So right now Marley's just about three months pregnant...
Ryder stirred over to his opposite side when he woke up, facing Marley who was still sleeping. His eyes stared at her face in aw, taking in her natural beauty. His eyes wandered down from her face to where her belly rested. Since Marley was sleeping on her back all Ryder did was move the bed sheets down and watch as the sheets revealed Marley's growing bump. Marley was about fourteen weeks, her bump not huge but decently visible enough to show she was pregnant.
Ryder reached over and gently lifted up her shirt just enough to reveal the skin of her bump. He placed his cool hand on the side of the bump and grinned. Six months from now their little one would come into their lives and they would really be a family. He could just imagine how having a little one could be. A son to throw baseballs with and footballs. A daughter...
Damn, he thought. She's going to go after guys like Jake and Puck. "Oh shit." He said.
Marley's eyes opened when she heard that. She turned and faced Ryder. "What?"
"Oops." Ryder said, now regretting waking her up. "I'm sorry."
"No I had to wake up anyways. I'll be back." Marley said as she got up from the bed. She exited the bedroom and entered the bathroom. Once she finished her morning business and washed her hands. Marley looked in the mirror reflection and look at her torso. Large bump, but a beautiful bump. She had to go out and get some maternity clothes today and, unfortunately, she had to go alone as Ryder was covering someone at work and everyone else had things to do.
Marley shook her head off as she left the bathroom and entered back into the bedroom. She laid climbed onto the mattress and once rested had her head on Ryder's pillow, sharing it. She leaned in and kissed the tip of his nose. "Morning."
"No morning sickness yet?" Ryder asked.
"During the middle of the night but that's it." Marley said. "I'm actually surprised I haven't had that many odd symptoms since I found out. Before they were all over the place and I didn't think twice about pregnancy."
"That's good babe." Ryder kissed her forehead. "At least the doctors appointment was good too."
That shook her. Marley saw how much weight she gained and although it was normal for her to gain, obviously, she was still a little worried that she would gain too much to lose after she had the baby. Marley forced a smile though and nodded. "Six months."
X
Two shopping bags filled with newborn baby clothes, a table and a slice of pizza with a salad on the side later Marley was alone at the mall and finished shopping and was enjoying her lunch. She was thinking ahead about baby names and writing them on a napkin in front of her, with just her sharpie pen in hand.
Brad, Nicholas, Ethan, Nathan, Keith, Ryder Jr and Timothy for boy names. And for girls she liked Beatrice, Hannah, Dorothy, Julie, Leah and Charlotte. She still had a billion names to go through, and also Ryder's list, but she liked the names she had so far on the list. She crumpled up the napkin and tossed it into her purse then took another bite of her pizza. This bite finished her pizza slice so she got up and tossed her plate away.
Marley returned back to her seat and picked up her bags and began walking away to one more store. The maternity store to get some clothes for herself that she'd fit into in a few months. Halfway down a rack she found a few dresses that she wanted to try on so she took a few she liked and began heading over to the changing booth.
Inside the booth she stripped down and tried on the first dress. She liked it as it almost fit her, a little to big for her, but she liked it a lot. She took it off after then placed another on. After trying on a couple of dresses Marley was satisfied with some of the dresses, deciding to buy a few of them and save the rest for later.
She existed the maternity room and began heading over to place back the clothes she wasn't going to buy. An all too familiar voice caught up behind her.
"I had to believe it too see it. But why here? They sell clothes for women who are actually pregnant. Not fat cows."
Marley ignored her. She hadn't seen the girl since New York when they both attended college. Although they attended different schools, the girl always made sure to find Marley and keep up with her.
"Aw what, I come back here to this shitty town where the rest of you Lima Losers live now and are rashes, and I'm suddendly forgotten?" She said again. "Come on, speak to me!"
"Kitty leave me alone." Marley said. She didn't face the girl and place her arms over her belly protectively. "Leave me alone."
"They sell those moo-moo dresses down a few stores. For the fat cows. I went to get a salad at mcDonalds this morning and the man said upfront that they were closed for food because some huge cow walked in and ate all the food in two minutes."
Marley dropped all the clothes and began leaving the store. She'd come back another day when Kitty was there making fun of her. But Kitty caught up to the girl and poked her stomach. "That's huge piece of fat."
"Kitty!' Marley screamed. "I'm pregnant for crying out loud, you dumbass! Don't touch me again!"
"Again, they sell dresses at the Moo-Moo stores for huge people. Muumuu dresses they're called. For fat people." Kitty declared. "Look just go back to what you did in high school—"
"I'm. Pregnant." Marley gritted through her teeth.
"Not as often, idiot! Just once a day." Kitty told her. "And you'll lose that baby fat as much as Kardashian and Middleton."
X
Kitty walked away after that. Marley shook off that thought as she walked into the public bathroom and used the toilet. As she washed her hands she looked into the mirror and observed her looks. She already had some weight around her face, her baby bump was swelling and she could feel her breasts get heavier due to all the weight.
Marley felt the food in her stomach rumbling around together. "Just once...just once."
Marley went into the bathroom and purged.
X
At home Marley was alone. She dropped the bags on the living room couch and saw three messages on the machine.
1: Hey babe its me. I'm going to be late running home by an hour. I'll pickup some Chinese food, the usual stuff right? Call and lemme know if you want to add something or get something else. Love you.
2: Marley? It's Blaine...exciting news and I'm telling you this over the..well machine, but everyone else will learn in person. It's just too exciting and I had to tell the lovely mother-to-be.. Kurt and I are having twins! A boy and a girl! We got a call from the surrogates doctor and she confirmed it. I've got to go now, call me later.
3: Mrs. Lynn this is the clinics office. You have another appointment next week on Friday. Call us to confirm the appointment date or if you can't make us.
Marley sighed. She didn't want to go to the doctors office... but the one after that though she'd go to.
She had dinner on the way home, but she felt sick. So she went upstairs to the bathroom and ridded of it.
