PREGNANCY TALES (KRISH'S POV)

Megha is most dangerous when she is pregnant. She is angry sometimes and happy the very next moment. Her emotional melodrama from time to time is very irritating. Her arguments have lost all logic, who would have an argument with their husband if Jack dies in the movie Titanic? Her cravings for food all the time though that doesn't bother me because her brother Mathew and his fiancee buy her whatever she asks for and their both's favorite hobby is spoiling my wife. Megha wants them to get married and at last, after the romantic proposal, the duo has decided to get married. It is their marriage tomorrow and my wife has purchased a whole lot of things.

I was laying on the bed admiring Megha who was getting ready to go to her work. I want her to take leave, stay back home and take care of herself until the baby is born, she is the owner of the hospital who is going to question her if she takes longer leaves and each staff of hers knows that she is pregnant. But, she never listens to me and gives me a reply that treating patients is my first love, it gives me immense satisfaction and happiness so if the mother is happy then the baby naturally becomes very happy.

She stood in front of the mirror caressing her stomach. Her baby bump is visible now.

"Krish buy me chocolate pastry and strawberry ice cream tonight", she said

"Not today maybe this weekend", I said because she just had a tub of ice cream yesterday

"I have become fat and ugly that is why you don't love me anymore."

Not again her eyes filling with tears. Krish come on get ready to face your wife's illogical fight.

"Baby you don't look ugly. See you look so cute with this bump. Soon it will grow more. You would look cute and funny walking with a big baby bump"

"I will look funny. I know I look funny that is why you left me and lied to me that you were dead. You don't love me at all"

Oh god from where to where is she connecting

"Megha I am ordering ice cream now."

The only thing which can change her mood is food and food and FOOD ONLY. She came near me to order all her favorite snacks. She was standing in front of me. My eyes were fixed on her belly. I slowly run my fingertips over her baby bump. I place a kiss on it and press my ears to her stomach.

"When would you come out? I am waiting for you", I said to my kid growing inside her while she giggles. It was a piece of music to my ears, the voice of her giggles made my heart melt. I love the baby and am madly deeply in love with the mother also.

"Why can't you take an off today? You know I have a holiday today we could spend a lazy day together"

"I wish I could but you know that kid Rohit, my patient. He is a little critical and that boy needs me by his side more than my clingy husband," she said and I pouted.

"Okay", I said as she kissed my pout.

I dropped her off at the hospital. I look at her walking inside it. I spent the time alone in the house thinking about Megha. She is the one who swept me off my feet. She is the one I have given my heart, mind, body, soul, and everything. She is the only one who makes my heart flutter. I never knew I could love someone so dearly before her. I wonder how I got so lucky to find a girl like her. I don't still know even after so many years why does she love me so much? I hope I love and cherish her for the rest of my life. I hope to be the best husband and father.

Later I took her out for a dinner date. The whole night I did nothing other than enjoying the beauty of the elegant woman sitting in front of me and wonder how could I even survive without this cute and childish wife of mine. We came back home all sleepy and yawning.

"Krish wake up" Megha was stirring me

It is 2 in the morning why is she waking me up at this time?

"Yeah, Megha tell me what you want?" I said yawning

"I want white sauce pasta"

"What the hell? It is 2 a.m. where will I find pasta at this hour? Just go to sleep", I said and lay down on the bed. After a few minutes, she was still not on the bed. I open my eyes and see her with a packed suitcase. Is she planning to leave for the sake of pasta?

"Megha don't leave me", I said my voice visibly cracking

"Who said I am leaving?", she replied

"The suitcase..."

"Those are your clothes out of my room right now.", she said, pushed me out along with the suitcase packed with my clothes, and slammed the door.

What just happened? I am kicked out of the room in the middle of my sleep just because I didn't get her pasta. She has lost her senses I believe. Baby, please be born soon see daddy can't handle your mom. She is a completely dangerous lady during pregnancy. After feeling pity for myself I set myself on the couch in the living room to sleep.

A few minutes later, I felt a hand running through my hair. I open my eyes just to see my wife sitting next to me.

"What's wrong sweetheart?", I asked her

"I am sorry my hormones are playing a lot. I didn't mean to send you out of the room. I'm sorry for troubling you a lot", she said with the flavor of guilt in her voice.

"It is fine. This is just a part of your pregnancy", I said and we walked back to our room. We fell asleep in a tight embrace of each other's warmth.

The next day I walked into Megha's cabin to deliver lunch for her. As soon as I stepped in I found her ghosted. She was sitting idle staring at the ceiling.

"What happened?, I asked her placing my hand is her shoulder

"Krish", she hugged my waist and started crying

"Baby, why are you crying?" I am getting insanely worried now

"Rohit... He died.. during treatment"

"Baby you know he was already in a critical condition, right? You have seen many people like him right then why are you crying?"

"Krish they were... all in their forties and above... but this kid was just 19 years old", she continued crying.

I took her back home. I called Mathew and informed him about everything. He and Catherine rushed back within a few minutes after the call. They sat with Megha and spoke to her for while and calmed her down.

"Don't worry Krish", Mathew said while Megha was sleeping with her head placed on his lap. If it was someone else I would have been burning in jealousy but it was Mathew and I knew Megha is his sister and she is more like a daughter to him.

"She is crying for the past 3 hours Mathew how can be without worrying", I said

"The same thing happened to her when the first time a patient died during her treatment. It is happening again today because this is the first time a teenager died during her treatment. Give her time she will be fine the last time she cried for a day then she was absolutely fine.", he said.

I hope she gets fine as soon as possible. After a while, she woke up and was completely fine. She told me that she was so attached to that kid and so the loss of him had affected her.