Hey guys. I know I've been SUPER sucky with updates for this story and Say You Like Me but now I'm done with Just Another Hollywood Romance and I promise to try and update more often. I'm nowhere finished with this story.

I admit I rushed to finish this chapter so it isn't my best but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

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"Maybe there are forces in the universe we don't understand.

But I still believe we made our own miracles."

-Huey Freeman, The Boondocks. (Just started watching this show. Its like a huge guilty pleasure for my brothers and I.)

Ignore this huge random block. Enjoy the story!

*One Week Later*

"Hey Clementine!" I cooed softly to the baby mare. She eyed me carefully as I dumped hay around her new stall. Arabella whinnied in the next stall impatiently.

"I'll get to you in a second Belle!" I called out. She stamped her foot in retaliation making me roll my eyes.

I extended my hand slowly to Clementine and waited for her to sniff it. She did slowly and I smiled. We've only had her a short time but she's been great to have around. Thankfully Arabella and Lil Sebastian welcomed her into their barn quickly. I gently ran my hand down her white nose. Clementine has light brown hair covering her body and a little splash of white on her nose. She's beautiful.

"Beautiful." A voice mumbled from the barn doors. I smiled to myself as I turned to see Percy and Jason standing a few feet away. Jason waved sweetly and Percy pushed himself off the barn door.

"Isn't she?" I asked quietly as I turned back to Clementine. I gave her a soft kiss before walking towards the stall door. Percy grabbed my hips as soon as I was close enough. He kissed my forehead and smirked.

"The horse is cute too." He mumbled charmingly. I rolled my eyes and shoved him away playfully. I turned to Jason with a smile.

"What are you two up to?"

"We're just waiting for you to finish up. Your brothers sent us out here to see if you were ready."

I sighed and shook my head. Sophie had asked me a few weeks ago to coordinate with her maid of honor about a Bachelorette party. I did and we agreed that since Sophie's pregnant and strippers weren't her cup of tea, her bachelorette party was also going to be a baby shower. Problem is; planning both parties with a woman who argues about everything, telling me I don't know a thing about my soon to be sister, is more than stressful. I'm surprised I still have all my hair.

The party starts in a few hours and I had to get all the boys out of the house and set up everything before Chloe got here. Who knows what the she-beast would do to me if I didn't have anything done. I have no idea how someone as sweet as Sophie is friends with her.

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I slowly sat down next to Sophie on the living room couch, a few gifts in my hands. She was eating Doritos happily and watching Parks and Recreation. I placed the gifts on the small table and rearranged the baby breath flowers accordingly.

"When the party is over, Jay is going to pick me up and we're heading to the doctors for our ultrasound." She mentioned lightly as I tied a few balloons to the stair railings. I raised an eyebrow.

"Everything okay with the baby?" I asked curiously. They had an ultrasound scheduled in a few weeks. Why did they bump it up?

"Yeah." She smiled comfortingly, effectively defusing my worry. "We're actually going to find out our little one's gender."

My eyebrows shot up even higher and I placed my bookmark in my page before turning to her. This had my full attention.

"I thought you wanted to be surprised? You already had names picked out for either gender."

Sophie nodded and she started to rub her belly gently. She smiled as the baby kicked against her palm.

"I know…But we just want to be sure." She smiled again. "But I'm sure Benny is a boy."

"Well let's hope. We only bought you stuff for a boy." I joked; though it was mostly true. Sophie giggled before going back to eating her chips. "Well we can make it a neat game at the baby shower; you know guess the gender and find out a few hours later."

"Yeah that's a good point!" Sophie pointed out happily. "Has Chloe been giving you much trouble? I forgot to ask earlier. She can sometimes be a little….overbearing but she means well."

"Yeah I can safely say since I got everything done on her list she won't kill me." I laughed and shook my head. "She was a little much."

