait a minute," Cooper stammered.

He placed his hand on Mia's belly, feeling for the baby's movement. After ten seconds passed, Cooper impatiently urged his sister's belly. "Come on. Why won't you kick?"

But there was no movement. Cooper looked at his sister's face, and then pointed at her belly. "Mia, it's not moving."

Mia retorted, "Of course, my baby isn't some common creature who would just kick whenever you want. You think you're that important? Even its father doesn't get that privilege when it's in a bad mood." Andre at the side remained silent, knowing that was indeed the case.

Cooper tried again with the device on Mia's belly, wearing his headphones. "Mia, there really is no heartbeat."

Andre remained calm. He took the device and started reading the instructions, trying to figure it out, while his wife and brother-in-law continued their argument.

"My son is very temperamental, you know. You have to call him 'sweetheart' and tell him 'I love you' before he might give you the time of day," Mia explained.

Cooper questioned, "Is this baby a boy or a girl? Why is he so sensitive?"

After speaking, Cooper rested his hand on Mia's belly. "Sweetheart, I'm your Uncle Cooper. I love you. If you hear me, give me a kick."

The baby didn't respond. Cooper said, "Mia..."

Mia interrupted, "I told you, he might give you the time of day. Clearly, he's not doing that now."

Andre had figured out the problem. "The batteries were installed backwards."

Cooper could only facepalm at his mistake.

Mia looked at her brother in disbelief. "How did you manage to screw that up?"

defended himself, "Everyone

he handed the device back to Cooper, letting him be the first to hear the baby's heartbeat. Andre knew how much this child meant

put on the headphones, and placed the fetal monitor

got excited. "How does it sound? What's it

her belly, he

it. What's that look on your

for a while longer, then finally seeing the heartbeat on the monitor. He stopped and listened

didn't dare interrupt her brother who was intently listening to her baby's heartbeat. She tried to breathe

bit anxious, watching

carrying a baby and not a train? It sounds like wind blowing inside your belly, and then a train running against

headphones and handed them to

also confused. It indeed

up information on fetal heart sounds. "This is

words eased the worry of the two

listening to the baby's heartbeat and playing with the device Cooper had bought. The day

found a new "game." She moved the scanner over her belly. "I want to listen to

planned to return to the Cedillo family today, and Hansen called

just returned, and he undoubtedly came to see Mia. Therefore, Andre informed his family, and the couple decided to stay at the Irvin family for another

the baby's heartbeat by their own children. Andre felt like his unborn son was a toy, being

the device Cooper had bought her. She was wearing

at the bedside clock. "Mia, it's eleven o'clock. If you don't sleep,

and sometimes flattened.

by the baby's movements, but Cooper, on the

dinner, Cooper had been studying her belly. "Mia, do you feel like you're carrying a