Arwen was equally confused when she heard Aiden say that. Her lips curled up slightly in an awkward smile towards the lady doctor before she turned to Aiden.
"Ide, what are you saying? Pregnancy has been like this since always," she whispered slowly. Her voice laced with a sheen of embarrassment. "Women have always gone through these experiences to become mothers. And they all have survived. You don’t have to make it look like I am the first woman who has gotten pregnant."
Aiden frowned. He turned to stare at her and spoke with a furrow between his brows. "I don’t care what every woman has gone through. I only care about what you will be going through. Rest doesn’t matter to me, Moon. But you do. You matter the most to me, and there is no way I am letting you go through so much alone."
Arwen’s breath hitched. The awkwardness and the embarrassment that she had felt earlier melted the moment she realized the pure anxiousness in his gaze. The anxiousness that carried nothing but the most genuine and sincere concern for her.
He was worried about her. Worried about the discomfort that was yet to begin in her life.
The more she looked into his warm eyes, the more she felt melting in them. Her hand moved on instinct as she reached to cup one side of his face with a reassuring smile. "I will be fine, Ide. You don’t have to get anxious over it. It’s normal, and with you around, it wouldn’t be as uncomfortable as it sounds. Isn’t it, doctor?"
Arwen turned to look at the lady sitting across from them.
The doctor quickly nodded back to her. She glanced at Aiden and said, "Your wife is right, Mr. Winslow."
Aiden turned to look her way. His brows still tugged together, showing his lingering worry.
"You can’t share those little changes she will be undergoing, but your presence by her side would be helpful. She will need emotional support. She will be irritable, tired and vulnerable at times —but if you are there for her during all those situations —patient and caring to cater to all her moods —that will be enough. And trust me, that’s all she will really need. Rest, good nutrition, regular checkups, and peace of mind will take care of the rest."
"Trust the doctor, husband," Arwen whispered from the side. Her hand pressed over his in reassurance. "With you around, I will be just fine. I am sure the nine months will pass before we even realize it."
When Aiden turned to look her way, she let her eyes convey the confidence she held in him. And when she finally sees his mood lighten a little, she joked playfully. "Now, come on, don’t disregard our baby. He would be upset if he felt like you cared for me more than him."
"Accepting the truth would be something he would have to learn, Moon," he replied without thinking for another second. "The sooner he does that; it would be better."
She couldn’t help but be speechless at that.
The doctor couldn’t help but smile at their little exchange. She had seen a lot of couples —some together out of reasons, while a few together out of love, but she must say this was the first time seeing a couple so adorable. Their bond feels a lot beyond simple love.
"It’s our baby, husband," Arwen repeated, pursing her lips. "You can say something so brutal to him."
"It’s not brutal, Moon. It’s just real." Aiden said, his tone very serious. "He would be our baby, so undoubtedly, he would be previous to me. But you still would be the treasure that I wouldn’t forsake for anyone. And he would have to accept it."
Arwen couldn’t reason more with him anymore. Not when his words were just making her feel like she was the most important person in his world. The feeling was too tempting to be ignored. And the more he was feeling it, the more she was feeling addicted to it.
After a beat of moment, the doctor added lightly. "If Mr. Winslow continues looking at you the way he is doing right now, I would say you are in safe hands, Mrs. Winslow. You are lucky."
Arwen stared at the gem of the man she had by her side and couldn’t help but smile. "I think so too," she murmured softly.
Right at that moment, the door of the cabin was pushed open with an urgency —one that was unexpected.
The lady doctor looked up, taken by surprise. Even Arwen turned to see —only to find Jason standing at the door with brows furrowed deeply.
Something in his expression didn’t look right, and Arwen could sense it the very moment she saw him. He looked very different from his usual self —like frustrated with something. She noticed his line of sight only to realize his gaze was fixed on ... Aiden.
She turned to look at Aiden, only to find him sitting nonchalantly. He hadn’t even turned to look towards the door —not even for once.
"Did you do something?" she asked, feeling there was something that was there, but she couldn’t really tell.

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