(02) ; Nico
May. 10th, 2021 12:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
new_beginningsNico had wanted to make up for the chicken dinner that had gone all wrong. Grace had agreed, with the caveat that she choose a recipe that they could pull off together. So when the next Friday arrived and it was nearing time for his arrival, she had already set everything up - and even though she had wanted to do some of the prepwork, managed to hold off so that they could make dinner a true collaborative effort.
Grace didn't go out of her way to dress up in something fancy for dinner, but she did make an effort not to look too slobby - if a loose shirt and jeans and a soft cardigan even looked somewhat appropriate. She even looked somewhat rested, she thought, checking her appearance in the mirror, scrutinizing the very slight bags under her eyes. Her morning sickness was still bad, but at least during this time of day, she was usually feeling about as good as could be expected.
Truth be told, Grace almost couldn't wait to slip into the second trimester and leave all the pains of the first trimester behind.
Hope you're ready for some dinner, she texted Nico, settling in on her couch to wait for his arrival. Something or other was on the tv, but she wasn't particularly paying attention. She always felt nervous before they met up, and today was no exception.
Grace didn't go out of her way to dress up in something fancy for dinner, but she did make an effort not to look too slobby - if a loose shirt and jeans and a soft cardigan even looked somewhat appropriate. She even looked somewhat rested, she thought, checking her appearance in the mirror, scrutinizing the very slight bags under her eyes. Her morning sickness was still bad, but at least during this time of day, she was usually feeling about as good as could be expected.
Truth be told, Grace almost couldn't wait to slip into the second trimester and leave all the pains of the first trimester behind.
Hope you're ready for some dinner, she texted Nico, settling in on her couch to wait for his arrival. Something or other was on the tv, but she wasn't particularly paying attention. She always felt nervous before they met up, and today was no exception.
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Date: 2021-07-08 08:49 pm (UTC)The point was that he continued making the effort to connect with her and to bond with a baby that wasn't even born yet - a baby that was theirs, when he didn't even have to.
It certainly wasn't the only reason that her feelings kept growing, but it didn't hurt. She knew deep down that Nico was a truly good man, and Grace hated knowing that whatever could have been between them had been cut off far, far too soon.
Sometimes, she allowed herself small moments to fantasize about what it would be like to date - truly date - but sooner or later, Grace felt pathetic about it and tucked those thoughts away for another day.
She was lucky enough that he was willing to be co-parents with her, not to mention friends. Hoping for anything more was just being selfish on her part and Grace didn't want to be selfish.
This was enough.
I'll do my best. What do you think about Chinese as a backup plan? 😋
Grace fired off the text, and then jumped up to answer the door once the knock arrived, letting her know that Nico was there.
"Hey", she greeted, her smile widening. "I have something to show you, but I didn't want to do it through text."