Chapter 22: Talking

Week 32

Bosco fell back against the bed panting; this woman was going to kill him. Since she had entered the third trimester her hormones had gone into overdrive.

It was like she waited until he got home then jumped him as soon as he got through the door. He waited until his breathing came back to normal before turning over to face Cruz. Her face was flushed and her breathing was still heavy.

Now that she was 8 months pregnant it was kind of difficult to maneuver around her belly, but they always managed.

Cruz suddenly burst into laughter.

"What?" Bosco asked. She grabbed his hand and placed it on her belly

"Feel her? She's flipping like crazy!"

Bosco smiled, rubbing his hand over her belly "So now it's a she? Last week it was a he" Cruz grinned

"Just trying them out" He smiled back and continued to rub her stomach. He could really feel the baby, it must be so big now!

Cruz sighed and snuggled close to Bosco "I love you" She said as she closed her eyes. He put his other hand around her shoulder. He could deal with it, whatever she wanted he would give her.

Two hours later when he had gotten her an ice water and running to the grocery store at 2:00 in the morning to get her maraschino cherries he wasn't sure. This baby better love cherries He thought as he turned over in bed, trying to get back to sleep.

That day when Cruz woke up Bosco had already gone to work. She glanced at the clock 12:00, he must have gone early. She slowly got out of bed, she was going out for lunch with Rose and Monroe today. She groaned slightly, her body wasn't used to carrying this much weight, especially in her front.

Monroe had said she had gained the most in her 8th month but Cruz hoped she was done, she had already gained 40 pounds, no where else but her stomach.

When she came out of the shower she stood in front of the mirror for a minute, examining the growth of her stomach. It looked so funny! She was as skinny as ever but she had a huge bulge in front of her, it looked abnormal.

She grabbed a green t shirt and hauled her wet hair back onto her usual pony tail. She pulled on a pair of black maternity pants and grabbed a jacket, she was ready to go.

When she got to the restaurant Rose was already there. "Maritza!" She called, a smile lighting her face. She gave her a gentle hug

"How's the mother of my grandbaby?" Cruz smiled back, she had always loved Bosco's mother, she was so warm.

"I'm fine, and baby here is great too." Rose smiled

"Your friend isn't here yet but the waitress is ready to seat us, we can call her over when she gets here"

Cruz nodded, her legs hurt from standing anyways. She sighed as she slid into the seat and Rose smiled "Heavy?"

Cruz nodded and shifted uncomfortably "Very" Monroe appeared at the table carrying a one year old Nate on her hip. She looked flustered

"Sorry I'm late, Nate threw his applesauce all over the kitchen and I had to scrub it off the walls."

Cruz chuckled softly with Rose and scooted over to make room for Monroe.

"Wow, Sasha he looks a lot like you!" Monroe grinned. He had tight black curls and her eyes and lips but he had the same mocha coloured skin as Ty

"I know, He got my curls, of course no one ever sees mine anymore, only Ty" Cruz smiled

"You know, I'm not so hungry I'm just going to get a smoothie." The waitress took their orders and left. Rose turned to Cruz

"How have you been feeling?" Cruz shrugged

"Tired and hungry, but this morning I ate a whole jar of maraschino cherries, so I feel sort of sick"

Monroe snorted through her nose "How early in the morning"

Cruz grinned "Two in the morning Bosco had to go out to the grocery store to get them, he looked ready to kill me, I had kept him up most of the night with…uh…other things"

This time Rose laughed with Monroe "When I was pregnant with him all I ate was olives, every night his dad would have to go buy them for me."

Monroe nodded "Me it was chocolate, I craved it so much" They talked for a few hours, mostly about pregnancy until Cruz started to feel tired

"I hate to break this up" she said with a yawn "But I need to go home, I'm exhausted" They nodded in understanding and helped her out to her car before leaving, themselves.

(A/N) Just a little filler chapter