“Make sure she doesn’t overdo it.” It was probably the fifth time Nathan had warned Ada and Belie. It had taken quite some convincing for Nathan to allow Bella to travel hours into town. “I’ll be in the car most of the time,” Bella tried to assure Nathan. “I’ll be fine. I promise.” A kiss was pressed to his lips. Nathan smiled but Bella could tell he was nervous. He rubbed her belly and returned her kiss. “Take care you two.” Bella smiled. “We will.” Moments later, the three women were on the road to Jo’burg. It was quite a long trip but that gave them plenty of time to talk about all kinds of things. With both Ada and Bella pregnant, the topics naturally lingered around babies and birth. Once they arrived in Jo’burg, they went shopping in a baby boutique. “Gods, times like this, I wish Nathan and I knew Baby's sex,” she said, holding up a little dress in one hand and a pants suit in the other. “We still need so many things. We have a bassinet in our room already but we need car seats, wipes, hats, the entire nursery--” “Breast pump,” Ada interrupted. Bella gave her a look. “Okay, it’s your birthday. How about we buy you some things that /you/ will need?” She winked at Bella. “Nursing bras will really come in handy, trust me.” “And it’ll be a while before you put baby Dwyer in the nursery anyway, right?” Belie chimed in. Bella must’ve looked overwhelmed because the two were really trying to make her feel better. Bella only nodded and walked through the store with them. Eventually, they went grocery shopping and then headed to a cafe for some cool drinks and a light lunch. Lastly, they decided to go for a little walk through town. “If you feel tired…” Belie began. “I feel fine.” Bella grinned. She stood at the bottom of some steps and smiled widely. Belie grinned. “Bella, that tummy of yours…” She chuckled. “Give me your phone. I’ll take a picture for Nathan.” Ada chuckled. “You can sent him the pic and say ‘see your birthday girl and baby are just fine’.” Bella laughed. “That’s exactly what I’m going to do.” ~~
Heading home, Bella still felt great. She was all smiles by the time they made it back to Ithemba and unloaded almost a dozen bags from the car. As Belie and Bella entered the main house and Ada returned to the guest house to be with her husband, Bella was surprised to see Nathan approaching from the kitchen somewhere. “There’s my birthday girl,” he said, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her forehead. He glanced at Belie. “Did she take it easy?” “Yep.” Bella smiled innocently. “Well…” Nathan began. “Belie, if you’re up for some work, Ulwazi is showing Ollie around the medicinal stocks.” “Gotcha.” Belie held her thumbs up and immediately headed off after putting the shopping bags down. “And you…” Nathan held her close a while longer. “I just started preparing a nice warm bath for you, if you want.” He was already nudging her gently towards the bathroom. Bella chuckled. “Okay, okay, I’m going.” As soon as she stepped into the bathroom, she had to inhale deeply. The bathroom was dim - all the curtains were drawn - candles were lit on the shelves and the tub had already been filled. Bella grinned and began taking her top off. She squealed in surprise when she suddenly felt someone’s arms around her from behind. A soft kiss was pressed to her neck. “Don’t you have to work?” Bella asked, her voice a mere whisper. “Work can wait for a moment,” said Nathan. “I can’t just allow your friends to treat you on your birthday, now can I?” “No…” Bella smiled. She turned towards Nathan and kissed him gently. “The girls spoiled me and now my hubby is taking time off work to spoil me? Best birthday ever…”
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