LIttle Blue Eyes: Chapter 28

Disclaimer: Good grief, can't you all just accept the fact that gabby's got the flu?

Rating: T, language at the end.


Gabriella awoke with a bright smile.

She looked out the window at the sunny scene, happily she sat up, and was thrilled to notice that the nausea was gone.

She stood up and stretched, yawning the sleep out of her body.

Gabriella trotted into the bathroom, and took a shower.

When she was done, she pulled a towel over her body, and stepped out of the shower.

She walked into her closet and looked at her clothing options.

Finally deciding on a v-neck red and gray striped shirt, she slid it on.

Then going through her pants, she picked out some dark plaid Bermuda shorts.

As she slipped them up, over her legs and thighs, and even up her hips, she couldn't button them.

" What the heck? Am I gaining weight? I shouldn't have eaten that ice cream yesterday…"

Sadly, Gabriella pulled them off and left them on the ground, then changed her mind to a pair of black gaucho capris.

She easy slid the stretch pants over her figure.

After applying a little makeup, she checked herself out in the mirror.

" I still look pretty good." She said softly.

Pulling herself away, Gabriella walked into Faith's nursery.

Faith, as usual, was already awake.

She smiled at her mom.

" Hey baby girl! Mommy's feeling so much better today!" Gabriella said as she tickled Faith's chin, causing Faith to giggle.

Gabriella easily lifted her out of the crib and walked over to her dresser.

"We should take a walk today! So what should Ms. Faith wear…" Gabriella began digging through her daughter's extensive wardrobe.

" Here we go!" She exclaimed, pulling out a pink and brown, short sleeved one-piece outfit

She walked with Faith over to her changing table and quickly put on her daughter's outfit

Faith was gurgling and had a precious smile on her face.

" Well, I'm sure this is better than hanging out in our pajamas all day!" Gabriella said as she picked Faith up and headed downstairs.

Once in the kitchen, Gabriella happily served Faith and herself some breakfast.

Faith sat patiently in her high chair, waiting for Gabriella to put her formula into her bottle.

Gabriella shook the bottle to mix the ingredients, and went over to Faith and fed her the bottle.

As Gabriella held the bottle in Faith's mouth, Gabriella got a craving for food.

" You know what sounds really good?" She asked Faith

Faith just continued sucking on the bottle.

" Chocolate covered popcorn…" Gabriella dazed out thinking about the chocolate and buttery goodness.

" We should walk up to the store and buy some chocolate! I don't think we have any popcorn though…we'll just buy that too!"

Soon enough, Faith finished her bottle and Gabriella took her out of the baby chair, and put her against her shoulder.

Gabriella patted her back until she burped.

Then, Gabriella began getting her diaper bag ready.

" Two bottles, 3 diapers, a burp rag, a blanket…some toys…a teething ring…that should be good." Gabriella mentally listed

Gabriella clipped a small barrette in Faith's dark curly hair, and put her in her stroller.

Gabriella slipped some comfy flats on, grabbed her sunglasses, and headed out the door.

It really was a good day for a walk, the sun was out, it wasn't too hot, but not cold, and the breeze made it cooler.

Gabriella pushed Faith in silence, Faith was happy to be outside for once, and Gabriella found the fresh air refreshing.

But, Gabriella couldn't help but feel something was missing.

She pushed the negative thoughts out of her mind as they came up to the small market.

Gabriella pulled off her sunglasses and entered the small store.

She went through the aisles with Faith in her stroller, and bought chocolate and popcorn

" Ooh! These would taste good in chocolate!" Gabriella thought as she picked up a bag of potato chips.

Gabriella went through the checkout lane, and paid with the credit card Austin gave her.

Then Faith and Gabriella were back outside.

Gabriella again began pushing Faith along the sidewalk.

She had only walked a few strides away from the shop, when she began to tire.

" I guess that's it Faithy, mommy's sleepy…again." She said to the drowsy infant.

So, with that, Gabriella turned and walked the fifteen-minute walk home.

She pushed open the door, and was overcome with dizziness.

She took Faith out of the stroller, who dozed off on the ride home, and put her in her swing that was in the living room.

Gabriella did not feel good.

Her head and stomach ached, not pain as in someone stabbed you, but pain as in you have a stomach cramp, like throbbing.

Gabriella clutched her stomach and tightly shut her eyes.

She slowly walked over to the couch and laid down on it.

Gabriella pulled her legs up as well and put her hands over her eyes.

