Since we were in the fear landscapes-which was a one-on-one-I wasn't required to attend them, leaving me with a lot of time on my hands.

To make things worse, Eric convinced someone to take over his shift for the fear landscapes, also leaving him with a lot of time on his hands.

Which brings me to where I am now.

"Oh come on, Nose, just throw out some names and I'll either put them on the list or shoot them down."

I kept my face in the pillow of Eric's bed, groaning. I really didn't want to discuss the baby with him. He did get brownie points for letting me stay in his bed since it was way more comfortable than my cot. Although I technically couldn't stay in the initiates dorm since I wasn't an initiate anymore.

I felt a poke in my back. "Come on, please Gabriela? I'm excited about our child. Why aren't you?"

I turned to look at Eric, glaring. "Are you the one carrying this fetus, gaining weight, getting swollen ankles, and pushing out a nine pound thing out of a tiny hole? No, you aren't, so sorry I'm not ecstatic about this pregnancy," I spat. I laid down onto my side after the rant, staring up at a wounded Eric. Something in me softened at that.

"I'm sorry, I'm just stressed," I apologized, placing a hand on his arm. He smiled at me before laying down beside me. His arms wrapped around me, rubbing my stomach soothingly.

"So about those names..." he trailed. I gave a sigh of humor.

"I know you already have names, Eric. Just go ahead and tell me them." He chuckled at my bluntness.

"Well, we can never rule out Eric and Gabriela Jr. but of course I have others." I snickered but let him continue. "Well for a girl I like the names Abrianna and Karianna."

"They rhyme," I pointed out. He chuckled, his warm breath on my neck. I shivered but didn't say anything else.

"And for a boy, I like the names Blaine and Hunter."

I pondered those names. "I like them."

He gave me a skeptical look as if he didn't believe me. "I really do like them, Eric! Honest!"

He chuckled, giving my sides a tickle. I squirmed away from Eric, giving him a playful glare.

A wave a nausea came over me then. I hated these sudden spells.

Jumping into action, I sprinted for Eric's toilet, barely making it. I vomited everything from today, then dry-heaved some more. Somewhere between the actual upchucking and the dry-heaving, Eric came in to rub my back.

When I thought I was done, I leaned back in exhaustion. Eric sat down in front of me, taking my hands into his.

"I wish I could do something to help this," he said sadly. I gave a half-smile.

"It goes away in the second trimester."

We didn't speak for awhile after that, just sitting across from each other. Right before the silence became awkward, Eric leaned in, his breath hit my lips. His head was tilted, millimeters from a kiss.

He breathed out,"Please don't hate me," before closing the distance between us.

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Decided to give you guys a little something. Most people call this a filler. Things will hopefully pick up after this chapter. Can't really guarantee until after I write it.

Also, how do you guys like the new cover?