Mommy, Where's Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return

Chapter 106: Jealous Ethan

Sadly, the second baby's gender remained a mystery. Ethan would have to wait another month to find out.

It was because the baby did not give the doctor a clear chance to view its gender.

Following Samantha's 5th month pregnancy, she had been needing to sleep upright more often. She found it more appropriate and noticed how it prevented stomach reflux.

Aside from that, she was now often using her maternity pillow.

One night as the couple was fast asleep. Ethan instinctively brought his arm closer to him, expecting to embrace his wife. Sadly, Samantha was not in his arm that he awoke with a frown after the realization hit him. Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Turning to Samantha, Ethan cleared his throat, sitting up on the bed. He moved closer and saw how his wife was beautifully sleeping and hugging the maternity pillow on her left side.

He leaned over and pecked on Samantha's cheek. He pressed his lips against her ear and asked, "Is the pillow huggable than me?"

It took seconds for Samantha to wake up from his probing. Ethan had to repeat his words when her eyes fluttered open. He asked again, "You are enjoying your companion. Is the pillow huggable than me?"

A hiss left his lips before admitting, "Honey, you are making me jealous now."

Samantha took some time to realize what her husband was saying. Only then did she chuckle and answer, "Ethan, hon. With my body changes, it's really more comfortable hugging a pillow and elevating my head with the same cushion."

She reached for his handsome face and explained, "I'm sorry. It's just that... the pillow is soft and... you are." She sneered before adding, "You are hard... Go back to sleep, honey. I'm tired."

Ethan could only sigh. In their entire marriage, he supposed it was the only time when Samantha complained about his well-defined body.

He asked, "So does that mean, you want me to grow belly fat?"

Samantha chuckled again and responded, "No, honey. You are perfect the way you are. It's just that... right now, I need more comfort and I need the pillow to support my belly."

She returned to face him again and said, "You understand, right?"

With another sigh, Ethan nodded and returned to sleeping on his side of the bed, feeling neglected. He utterly declared the pregnancy pillow was his rival.

If the pillow was merely enough to make Ethan jealous, in the next few days, Samantha had ordered in a lazy-boy sofa.

It was because her babies were pushing her stomach upward that she was occasionally experiencing acid reflux. She just could no longer sleep on the bed. She needed to have a more stable upright position when sleeping at night. Otherwise, there would be no sleeping at all.

On the day that the sofa was delivered to the mansion, Ethan arrived late home from work. When he entered the master bedroom, he found his wife already asleep on the reclined chair.

Ethan first bathed and returned to waking his wife. He caressed her cheeks and said, "Honey, I'm home now. Let's sleep on the bed."

When Samantha awoke, she smiled at her husband and pouted her lips at his request. She weakly revealed, "Ethan, hon. I've been feeling my stomach acid go up often, and even with the antacid, I

feel uneasy at night." She sighed and added, "I'd feel much more comfortable sleeping here."

With her answer, Ethan practically leaned back in annoyance. First, it was the pillow and now, here came a new sofa.

His jaws dropped for seconds before he clarified, "You mean, I'm going to sleep alone?"

Samantha, who was already tired, merely closed her eyes and softly answered, "You are not alone, honey. I'm here... just sleeping in the chair."

Ethan could not believe it. His wife was comforted by a mere pillow and a sizable sofa!

He muttered, "How can... a pillow and a sofa be better than me?"

Unfortunately, Samantha was already fast asleep and could not respond to his complaint.

That night, Ethan struggled to sleep. He was constantly checking on his wife, making sure she was comfortable in her sleep. Often, he would adjust her head, pull up the blanket that covered her, or just stare at her.

Ethan even joined Samantha in her early morning snacking. Only after fatigue kicked in did he finally closed his eyes to sleep.

The succeeding days were the same. Samantha chose to sleep on the lazy-boy chair than rest with Ethan on the bed.

Never had the man felt so lonely since they were married!

On another occasion, while striving to sleep with the same jealous thoughts, Ethan muttered as he rested his head on his arms, "I have to find a way to get through this."

He counted and added, " Four more months to go. Just four months to go."

***

The next morning, Kenzie woke up in a different room. She got up abruptly, looking around.

She found her Mommy, still sleeping on a sofa, while her brother was still sound asleep next to her. She also found her Daddy cuddling with Kyle.

Bemused, she shook her Daddy and asked, "Daddy, Daddy! Why are we in your room?!"

Kyle wound up, waking up, hearing Kenzie's voice at six in the morning. He rubbed his eyes, adjusting to a different view. "We are in Daddy's and Mommy's room."

"Daddy?" Kenzie probed again.

"Kids, it's a Saturday, you don't have to wake up early," told Ethan, still completely exhausted. He hugged Kyle tighter and added, "Go back to sleep, son."

"But, Daddy. How did we get here?" Kyle probed.

"Kyle, Kenzie? What are you guys doing here?" This time, Samantha woke up, hearing the voices of her twins.

"We don't know, Mommy. I woke up and I am here," Kenzie said pouting her lips.

"I carried them here... Starting today. Kenzie and Kyle will sleep in the room with us," announced Ethan while maintaining to close his eyes.

"Really, Daddy? We are going to sleep with you?" Kyle probed, widening his eyes open. Their Daddy rarely invited them to sleep in the master bedroom.

"Yes, really... until... your Mommy gives birth," revealed Ethan.

"Yey! I love sleeping with Daddy and Mommy!" Exclaimed Kenzie.

Samantha got up and walked over to Ethan's side. She asked, "Really, hon?"

"Really... I mean... you have your pillow and your sofa." Ethan opened his eyes and pointed to Samantha's new bed before adding, "I could at least have my kids with me on the same bed."

Samantha laughed out loud, nearly teary-eyed at his answer. She said, "Ethan, sometimes, you can be silly, but I love that part about you."

She pecked on his cheek and told, "Thanks for understanding, honey."

"Hmmm." Ethan shifted his position, embracing Samantha in the waist. He warned, "When this is all over, you are going to pay me back, big time."

Samantha laughed again and answered, "Honey, when I give birth." She sighed and explained, "There are... new challenges ahead. It's really best that I repay you while I am still pregnant."