Author's Note: Okay so here is the next chapter and I think I should be able to get the next one out here soon. For those of you that are reading Start of Something New, I have decided to focus on one story at a time so I will be updating that one as soon as Mother's Day Due Over is complete. I am hoping that it will be done soon, but I can make no garantees. Thank you for being so patient with me and enjoy this chapter... let me know what you think please and again thank you.
Beach Apartment Living Room
Kelly was patiently waiting for Donna to come out with the sketches when she felt her little girl kick. It wasn't like she hadn't felt that before, but for some reason this one was different because she knew a little bit more about her little one. Kelly put her hand where the baby had kicked and smiled. She was really happy that things had gone the way that they had even if she wasn't ready at the time, she felt ready now.
"Hey little girl… I have a question for you?" Kelly said as she waited for the baby to kick her again letting her know that she was listening.
The doctor had told her that the baby could hear everything that was said, but she liked talking this way. It was almost like she was having a conversation with her daughter. Donna had found the sketches and was now standing in the hallway listening to Kelly talk to the baby. There was something about it that made her not want to interrupt them.
"How do you like the name Vanessa Brooke? Valerie picked it out you know… I know not something she would normally do, but hey she's trying to be nice because Daddy said she had too." Kelly said as she watched her stomach deform with every move the baby made.
"Here are the sketches… What were you doing?" Donna asked playing it cool.
"Why do I think you already know the answer to that… Oh, yeah you were standing in the hallway…" Kelly said knowing that Donna would have some sort of comment.
"How did you…?" Donna questioned but before she could finish the question Kelly was already answering it.
"I saw you standing there out of the corner of my eye." Kelly said as she glanced over at where Donna had been standing.
"Wow, this whole pregnancy thing really has you on alert… anyways here tell me what you think of these." Donna said as she sat down across from Kelly and handed her the sketches.
"These are really good..." Kelly said as she flipped through them. "Oh, I like this one!" She said getting excited. "So have you showed these to your boss yet?" Kelly asked as she sprawled them out on the table.
"Actually, I was thinking of quitting that job and maybe going in on a place with someone…" Donna wasn't sure if she should finish her thought, but at the same time she knew that Kelly needed a job that would leave her able to make her own hours.
"Who were you thinking of and where were you thinking? Come on here you have to give me some clues!" Kelly said trying to hint that she wanted to be Donna's business partner.
"To be honest I was thinking of a little shop, I don't have a name or a location picked out yet, but I was hoping you would consider being my business partner. We wouldn't be opening until after the baby came and I have already thought about hours and such and you can pick your hours and everything…." Before Donna could continue Kelly had cut her off.
"I'll do it... Donna, Donna, Donna, you can stop now I said I'll do it… That sounds like a great idea and maybe Vanessa Brooke can be a baby model for the new baby clothes line you should start up." Kelly said wanting to take her little girl with her to work everyday.
Kelly was amazed at how much Donna had changed since she finished her classes at CU and it hadn't even been that long. Sure Kelly had been offered jobs that were in her field, but none of them would have given her the freedom that working with Donna would give. Yes, she loved Psychology, but her priorities had changed a little since finding out about Vanessa Brooke. Donna was thrilled that Kelly didn't shoot down her idea, not that she thought she would, but it was something that Donna had been afraid of.
"You will?" Donna questioned looking at her best friend.
"Yes I will… Donna your stuff is great… who wouldn't want to buy it?" Kelly asked.
"Well, what should we call the place? I was thinking something fresh and new, something no one would think of…" Donna was still rambling on when Kelly cut her off again.
"Let's talk while we shop… I really need to get a few things set for Vanessa Brooke before she comes." Kelly said as she watched Donna's excitement dwindle a little.
Donna still was excited, but she also knew that they had to focus on the present before wondered off into her own little dream world. Of course that wasn't going to be an easy thing for her to do because she had already thought about it non-stop all day. She was also wondering about Kelly's input on the name and everything else, but Kelly was right they were supposed to go shopping and Donna had to have Kelly off her feet for the night by eight according to the doctor.
"Let's go shopping then… where did you want to go?" Donna asked as she gathered all the sketches and put them back in her room.
"There's this cute little baby shop off of Rodeo that I wanted to check out and then the Beverly Center as a few places too, but I really don't want to go there." Kelly said as Donna was walking back down the hall to meet her.
"Well then hopefully we find everything we need at that one shop." Donna said as she grabbed her keys and the two headed for the car.
Bundles of Joy Bouquet
Donna pulled her car up to the nearest parking place to the store, which just so happened to be a block away from were they wanted to be. Kelly didn't mind at all because she was out of the house, Donna on the other hand knew that Kelly wasn't supposed to be on her feet for very long so she was hoping that this was going to be a one stop shopping trip because she didn't want Kelly going into premature labor again.
"You sure you are up for this?" Donna said before they began walking across the street.
"Donna I'm not going to break… I have been resting all week and I want to do a little shopping. Trust me I know how much I can take." Kelly said those famous last words before heading across the street.
Soon they were inside the little store and neither one of them could believe how much stuff they had put into such a small little shop. Everything was set up and it was so adorable that Kelly and Donna couldn't help but touch everything. Kelly walked over to a cute little nursery set up and just melted when she ran her fingers across one of the blankets in the crib.
"Oh my… Donna you have to feel this… This is what I want for Vanessa… it's so cute." Kelly said looking at the matching bassinet, car-seat, and stroller.
