Winning Back His Ex's Wife's Broken Heart by Hayley

Chapter 134

Sarah pov.

The morning sunlight streamed through the kitchen window, painting everything in soft, warm hues.

I stirred my tea absently, watching the steam swirl up as I tried to sort through the jumble of thoughts in my head. Yesterday's check-up had gone well-better than I could've hoped, really. Still, a tiny part of me couldn't shake the doctor's advice.

"Eat this, avoid that, don't stress, stay active but not too much," I muttered under my breath, swirling my spoon in circles. It felt like there were a hundred rules to remember, and I was terrified of messing something up. "You're going to wear a hole in that mug if you keep stirring like that," Richard teased, setting a plate of scrambled eggs in front of me.

I blinked and looked up at him. He was still wearing the soft smile he'd carried since yesterday's appointment, the one that made me feel like everything might actually be okay.

"Just thinking," I said, resting my chin in my hand.

"About?" he prompted, sitting down across from me.

I sighed, picking at the edge of my toast. "About how I have to keep all of this straight. What if I forget something? What if I eat the wrong thing or miss a dose of the vitamins? It's just... a lot."

Richard reached across the table, covering my hand with his. "Hey, we've got this. And by 'we,' I mean you're not doing this alone. I'm here, remember? Your Chief Pregnancy Support Officer."

I couldn't help but laugh at that. He'd started calling himself that yesterday, and even though it was silly, it did make me feel less alone.

"You're going to regret saying that when I wake you up at 3 a. m. for watermelon and pickles," I teased.

He grinned. "If that's what you want, then watermelon and pickles it is. I'll even bring a spoon for the pickle juice."

I wrinkled my nose. "Okay, that's disgusting, even for cravings."

Richard's laughter filled the kitchen, and for a moment, the knot in my chest loosened.

The rest of the morning passed in a blur of emails and light tidying around the house. I was halfway through folding a pile of laundry when my phone buzzed.

She rarely

starting to think you'd gone full zen

Just folding laundry and trying

And don't give me that 'fine'

nervous," Zoe said. "You're Sarah. You probably

laughing. "But don't

managed to wrangle a company, a

a little lighter. "How's

yet. Though I did have to talk someone out of using Comic Sans

shaking my head. "You're

you don't need to worry about us. Focus on you and the baby. We've got

like that often, and when

said. "Now go take a nap or something. You've earned

hung up, feeling a

the time evening rolled around, I decided it was time to unwind. I lit a few candles in the living

yesterday, and I wanted

carrying a bag of groceries. "What do you think about a movie night? Just us, popcorn,

dropping the bag on the

Richard hesitated, scratching the

I should

eyebrow. "Should

no," he said quickly. "It's just... My cousin Marina might be stopping by tomorrow. She's

slipping from my

nice for her to see you. It's been, what, years since

a reason," I

he asked, tilting

forcing a smile.