Keep reviewing guys, this is gonna be a long story as the chapters aren't that long, I hope you don't give up on it.
I wanna thank - swimlets3 - who helped me with a lot of ideas and basically co-wrote this chapter with me
Previously-
'Rayna was experiencing cramping, I'm guessing due to the stress of hearing about her ex-husbands demands' as she says that Maddie shoots her head up 'also because of her age we want to take extra precautions and minimize any stress that tries to squeeze its way into her life' she smiles
They all make their way into the house; Maddie and Daphne get Rayna situated on the couch. Maddie runs off to go get her a pillow, Daphne brings the wooden coffee table forward for her to put her feet up, Deacon finishes putting the shopping away and hurries to bring her a drink.
'Hey? You know Doctor Harper didn't say I was on bed rest, I can get up, move around and do things for myself you know?' Rayna sighs frustratingly
'Hey Juliette, would you mind coming picking me up?' Rayna says pleadingly
'Okay, be there in 10' Juliette replies before hanging up
'Bye girls' she says walking towards the door, sending them a smile before leaving
'Did we do something?' Daphne asks looking up at Deacon
'No sweetie, I just think she needs an afternoon to herself, she's been through a lot lately' he says softly
Daphne nods in response; Maddie stays quiet remembering her Dad and Doctor Harper mentioning something about Teddy.
Chapter 20
Rayna opens the passenger car door of Juliette's Chevrolet and gets in, they sit there in silence until Juliette speaks up
'so? You gonna tell me what's up? Or you just gonna sit there and pretend you're okay' Juliette asks
'What' Rayna asks turning her head to look at the blonde in confusion
'Bucky called me earlier' she says softly 'are you okay?' she asks laying her hand on Rayna's shoulder
'Yeah' she breathes 'I mean I've never been so scared in my life, I really thought I was gonna lose my baby' she says tearing up, a few tears slipping down her cheeks
'but you didn't, that's all that matters now, so why are you coming with me instead of staying with Deacon and the girls' she asks 'not that I mind' she adds
'uh, they were smothering me, as if I'm going to break, I didn't get put on bed rest, I can do things I just need less stress, being fussed about wasn't helping' she groans
Juliette laughs at her frustrated state
'So I was thinking we could have a girly afternoon or somethin, i promised i would be back for movie night' Rayna smiles
'Sounds good to me, I have marshmallows, chocolate, cake, hot chocolate and Bridesmaids' Juliette says starting up the truck and pulling out of the driveway
Meanwhile Maddie's mind is still in overrun about Teddy and what had happened earlier, knowing it's most likely his fault makes her blood boil, seeing her dad walk down the stairs she decides to voice her worries
'Well' Deacon says walking down the last of the stairs 'Daphne has claimed the bath we made' he says laughing until he notices the look on Maddie's face, she's staring at him, she looks as pale as a ghost and her eyes are welling up with tears
'Hey' he says softly 'C'mere' he opens his arms and Maddie comes flying into them burying her head in his chest
'What's wrong sweetie?' he asks soothingly rubbing circles on her back
'is mom okay? like really? is she okay after everything that happened?' Maddie asks tearfully
'I think so sweetie, she doesn't really like to talk about it, what i do know is that she loves you, and she loves Daphne, and she loves your little brother or sister' he smiles, Maddie smiles back at him, they have the exact same smile, the toothy grin that makes their eyes gleam
'And she loves you' Maddie adds smiling before turning back serious
'I heard Doctor Harper mention Teddy at the hospital'
'It's nothing you have to worry about' he says kissing her forehead
'Please tell me dad, i deserve to know, especially with what he did hurting mom in front of me, hurting her in the first place' she says pleadingly and defensively for her mother
'He wants visitation of you, both you and Daphne, Detective Riley said its doubtful that will happen but the judge has granted his request for him to speak to your mom' he sighs sadly
