Cohabitation With My Ex-Husband

Raphael tried to focus his hearing when he heard what his younger brother had just said.

Gabriel heard something?

Raphael's forehead creased. He had been trying to hear something, but he couldn't hear anything at all.

The little boy then put his ear near the door. Wishing he could hear what Gabriel heard.

"Hueee…. Hueee…"

Suddenly Raphael heard a baby crying, but it didn't come from inside the room. He then immediately turned around, the cry came from behind him.

Raphael's eyes widened when he saw Gabriel imitating a baby's cry.

"Did you hear that, Rapa? Our little sister is coming out!" said Gabriel excitedly.

Raphael sighed when he heard that. His expression looks tired. He knew sometimes Gabriel would talk about weird things, like poo poo monsters, or something he thought was too childish.

He really likes to hear stories read by their Mommy or Daddy, but he knows which ones are real and which ones are just stories, but it seems like his brother still don't know which one are real..

"Let's just sleep, Riel!" said Raphael who had seen enough of his brother's behavior.

"How about we check it? Maybe our sister is already made!" Gabriel said with a big smile on his face.

"What?" Raphael looked taken aback by that. He never thought his brother would say something like that again.

"Mommy and Daddy have been in the room for a long time. Isn't our sister already made?" Gabriel said again.

To be honest, he didn't know how long it had taken his parents to make his little sister, but he thought it had been quite a while. Well… at least longer than his Mommy making dinner.

So, isn't that a sign that his sister has been made?

"Noo! Daddy said we can't see them, Riel!" Raphael refused, shaking his head.

Maybe his brother forgot what their father said. So as an older brother, he will remind what his parents said to his younger sibling.

"But we can peek, Rapa!" Gabriel said, trying to persuade his brother that sometimes it is not fun. "We can open the door slowly. Daddy and Mommy won't know about it," he continued and grabbed the door handle.

"Reel! We can't! Our sister won't be made!!" Raphael said, holding his brother's hand that was already holding the doorknob.

His daddy said can't. That means no!

"It's okay, Rapa!" Gabriel said with a serious face, still trying to persuade his brother. "We're just going to peek a little. Besides, you're not curious how Daddy and Mommy made our sister?" Gabriel continued looking at his overly obedient older brother.

He knew that he should obey his parents, but according to him as long as it's not something that makes him become a bad boy. He can do it.

Peeking wouldn't make him a bad boy, would it?

Raphael fell silent. His heart and mind seemed to be fighting each other, leaving the little boy in a dilemma.

Should he still stop his brother because it was Daddy's order, or fulfill his curiosity?

"Rapa! Come on!" Gabriel said while nodding his head, trying to persuade his little brother.

Raphael sighed when he saw that. He finally nodded his head. His brother managed to persuade him.

Right! He's also curious!

Gabriel grinned widely when he saw that his brother had let go of his hand, then turned the doorknob to peek at what his parents were doing.

The expressions on the faces of the two kids immediately changed.

***

In contrast to the atmosphere outside the room which sounded noisy because of the twins' conversation. The atmosphere in the room was very quiet.

Michael stared at the woman sitting beside him with a look of despair. Patiently waiting for what will come out of the woman's lips. He could feel his heartbeat beating faster than before.

He's nervous.

What if the reason Sarah didn't want to have another kid was because she didn't want him to be the father of her kid?

Michael shook his head, trying to shake off the negative thoughts. His relationship with Sarah had improved, so that must not be a reason she didn't want to have another kid.

D*mn it! He should stop thinking about such negative things!

"Sarah…" Michael called again, squeezing Sarah's hand which he was holding.

Sarah licked her suddenly dry lips and sighed.

"Pregnancy is hard, Michael," Sarah said quietly. She tried to think about whether she should tell Michael the reason or not, but it seemed she should.

Michael's expression seemed to change slightly when he heard Sarah's reasoning. That was truly the reason  that he had not thought of.

Is pregnancy really that difficult?

"You might think later it will just be morning sickness. However, there are many things that make it really uncomfortable. Starting from feeling tired, cramped legs, aching back, not to mention when you have to give birth later. It really scares me, Michael! I don't want to feel that way again!"

The reason Sarah didn't want to have any more kids was because it was difficult to conceive. Michael may not know how hard it is, but she has! Sarah decided she would only carry Raphael and Gabriel with her.

She didn't want to experience something like that again!

Especially when it will give birth to the child she is carrying. She still remembers how scared, anxious and hurt she was when she had to fight her way to the hospital and prayed that the babies would be okay.

"You have me."

Sarah's expression changed upon hearing what Michael had just said. Her face looks shocked.

"Hah?"

"I really don't know how hard it was when you were carrying and giving birth to the twins. But now you have me, Sarah. I'll be by your side," Michael said sincerely and then took Sarah's hands back. "We can get through it together. You are not alone anymore."

Sarah could feel something warm against her chest when she saw how serious Michael was when he said that. It really touched her heart.

During the time she was carrying and giving birth to the twins, she did do it all alone. It was her decision, so she couldn't complain at all even though she wanted to give up a few times.

She even had to drag her feet to call an ambulance because her waters suddenly broke earlier than it should.

She did it alone.

Was that what made her actually afraid to get pregnant again?

If she thinks about it, there are many women out there who are pregnant two or even three times. It made her think, was she the only one in difficulties when pregnant?

However, it seemed she was dead wrong. They also have difficulties, only they are not alone.

Would… would it feel any different?

"Hey… why are you crying?" Michael said when he saw tears running down Sarah's cheeks. One of his hands immediately wiped the tears away.

Sarah was surprised to hear that. She didn't expect that her tears would come out hearing what Michael had just said.

"I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry," Michael said feeling guilty. It seemed he was pushing Sarah too hard to have another kid that she was crying.

Well… if Sarah really didn't want to do that. What can he do about it?

He felt disappointed, but he tried to let it go. Maybe Sarah really was traumatized by her pregnancy.

"No, it's not like that," Sarah managed to smile and stroked Michael's cheek.

Michael had persuaded her.

"Then..." Michael's expression immediately changed 180 degrees when he saw Sarah's expression. His neat rows of teeth could even be seen immediately, showing how pleased he was.

Sarah opened her mouth, ready to let him know that she was fine with a third child.

However, something suddenly kicked in her mind.

She and Michael are having another kid? So… how is her relationship with Michael at the moment?

Does she and Michael have any relationship?

Well… maybe they're practically dating right now, but that won't change the fact that they've divorced and now just live together.

Then… she had thought about having another kid with that man again?

"Let's start slowly," Sarah replied with a smile.

Michael was a little surprised when he heard that. He didn't expect that Sarah wanted their relationship to not rush.

Well… when he thought about it, it did seem too hasty.

"But we don't have much time," Michael said worriedly. Sarah will soon be 40 years old, and she says it's going to be dangerous.

"Well… we can consult that later to the doctor. But for now, I want to start slowly," Sarah said with a smile.

Michael just nodded hearing that. At least, Sarah has agreed to have kids, right?

"Then… let's sleep!" said Michael, smiling broadly.

His talk with Sarah had finished, so time for them to sleep, right?

Sarah snorted when she saw how happy Michael was. Even though he is already forty years old, but that man sometimes acts childish!

"I did agree to start slowly, but that doesn't mean we're going to start making the baby tonight!" Sarah said firmly while looking at Michael sharply.

It seemed that for tonight she had no other choice but to sleep here.

"Okay! Okay! I understand! Let us go to sleep!" answered Michael still with a big smile on his face.