"And it matches the color scheme you guys picked out for the Nursery when you finally decide to use it." Donna added.
"Are you finding everything ok ma'am?" The lady that ran the place asked.
"Yeah we are… um can we purchase something and pick it up later I don't think everything will fit in my car?" Kelly asked looking at everything she wanted to get.
"Well, what all are you looking at and I can let you know from there?" The woman asked.
"I want this whole set… the crib, changing table, dresser, and rocking chair with all the bedding in the purple and pink butterfly pattern. I also want the bassinet, stroller, car-seat, and the highchair that match the butterfly pattern." Kelly said pointing to exactly what she wanted.
"Yes, we can hold the items… when were you looking to pick them up?" The lady asked.
"I can have my fiancé pick them up later on today when he gets off work. I think around six." Kelly said hoping that it would be before closing time.
"That would be fine… did you have more shopping you wanted to do or should I ring this up now?" The lady asked.
"I wanted to look at some of your clothes and blankets." Kelly said as she glanced over at Donna.
"Just let me know when you are ready then." The lady said before heading over to another customer.
Kelly and Donna spent about another hour or so picking out some outfits for Vanessa and blankets and of course the teddy bear that Kelly had to buy her because it looked like the one she had when she was little. Donna just watched as Kelly picked up outfit after outfit and held it up to her stomach. It was even funnier when Kelly said 'Look it fits.' Kelly was just having a blast being out of the house and Donna was starting to watch her a little more closely because she had stopped a few times and placed her hand on her stomach breathing rather heavily. Kelly was only two months away from her due date and Donna wanted her to make it after everything that had been going on.
"Kel are you almost done here…" Donna started, but Kelly had already started making her way to the check out counter.
"Okay I think I have everything I need for now!" Kelly said happily placing the items on the counter.
"I should say so… When did you say that your husband would be by to pick everything up?" The woman asked.
"Brandon should be by around six and I would like to take these with me." Kelly said not bothering to correct the woman about the fact that she wasn't married just yet.
"I'll bag them for you then." The woman said smiling at Kelly.
"Thank you… Donna I think we're ready to go." Kelly said as she turned around to look for her.
"So when are you due?" The woman at the counter asked as she put the clothes in a bag.
"In two months…" Kelly started, but stopped when she got a sharp pain on the left side of her stomach.
"Kel you okay?" Donna asked noticing the change right away.
"I don't know… I can't tell if that was just a really hard kick or something else." Kelly said rubbing the area where it hurt.
"Should I call Brandon?" Donna asked.
"No… It was just a kick… it went away!" Kelly said putting on a smile, even though she knew something wasn't right.
"Well, I think I will still pull the car up so you don't have to walk that far." Donna said somehow knowing that Kelly was lying about the pain.
"Yeah, that is probably a good idea… This was fun though right?" Kelly asked as Donna searched her purse for the keys.
"It was fun and we got what we needed to done." Donna said finally finding the keys.
"Hey I got it!" Kelly said excitedly as the woman handed her the bags and her credit card.
"Got what?" Donna asked turning around suddenly.
"Now Wear This! The name for the store!" Kelly said almost like it had just hit her like a ton of bricks.
"I like that." Donna said as she turned back towards the door to think about it on the way to the car.
Kelly waited patiently by the side of the road as Donna pulled the car up. The pain in her stomach had gone away and still had yet to return, but Kelly still had this weird feeling that something still wasn't quite right. She couldn't put her finger on it, but maybe some relaxation would help calm the uneasy feeling she had. Donna pulled up and helped Kelly load up the car before the two were on their way back to Casa Walsh to put everything away before Brandon got home. Of course their plan was about to be foiled because as they pulled up to the house Brandon was just getting out of his car.
Casa Walsh Driveway
Brandon got out of his car and realized that Donna had pulled up right behind him and he wasn't expecting them to be back until later, but there they were. He knew that Kelly had overdone herself the minute she saw him just by that look that she gave. It was almost as if she was scared of him, and that was never the case with the two of them. Of course he didn't want to make it any worse that it had to be so he smiled and waved at them before taking the rest of the stuff he had brought home out of the car. After he had brought the things inside he went out to Donna's car to offer his help to them.
"Thought you could use a hand." Brandon said walking up to them.
"Actually, we still have some more stuff that you could pick up at the store. I couldn't hall it with my car." Donna said as Kelly opened her door.
"Where?" Brandon asked because Donna had left that little detail out.
"A little place called Bundles of Joy… just off Rodeo Drive." Kelly said trying to get him to leave before she got out of the car.
Kelly knew that he would see right through her and know that something was wrong the moment she got out of the car and that was why she was trying everything to get him to leave before this happened. She also knew that all she really needed was a little rest and the pains would stop. Plus, it wasn't like they were really strong or painful right now… if anything they were just annoying. Donna could see what Kelly was trying to do and so she too was trying to in a sense get rid of Brandon so that they could make it inside and onto the couch before anything else started.
"I'm on my way… Kel when I get back you better be resting okay." Brandon said watching Kelly closely.
"I plan on heading there as soon as I get inside." Kelly said with a slight grin.
Brandon leaned into the car and gave her a quick kiss before he went back to his car and backed out of the driveway. He knew that Kelly wasn't fine, but he also knew that she knew that and was going to take it easy for the rest of the day. It wasn't that he didn't want to take care of her all night, but he knew that Donna wouldn't let her do anything that she couldn't handle. So with that last thought he was on his way to pick up whatever it was that he was going to pick up.