'What!?' Maddie exclaims 'That's why mom had to go to the hospital, the stress from him! she could have lost the baby dad, she could of it all because of him!' She says pained etched onto her face 'I don't want anything to do with him, i am not going to see him and neither is mom' she says defensively concern rushing through her at the thought of anything else happening or anything Teddy is capable of doing, he is already in prison for 15 years pending a longer sentence, he has nothing to lose anymore
Juliette realizes that Rayna is being really quite so she pauses the movie and turns to look at her, noticing she doesn't seem to be paying any attention to the movie
'What's going on Rayna?' she asks concern lacing her voice
Rayna looks at Juliette for the first time since getting in the car and realises she has to talk to someone
'They want me to go see teddy because he wants visitation of the girls but I can't face him heck I still have nightmares from what he did not to mention Maddie has nightmares still. The thought of facing him scares me but the thought of him being allowed to see the girl's scares me more. What am I going to do?' She finished with tears streaming down her face
Juliette doesn't know what to say to help so she wraps Rayna in a hug and just holds her while she cries on her shoulder
'How could anyone do this to her she was the last person on earth who deserved to be treated this way. I will do everything in my power to make sure no one hurts her anymore especially teddy. I can't lose her she's all I have left' Juliette thinks to herself whilst comforting a distraught Rayna
Meanwhile in Teddy's cell, Teddy is pacing back and forth, his cellmate has just been called out, visitation time, he sits down on the bottom bunk and his mind goes straight to one thing
'I knew once she received the news of my request she was going to be scared, I always liked to see her scared because it was the only time she would show how weak she was, I had the power and control' he says to himself
He knew she was going to show and he couldn't wait, she ruined his life and even if he gets put behind bars for life he will make sure he ruins hers
After realizing Rayna has cried herself to sleep Juliette carefully gets up causing Rayna to fall slightly before Juliette softly grasps her around her arms and lays her down on the couch, pulling a blanket over her before clearing away the empty packet of popcorn and the dishes they used
As Juliette come's back in from the kitchen and goes over to the TV to turn it off Rayna wakes up
'What are you doing?' Rayna groggily says sitting up slowly
'well sleeping beauty you nodded off' she says laughing at Rayna's facial expression
'what do you feel like doing?' she asks popping an M&M into her mouth
'EATING! I'm starving' Rayna exclaims, as soon as she does her stomach lets out a loud grumble
'well you are eating for two' Juliette winks 'Want me to make you something?'
'no no, I'll do it, Ham sandwich?' Rayna asks throwing the blanket off and standing up heading towards the kitchen, Juliette nods in response 'Please'
Coming back in to the living room, Juliette is sat on the couch and has Cinderella paused, Rayna looks at her raising her eyebrow teasingly
'Cinderella?' she laughs
'Hey, it's a good film' she laughs defensively
Rayna shakes her head smiling but she has got to agree it is a good film, she sits next to Juliette tucking her legs under her, she hands Juliette her plate
'ooo thank you' she says accepting the sandwich
'You're welcome' Rayna says before taking a huge bite of her own sandwich
'that's disgusting' Juliette says scrunching her nose up in disgust at Rayna's choice of snack
'What?!' Rayna says defensively munching on a turkey, pickle and ketchup sandwich
'you actually like that?' Juliette says in shock her face still scrunched up looking at her like she's from a different planet
'well, I had a craving' she says before moaning in pleasure of her scrummy snack before adding 'so the baby must like it' she smiles licking ketchup off her finger
Juliette visibly shivers for effect making Rayna chuckle
When they finish their snack Rayna looks over at the clock and realizes that she has to go or she is going to be late for movie night which means resulting in 2 unhappy little girls.
