CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

Sunday, May 27th

"Are you sure about this?" I asked Shane nervously. It was Sunday and we were at a press conference after Parliment. We'd decided that we would tell the public about the pregnancy in the 2nd trimester; that started at the begining of the 14th week, and it was almost the end of the week now.

"I guess." Shane shrugged, self-consciously fixing his tie. Out of everything we had to do he hated the interviews the most.

"I liked not everyone knowing." I sighed wistfully.

"Me too." Shane's fingers kept fiddling with his tie and I knocked them out of the way. I reached up and carefully fixed his tie for real and then held his hands to keep them away. "Does it always feel this nauseating?" He asked and I half smiled, he really didn't like having to speak in front of people. I think the only time I'd seen him doing it without me begging him was in November after my birthday when I found out he was CRS and he broke ranks to talk to me in front of half the agents and the King. I walked away from him that day, but I'd been running to him every day since.

"You get used to the butterflies." I assured, I remembered my first time on stage as Hannah, I actually vomitted I was so nervous.

"Butterflies? Babe, I feel like I've got a swarm of freaking wasps." I reached up and cupped his face.

"Relax, Shaney, you're gonna be great." I assured, standing on my toes to kiss his lips. "Besides, it's me they're gonna be staring at; me and my fat stomach." I frowned, the baby bump was growing more and more, that's part of why we decided to tell, pretty soon there would be no point in hiding it.

"You're not fat, Miley." Shane frowned, his brow furrowing. "You're tiny, there's not an ounce of fat on your hot little body."

"I've gained, like, eight pounds." I pouted, I knew it was because of the pregnancy, but I didn't want to look fat, what if it made Shane not want me anymore? Or not love me?

"You're not fat, you're pregnant, I'd be worried if you hadn't gained weight." Shane insisted, but I just kept pouting. "And besides, I'll kick anyone's ass who says you're not my sexy little Princess." Okay, that cracked the armor and I shot him a shy smile. He did still love me. "I hope the baby gets your smile too." He grinned, his thumb brushing across my bottom lip.

"Your smile." I contradicted, shaking my head and blushing. "I like your shy, sweet smile best." The one he only ever gave me. Shane flushed and gave me that special smile before he kissed me. That's when Alyssa came to tell us that they were ready for us. Time to tell the world that I'm fifteen and pregnant.

Queen Miley

Tuesday, May 29th

It was now officially the 15th week of my pregnancy. Fifteen weeks of there being a tiny little growing person inside of me. And only about 25 weeks left until that tiny little person came into the world and I was responsible for raising it, feeding it, nurturing it. It terrified me. I'd gone online to do more research, Dr. Livingstone was great about answering any questions I had, but I still felt awkward asking them. Apparently by this stage the baby can hear us, and can dream. I wondered what my little unborn baby would dream about?

"Miles?" Shane groaned sleepilly and I quickly shut the laptop, I didn't mean to wake him. "What're you doin', Babe?"

"Nothing." I whispered, laying down again after putting the computer on the bedside. "Go back to sleep." I instructed, kissing his cheek.

"Love you, Babe." Shane snuggled into me, his head on my chest, his arm securely across my stomach, his legs tangling with mine. I smiled and ran my fingers through his hair, he got so clingy in his sleep, it was endearing.

"I love you too, Shane."
The next time I woke up was to a little wet tongue lapping all over my face. I giggled and gently pushed Danger away, earning a puppy-ish whine from him. Shane chuckled and I kept my eyes closed as I felt him move on the bed.

"Come on, Babe, time to wake up." Shane tried to coax me, his hot breath in my ear, but with him so close and the half-asleep feeling of ignorant bliss I didn't want to wake up. "Miwey, wake up timey." He tried in a baby voice and I cracked a smile. "Miwey." he continued, nuzzling into my breasts and I giggled and squirmed, finally opening my eyes. I threaded my fingers through his hair and he looked up at me with a dazzling, boyish smile.

"What time is it?" I yawned and Shane sat up.

"Almost four." Shane replied and my eyes widened as I looked around and it registered in my sleepy brain that it was still dark outside.

"In the morning?" I asked, just to be clear.

"Yep. Time to get up." Shane chirped, bouncing a little like nad excited little boy.

"Wake me in three hours." I whined, trying to snuggle back into bed.

"No, come on, Princess, I want to watch the sunrise with you." SHane insisted, and really, who could say no to something so sweet and romantic, even if it was at a ridiculous time of the morning? Half an hour later Shane and I were cuddled up together out by the lake watching the sun rise and eat fruit and baked goods for breakfast whilst Danger snoozed happily in front of us.

"This is perfect." I decided as the first rays of light peaked over the lake. "Right now, you and me and Danger, the sunrise, no-one else. Right now is perfect."

"Yeah." Shane agreed, kissing the back of my hair and I felt butterflies in my stomach. Then I stiffened, those weren't butterflies. "Miley?" Shane felt my change in demeanor and all I could do was look at him with wide eyes. "Miles, are you okay, Baby? What happened?" He worried and I snapped out of it.

"Baby." I whispered, feeling the flutter again, a tiny little flutter down deep in my stomach.

"Is something wrong?" Shane seemed allarmed.

"Everything's fine." I felt a grin taking over my face. "Everything's more than fine." I grabbed his hand and moved it to where the feeling was; as if it could feel him there it fluttered again. "The baby moved." I breathed out.