She breathed.

Gabriella waited for the feeling to pass.

Once it did, she swallowed hard.

She waited a moment, and then rolled to her side.

" I guess I shouldn't have went on that walk. I thought I was better…but, I think our outing made it worse…"

Gabby groaned and looked at the clock.

3:30

That meant she had about four more hours before Austin even thought about coming home.

He'd been spending more and more time at the office.

Gabriella glanced at Faith; she was asleep, easily swaying side to side in her swing.

Gabriella smiled.

Not wanting to wake up her little angel, Gabriella slowly sat up.

She waited a moment, but the pain didn't come.

Gabriella sighed a breath of relief.

" I guess I just had to lie down!" She thought cheerfully.

Gabriella walked through the dinning room, and into the kitchen.

She paused for a moment, thinking about what she could do.

When nothing came to mind, she walked over and turned on the TV.

Gabriella browsed through the many channels, and finally decided on TLC.

It was "What NOT To Wear"

Gabriella watched the last few minutes of it.

As the ending credits began to roll, Gabriella remembered her chocolate craving.

Her eyes sparkled as she got off of the bar stool, and walked over to the counter where the brown bag was laying.

She pulled out the squeeze bottle of Hershey's chocolate syrup.

" Yum." She said as she licked her lips.

Gabriella got a rush of excitement as she pulled out the box of popcorn.

Remembering that the popcorn had to be popped first, her heart sank.

Then, her face lit up again as she pulled out the potato chips.

" Yes!" She whispered as she opened the bag of chips, and tore the plastic wrap off of the cap of the syrup.

Then, grabbing her odd delight, she went back to the bar and sat down.

She pulled out a chip, and then soaked the top of the chip in chocolate, before stuffing it into her mouth.

Once she finished chewing it, she licked her lips, and grabbed another potato chip.

As she stuck the second one in her mouth, she looked back at the TV.

" Up next on, A Baby Story, Mike and Tara have been trying for years to get pregnant, watch as they experience this true miracle…"

" Aww, that's cute…" Gabriella said with her mouth of chocolate and chips, she stuck another one in her mouth as the commercial changed.

(The background music for 'love' plays in the background as clips of babies flash on and off of the screen) " Fall in love with Baby week, starting next Sunday at 1 pm/ 2 central."

" I have a baby…" Gabriella said as she drizzled chocolate on a chip, " I'll have to watch that…"

(Soft and inviting music plays) " K and Y touch massage, new warming power to make your sensual moments last longer…"

Gabriella rolled her eyes and swallowed the crunchy warm food, " That's gross…"

" Introducing Clear Blue pregnancy tests, the most highly advanced pregnancy test. The most developed piece of technology that you will ever pee on."

Gabriella laughed, " Lame!" She yelled at the TV, and then took another chip out of the bag.

" Hello?" (A man picks up his cell phone as he walking through the airport.)" Honey! I was going to tell you when you got home, but I was just too excited!" His enthusiastic wife exclaimed, (the man waited for her response), " WE'RE PREGNANT!!" (The man is seen jumping up and down and screaming at the top of his lungs, but you can't hear him) " Rick?" (Announcer voice comes on) " Switch to AT and T, the network with the fewest dropped calls…" (The woman is shown again) " Way to step up honey…" she says with an aggravated tone.

Gabriella began laughing out loud. She shook her head and stuck her finger in her mouth to get the chocolate off of it.

" Imagine, knowing you're pregnant the moment it happens…"

Gabriella stopped in mid-lick and stared at the TV screen.

" Well, science is getting close! Introducing First Response pregnancy tests…"

Suddenly, a shock of revelation went through her body.

Gabriella removed her finger from her mouth, then quickly looked at the potato chips and chocolate syrup, then, she looked down at her tightly fit gauchos, she grasped her stomach, remembering her flu sickness…

Gabriella's head popped up.

" Oh shit!"


Author'sNote: yeah...the flu...not so much! lol

um, i put tons of pics on my profile for this story...lol, i went a little crazy! i mean, there's one for what austin and gabby's living room looks like, faith's room...faith's stroller...certain clothes...i mean, yeah, i went crazy! so, if you're bored or whatever, just check those pics out, they'll be at the clear bottom of my profile...so they're easier to find...like literally scroll ALL THE WAY DOWN, they're right before my list of stories...

ugh, driver's ed tomorrow...

Oh! don't forget to check out my new co-write! it's called " swear it again" its gonna be sweet! lol

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