The Heartbreak Factor - Part Four

Shoving my head back under the pillows seemed to be starting to become a general part of my morning routine. Every morning as George got up for the studio, I’d check my phone to see if Lisa needed me to do anything else to my final album and 99.9% of the time, there was nothing so I’d retreat back to burrowing beneath the pillows and duvet for a couple more hours until Katy wanted to get up. I didn’t want to leave my bed even more today, especially since George had suggested I rang Chloe and went to see her and Joel as Josh kept saying she seemed down and could do with some female companionship. 

“Sammy, are you going to see Chloe today?” George asked. 

“I don’t know,” I replied, pulling my head from beneath the pillows as I tried to think of an excuse. “I’m not really feeling well to be honest. I think I’m just gonna grab a couple more hours sleep and then get a bubble bath. Would you mind putting a DVD on in Katy’s room before you go out?” 

“Luckily for you, you married the perfect husband ever so he’s going to take Katy to the studio while you rest up,” George grinned. “I’m sure Katy’d love to spend some studio time with her uncles.” 

“You really are the best,” I smiled before flopping back down onto the pillows, falling asleep almost as soon as my head hit it.

*

Three hours passed and I stood in the bathroom, staring into space as the water flowed out of the taps and into the bath. By the time I had finally brought myself back down from space, the bath was nearly overflowing with the water. I poured some bubble bath into the bath, giving it a mix with my hand to create frothy bubbles and then submerged my body into the water. Usually I would have been able to get in the bath without the fear of it spilling over the edges but my bump made water splash all over the place. It didn’t stop me from enjoying my bath, even if it did mean I had to use a sopping towel to dry myself with - which kind of defeated the object of drying myself. 

Candles were flickering around the bath as I placed my hands onto my baby bump and began to carefully massage it, just like I’d read in the pregnancy magazines. I couldn’t help but giggle to myself as the babies were kicking like crazy - they must have really been enjoying it. 

“You like that, don’t you?” I grinned, massaging my bump even more. 

For the rest of my bubble bath, it seemed like all my worries had disappeared, just floated away. Everything Chloe had told me two days ago about her cheating on Josh had been squished to the back of my mind. All that I could focus on now was getting excited about hitting the half way mark of my pregnancy in three days. I couldn’t wait to finally meet them. I had only know about my babies’ existence for two months but each and every day that passed made me even more excited to finally have them both in my arms and watch them grow up with Katy. 

“Hush little babies, don't say a word, mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird, and if that mockingbird won’t sing, mama’s gonna buy you a diamond ring,” I gently sang to myself as I cradled my baby bump in my hands. “And if that diamond ring turns to brass, mama’s gonna buy you a looking glass. And if that looking glass gets broke, mama’s gonna buy you a billy goat. And if that billy goat won’t pull, mama’s gonna buy you a cart and bull. And if that cart and bull turn over, mama’s gonna buy you a dog named Rover. And if that dog named Rover won’t bark, mama’s gonna buy you a horse and cart.”

I carefully got out of the bath, pulling the plug to let the bath water out, and wrapped the soggy towel around me. It didn’t take me long to drop the towel to the floor and dart into mine and George’s bedroom to grab George’s dressing gown that was hung up on the back of the door. I quickly got into my shorts and pyjama top that didn’t even fit me properly and then flung the dressing gown around my shoulders.