Juliette drives her back home, as Rayna goes to get out of the car Juliette places her hand on her arm to stop her, Rayna turns back and looks at the younger blonde smiling earning a smile back
'I will always be here for you if you ever need a shoulder to cry on or a place to escape to, I am only a phone call away' Juliette soothes the underlying concern in her voice showing she will be true to her word
'I know, thank you' Rayna whispers wrapping Juliette in a quick hug before hopping out the truck, as she gets to her front door, Juliette beeps the horn, she quickly spins on her heel
'NEVER EAT ONE OF THEM SANDWICHES IN FRONT OF ME AGAIN PLEASE' Juliette shouts trying to be serious but bursting into a fit of laughter causing Rayna to do the same before she pulls out of the driveway and heads home
Rayna walks through her home, the smell of cooked food and the sound of giggles coming from the living room
'Girls I'm home' Rayna calls cheerfully taking off her coat and hanging it up before kicking off her shoes
'Mommy mommy mommy' Daphne says running up to her mother who is stood just outside the living room, she runs up to her and wraps her arms around her waist enveloping her in a warm hug
'are you feeling better now?' Daphne asks looking up at Rayna sweetly 'Is the baby feeling better?' she asks putting her hand on the small bugle of a baby bump
'you know what Daph? We are feeling so much better' she chirps tickling her youngest earning a chuckle from her
'aaah… mommy… stop it' Daphne gasps out between laughter as she squirms to escape her mother's arms, as soon as Rayna lets her go she inhales a huge breath still giggling
'Daddy said he's putting Wreck It Ralph on when you get back' Daphne smiles, Rayna smiles down at her youngest tucking her hair behind her ear, it makes her heart swell how quickly she's attached to Deacon and now even calls him Daddy
'Come on then sweetie' Rayna says as she bends down a little to pick Daphne up, Daphne wrapping her arms around her mother's neck, laying her head down on her shoulder
She walks into the living room with Daphne in her arms, Maddie is on the floor with Deacon helping him work the DVD player
'Hey guys' Rayna smiles, shifting Daphne on her hip
Deacon and Maddie are so engrossed in trying to get the DVD to work they don't realise she's even in the room
'DADDY!' Daphne shouts alerting both Maddie and Deacon who drops the instructions in shock of being shouted at, Daphne chuckles at the response
'Thank you' Rayna smiles at Daphne
'Hey mom' Maddie smiles lovingly up at her mother
'Welcome momma' Daphne says as she hops down leaving her mother's arms to join Maddie on the floor as Deacon gets up and walks over to where Rayna is stood
'Hey' he whispers taking her in his arms and giving her a short but passionate kiss, Rayna responds to the kiss and wraps her arms around his neck
Pulling back for air 'You okay? You know you shouldn't really be carrying her' Deacon worries
'Deacon' Rayna sighs 'I'm fine, she's 9, she's not that heavy' she soothes cupping his cheek getting lost in his eyes
He smiles back at her before leaning in to kiss her once more
'FIXED IT' Maddie and Daphne both shout, startling Rayna and Deacon causing them to jump apart
'I'll get the lights' Daphne says jumping up to go switch the lights off making it seem like a movie theatre
'c'mon' Deacon winks at Rayna causing her to blush slightly
They all get situated on the couch, Daphne sits on Deacons lap and relaxes back in his arms resting on his chest, Rayna beside him with her head on his shoulder and one hand on her bump with Maddie curled up beside her, it would make the perfect picture
As the credits roll Deacon nudges Rayna and nods his head in Maddie's direction who is struggling to keep her eyes open, fighting sleep, Rayna looks down at Daphne and notices she's fast asleep, mouth agape, slightly drooling and lightly snoring away in Deacons arms, Deacon follows Rayna's gaze and inwardly chuckles at the sight of her
'I'm gonna go take her up' Deacon whispers before carefully standing up and heading towards the stairway with an unconscious Daphne
'Maddie sweetie' Rayna soothes sweeping Maddie's hair out of her eyes 'C'mon baby, your shattered' Rayna gets up off the couch and helps a half asleep Maddie up out of her sitting position and up the stairs to her bedroom.
As the girls were already in their pj's Rayna gets Maddie straight into bed, tucking the covers around her, she leans down and kisses her daughters forehead
'I love you so much' Rayna whispers
Maddie wraps her arms round her mother's neck 'I love you too mommy' It warms Rayna's heart when Maddie calls her mommy, she's a teenager now so she's been going through that stage of wanting to be left alone or not to be seen around her parents but ever since what happened she's barely let her out of her sight, she's always been a mommy's girl
'Goodnight baby' Rayna says shutting her bedroom door, going back downstairs noticing Deacons back on the couch, she goes over to him plonking down next to him sighing contentedly
'she's out like a light, didn't even bat an eyelid taking her up' Deacon says
'Well when this little one comes, he or she will be out like a light.. then up again in 2 hours' Rayna smirks laying her head down on his shoulder as he wraps his arms around her resting them on her bump, rubbing in soothing circles
He unwraps his arms from around her and gets up off the couch
'What? Where are you going?' she says sadly pouting for effect
Deacon turns to her and laughs at the face she's pulling 'relax Ray I'm just putting the fire on' he laughs chucking a few logs in and setting it alight, before returning to his previous position next to Rayna taking her in his arms again
'Girl or Boy?' Deacon says staring off into space
'what?'
