13th May 2013. So this was what I was supposed to be posting yesterday. It's the beginning of the baby fun. Enjoy!
Chapter 46.
Lauren pulled up her jeans and sighed. "What's wrong babe?" Joey asked as he walked into the room from the bathroom, a towel wrapped around his waist.
He looked so sexy it should be illegal as he stood there wearing barely nothing and it just made Lauren feel even worse. "See for yourself..." she murmured.
He looked at her, smiling as he saw that her jeans would no longer do up. "Well, it seems your super skinny jeans and our child have had a bit of a disagreement, baby girl." He said softly, walking up behind her and putting his hand on her slightly bumped stomach.
"I'm going to be so fat..." she sighed. "I'm only three months pregnant and already my clothes don't fit me. It's just as well I'm going shopping today with the mums. This is worse than I thought... they were just a little tight last week. Now I'm so huge they don't fit at all."
"You are not huge, baby. You are incredibly sexy and in here," his thumb brushed across her stomach, "you're protecting our child from harm." He kissed her neck, his hands moved to her jeans and he pushed them off her hips and down her legs. "You just need to wear normal human clothes... and not the tight but gorgeous clothes you normally opt for." He brushed his hands up her body and cupped her boobs; that had also grown increasingly over the last few weeks. It was the first visible sign Joey had had that she was pregnant... and it wasn't just because he was obsessed with them. Although his obsession with that particular part of her body was drawing even more of his attention since they'd found out. "Do you know how much I want you right now?"
"We don't have time, baby." She giggled. "My mum is going to be here in a few minutes."
"Tonight then...?" he breathed in her ear.
"Tonight." She promised. "Now, what the hell am I going to wear?"
"As little as possible."
"I really don't think they'll let me walk around the shopping centre in my underwear, Joe. Especially not looking like this," she gestured towards her belly.
Joey spun her round to face her. "Lauren, you can hardly see that you're pregnant. If you think you're huge now... then you're in for one hell of a shock in a few months time."
"I know I'm going to get bigger. I'm not an idiot." She snapped. Then her eyes filled with tears, "Sorry... I don't know what's wrong with me today."
"It's just your hormones, baby girl. It's fine." He kissed her softly. "Why don't you wear your leggings and a thin sweater?" he suggested. "And I was right earlier... you don't want to wear too much because you're going to be trying on clothes all day and I know you will hate it if you're wearing masses of clothes."
"What would I do without you, Joe?" She whispered, leaning her head on his chest.
"Not a clue, baby girl. Not. A. Clue." He said, smiling into her hair.
*JL*JL*
Lauren was overwhelmed as she walked around the shopping centre with her two mums. "Can we take a break?" she asked softly.
"Are you okay, honey?" Lesley asked.
"Just tired... and I need to rest my feet for a little while." She admitted.
They went to a cafe and brought some food and drinks while Lauren sat down at a table. The queue was long so while she was waiting for them to arrive she checked her phone. There was a text from Joey.
Hope my beautiful wife is having a good time shopping. Call me if you get a chance. Kisses to you and the bump. J x
She smiled, swallowing the lump in her throat. She dialled his number and he answered on the first ring. "Hello gorgeous..." he said softly.
"Joe..." she murmured.
"Have you spent masses on my card?" he asked her.
"Well, I might have done if the mums didn't keep paying for everything..." she told him.
"What have you got so far?" he asked.
"Some maternity jeans... which are too big for me at the moment but apparently I will live in soon. A couple of stretchy tops and some skirts."
"I told you you weren't huge." He said and she could hear the smile in his voice.
"Stop laughing at me, baby." Lauren told him. "It's just going to get worse later today."
"Why?"
"Apparently I need to buy some new underwear. Mum insists. Apparently mine don't cut it."
"That doesn't sound like a bad thing, baby girl. That sounds like something I could really get into."
"I'll remind you of that when you see what maternity underwear actually looks like. You may change your mind about our plans tonight." He fell silent at the other end of the line, "Thought that might shut you up..." she giggled.
"Whatever you wear looks sexy, baby girl, you know that... but you look even better with nothing on." He said softly.
"Talk like that will get you places, Joe."
"As long as it works for you, I'm a happy boy."
"And I'm usually a happy girl." She said with a smile. The mums were both walking over to the table. "I'd better go. I've got incoming." He laughed at her.
"Don't let them beat you down, baby. I'll see you later. Give bump a rub for me." He ended the call and Lauren smiled as she put her phone back in the bag.
"You okay, sweetheart?" Tanya asked as she sat down and passed the cake and glass of water over to her daughter.
"Yeah, just spoke to Joe." Lauren said. She looked at the slice of cake and licked her lips. "This looks nice..." she took a forkful of the cake and then sighed. "Great..."
"What's wrong?"
"Toilet." She said. "I'll be back in a minute." She grabbed her bag and made her way to the toilets.
*JL*JL*
Tanya's mobile rang and she frowned when she looked at the screen. "Lauren?" she said when she answered it.
"I'm bleeding, mum."
Tanya froze. "I'll be there in a minute." She ended the call and looked at Lesley.
"Everything okay?" Lesley asked in concern.
"She said she's bleeding." Tanya said as she stood up, grabbing her mobile. "I'll be back in a minute or I'll call you." Lesley nodded.
TBC
A/N: So I know... another cliffhanger but I'll post the next chapter later today, so you don't have to wait too long. Three chapters today... Aren't you lucky!? Back later...
