Pregnancy Comfort - [The Courtship Series #15]

Transcript

Hey sweetheart, it's great to be home. How's my darling? I know, you asked first, but I asked second, so.

.. So what? Alright, I had a good day.

Well, my presentation went really well. Definitely impressed the prospective buyers. I even got an email commending me from Jim.

Yeah, Jim the manager that never seems to be happy with anything, right? Well if this sale goes through, you know, the commission on it's going to be. ..

Well let's just put it this way, we're going to be happy with what happens. Apart from that, yeah, pretty uneventful. I'm sorry it's not anything exciting.

Sweetheart, I did see the note you put in my lunch. Yes. Did you see the note I left for you? Good.

I wasn't sure if you were going to see it right there, because it wasn't the most obvious place to hide it. But I guessed, and I guessed right apparently. My commute was fine, baby.

Now stop stalling. How's my sweetheart? Fine.

Well, that's somewhat less than I'd hoped for. No, it's information. I'm glad you're doing fine.

I'm not entirely sure I believe it. We'll get to that in a minute. But tell me, what have you been up to today? Really? You did that much in the nursery? I can't wait to see it.

I will, I will. I'll take a look. I'm excited to see it.

But let's stay here first. This is us, okay? What else do you do? You've been a busy girl.

You've been a real busy girl. Well, you know, I am really proud of you. I am.

Baby, you've always been a hard worker. But as I've seen you, you know, going through this pregnancy and the physical changes that come on your body, the fact that you've been able to continue doing so much, the fact that you've continued being motivated to do so much. Well, I mean, I wasn't going to say she-hulk.

I mean, that can be your word. I was going to say Wonder Woman or Supergirl. Either way, I'm really proud of you.

Well, I have been thinking. I have really been thinking about things. About what things? Well, first off, this is not meant to be ominous.

I know that that may have sounded a little bit ominous. Sweetheart, it's very apparent to me that you're uncomfortable. When you say fine, I think the way you're feeling physically probably is not really baseline fine.

I think it's third trimester fine, which is not the same thing. I want to take care of you tonight. No, no, no, no, no.

This is not negotiable. I'm afraid it's really not. Sweetheart, we both know which way this is going to go.

So let's just do me a favor and give in now. You are the love of my life. I want to take care of you.

It's very important to me. Well, because taking care of you is a big part of how I say I love you. And it's important to me to take care of our baby, too.

By taking care of our baby's mom, I take care of our baby. Yeah, there are a few things I want to do. Well, first.

.. What? Do you.

.. Do you really want pickles and ice cream? Or.

.. Well, because it's such a cliche, I don't know if you're. ..

If you really are craving that. Or if you are just being funny. I'm not trying to make light.

If you really want it, I will hop in the car right now and go pick it up. That's what I thought. Yeah, that's something I love about you.

Your sense of humor. The fact that you can still be silly and make jokes even when I know you're not feeling the best. So.

.. Pickles and ice cream. ..

You know, I'm going to preemptively get them. After we get some stuff started for you. Okay? Why don't you come over here? Let's sit down real quick and I can.

.. I can tell you about it. Alright, sweetheart.

What I want first. .. I want you to lie down.

Yeah, just put your head on my lap. Yeah, just put your head right on my lap. Is that.

.. Is that comfortable? To the extent that things can be comfortable right now? I know.

I love touching your skin like this. Touching your neck. Your ear.

Your cheek. Good shivers, huh? But I'm also going to.

.. Reach down here. And start massaging your back.

Let me get my. .. Fingers into these muscles a bit.

There we go. Yeah. Did you do your exercises today? Hmm.

.. I'll let you off the hook today. Because you've been a busy girl.

But you need to do them. Remember what the doctor said at your checkup, right? Most of the back pain after pregnancy is because.

.. All those muscles. ..

That are getting stretched and strained in ways that they're not used to. .. They can stay sore.

So core strengthening. .. Best way to prevent.

.. Exactly best way to prevent postpartum back pain. So tomorrow, you promise me? Hmm.

.. For now? I love those little happy sounds.

No, don't get self-conscious. Keep making them. Keep making them.

No, I'm not going to withhold the back rub if you stop. I'll just. ..

Dry myself to sleep tonight. So what if I'm dramatic? It worked, didn't it? Hmm.

.. Good. I want you to really just relax, okay? Let your man take care of your.

.. Aches and your pains. Now.

.. I want you. ..

To let go of all the worries that you've had. Everything you've been thinking about. All the things that you feel like you need to do.

You're not doing anything else tonight. Except letting your man take care of you. Okay? Okay? Alright.

Now. .. Just relax.

Let my fingers work into those tired, sore muscles. Yeah. That's it, baby.

Just feel my hands on your low back. Hmm. ..

Oops, that was an accident. Baby, it's. ..

My hand may have squeezed your ass, but I had nothing to do with that. Totally involuntary. It's your fault, I think.

Well, because if you didn't have such a cute ass, I wouldn't have squeezed it. I love you. Hmm.

.. Well. ..

I do think you're sexy. Yeah, even like this. Baby, I'm.

.. So in love with you. I'm so excited about the family that we're starting.

I'm so excited to be. .. Your partner in parenting this.

.. Beautiful little person. All of that factors in.

It factors into the desire I feel for you. It factors into how beautiful and how sexy you are to me. And I get that it's.

.. Hard. ..

To watch these changes to your body. I can't. ..

I won't pretend I. .. Know exactly what it's like.

But I do know it's hard. It doesn't take. ..

Much insight to see that. But it's gonna be okay. Exactly.

I will work with you after. .. We'll get back to the gym.

We're gonna eat right. We're gonna take care of ourselves and each other. In the meantime.

.. You are still. ..

You are still. .. The sexiest woman on the planet to me.

You are the sexiest creature I have ever laid eyes on. I can feel those muscles relaxing a bit. They were pretty tense, baby.

You really worked hard today. You're welcome. Now this massage is.

.. This is the sneak preview. Okay? It is.

I'm gonna give you a better massage later on. Well. ..

Okay. You wanna know my plans? First thing is.

.. I'm gonna just sit here with you. Massaging your back.