When I wrote that last teaser, I was thinking of how much that could go for an Osten-was-an-unexpected-pregnancy chapter. Pshh, that's another chapter that I have planned.
78 chapters in and I'm surprised on how have I not written one of these yet.
Photo #78: Pale Pinks and Pale Blues
Eadlyn has been to her share of baby showers. All the frills, tiny baby-sized objects, color schemes either being pale pink or pale blue, food, and never-ending giggles about a baby who has yet to be born. Don't get her wrong, Eadlyn is all for bringing life into the world and celebrating it but she just isn't up for all that giddiness.
However, her mother and Ms. Marlee were stoked when they got to have them, especially when they got pregnant at around the same time. Their baby shower was just a beautiful mess of pale pinks and pale blues. Eadlyn was young at the time so she doesn't really remember much of it except for the pale pinks and pale blues.
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America and Marlee stand for what seems to be their hundredth photo. That's what they expected since this was their joint baby shower but even with their baby bumps at their different sizes, they weren't complaining at all. This is the primary reason they wanted to get pregnant at the same time. Sure, having their newborns growing up relatively close in age was cute but a joint baby shower was everything they ever asked for.
America was just starting to show whereas Marlee was further along in her pregnancy up to the point where she looked like she would pop at any second. Both of them were wearing dresses corresponding to their future babies - Marlee a pale pink and America a pale blue.
"I love these," Marlee says, popping another small cupcake in her mouth.
"I know!" America exclaims, nibbling on one of her own. "Not only are they delicious but they're decorated with little pacifiers."
"And they're serving wrapped candies in a stroller!"
"And the goodie bags are in little baby booties!"
America and Marlee coo in amazement as they continue to admire the beautiful baby themed room that was put together by everyone else while the guests congratulate them or the thousandth time. If there was something that was either a pale pink or a pale blue, it was most likely in here. Even Maxon and Carter had to dress for the event as well, wearing the colors of their unborn children in their shirts. The same goes for their current children which they have to watch as their wives do whatever it is expectant mother do at these type of parties.
Lucky for Maxon and Carter, their wives were busy being excited by everything made for babies so they wouldn't notice that they couldn't control their young children. Eadlyn was easy to handle since she was just teetering over the chocolates and eating them. Ahren and Kile were running around the entire venue.
"Stop running," Carter says, stopping Kile on the spot. That works until Carter lets go of Kile and he runs off again.
"Ahren!" Maxon exclaims.
At the sound of his name being called, Ahren turns around. His shoulder hits one of the columns that holds a tray of snacks. Maxon immediately leaps forwards to catch it before it hits the ground and spills everything and breaks. As Maxon straightens that up, Ahren backs away and heads somewhere else.
"Oh god..." Maxon mutters, popping an appetizer in his mouth. He watches Ahren continue making a beeline.
"I got Kile distracted," Carter says.
Carter points over to a couch were Kile sits in the middle of older ladies. He sits with his legs crossed as he draws on some of the fancy napkins with complimentary crayons. Carter beams in his awesome parenting when it comes to child control and Maxon glares at him.
"Hey," Maxon says in his defense, "I have Eadlyn under control."
"Are you sure?" Carter questions.
Maxon looks over at the bowl of candies Eadlyn was standing on her tip-toes to get a taste of and there's no one there. He sighs and groans as he puts a tired hand to his forehead. Carter plays lookout to find her but she's nowhere to be found.
"You distract our wives and I'll find our kids," Carter says.
"Why do I have the hard task?" Maxon asks.
"I'd say they're both on the same level of difficulty."
"But it's my daughter."
"Which is why you have to distract your wife."
Maxon glares at Carter for being right who responds with his signature crooked smile and goes searching. He goes over to America and kisses the side of her head when he arrives.
"Maxon!" America exclaims. "Look at this jumper we got!"
America shows him the cute jumper which has a small cartoon cheetah on it. Marlee gives Maxon one of the jumper's legs so he could feel how soft the material is. The ladies talk endlessly about how soft it is and how soft a newborn is. Maxon is half-listening and half-keeping his eye on Carter to make sure that he finds his kids.
"Can't you picture our baby running around in it?" America asks him.
Maxon doesn't answer for a second. He isn't sure if America is onto him for losing their twins or if she's asking that hypothetically. She waits for an answer and Maxon gives her a wide smile, hoping she doesn't sense anything wrong.
"I sure can," Maxon says.
His voice cracked but nobody noticed except him. Hopefully, when he cleared his throat it covered everything up. He's in the clear. Maxon looks over and dismisses himself when he sees Carter waving him over. He gives America one more kiss before running off.
Maxon approaches Carter who lifts the tablecloth to reveal Eadlyn sitting under there with a bowl of chocolate truffles in her crossed legs. His first reaction would be to laugh at this because it's adorable (probably how Carter reacted when he found her) but he ends up just staring indifferently.
"Eady, come out of there," Maxon orders.
"No," Eadlyn responds, crossing her arms and turning her head.
"Well, we tried," Carter says.
He drops the tablecloth back down and just leaves her under the table. Carter thinks that if Eadlyn is down there munching on truffles then she wouldn't move so they'll know where she is at all times. He thinks it's a genius plan but Maxon gives Carter a look before crouching down and getting under the table himself to scold Eadlyn. He hopes that not only will Eadlyn come out, but that nobody asks where he is or that his back doesn't give out while in the hunched position.
"Eadlyn, come out," Maxon orders again.
"No," Eadlyn declines again.
Before Maxon could order it a third time, Eadlyn takes her bowl of truffles and starts crawling into the abyss of tables. Maxon groans in frustration as he crawls after her, calling her name just loud enough for Eadlyn to hear and none of the partygoers. He gives Eadlyn credit for crawling at a baby shower - sticking true to the theme of the day.
Maxon finally crawls out from under the table where he sees Eadlyn sitting on an ottoman with her bowl of truffles in her lap as if nothing happened and Carter off to the side tied up in pale pink and pale blue streamers.
"I left you alone for barely two minutes," Maxon states to him. "How did that happen?"
"I found the boys playing cops and robbers," Carter responds about his new accessory.
"Were you the robber?"
"No, I was the cop."
They both sigh. If combined total of three kids for the both of them is too much to handle, how will their lives be when two more are added to the bunch?
"Why did we agree to more kids?" Maxon questions as he stands up and starts unraveling Carter from the streamers.
They both look over and see their happy wives. This is the happiest they could possibly ever see them and then there's the old saying, 'happy wife, happy life.'
"That's why," Carter responds.
Then, they see the boys chasing Eadlyn and her bowl of truffles with streamers in their hands. Eadlyn ten ducks under the table again and Kile and Ahren follow.
"That's not why," Maxon says as he and Carter go over to help her.
'Kim, why did you write this instead of an actual baby shower?' Well, I don't know anything about babies or their celebratory showers since I have never been to one. Also, I don't really like writing parties in general. And, I'm 100% for a Maxon and Carter friendship because I have another chapter planned along those lines.
Other than that, Eadlyn is me at parties.
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