Dreams Come True... (Travis Dermott)
Requested by Anons Prompts: “We’re gonna have a baby~” and “I’m pregnant”
When I was young, I was obsessed with fairytales. I always thought that one day, my prince charming would come and save me. As I grew up, my thoughts of a guy coming and sweeping me off my feet slowly started to disappear. The guys I would go out with made me realize that I should lower my standards. That was until I met Travis. From the get go, he was a complete gentleman and continued to make me feel like a queen. We saw each other almost everyday and before I knew it, he had asked me to be his girlfriend. Just under a year later, we said our ‘I love you’s’ and just a month after that, we moved in together. We spent as much time together as possible and I was as happy as I could be. Even the mundane things like grocery shopping and doing the laundry were so much fun with him. Two years in, back in my hometown, Travis got down on one knee and proposed. Everything I thought about in my childhood was finally coming true.
Travis had just left for yet another road trip and I was curled up in bed with Niylah, feeling like trash. Every winter, almost like clockwork, I would get a cold that would last about a week, however this time, it felt different. When Travis left, he promised he would be back with medicine, soup, and anything else I needed. I got up and made my way to the kitchen, needing something to drink, but had to quickly make a detour to the bathroom and threw up. I fell back onto the ground and took a few deep breaths, my head leaning against the wall. I slowly got up, cleaning myself up slightly in the sink before walking back to our bedroom to grab my phone. I unlocked it and quickly called my best friend.
“Hello?” As soon as I heard her voice, I broke down. “Woah, Y/N are you okay?”
“I- I, I don’t feel good.” I whispered out between sobs.
“What do you need? I can be over in ten.” I heard shuffling on the other side of the line.
“I know this is awkward but, can you get me a pregnancy test?” I asked, thinking about everything that had happened in the past few weeks.
“Yeah, of course. I’m about to get into my car, do you want me to stay on the phone with you?”
“No, I think I’ll be okay. Drive safe.”
“I’ll be there soon.” She said before hanging up. I finally made my way to the kitchen and grabbed myself a bottle of water and settling in on the couch. I kept my phone close, just in case but closed my eyes for a bit. I got up when I heard a knock on the door and let her in, engulfed in a hug as soon as I opened the door. “Do you want to take it now or chill for a while.”
“If I don’t take it now it’ll just be a weight on my shoulders that I don’t need so...” She went through her bag and pulled out a few tests, passing them to me. I made my way back to the bathroom and did my buisness. I placed them all on the counter and walked over to the door. I called out and we sat on the ground, our backs on the counter, waiting for them to finish up.
“What are you going to do if you’re actually pregnant?” She asked, throwing her arm around my shoulders.
“I don’t know. I mean, I love Travis and I would love to start a family with him, I just don’t know if we’re ready.” I leaned my head on her shoulder and scooted a little closer to her.
“You’ll never actually be ready. Not until your kid’s like, 18. Then you’ll be ready.” She said, laughing slightly before pulling me even closer. “You and Travis are probably the best couple I know and would be amazing parents. You know how they say it takes a village to raise a child? You have a whole city. You’ll be great.”
Just as I was about to thank her, my phone went off, signalling the timer was done. I took a deep breath and grabbed her hand, getting up, my eyes closed. I squeezed her hand and opened my eyes, seeing all of them were positive.
“Woah.” I whispered, not really believing what was in front of me.
“You’re going to be a mom.” She whispered, hugging me from the side.
“I’m going to be a mom.” I whispered back.
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She stayed with me for a few hours before she had to return home. I sat in the living room, the Leafs game playing on the tv. As I watched the boys skate around, I thought about how I was going to tell Travis this news. They were coming back to Toronto late tomorrow morning so I would have time plan something elaborate but that’s not us.
Most of our relationship milestones were in a way... simple. When he asked me to be his girlfriend, it was just him and I during a movie night at my old apartment. Our engagement was in my parent backyard, both of our immediate family there. Our wedding was small in comparison to other hockey players. Things were just effortless with Travis and it just felt wrong to do something over the top.
By the end of the game, seeing how happy Travis was about the win, made me excited, but also a little nervous. I had a very good feeling that he would be happy for us, but there was always the little voice in the back of my head. I decided that going to bed would be the best decision and fell asleep fairly quickly from all the excitement of the day.
When I had woken up the next morning, I heard the front door open and something fall of the ground, undoubtedly Travis’ bag. I stayed in bed, knowing he would eventually make his way to me. Closing my eyes yet again, I soon felt the end of the bed dip before feeling arms around my waist and I was pulled back towards his body.
“Hi baby.” He whispered, kissing my neck slightly before laying his head on mine.
“Hi.” I whispered back. By the way he moved, I knew he could tell there was something bothering me and all the worries I felt just the night before came rushing back. I eventually just turned to face him, a slight smile on my face.
“Is everything okay?” He asked, his hands still on my waist.
“I need to tell you something and honestly, I’m kind of nervous.”
“You know you can tell me anything. You don’t need to be nervous.” He said, pulling me even closer. I took a deep breath before whispering into his chest.
“I’m pregnant.”
“You’re what?” He asked, pulling back to meet my eyes.
“I took a test yesterday. I’m pregnant.” I said before watching him jump out of bed and pulling me up with him.
“Holy shit! We’re going to have a baby!” He screamed, pulling me in and twirling me around in a hug, laughter filling the room. “We’re going to have a baby.” He said again as he let me down.
For the rest of the day, he couldn’t stop repeating himself, not yet believing that what he was also dreaming of, was finally coming true.
