Mommy, Where Is Daddy? The Forsaken Daughter's Return novel Chapter 103

"What's wrong, honey?" Ethan asked as he and Samantha were eating together at the hotel's buffet restaurant during lunch on a weekday.

He easily saw his wife frown, right in the middle of eating her tomato and cheese salad.

"Sam?" Ethan asked again. He noticed how Samantha swallowed with difficulty again and again.

Samantha still did not answer. Instead, she got up, covering her mouth, and acted to heave.

Without saying a word, Samantha rushed to the restaurant restroom and Ethan followed behind her hastily.

"Sam? Honey? Are you okay?" He called as he walked briskly after her.

Ethan even dared to go inside the ladies' bathroom, excusing himself as he entered.

The next thing he saw was his wife, vomiting in the toilet bowl in one cubicle and that utterly crushed his chest.

"Oh, god, Sam. What happened?" He approached, caressing her back as she practically threw up her entire stomach contents.

When Samantha stood back up, she leaned against the cubicle divider, panting and her eyes watering.

Ethan was quick to take out his handkerchief and wipe on her face. His brows were drawn together, worried for his wife's sake. "Sam, tell me what's wrong? Please."

After catching her breath, Samantha finally answered with her voice shaking, "I'm - I'm fine." She flushed down her puke and further wiped her mouth before explaining, "I'm probably at the peak of my hormones so I'm starting to feel weird."

"Weird?" Ethan asked while raising a brow.

Samantha first left the restroom with her husband and as they made their way back to their table, she explained, "Many women go through nausea and vomiting in the first trimester of their pregnancy."

She forced a smile before looking up to Ethan's concerned face and added, "I was like this with Kenzie and Kyle."

Settling himself back in his seat, Ethan asked, "Is this frequent? How often will you feel sick?"

"Mmmm," I can't really tell Ethan. She shook her head and said, "I don't understand it, really."

With a heavy sigh, she revealed, "It depends on the food that I eat. There are general DOs and DONTs, but really, sometimes there is no telling what I can keep down."

It was because Samantha lost her appetite after having thrown up that Ethan became overly concerned. He did not end their lunch meeting until Samantha would get food inside her stomach.

The man practically asked the server to bring in all available food at the buffet for his wife to choose.

In the end, she settled for a newly whipped Italian carbonara with only eggs as its sauce.

Seeing his wife eat heartily, Ethan finally relaxed. He asked, "Is that comforting."

Samantha nodded and answered, "Strangely comforting. It's warm, and it's encouraging my happy hormones."

In the next two days, Samantha could not count the number of times she ate the same dish. Even at home, Ethan requested the same kind of pasta for her.

One morning, Ethan eagerly prepared the carbonara for Samantha's breakfast. He happily came out from the kitchen and said, "Here you go, honey. Your favorite pasta."

Seeing the carbonara in front of her, Samantha forced a smile and looked at her little girl. She asked, "Kenzie, do you want pasta?"

"Sure, Mommy. That looks yummy!" Kenzie eagerly reached across the table and grabbed onto Samantha's plate. "Kyle and I will share this."