Restless

Gregory called me, we spoke for a while but I never mentioned to him about my encounter. I told him everything else aside from the Patrick ordeal. I told him I asked Oliver and Rosie to stay over because I was feeling lonely and scared.

He didn't question me, he only wished he could be home to be with me, to make me feel safe.

To steer my mind off things, I told him I've started to feel the baby kicking. He was so excited. I've felt those small jabs for a while now but I kept it from him.

The first time I felt the movement I was in bed, I never expected it, it was so small but it happened. That was around my fifth week, as the pregnancy progressed I started seeing more and more of that subtle movement, now it's often, stronger and more pronounced.

“Why aren't you sleeping yet?”. Rosie mutters beside me.

“I just finished speaking to Gregory on the phone, I haven't really settled to sleep”. I responded to her query.

“You should sleep, you need all the rest you can get”. She yawns, putti