Happy New Year everyone! As promised, here's Chapter 3 of Changing Us. This features vignettes of Kelsi's pregnancy so will be a bit drabble-ish in a sense since I'm not an expert on the pregnancy stuff and will just write a few bits here and there. (Is it obvious that I don't have this chapter all planned out? Well, you're right. I do have two ideas already but let's see how it goes.)
Oh, and I recently wrote a Zekepay story called Fit for a Princess. It's actually a bit tied with Changing You but the timing between the two stories is a bit blurry. Hope you can check it out.
As disclaimers go, I only own my imagination.
Changing Us
Chapter 3: Preggers - Vignettes
The doorbell rang just as Kelsi was finishing putting her make-up on. Well, at least, what little of it she can manage. She's never been fond of dressing up, not wanting that much attention on herself but dating and later on being married to an Evans called for it several times a year. She managed to learn and get used to wearing make-up even on normal days, but not too much, a compromise her and her sister-in-law, who taught her, had agreed on.
And her sister-in-law is exactly what she found standing on the opposite side of the door of their New York apartment. She was clad fully in pink, being her usual self.
"Hi, Kelsi." The blonde greeted her with a hug. "How's my nephew or niece doing?"
"Hey Sharpay, the baby's fine last time we checked. Oh, and in case you're interested, Ryan and I are fine as well." Kelsi smirked at her, letting her in the apartment.
"You're getting funnier every time, Kels. Is it the hormones?"
"Haha!" she mocked. "Uhm, I'm glad you're here but what brings you to New York?" Kelsi asked hesitantly, not wanting to offend her.
"Shopping of course! Though not for me."
"Oh. Who are you shopping for?"
"Not for, dear, with! I'm shopping with you."
"Me? What for?" Her eyes widened in worry. She knows how long and tedious shopping with Sharpay gets and lately, being pregnant and all, she gets tired easily.
"Because…" Sharpay started, acting somewhat exasperated, "My niece or nephew plans to grow more in that belly of yours and you need clothes for that. Plus, Daddy will be here next weekend, with Mom, and we're going out to dinner somewhere formal."
"What? How do I fit into a formal dress in my condition?" Kelsi panicked pointing to her extended belly.
Tapping the petite woman's shoulder, Sharpay sympathized, "Kelsi, Kelsi, Kelsi. That's what I'm here for. So please, get ready and we have a long day ahead of us."
Kelsi nodded and turned around to walk towards the bedroom when she suddenly turned back, "Uhm, Shar?" she pointed at herself and demanded, "Pregnant lady gets tired easily, can't carry heavy stuff and can't walk around for extended periods of time. Got it?"
"Fine! Can't see how that is so, it's working well for your backbone."
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Stepping out of the shower, Ryan walked to their adjoining closet to put on his suit. Today was Zeke and Sharpay's wedding. It still amuses him thinking about the days when Zeke followed his twin around like a lost puppy. He still does, though not as helpless and hopeless as he looked before. If he would describe Zeke in one word it would be patient. Patient and persistent. He put up with Sharpay's iciness for more than three years before he finally got her to agree to be his girlfriend. Yup, persistence was one of the man's best characteristic, not to undermine his baking skills, which as Ryan believed, melted Sharpay's heart. Zeke is a strong man, he is marrying Sharpay Evans after all.
He chuckled to himself but stopped abruptly hearing faint sobs coming from the bedroom.
"Kelsi? Honey?" he peeked into the room to find his wife a shoe in hand, crying at the foot of the bed. "What's wrong?"
"Oh, Ryan, I don't want to go to the wedding." she sniffled.
"But why? You're the matron of honor, Kels. You can't… is it the baby? Are you in pain?" Ryan came closer inspecting her, worry etched on his face.
"No. I just feel so… fat! I look like a whale. I'm going to ruin Shar's wedding pictures." she managed to say even with more tears.
He groaned internally, towards the end of her second trimester they've been having this conversation. "you're not fat, honey. You're pregnant. There's a difference."
"No Ry! I'm fat! I can't even see my toes when I'm standing up and I can't even bend down enough to put on my shoes." she pouted. Ryan just smiled adoringly at his wife. She can be so cute sometimes. "It's not funny Ryan! You're mocking me!" Kelsi made her point across by throwing the shoe to his direction.
Glad to have avoided the flying shoe, Ryan took it and kneeled in front of her. He took her foot and placed it on his knee. She has such small feet, that's why she couldn't see it when she's standing up. Putting the shoe on her he said, "I'm sorry honey, I'm not mocking. You just look so cute with your antics. And I insist, you are not fat. You're pregnant with my baby that's why. And no, you wouldn't ruin Shar's wedding pictures, with the glow on your face like that, you'd be doing her a favor by being there."
"you think so?"
"Of course I do, baby. Now come on," he helped her stand up, "I can't go to the wedding without a date."
Please be patient with me, I'm trying to gather my thoughts on this story so this chapter's quite short. Then again, I did say that the sequel will be more of a collection of drabbles. I'd love to hear from you.
