A/N:
Falling-out-Friday – thanks for reading my story, and I hope you keep reading. I like your idea of how you'd let the story play out, but you will just have to wait and see what I have up my sleeve… :D
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"Well, I am pleased to tell you that you are going to have a…" The doctor paused for dramatic effect.
"You are going to have a little girl." She finished. Sharpay smiled and looked at her brother and Kelsi.
"A girl!" she exclaimed. Kelsi hugged Sharpay then Ryan.
"Not another girl!" Ryan joked. "I don't want her turning out just like Sharpay. Little miss drama queen. The four of them laughed. Dr. Emerson wiped the jelly off Sharpay's stomach, and gave her another doctor date for July 15th. The three of them left the doctor's office, and got into the car.
"So are we going to go to Santa Fe today and blow our baby fund?" Sharpay asked.
"I say let's do it." Ryan and Kelsi said in unison. They all smiled, and Ryan started up the car. They were in the car for a little less than an hour before they got to the mall, where they would splurge on baby stuff.
They got out of the car, and went into the mall. They first went to The Children's Place, where they bought some outfits, burping blankets, crib blankets, a car seat, a whole large box of diapers, some wall decals of the alphabet, some more bottles, a bassinet, and two sets of baby monitors, so that both Ryan and Sharpay could hear if the baby was crying. They also bought some more toys, and a dresser. Kelsi pointed out some plastic plugs for the plug-ins. Ryan found a mobile that Kelsi and Sharpay both found cute. A bathtub, wash cloths, and some hooded towels were added to the long list of things they were buying. All the stuff they got was pink or purple.
"Hey you guys, you need one of these, so you don't have to smell those dirty diapers." Kelsi said. Sharpay smiled, and picked out one of the Diaper Genie's. Sharpay also grabbed a Disney Princesses night light. Ryan got a set of baby nail clippers also.
"Which one do you think we should get Ryan? If you are going to push her around, you don't want to be seen pushing a pink one do you?" Sharpay asked. He shrugged, and they got the Pink stroller anyway.
"Toy box." Ryan said to the employee who was helping them. They picked up a purple one. Sharpay picked out some books she would enjoy reading to her daughter. They also found a Pink CD player and a few Classical CDs. They discovered some baby shampoo, soap, baby powder, rash ointment and baby oil. Just as they were getting ready to pay, Kelsi pointed out a swing and a baby carrier. They arranged for most of the stuff to be shipped to their house.
"57 Oak Street. Albuquerque." The employee looked at him oddly.
"Why didn't you just go to a store in Albuquerque?" he asked.
"It's complicated. We couldn't go to any of the stores there, so we came here." Sharpay explained. He nodded, and arranged the delivery for that day.
They all went over to the furniture store. They found an attractive looking crib, and a rocking chair. They also had that stuff arranged to be sent to their house. They then went to a store that sold paint. They picked a bright shade of pink, and a smaller can of purple paint for the edges. They took that and put all the smaller stuff into the trunk of their car. Some of the stuff had to be put into the seat next to Kelsi.
"You know what I forgot?" Sharpay asked.
"What?" Kelsi replied.
"I forgot to get a baby book." They all went back inside, and bought a precious moments baby book. They all hopped in the car and started on their way home.
"Taco Bell!" Sharpay shouted.
"What?" Ryan asked.
"I am hungry, and I want Taco Bell." She said, Ryan pulled in and bought everyone an early dinner. When they got home, they only had to wait fifteen minutes for the delivery truck to arrive. The moving men brought everything in and placed it in the spare room that was not going to be the baby's so that they could paint the nursery first.
"Thank you all." Sharpay said.
"Okay, well I think we should at least first paint the nursery."
"Great, let's get started." Sharpay said enthusiastically, she started to run up the stairs.
"Oh, no you don't." Ryan said, putting his arm in front of her.
"Why?" She asked.
"Fumes will make you sick, and they might harm the baby. You are going to stay down here and work or something while we paint the bedroom." Ryan said. Sharpay shrugged her shoulders while Ryan and Kelsi went upstairs and began to paint the room. Sharpay turned the Crisis Line Box on, and put on her headset. She immediately got a call.
"Teen Crisis Line, how may I help you?"
"Hey, it's Jessica." The girl said. It was the girl whose dad had died.
"Hey Jessica, how are you today?"
"I am doing really well. My mom I think is starting to get better. She is eating more."
"That is good. It is important that your mother keeps eating, you make sure of that."
"I will." They talked for another thirty minutes before Jessica had to get off the phone to eat dinner. She had a bunch more calls before Ryan and Kelsi came down at eight o'clock. They had been painting for nearly three hours.
"We haven't done the purple yet, because the pink has to dry." Kelsi said. The three talked for a while until Sharpay had another Crisis call, which was only ten minutes. After that call was done, she went back to talking. The fumes started to come down the stairs, so Ryan went upstairs, opened the window, and closed the bedroom door.
