A/N: Well, I finally finished this chapter and got it published! I had to deal with some schoolwork and finals for a while and then I just found out that my grandpa passed away in his sleep last night. So I guess from this chapter on, this fanfic is going to be dedicated to him. Oh, yeah, Mia and I have our first anniversary this week. Just thought I'd say it aloud. Well, I don't want to ramble on too long so I'm just gonna tell you to enjoy. Alright, ciao!

A few months have gone by since I came to live with Ruby and her roommate Sarah. We've just found out that we're expecting a girl, and to be honest, neither of us could've been happier. I mean, I know we made a promise that we'd love our child no matter what sex it was, but to hear that we're going to have a little girl... well, words cannot describe how I'm feeling right about now. It's absolutely ineffable. Now we just have to get ready and wait until she gets here. In the meantime, however, we've got some pretty important shit to do.

Anyway, I can't help but notice how big I'm getting. My boobs are like C-cups now and my stomach's grown to be the size of a cantaloupe, which doesn't really sound huge but still. By this point in time, I've started to feel the baby move and boy is she active. I have a feeling Ruby and I are going to have a little fighter on our hands. Now if only we could agree on a name for her...

Right now, Ruby and I are just waltzing through Beach City, preparing to make our way to the Big Donut again. I've heard from a friend of a friend that the Big Donut gives out free donuts to expecting mothers. Naturally, we've been taking advantage of this every chance we get.

Sadie is the first one to greet us when we make our entrance. Her short blonde hair is in a messy bun, her milky-white skin is spotted with a few freckles here and there, and as usual her short stocky body is dressed in a purple shirt and jeans.

"This is the fourth time this week you've come here," she observes. "You want anything in particular?"

"Oh, you know, the usual," I answer absentmindedly while leaning on Ruby for support. "A box of donuts, all cream-filled and topped with chocolate. You know how much this baby loves chocolate."

"Yes I do, Sapphire." She contorts her body towards the back door. "Hey, Lars! I need a box of cream-filled donuts topped with chocolate over here!"

"How about I give you my cream-filled donut?" a voice asks seductively from the back.

"Just get the donuts, Lars. We've got a pregnant lady out here."

"Alright, alright."

Soon, we see him come out from the back and make his way towards the counter. As usual, he reminds me of a used-up toilet brush with how his curly fiery-red mohawk stands out atop his head. Today, instead of his usual gauges, he's wearing silver dreamcatchers with feathers that hang down by tiny metal chains from the other side; he tries so hard to look like a fucking hipster so of course, he'd wear those things. I reach my hand out to touch the chains dangling from his gauges, but he slaps it out of the way.

"Hey, watch it, dude!" Ruby yells at him.

"Your girlfriend's the one who reached out, dude!" Lars yells back.

"Hey, hey, hey," Sadie speaks out. "Why don't we all calm down and just give the ladies their donuts, huh?"

"Fine, whatever," Lars mumbles under his breath. "See if I give a shit..."

After that debacle, Ruby and I proceed to make our way towards a table, hopefully one that will have room for me and my growing stomach. However, just as we're about to settle in, Lapis runs through the doors as though there's someone or something after her.

"Nyoko!" I exclaim in utter shock. "What are you doing here?"

"Hide me!" she yells out.

"What's going on now?" Ruby asks out of curiosity.

"No time to explain," Lapis says. "Just hide me!"

"Wait a minute... is this about... Jasper?"

"Just hide me, dammit!"

But before we can help her out, Jasper forces herself inside like the brute that she is. I can definitely see why even Ruby, the most cocky woman I've ever gotten to known, is afraid of her and my girl never shows that kind of fear around anybody.

I can't help but sigh as we prepare ourselves for the usual routine. "What is it now, Jasper?"

"I want to know why Lapis came down here," Jasper growls through her teeth.

"Uh, no offense, but it's not really any of your business," Sadie butts in. "If she wants to come here all the time, she can."

"Fuck off, you ugly blonde cow," Jasper breathes at her. "You make me sick."

Suddenly and without warning, Lapis flips out her middle finger at her girlfriend. We can't help but stare at this brazen move she's made. It's enough to piss her off and start throwing punches at her, but of course, she does her best to dodge them.

"You won't get away with this, you fucking moron!" Lapis is then met with a fist slamming into the side of her face. She drops to the ground, her nose skewered out of place and bleeding. She looks up at Jasper, her eyes wide with terror and profusely tearing up from the pain. "You musclebound cunt! What the hell is wrong with you? How do you go on like this? How can you stand yourself?!"

Jasper doesn't respond and proceeds to kick her all around as though she's a ragdoll. We eventually lose count of how much blood is on the ground. She gets up and tries to stand against her towering girlfriend, much to our surprise, but she keeps swaying back and forth. We worry she might fall over again. Fortunately, one of us catches her just in time for a tall, brown-skinned woman with bleach-blonde hair to come onto the scene.

"Ah, shit," I can hear Jasper muttering to herself. "It's that stupid klutz Alexandra. She'll want to know what the hell's going on. I'm getting out of here."

And just as Jasper leaves, Alexandra walks in and sits next to us. She appears to be fidgety with the way her body twitches about, and she mumbles out random unorganized thoughts that only she seems to understand. Yeah, I can definitely see why Jasper wouldn't want any part of her, but at the same time, I can't help but sympathize with her as well. As I look closer, I can't help but notice that her face is like the night sky, so much so that you can almost trace out the constellations with her star-like freckles.

"Hey, Alexandra," Lapis nonchalantly greets her as if she just didn't get the shit beaten out of her. "What's happening today?"

But all Alexandra can answer with is a grunt and a shrug. She doesn't seem like much of a talker, that much I can tell, and she's not much for socialization either. It seems like she just... exists.

"Really?" Lapis asks again. "Nothing at all? Not even your plants?"

It's at that moment that Alexandra suddenly lights up. "What about them? You want me to show you my African violets again?"

"Uh... yeah, sure. Why don't we just stay here for a bit and have some donuts first, okay?"

"Okay."