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A/N: Ok, I've picked a name for the baby, but I'm starting to doubt it, so if you have any good names tell me them and I'll consider them :D

Chapter 35:

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Demi's eyes fluttered a little as she woke up. It was a week since she'd had the weird dream and she was thankful that she hadn't had any other of the sort.

"You don't really appreciate how short 40 weeks is until you have to carry a baby for that long." Demi said, sitting on a deck chair in the back garden with Bradin. "It's amazing, really. In just 40 weeks, a microscopic egg and sperm join and grow to be a baby, in 40 weeks. It's so… unreal." Demi said, taking a sip of orange juice.

"I know. Had any more thought's about names?" Bradin asked.

"…I have, but I've decided we won't give it a first name until it's born. I've got ideas, but I want to leave it. It's like we just said, time is going by so fast, you only have to wait 19 weeks, and that's not long at all, considering I've already been pregnant 21 weeks."

"I s'pose."

"Don't you think it's kinda weird, knowing how big the baby is now, and it is kinda big if you think about it, that you can still get an abortion? It would be classed as a late one, but you can still get rid of the baby, even though it's grown so much."

"You're not having second thoughts, are you?" Bradin asked.

"No, I'm just saying, I think it's weird." Demi said quickly. She sighed. "I just want it out of me now, but I know I'm going to have to go through swollen feet and bad backs before that can happen." Demi said with a little laugh. "Bradin… you are going to be there for me, right? I mean through everything, even birth and stuff." She noticed Bradin wince a little.

"Yeah, of course." He said finally.

"You're scared about it too, then, huh?" Demi said, looking down at her ever growing bump.

"It's just going to be hard. I've never had to be there when a woman's gave birth before, and it's like I'm going to have to be your birthing partner." Bradin laughed. "It's just gunna be a bit scary, seeing the baby being born and holding it for the first time."

"I know. I'm petrified of actually having to give birth. It's head is already massive." Demi laughed. "I have to push that thing out! I hate how the dad's get everything so easy, women have to put up with all the stupid pregnancy symptoms an then suffer the worst pain known to man."

"Sorry. I mean, that's one of the things I feel guiltiest about. Because I was stupid enough to get you pregnant, I'm putting you through so much pain. At first with Adam, then physical pain with throwing up and feeling sore and all the other pregnancy symptoms. And there's more to come. So… I'm sorry."

"You don't have to apologise. I know it's gunna hurt like hell, but it won't last forever. That short space of time will lead to a beautiful baby and happy people. I don't care about going through a few hours pain when I think of the end result." Demi told him, smiling comfortingly. They sat silently for a while, not at all awkward, more peaceful and relaxing, simply enjoying each others company.

"You two, dinners ready." Ava told them, coming out into the back garden to collect them.

Jay and Isabelle had came around for dinner, so Nikki had baby Lily and was feeding her a bottle. Demi smiled inwardly, thinking of how Nikki would be when she had her baby.

"ooh." Demi said quickly. Everyone looked up at her. "Baby kicked." She explained. They smiled and got on with what they were doing before. Demi and Bradin grabbed a plate each and sat and ate, talking across the table to everyone.

"So, Demi, put any thought into baby names?" Isabelle asked her, smiling.

"We have the middle name, but we're going to wait until he's born to give him a first name." Demi answered, smiling.

"But you must have thought about it, though." Isabelle probed. Demi laughed and nodded a little.

"But I think I'm gunna keep my ideas a secret until it's born.. And the time will probably fly by. I can't believe I'm half way through the pregnancy already." Demi said incredulously.

"If you think it's went fast so far you won't believe how fast the rest will go, it seems to get faster as the pregnancy moves along, I find."

"How painful is childbirth?" Demi asked curiously. Isabelle bit her lip before smirking.

"Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies." Isabelle quipped. Demi laughed.

"That bad, huh?" She asked. Isabelle pulled an imaginary zip over her mouth, though she was still smirking.

"Ok, I have another question." Demi challenged. "What's better, bottle or boob?" Demi laughed.

"Bottle, boob hurts!" Isabelle told her, laughing though deadly serious.

"Come on, you guy's, everyone's eating!" Johnny laughed.

"Johnny!" Ava said, nudging him in the side though she was smirking. Isabelle and Demi laughed and they all finished off their dinners, not discussing any more baby matters.

--The next day--

Everyone in the house was getting ready. Demi was rummaging through her maternity clothes. 'What the hell can I wear!?' She thought to herself. She kind of wanted to wear one of the cute dresses Isabelle had given her, but she thought it would be too much for school. She finally opted for some jeans she'd finally managed to find and a simple white, half sleeved top that flared out ever so slightly. Non of her clothes flattered her bump in the slightest, so she'd decided to stop trying. She grabbed her bag, which had way too many books in. They were at school again within 20 minutes.