Sophie smiled at me apologetically but I waved it off with a grin. As I placed the last streamer across the wall, the doorbell rang and my mom walked down the steps. I brushed imagery dust off my pants as I greeted the two new guests with a warm smile. Sophie introduced them as her aunts and I was sure to write down their names and descriptions for Jay. He's met the most important people in Sophie's life but he asked me to take notes on the people he hasn't met; just for their wedding.

"Welcome! Please if you'll sit in the living room we'll go ahead and get started."

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A few hours later, after the party had ended and everyone had gone home, my mom and I shared tired looks before slumping onto the couch. Sophie smiled at us from her spot on the floor, buried under pounds of wrapping paper. Different gifts were spread across the living room.

Sophie had gotten everything she would need; Jay would be happy to know he won't have to spend too much money on baby items for a while. Her great-aunt had gotten her a beautiful light blue stroller and her cousin had given her an expensive diaper bag; full of diapers and bottles. Her friends had bought clothes; thankfully listening to Sophie when she assured them she thought Benny is a boy. Small clothes of blue and green were spread everywhere and Sophie could barely take her eyes off of them. I watched with a small, tired smile as she gently ran her fingers over a small onesie.

The door opened with a bang and I groaned as all my brothers poured into the house.

"Nooo." I moaned pitifully. "The quiet."

The twins rolled their eyes and dumped a bag of food on my lap, making me yelp. I glared at them as I sat up. Alex smiled down at Sophie and offered her his hand while Jay put the rest of the groceries in the kitchen. Mom got up to help him.

"Need a hand preggo?" Alex asked jokingly. Sophie giggled and reached up to grip his hand. After struggling to help her up with the baby's new weight Nathan took pity on him and grabbed Sophie's other hand. Once she was standing, Alex handed her a small blue bag, covered in baby rattles.

"What's this?" Sophie asked quietly, her eyes looking over all of us. Jay walked into the room and smiled, his hand reaching over the edge of the couch to rest on my shoulder.

"A gift; from all of us."

Sophie smiled lightly and slowly reached into the bag. When she pulled out the wooden box I grinned. They had gone with my idea. She opened it with a gasp. Once she pulled out the two pictures I smiled ruefully.

"It's a memory box for baby Chase." Jay explained quietly. "We wanted to let the baby have memories of things that were important to us; important to him."

Sophie flipped the picture of her and Jay around to show us. My mom had bombarded Jay and Sophie with her camera as soon as she agreed to marry him. They were smiling brightly at the camera; both their hands on her still flat stomach. The memory felt like forever ago.

I couldn't help but sigh when she flipped over the other picture. My skin began to tingle uncomfortably as the room grew unnaturally quiet. The picture was one of my favorites; Benny had been about three. She had just gotten cleaned and pampered; a red bandana around her neck. She looked like she was grinning at the camera; her mouth open and tongue sticking out of the right corner.

"I thought…" I mumbled quietly; startling everyone with my voice. "I thought since he couldn't meet her, he could at least have a picture of her. You know…So he's know why I call him…what I call him."

Alex, Nathan and Nick looked confused and Jay was quick to change the subject. Sophie waddled over to give my hand a squeeze. Taking it as a thanks I squeezed hers back.

"We better hope this kid is a boy or it'll be awkward dressing it." Jay joked lightly; effectively lighting the mood.

"You better hope you brought enough food home." Sophie groaned. "I'm starving."

"Sophie you just had cake." I reminded her. "And like three bags of Doritos."

"Don't judge me!" She snapped. "I'm pregnant."

I lifted my hands in surrender and watched with an amused grin as Jay sighed and led her into the kitchen, only pausing to shoot us all a look and take the bag of groceries from my lap.

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I sighed and ran a hand through my hair as the swing gently rocked back and forth. I had a small blanket wrapped around my shoulders to avoid the chill in the air. The sun was close to setting and I was soaking in the last of its light. I stared down at her grave with a sad smile. A few tears had already slid down my cheeks and I didn't bother to wipe them away.

Seeing that picture had done something. I had shocked myself when I tried to remember the small things. I almost screamed when I realized I couldn't. I couldn't remember what her fur felt like under my fingertips; I couldn't remember what her tongue felt like against my cheek. I don't remember the sound of her paws eagerly hitting the floor. All my favorite things about her were slowly fading from my memory. I didn't want them to go; I didn't want her to leave my mind.

