October 9th, 2004
Week 24
It was amazing seeing Sasha's belly jiggle whenever Pearl had a case of the hiccups. It was so weird to put his hand on her stomach to feel his daughter's foot kicking against it. Ty could say he was thrilled to be alive. Ty stepped outside, sliding his backpack over his shoulder. He watched Faith walk to her car.
"Yokas, can I talk to you for a moment?" He asked. She smiled.
"Sure. What's up?" She asked.
"you're a mom." Ty stated. Faith chuckled.
"I have been for fifteen years." She said, "Do you have a parenting question, Soon-to-be daddy?"
"Sort of. I kind of need help if you're not busy this afternoon." He said. Faith shook her head. She had nothing to do. She rarely had stuff to do at home now.
"I'm free." She said.
"Cool. I want to get Sasha and Pearl some presents, but I'm clueless." Ty said. Faith chuckled and nodded up the street.
"Come with me. I'll show you a neat Boutique." She said. "it's amazing that you're going to be a father." Ty smiled with pride. Faith smiled. She loved that look upon Ty's face. He had that wonderful look on it. He was extremely excited and happy.
"I'm so excited." He said, "I think I'll make a good dad."
"What are you naming her?" Faith asked.
"Pearl Alexandra Davis." Ty said. Faith nodded. She liked that name.
"It's beautiful." She said, "Now what are you looking for?" Ty thought about it for a moment.
"Well, something expensive…but in a cop's budget." Ty said. Faith couldn't help but to laugh. She knew exactly what he meant. The two of them walked down the street to the little boutique.
"Okay, I just maybe a blanket with her name on it." Faith said. Ty looked around him. There was a lot of blankets. He was going to get overwhelmed. Faith sensed it. "Okay, do you like pink or purple?"
"ah….Purple." Ty said.
"Okay. Well, since Pearls are white, why don't we get a white blanket with purple trim. They monogram things here so we can put pearl's name on the side with purple thread. How does that sound?" Ty nodded.
"Perfect." He smiled gratefully.
"Okay. I'll go tell the sales lady and you can go look around." Faith walked away. Ty stood there for a moment. It only took them five minutes to decide on something. If he had gone in there alone, he would have been in there until supper time.
Ty walked over to a crib that had a lot of stuffed animals in it. He smiled. He couldn't wait for Pearl to come. He couldn't wait to peer into the crib and see his daughter. He never thought he would be this excited to be a father. He picked up a stuff duck and squeezed it.
"That's cute." Faith smiled walking up behind him.
"I might get it for Pearl." He said.
"I think she'd like it." Faith said, "The clerk said the blanket would be done in two hours."
"Sounds good." Ty said.
Sasha lay on the couch flipping through the stations. The baby began to bounce on her bladder. Sasha groaned.
"Okay, calm down." She said sitting up. "Mommy is hungry too, but she's waiting for Daddy to come home."
"Daddy is home." Ty chuckled as he walked into the living room.
"Good. I want some scrambled eggs." Sasha said.
"yes, Ma'am." he said holding up a bag, "I bought Pearl some things." Sasha gave him a look.
"What did you get her? She's not even born yet and she's already spoiled." She said.
"I got her stuff." Ty handed Sasha the bag, "Eggs coming right up." He kissed the top of her head and walked into the kitchen. Sasha opened the bag and picked up the duck.
"How cute." She chuckled. Sasha gave it a kiss and placed it on the couch beside her. She reached into the bag and pulled out the baby blanket. "Oh Ty. It's so beautiful."
"You like it?" Ty asked.
"I love it." Sasha wrapped it around her stomach, "Thank you so much."
"No problem." Ty glanced out into the living room. He smiled as he watched the joy upon Sasha's face. That was why he bought so much stuff. He loved watching that look on her face. He would love that look on Pearl's face too.
October 23rd, 2004
Week 26
Maggie pulled her car into a parking space in front of the apartment building. She looked at it and shook her head. She couldn't stand apartment buildings. Families should be raised in a house. Maggie got out of the car and went into the building. She walked up a few flights of stairs and stopped in front of a door. She knocked on it and Sasha opened it up.
"Mrs. Davis…." She smiled, but thought it was strange for Maggie to be here.
"May I come in?" She asked. Sasha nodded.
"Of course." She said stepping aside. Maggie looked at Sasha's stomach and smiled.
"How are you feeling, Sweetheart?" She asked. Sasha shrugged.
"Drained, but good." Sasha told Maggie, "May I get you something to drink?"
"No no. Don't bother yourself." She said, "Is m y son here?"
"No. he got called into work early." Sasha said easing herself down on the couch. She patted the seat next to her. Maggie smiled gratefully and sat next to her, "So, what's up?"
"I found a house." Maggie reached into her purse and pulled out a real estate listing. Sasha stared at her like she had three heads.
"That's nice. Are you moving?" She asked. Maggie shook her head.
"It's a house for you Ty and the baby." She said. Sasha began to laugh.
"We don't need a house, Mrs. D. We're just fine here." She said. "We have no intentions in moving. Has Ty said something to you?"
"No, but I know what my boy wants." Maggie said, "he always talked about when he had a family he would buy them a wonderful house to grow up in. Now he has a family, but not a home. I know he would want this." Sasha took the ad from Maggie and looked at it.
"I don't think we could afford it right now." She said. Maggie shrugged.
"Just have a look at it. Look at others. I don't care." She said. Sasha nodded, "So, no ring on your finger yet?" Sasha began to laugh.
"Don't push your luck, Maggie." She said. Maggie held up her hands with amusement.
"I'm not." She said, "You know, I haven't seen Ty this happy in a very long time. You and Pearl make him so happy. It's nice to see."
"Well, he makes me happy. you've raised a wonderful man." Sasha said.
"That's what a parents job is." Maggie said, "To raise them to be the best people possible."
"What's easier? Boys or girls?" She asked. Maggie laughed loudly. "I've raised my nephew, but I don't have experience with girls."
"you really don't want to know." Maggie said.
"Tell me." Sasha smiled.
"Boys are so much easier, for me at least." Maggie said. "Potty training was a breeze. The girls…The girls were whiney little Divas. Not much has changed. Maybe it was because Ty was a Momma's boy and the girls idolized their father, But Ty was the easiest."
"Great." Sasha chuckled as she rubbed her stomach, "I'm doomed."
"Pearl is Ty's daughter. There's a great possibility she will be just like him." Maggie reassured Sasha. Sasha smiled. She hoped Pearl would turn out like her father. Ty was a wonderful man to be like. Ty was the kind of man Sasha could see herself with forever. She glanced down at the ad again. Making a home with him would be great.