DISCLAIMER: I am NOT Meg Cabot. I do not own the charecters (except for the unknowns). The plot, however, is all mine.
OMG! So sorry for the delay! My senior year has proved to be more than I bargined for... :starts to hum Sugar, We're Going Down by Fallout Boy:
Anywho, thanks to all who reviewed! I love all of ya'll!
Jesse's POV
Andy's timing was perfect. Susannah had just gotten to sleep when he came with the baby furniture. We were going to try to get it in the room before she woke up, trying to finish the third part of our guest room renovations. The first was to get all the old furniture out. Then, we painted the room in pastel green and yellow. And now, we could put the furniture in the room.
And Susannah has no idea.
Or, I think she has no idea.
We already had both cribs set up at Andy's house, so we didn't have to make noise setting them up here. We had done so well too.With being quiet, I mean. But as we were bringing the rocking chair up the stairs, we saw Susannah, standing at the door to the babies' new room. Andy and I put the chair down in the hall.
She was staring in the room, and from the sunlight peering through the windows, I could see that her eyes were filled with water.
"Querida..." I said, walking up behind her. She turned,staring straight at me with her emerald green eyes, as if finally noticing I was there. "You should still be sleeping."
I stood next to her as she turned back to the room. She looked beautiful, but then again, when isn't she? She was in her favorite pajamas, which flaunted her swolen belly. Susannah was 38 weeks preganant now. I couldn't help but wrap my arms around her, stroking a thumb on her belly button.
"Jesse... this is perfect." She said, finally speaking as Andy brought the rocking chair in on his own. It wasn't too heavy, but it was easier to get it upstairs with 2 people. Susannah turned back to me, wrapping her arms around my neck to pull me down for simple and sweet kiss, which I savored. She pulled away, looking me straight in the eye. "Thank you..." She said simply, before going over to Andy and embracing him as well.
She eventually began to look at all of the children's books we had on the shelfs. "Oh, my God... These were mine when I was a baby." Susannah picked one off the shelf and opened it to the first page, where it read:
"My little Susie
I will always be here for you, and love you no matter what. You will always be my baby girl.
I love you, and I will forever
-Dad"
A tear rolled down her cheek as her fingers ran across the writing. "I thought Mom threw these away..."
"She insisted on keeping them, to give to you." Andy said, as I walked over to Susannah, wrapping an arm around her and using my other hand to wipe away her tears. She put the book back up on the shelf before speaking.
"I'll be right back." Susannah then added, jokingly. "Apparently, the babies think my bladder is a squeeze toy."
I laughed a little, giving her a quick peck on the lips, before releasing her. She left the room as fast as she could, leaving Andy and me in silence. I finally told him "Thanks for helping with the furniture..."
"It's no problem." He said. "You know, you did a really good job with the room. It looks amazing."
"Thanks." I said, unable to help a proud smile. I mean, it really did look good.
"I just can't wait until the cribs are occupied, you know?" I asked, sitting in the rocking chair.
He nodded. "I felt the same way. Escpecially with John in those last few weeks." Andy said with a small smirk. "But once it happens, it's the most incredible feeling in the world. Just holding you child for the first time. And when they open they're eyes for the first time, and they know who you are..."
"Jesse?" Susannah called, cutting off Andy. I got up and walked to the bathroom.
"Yes, Querida." I asked as she opened the door, holding her stomach.
"Um... I think my water kinda broke."
I could do nothing but stand there in shock. I mean, she still had 2 weeks left.
"Yeah, Jesse. That would be your cue to drive me to the hospital." She said, taking me away from the total shock I was feeling.
"I'll go get the bags." I said, running to the bedroom, passing the babies room. I turned back around, looking in the bedroom.
"Andy, Susannah's water broke. S-she's have my babies. Oh my God, I'm going to be a father." I said, suddenly feeling joy, among other things. I found it difficult to breathe. Andy, noticing my anxiousness, put his hand on my shoulders.
"OK, breathe."
I breathed.
"Breathe."
I breathed again.
"Breathe."
Another one.
"OK, yougo get the bags. I'll help Suze to the car, follow you in my truck, and call everyone." He said, somehow calm.
I responded. "OK."
YAY! They're having the kids! Sorry for the shortness of it, but, well, senior year sucks monkey butt.
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