"Hey." Percy whispered, startling me out of my thoughts. I nodded in his direction as I quickly wiped my face dry. I didn't want him to see me cry anymore. "Thinking about her again huh?"

"I can't help it." I mumbled dejectedly. I wondered how he knew so quickly, but then I reminded myself that after being together all the months we have he knows me pretty well; and vice versa. "I saw a picture of her today and it just brought up some feelings."

"I'm not judging you." He assured me quickly. I slid over quickly and let him wrap his around my shoulder. I lifted the blanket so it wrapped around him too and quickly cuddled into his side. He was a lot warmer then my blanket. "It's okay to miss her."

"Thank you." I whispered quietly. He understood everything while not understanding any of it. He knew I needed time to deal with the pain of losing her, he never judged me when I cried over her. He held me and assured me she was safe and happy and watching over me. He never teased me about her and he never rushed me to get over it.

"For what?" He asked curiously, his arms tightening around me.

"Everything."

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I leaned back against Percy's arm as Nathan turned up the TV. My mind wasn't on the movie but no one seemed to notice. When I leaned further into Percy's side he adjusted the blanket on our laps; our hands, of course, above the blanket. I shut my eyes as I enjoyed the warmth he always seemed to give me.

I jumped when the door opened. Jay was grinning as he lead Sophie into the living room.

"Baby okay?" My mom asked instantly; a hint of worry on her face. Jay nodded enthusiastically and handed her a small black picture. Her eyes instantly warmed and I looked over at Sophie.

When she caught my eye she could barely contain her grin. She placed her hands on her stomach and nodded happily; her eyes filling with tears.

Benny's a boy.

I sprung from the couch, surprising Percy with my eagerness and quickly engulfed my sister in a hug. I leaned down to rub her belly as everyone crowded around Jay. He held out the small picture for everyone to see. I smiled as I looked upon the picture of baby Benny Chase. He looked like a little alien but everyone in the room was happy to see him.

"It's beautiful." Mom complimented breathlessly.

"He looks just like you Jay." Nathan said. Jay gave him an odd look.

"He looks like a little alien."

"Yeah I know."

I laughed as Jay reached over to lightly smack the back of Nathan's head. A new glow seemed to erupt in the house as we all settled down for the night. The air was light and filled with love. As I lead Percy to the door, kissing him gently goodnight I couldn't help but notice he couldn't stop smiling either.

Jay and Sophie had gone to bed shortly after showing everyone the picture. Mom had put it up on the refrigerator; determined to see the baby every day until he actually arrived. Nathan and Nick had offered to put all the baby items safely in the garage while Alex and I cleaned up all the garbage. When I had made it up to my room I instantly noticed something taped to my closed door; a small envelope. I opened it quickly.

Inside was another copy of Benny. Sophie had given me a small post it note.

Thought you'd like to see him every day too. He can't wait to meet you Aunty.

-With love, Sophie.

I smiled tearfully and walked into the room. Pausing for a second before firmly shutting my door. As I fell asleep, my eyes were glued to the picture. It rested comfortably in a new white frame, sitting in-between a picture of Benny and I and a picture of Percy and I. Some of three favorite people, all in one spot.

I dreamed of Benny that night; both of them.

Guysssss so much is happening. In a week my two older brothers are moving out into a rental house an hour or so away. I'm going to be taking my drive test really soon (god I'm so nervous) and I'm getting my braces off in a month. I also have a good chance of graduating a year early and I have family members coming into town that I haven't seen forever. I'm so excited about life right now. I mean I'm sad about my brothers leaving but they're so excited to go I can't help but be excited for them!

Until next time!

Be sure to keep a look out for my new stories! I'll try and update my stories when I post them to let you know.

Lots of love!
-Katie

UPDATE: I've uploaded the first chapter to My Disney Romance and my new zombie story Saudade. Go check em out! :D