The Richman - Confused

Today Richard and Christabell enjoy breakfast together. And as usual, they engaged in light conversation.

"The downstairs rooms are completely renovated." Said Richard and Christabell, watching her husband.

Christabell put down her glass of milk after several hard sips. "So we're going to use the downstairs room?" He asked.

"Yes." Nod, Richard.

"Why?" Christabell asked again. "Why do we have to change rooms?" Asked Bell innocently.

"This room is very spacious, it has one big bed and a sofabed, so during your pregnancy you will sleep in that bed and a sofa bed for me." He said.

Bell's brows creased deeper. "Why should so?"

Richard grabbed Bell's face. "The doctor said that your pregnancy is a bit of a bleeding risk because the baby's placenta is not positioned, so you'll need plenty of rest. I won't bother you while you're pregnant with this baby."

Bell swallowed hard, his expression changed instantly. "So we're going to sleep separately?"

"Yes ... For the baby in your womb."

Christabell suddenly fell silent, Bell's eyes filled with tears, her lids flushed at the same time as the tip of Bell's nose. She asked softly, "Don't you really love me Rich?"

Richard immediately took Christabell's hand and squeezed gently, "Hey… what do you mean?" Richard did not want Christabell to get the wrong idea about his decision.

Christabell took a deep breath, "I'm sorry, but I think it's your decision because you only wanted this baby, and not me.?" Bell glared at Richard and the man returned his wife's gaze in confusion.

"I love you and our baby, that's why the doctor forbade me to have sex with you during pregnancy and I followed him," Richard explained. "You know how hard it is for me to hold back my lust every time I see you? I want you to go crazy, but I love you more than anything. I don't want to hurt you and our dear baby." Richard rose from where he was sitting and hugged Christabell.

Christabell pulled away and looked up at her husband. "I'm going to the room." Asked Christabell. This first pregnancy confused him.

"Christabell, I'll call the doctor. You can talk to the doctor, let him explain to you why your pregnancy is at risk." Richard said, but Christabell didn't seem easy to accept.

"Give me time to be alone."

Richard gave up, he was a grown man who knew when to struggle to explain, when to give up, and gave his interlocutors time to cool off. Because there are times when explaining is pointless at all when the emotional situation of both parties is unstable.

Rich chose to remain at the dining table while Christabell left and went into the room. All these events were too fast for her, nor did she have sufficient literacy to enable her to face this first pregnancy.

Meanwhile, because Richard really loved that girl, but more than anything he felt for Christabell, somehow the feeling of emotion when she saw a small dot of the ultrasound print that the doctor showed along with Christabell's medical record made her mind determined to treat the child.

***

Rich had a conversation with Christabell's obstetrician over the phone after what had happened between him and Christabell at the dinner table. Richard felt that it was not easy to make his wife understand the risks of her pregnancy.

"Hi doc." Greet Richard.

"Mr. Anthony, can I help you?" Asked the doctor kindly.

"A little funny to you maybe, but this really confuses me." Rich replied.

"Just say it." The doctor waited for Richard to explain the problem.

"You told me I couldn't have sex with my wife during her pregnancy because it was risky for her and our baby. So I decide to separate our bed. But Christabell didn't understand it, she just thought I didn't want her anymore. It's a little funny, but I guess you should explain it to her in person." Light Richard. "He's also being very sensitive I think." Richard complaints.

The doctor seemed to be smiling. "Hormonal problems like this sometimes trigger feelings that change drastically, become more sensitive in early pregnancy, and that's normal."

"What should I do?"

"I'm not asking you to sleep in a different bed from your wife, it's just that you shouldn't have sex during this pregnancy, because your wife's pregnancy is a risky pregnancy."

Rich pressed the bridge of his nose. "Can you come and explain to her?"

"You can give your wife reading material to make her understanding more open sir. If necessary I will come to your house, but in the meantime, she just needs to feel loved."

"Ok, thanks doctor."

Rich hangs up the phone and turns to the google search engine to find recommendations for books that pregnant women can read to provide knowledge on the process of pregnancy. In fact, because there were too many, Rich finally decided to go alone to the nearest bookstore and get several book titles that supported the doctor's hypothesis regarding Christabell's risky pregnancy.