'Girl or Boy? What do you want the baby to be?' he says kissing her forehead hugging her tighter to him, she snuggles deeper into his side taking his hand in hers interlacing their fingers and placing it on her bump
'I don't care as long as it's healthy' she smiles looking up at him then kissing him softly before laying her head on his chest
'Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay' Deacon whines squeezing her hand
'Okay, well we already have 2 girls so it would be fun having a boy' she smiles kissing their conjoined hands, enjoying the peacefulness, just her and deacon in front of the crackling fire, she can't believe she missed 14 years of this
'I love you' she says softly, so quiet she's sure he didn't hear her but its Deacon, he can more or less read her mind
'I know' he says cupping her chin tilting her head to kiss her softly on the lips 'I love you too' he mumbles into the kiss, pulling back for air he also adds 'and I love our children, all 3 of them'
If anyone saw them at this moment they would envy them, heck they probably do just seeing them interacting on stage or walking down the street, even just sitting together in silence. They have amazing chemistry, they are as Juliette says the 'it' couple that everyone wants to be like
'What do you think of Mayley if it's a girl?' Deacon asks unconsciously rubbing soothing circles on her bump again, she likes it, it relaxes her
'Hm, I like that, it's unusual' she smiles 'what if it's a boy?' she asks trailing her hand up his chest wrapping it around his shoulder cuddling closer to him feeling the warmth radiate off him
'I like Noah? Whatcha think?' he asks tucking a stray strand of her hair behind her ear
'ooo I like that' she beams 'What about Jacob? And Sophia?' she asks slightly shivering, he notices and grabs the blanket from the top of the couch pulling it over them both, she sighs contentedly
'I like Jacob, I don't like Sophia' he says saying the name over and over in his head not being able to imagine calling his child by that name
'hm, Olivia?'
'Too common' he quips causing Rayna to laugh
'Are you gonna like any of the names I come up with' she giggles lightly swatting him of the chest
'Yes' he says defensively feigning shock
'Hallie? Or Lexie Belle?' she asks before yawning, saying Lexie Belle over in her head liking the sound of it
'I really like those' Deacon smiles glancing at her noticing her eyes are drifting shut
'I can't wait to feel the baby kick' she smiles
'When does the baby move?' Deacon asks completely interested in the new topic
'It was around 18 weeks with Daphne' she says shutting her eyes 'so? Jacob, Noah, Mayley, Hallie and Lexie Belle?' she yawns
'They are definitely on our maybe list, we could ask the girls too, maybe they have a few ideas'
'Well you're only gonna get boys names out of Daphne, she has her heart set on having a baby brother, Maddie's happy with either' she smiles
'Who knows, maybe we'll have both' he smirks
'One baby's hard imagine us with two' she giggles tiredly
'Come on babe, bed' he says detaching himself from her to get up and put out the fire, when he turns around he sees Rayna lying down on the couch almost fast asleep
'Typical' he laughs to himself going over to pick her up, she instinctively wraps her arms around his neck holding on
Carrying her up the stairs and laying her down on the bed, he goes to get her pj's so she's comfortable, going back over to her he carefully removes her jeans and socks
'no funny business Mr' Rayna says groggily causing Deacon to laugh before slipping her bottoms on
'come on babe sit up a little' Deacon says pulling her up gently to remove her top before slipping her pajama top on laying her back down again before shedding his jeans and shirt then climbing into bed next to her
'I love you' Rayna mumbles
'I love you too darlin' he says before pulling her closer to him, both drifting off to sleep smiles plastered onto their faces
Please review guys
Do you have any baby name suggestions?
What would you like the baby to be? Will she have twins?