Jade and Beck were married for five years with a seven year old daughter who blessed their lives during their senior year of high school. Unable to attend full time in college, Jade and Beck lived working average jobs to support their family. Beck never gave up hope on his dream and after much rejection, he finally landed his first role costarring in a movie. Beck took his earnings and moved his family into a better community in a luxury condo. Since his first role Beck has been offered many more and he gratefully took advantage of the opportunities. Jade has had her share of success. She's published three books written during her teen years and continues to write while interning for a TV network.
Delilah is Jade and Beck's seven year old daughter. She's their world. Jade instantly lost her gothic, cruel personality the moment she was handed her newborn daughter. Beck is a sucker for his princess. He gives her everything she asks for. Delilah is a great kid, she earns good grades in school and is a cheerleader. Being an only child, she's always asked for a sister or brother. Little did she know she would finally get her wish.
Delilah sat on the floor in her room as she played with her Barbie Dolls. She had them all spread across the floor. She heard footsteps and turned to the door. Her parents walked into the room.
Beck: Hi, princess.
Delilah: Hi, daddy. Did you work on TV today?
Beck: (chuckled) Yeah, I filmed today.
Jade: Come sit, we have something to tell you.
Delilah stood up and went over to her bed sitting. Jade and Beck stood before her.
Beck: Do you want to tell her or should I?
Delilah: Tell me what?
Jade: Remember last week when I was sick?
Delilah: (nods) Yes, you was scary.
Beck: Do you want to know why she was sick?
Delilah: Why?
Beck: Mommy is pregnant.
Delilah looked at her parents confused.
Delilah: Is that bad?
Jade and Beck laughed shaking their heads.
Jade: You were asking for a brother or sister, remember?
Delilah: Yes.
Jade: I'm pregnant. I'm having a baby.
Delilah: You're having a baby?
Beck: Yep.
Delilah jumped down from her bed and hugged her mother.
Delilah: When do I get to see the baby?
Jade: It's in my stomach sweetie.
Beck: Yeah, the baby will grow and in about nine months it'll be born.
Delilah: Nine months? That's too long.
Delilah frowned.
Delilah: I want to see the baby now.
Jade: We'll just have to wait.
Delilah: Is it a boy or a girl?
Beck: We don't know yet.
Delilah: When do we know?
Jade: How about I buy you a calendar and show you how to mark off special dates.
Beck: Yeah, it'll be a special countdown calendar.
Delilah: Can I call Isabelle and tell her?
Jade: Sure. Go ahead and get my phone.
Delilah smiled and ran out the room to find Jade's phone to call her best friend. Isabelle is Delilah's cousin, the daughter of Jenny, Jade and Beck's close friend. Jenny had her daughter during their junior year of high school.
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Several weeks later, Delilah sat at the island waiting for her breakfast. Beck stood at the stove cooking when Jade walked in exhausted. She was only seven weeks along and was already noticeable.
Jade: I thought I could do this again but I can't.
Beck: Morning sickness will be over soon.
Jade opened the fridge to get bottled water.
Jade: I don't know how much more of this I can take.
Jade closed the fridge turning towards her daughter. Delilah raised an eyebrow.
Delilah: Mommy, you said the baby is in your stomach?
Jade: Yes, the baby is in me.
Delilah: Did you eat it? It looks like you did.
Beck's mouth dropped. Jade looked down to her descending stomach, then to Beck with teary eyes.
Beck: Uh, Delilah, princess-
Jade: She's right! I'm fat!
Jade started to cry. Delilah looked confused. Beck pulled Jade into his arms.
Beck: No, no, you're not fat.
Jade: (crying) Yes I am!
Beck: No, Jade, you're not.
Beck looked over to their daughter watching.
Beck: Please say sorry to your mother.
Delilah: Sorry mommy.
Jade pulled away and wiped her face. She walked away out the kitchen.
Delilah: Why was mommy crying?
Beck: You hurt her feelings.
Beck placed Delilah's plate of food for her to eat.
Beck: You have to be nice to mommy, she's feeling emotional.
Delilah: Why is she feeling like that?
Beck: It's her hormones.
Delilah: Hormones?
Beck: It's because she's pregnant.
Delilah: I didn't know I was being mean.
Beck: She forgives you.
Delilah: But it does look like she ate the baby.
Beck: She didn't eat the baby.
Delilah: But how did it get in her stomach?
Beck: She took a special kind of medicine for it to get in her.
Delilah: What kind of medicine?
Beck: Medicine for grownups only and not for kids.
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Thanks for reading, more to come.
*I have a day off from work, it's stormy, my friends are busy and I decided to just let my mind flow and came up with this. This story won't be long and dragged on. No longer than ten chapters.
*This story is centered on Delilah and is about how she copes with big changes in her life.
Extra Characters for this story:
Delilah: Jade and Beck's daughter.
Jenny: Close friend of Jade and Beck.
Isabelle: Jenny's daughter.
Carolyn: Beck's mother.
Joe: Beck's father.
*and of course the extras of the extra characters; baby shower guests, doctor, nurses, and receptionist.
