Tears Of A Wife novel Chapter 46

I glared at him and almost uttered a word but he leaned closer to me. I blinked as the words vanished. I can almost point his mole on his face. I can feel his breath touching my face. Whenever Atlas is this close, I'm suddenly lost. He can always turn my world upside down. And, his eyes were always making me drown in the depths where I don't know the start and the end.

"Mrs. Ramirez!"

I looked at the side and saw Doctor Lagman walking towards us. She was smiling from ear to ear. She looked beautiful in her white coat. Atlas slightly moved away from me and assisted me up. He embraced me from behind, which made me stunned and felt awkward at the same time. I couldn't fathom how clingy hevwas towards me, especially in front of the doctor.

"Oh, lovebirds! Stop it for a moment, sir. Your wife's still bearing a little angel inside her tummy," she said in a teasing tone.

I can feel my face reddened. If I could just get swallowed by the floor, I already did. Doctor Lagman's stare was too much for me but Atlas' chuckle as he leaned his jaw on my shoulder was unexplainable. Especially when he kissed my cheek. He probably wants to kill me in embarrassment and with the emotions that I couldn't name but I know. . . it's dangerous.

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Dr. Lagman brought us to a private room. My heart was beating so fast. I couldn't explain what I was feeling. I was nervous and excited at the same time.

When I roamed around the room, I saw that it was just a normal clinic laboratory. There's a bed on the side while there's a small table beside the ultrasound monitor. There's a lavatory at the other side of the room and a picture of a baby on the wall. The interior was white with a hint of green, so it felt really refreshing in the eyes.

"Alright! You can let go of your wife now," she turned to Atlas. That's when I realized that Atlas was still snaking his arm on my waist. I took a glimpse of him and shook my head. He nodded and let me go with a sigh.

"Now, let's lay down on the bed and relax. This will not hurt," she said.

I nodded and walked towards the bed. I took a deep breath before I laid down on the bed. Dr. Lagman only watched me with amusement as I fixed myself above the bed.

"You're a beautiful pregnant woman, Mrs. Ramirez. Let's see the baby's gender," she said. She turned around and walked towards a small table. She got something from it and returned. "Let's see the baby bump, Mommy. I'll put something," she added.

"Okay," I answered.

Doctor Lagman put a warm yet cold and sticky gel in my tummy. She gently massaged it before getting an apparatus. I smiled when my baby kicked. Doctor Lagman and I laughed. In my peripheral view, I saw Atlas walking towards my side. I only shrugged my shoulders and didn't mind him.

I closed my eyes as the transducer touched my belly. I felt Atlas' hand held mine. It was tight, as if it could remove all my thoughts.

"Are you okay?"

He shifted his gaze at me. "I'm just happy because of you and our baby," he mumbled.

I nodded at him and returned my eyes in front. Doctor Lagman still did what she's doing. She kept on talking about what she saw inside my tummy.

My baby was a boy. I'm happy about that news. I glanced at Atlas beside me and saw him happy, too. The smile on his face never faded even after we bid our goodbye to the doctor.

"I want to name him Oliver."

I shifted my gaze to Atlas as he ended the silence between us. He was very serious while looking at the road. He was driving his car. We're driving through the road home. Like usual, the streets were still traffic. It's already lunch time so the streets were busy.

"Why?" I asked.

Atlas shifted his gaze. Our eyes met. I wanted to avert my eyes to a different direction but I felt hypnotized by Atlas' serious stares.