"What?" Shane had a perplexed look on his face for a second. "The baby... Moved?" he asked and I nodded. "Oh, my God! The baby moved." He pressed his hand a little firmer into the growing bump. The bump that the whole world knew about now and were scrutinitising every chance they got. I hated it, I wished no-one knew again. "Is it still moving?" Shane asked, a frown forming on his pink lips. The baby fluttered again at the sound of his voice and I nodded.

"He's moving, Shane, it feels like butterflies." I grinned and he looked up with wide eyes.

"He?" Shane repeated and I blushed, shrugging.

"Or she." I mumbled, holding his hand against my stomach.

"I can't feel it." Shane pouted, I frowned, and kept his hand right where the movement was when I felt the flutter again.

"Did you feel that?" I asked hopefully.

"No." His bottom lip stuck out a little more. "I guess I have to wait until Kiddo is a little bigger to feel it."

"I wish you could, it's like being tickled from the inside." I grinned, leaning back against him, keeping his hand in place, just in case. Shane held me tighter as the sun kept rising.

"You're right." Shane hummed after a couple of minutes. "This is perfect."

Queen Miley

Thursday, May 31st

"Okay, how 'bout this one?" I was sitting on my bed after classes was over, my homework was done and we'd had dinner, and Shane was sitting opposite me with a guitar in his lap. "I love you, you love me, we're a happy family-" Shane started singing and I laughed, the last ten minutes had been goofing off; the song before had been the Play School theme song. "No? What about... When you happy and you know it-" I giggled again and Shane sighed exageratedly, putting the guitar down. "If you're gonna keep laughing at my songs I don't think I'll play anymore." He pouted.

"No." I giggled, crawling over to him. "No, don't stop, Shaney."

"Why not? You're laughin' at me." He pretended to be hurt as I knelt in front of him.

"I wuv woo, Shaney." I forced my puppy dog eyes extra wide. "I wuv woooo." I cooed, sitting right in his lap and pouting at him.

"I love you too." Shane's arms moved around my waist and held me to him. Then I was on my back and I was squeeling and gasping for breath as Shane's fingers danced mercilessly across my stomach.

"Shane, stop." I squeeled, trying to fend him off. As suddenly as the assault began it stop and I was left panting under Shane, whose breathing was a little uneven as well. "You're a meanie, Shane Gray." I scolded as he hovered over me. I lifted my head and closed the gap, pressing my lips against his.

Slowly Shane's kisses moved lower and I bit my lip, not knowing how far he was going to go with them. I knew what he could do with his mouth, and it wasn't just singing. He pushed my shirt up and his fingers played across the bump as he kissed around it with soft open lips. Shane paused and rested his forehead on my stomach, his hot breath ghosting across my skin His thumbs massaged against the little baby inside of me and I smiled when I felt the flutter as if the baby was reacting to its Daddy.

"Hi, Baby." I barely heard him whisper. "I'm your Daddy." I felt the flutter. Shane lifted his head to look at me wearing his shy smile. "And I love your Mommy so much. She's the most amazing woman in the world, and you're lucky to have her as your Mommy." I blushed and leaned up on my elbows to watch him better. "But, I want you to know that we're only young ourselves, but that doesn't mean we don't love you." Shane dropped his head again, his lips pressed against my protruding uterus. "You're so tiny, my two favourite people so close together." I ran my fingers through his hair. "You're gonna be the most loved baby in the whole world; if you a girl I'll take you to ride ponies and play dress ups and I'll always protect you from any big bad boys who I'll never let hurt you." I giggled at that, always so protective. "And you're my baby boy we can play catch and watch baseball, and I'll teach you how to play guitar so you can woo pretty girls like your Mommy." Shane laid down next to me and kept his head on my bump, his ear right over it, listening. "But, no matter what you're gonna have the bestest Mommy ever."

"Daddy's being silly, Baby." I shook my head in amusement. "Because Daddy's sometimes delusional, but he's the sweet, smartest, most amazing man, and he's your Daddy so it's okay."

"I hope you're just like your Mommy, pretty, sweet, kind, smart, funny." Shane smiled against my skin. This felt so intimate, we weren't even doing anything, we were talking to our unborn baby, but it felt so intimate and emotional.

"You're our Valentines baby, and we love you, and your tiny little heartbeat." Shane kissed my stomach and felt the flutter again, our baby was a little acrobat whenever Shane was around. "You like the sound of Daddy's voice, don't you?" I whispered.

"Mommy's is heaps better, you silly Baby." Shane chuckled, nuzzling his nose against me. "You're lucky you always get to be so close and hear her voice, you'll be the luckiest baby if you get a voice like hers too."

"Keep talking, Shaney." I whispered and he grinned up at me as I laid back, my hands in his hair.

"I gotta tell you something, Baby, I'm scared." Shane admitted softly. "I'm that when you get here I'll do something. I've never been good at anything before, then I met your Mommy and I wanted to be the best at everything so she'd love as much as I love her." Oh, how he had it so wrong, he was good at everything he tried; cooking, music, singing, protecting, loving, being a big brother. And I knew he'd be an amazing Dad. "So if I make mistakes you gotta promise not to hate me 'cause you're our tiny little baby made out of all the love I feel for Mommy, and I'm gonna try my best to be a good Daddy to you like you deserve." I was confused for a second when I felt something wet, then I realised Shane was crying.

"You're going to be a great Dad, Shane." I murmured.

"I love you." Shane kissed my stomach again. "Daddy loves you, Baby."

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