Dear Ex-wife Marry Me novel (Maja) novel Chapter 1746

Maja's baby bump was starting to show, and Ian, not one to take any chances, had scheduled a check-up at the hospital for the next day. He wanted everything to be thoroughly examined.

"Beck took me for a check-up before, it's not necessary," Maja protested gently.

"Let's do it again, I'll be with you this time."

Ian knew that if they overlooked this check-up, Maja would be the one to suffer later, and he couldn't bear the thought of that.

Maja finally nodded in agreement, watching as he busily researched on his phone, poring over what foods she should eat and what to avoid.

He'd only recently been brought back into the picture, and the role of a soon-to-be father had him frazzled, unsure of what to do.

His only recourse was calling the doctor for advice and scouring the internet for information.

He even secretly joined a dads-to-be group, behind Maja's back.

The group was a mixed bag of about thirty guys, all strangers to each other.

The usual banter was about their wives, and Ian intended to ask for tips on soothing Maja's mood swings during pregnancy, but the group was already abuzz with their own tales.

[Pregnancy is such a drama, man. One minute it's pickles, the next it's ice cream. I'm slammed at work and now I've gotta cater to her whims, too. My mom was right; you can't be too nice to women, or they'll walk all over you,] one complained.

[Mine still bikes over dinner to me after her shift. Doesn't seem like a big deal to me. Pregnancy isn't the end of the world,] another shrugged.

[The whole gender war online is crazy. Women think they're princesses. Our mothers didn't even step foot in a hospital and still had healthy babies.]

Ian's face darkened as he read these comments.

It was the story about the wife biking meals to her husband after a night shift that got him. The husband was boastful, as if this was normal.

To Ian, it sounded like a horror story. A pregnant wife working nights, biking meals to her lazy spouse? Unbelievable.

Fuming, he typed, [If you're so capable, why don't you try giving birth?]

That set off a firestorm in the chat.

[If it weren't for carrying on the family name, why would I need her? Plenty of women out there willing to have my kid.]

[My wife's pregnant with our third, and after two girls, I didn't even bother visiting the hospital.]