"Hey." Demi said with a little smile when she walked up close enough to Adam, not putting her arms around his neck and kissing him as she usually would since she didn't know where she quite stood with him at that point, he'd been a little moody with her ever since the whole ultrasound thing.

"Hey." Adam said with a smile, pulling her into a quick hug and looking down at her bump when he broke free from the embrace. "It's already big enough to get in the way." Adam said with a shaky laugh.

"Well it does grow, Adam, that's what happens to a woman's baby bump over time." Demi said sarcastically.

"Ha, ha, really funny." Adam said humourlessly. Demi couldn't help but smile and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. They all sat and talked until the bell went.

--At lunch--

Normally, school morning took forever in Demi's opinion. But today had been different and the morning practically flew by. Demi got her lunch and sat down with the girls, talking happily.

"Demi, that bumps getting bigger by the day!" Lea exclaimed. Demi was so happy her that her friends had stuck by her ever since finding out she was pregnant.

"Aren't you scared about all the weight gain crap?" Britney asked.

"Well, I'm not happy about it, but it's a sacrifice I'm making for him." Demi said, putting a hand to her belly. "I'm mostly scared of pushing the thing out! I seriously do not know how anyone is supposed to push a baby's head out, no matter how stretchy everything is." Demi laughed.

"You could get a caesarean or something instead." Shannon suggested.

"I dunno just yet, but I think I'm just going to push it out normally." Demi told them.

"Hey, slut." Courtney said, walking past with her lunch tray. Demi stuck her foot out and tripped her up, causing her to trip a little and drop her lunch tray.

"Hey, slag." Demi quipped, getting up and leaving the hall, on her way to her next class.

--Later that day--

Demi looked down to her feet. Her eyes widened. She was a stone heavier than she was just before the pregnancy, according to the scales in the bathroom, and she was only half way through her pregnancy.

"What are you doing?" Susannah asked, walking into the bathroom. Demi quickly covered the number on the scales' display.

"Nothing." She said, smiling as best she could.

"Honey, don't worry, I saw that number and I'm still quite a lot heavier than you." Susannah laughed. "Your still about average teenage girl weight, only you have a big bump."

"I know I've got to make sacrifices for the baby, but it doesn't mean I don't hate some of the sacrifices he makes me make." Demi said sadly. Although she had tried her best and not shown it up until now, she was really self conscious about her weight and bump size.

"Demi, it's to be expected, your pregnant! No one's going to think your fat, your still small weight-wise and everything." Susannah told her, trying to comfort her as best as she could.

"Have you ever been pregnant before, Susannah?" Demi asked curiously. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to," Demi said quickly, realising she'd just asked quite a personal question. "I was just wondering-"

"Demi, it's fine." Susannah chuckled. "I have been pregnant before and just gotten abortions. But I did get pregnant for real once, but I had a miscarriage 4 months in." Susannah said sadly.

"I'm so sorry." Demi said, apologetically. "I shouldn't have asked."

"No, it's ok, I don't mind telling you about it. But it's our secret, ok?" Susannah said with a little smile. "It was a guy called Dalton Grant, an ex of mine. He was an LA big-shot and everyone was always just like 'Susannah who?'. But everything about him was just so seductive. As soon as I found out I was pregnant, though, I knew that being with Dalton Grant and no one knowing my name was not the life I wanted for me and my baby. So I took off, left him without saying a word. But then… he tracked me down not to long ago, at the big summer beach party we always throw here at the house. And still to this day, he doesn't know I was pregnant or why I left him, well, not really." Susannah recalled, as they walked into the deserted front room, sitting on the sofa.

"Think you'll ever tell him?" Demi asked curiously. Susannah shook her head.

"No point dragging up the past. I mean, I was going to tell him when he found me last year at the summer party, we went upstairs to my room and we were having a 'moment', and I was going to stop it at some point and just tell him, but then Jay came in and reminded me I was just crushing on the rocks." Susannah said with a small smile. Demi looked at her confused. "Don't ask." Susannah said with a little laugh.

"Do you ever want kids?" Demi asked.

"Yeah. And if everything with Matt is for real, then I'd happily have kids with him." Susannah said with a smile. "He came back from his business trip yesterday, I've been dying to see him."

"Hey, you two, whatcha talking about?" Ava asked happily, coming into the house with bags full of shopping.

"Oh, nothing." They chorused, grinning at each other.