"So anyway, tomorrow Kelsi and I will finish the room after church. And when the paint dries and the fumes diminish, then I will let you in the room to see." Ryan told her, who nodded.
"Are you two craving some mint chocolate chip ice cream?" Sharpay asked. The other two adopted a disgusted look. "What?" She asked.
"That ice cream." They both said.
"What? It is the best ice cream ever." Sharpay said.
"Yuk." Sharpay got up to go get herself some ice cream. The other two followed.
"Can you believe that I am 27 weeks along? In a couple days, I will be entering into my third trimester." Sharpay said.
"How many months is that?" Kelsi asked.
"It's six. When she enters the third trimester, she will be seven months." Ryan replied. Kelsi thought about this information.
"So, after church tomorrow, we will come straight back, because it is not fair to go out to lunch without you." Kelsi said, getting a nod from Ryan.
"You guys are so nice to me." Sharpay sighed dramatically. Sharpay didn't go to church anymore, because of the baby, she didn't want to face the people at the church, and risk everyone finding out. She was going to steer clear of everyone for a while. While Sharpay was eating her ice cream, she had another call, so she answered it. This time, it was a sixteen year old guy whose parents got a divorce, and he thought it was his fault.
"Ben, do you have any reason to believe that it is your fault that they are getting divorced?" she asked.
"Yeah, they fight all the time about me, and they can't ever decide what is good for me." He said.
"That does not mean that it is your fault. All it means is that they cannot agree with each other on how to raise you. Your mom wants to do it one way, and your dad wants to do it another way. It is not your fault."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am sure."
"Okay. Well, thanks for your help."
"You are very welcome, that's why I am here. And if you ever need to talk to me, my ID number is SE127." They hung up, and Kelsi was staring at her.
"What?"
"Does every call go like that?" she asked.
"Um, pretty much. They are really easy to talk to." She said.
"Probably because you are also a teen, so your young voice calms them down."
"Please." Sharpay said. Ryan was laughing at the interaction.
"Please yourself. When I have my own kid, I am going to play a CD of you singing, that will put them to sleep in no time."
"Are you saying that I am boring now?" she asked, laughing.
"No, I didn't mean it that way, I only meant that you have a calming voice." Kelsi sputtered.
"You insulted me." Sharpay said, looking serious.
"No I didn't." Sharpay started laughing. Kelsi sat still for a moment, and started to laugh as well. Ryan shook his head, and went upstairs to check to see if the paint was dry yet. It wasn't so he put his fan from his room into the spare room, to blow away the fumes out the window.
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The next day, after church, Ryan and Kelsi finished painting the room. By 6 pm, Sharpay was allowed to go see it.
"Wow!" Sharpay said when she saw the Pink walls, with purple edging. The room looked great.
"I thought that you would like it." Ryan said.
"You should see this, girl. Your uncle did an awesome job on painting your room. I bet you cannot wait until you get to see it." Sharpay told her baby, who kicked a few times in response. The three of them decided to start setting up the room, and they mutually decided to tackle the crib first. They took it out of its box, and assembled it quickly. The directions were easy to follow. They sat it in the corner near the window.
They decided to bring in the dresser next, and set it near the closet. They put the toy box next to the dresser, then assembled the changing table, and put the diaper genie next to it. They put the rocking chair right next to the window by the crib. They put the bassinet downstairs in the living room.
The washtub, towels, and washcloths along with the bathing stuff was put in the bathroom. The bottles went into the kitchen, and the clothes were neatly put into the dresser. The toys were placed in the toy box, the night light was plugged in, the rest of the outlets were plugged, and the CD player and CDs were put on top of the dresser. The stroller was put into the closet, and the diapers and burping towels got placed on the changing table shelves, along with the baby wipes.
The books were put on the dresser also. Sharpay put the baby monitors in her and Ryan's rooms, while Ryan installed the mobile. The swing went between the crib and the changing table, and the baby carrier was put in the closet.
At midnight, Mrs. Neilson called, asking where Kelsi was.
"She is right here Mrs. Neilson."
"Why is she there so late?"
"Um, her, Ryan and I painted my bedroom, and we were doing some redecorating, I am really sorry for keeping her out so late, we lost track of time."
"Okay, well tell her to be home soon."
"Okay, thank you Mrs. Neilson." Sharpay hung up the phone.
"Be home soon Kelsi." Sharpay told her. Kelsi laughed, and the three of them finished putting the wall stickers up. Sharpay went to bed after Kelsi left.
The next morning, Sharpay got up, and found Ryan cooking breakfast.
"Guess what brother." She said.
"What?" He asked, glancing at her.
"We still have to figure out a name for my little girl."