RoseTiger: Yes, a creepy stalker. Who is he? Why is he there? Most importantly, what does he want?
AN: It's Thanksgiving in Canada on Monday. It's also my birthday so if I don't update, that's why. Don't count me down and out ;) Also, please remember to vote on my poll on my profile. Should Lynette have a baby boy? A baby girl? Surprise twins? You can have a say with that poll, so cast your vote and I will include it in the story. Blue or pink, what do you think?
The two girls smiled and giggled as they made their way out from the café, Nathanael and Alix were waiting to walk back home with Marinette and Lynette respectively.
Marinette waved to Lynette as she headed home with Nathanael escorting her, Lynette headed in the opposite direction with Alix. The pink haired girl looked over to Lynette as she asked, "how've you been?"
"Oh, starting to get a bit achy. I'll be glad to be rid of the cravings when this is all over though," Lynette admitted with a laugh.
Alix's eyes went a bit wide as she replied, "I'd bet."
"So I kinda wonder why are you still modeling? I mean I get that you're modeling now for the Gabriel brand, that's totally cool of M. Agreste to allow you to, but why?"
"I need money for the baby and myself, modeling isn't something I want to make a career out of. It's okay but it isn't something I wanna do when I'm fifty, you know? I want to help people. People like me, and others that have been abused or discriminated against. I want them to see justice and have the chance to heal from that," Lynette replied.
Alix regarded her for a while before commenting, "you're tough. I can see why Kim's crazy about you."
"I'm crazy about him. I honestly never thought it would happen," Lyn confessed with a slight blush.
Alix smirked a bit. Lynette gained a startled expression as she asked, "hold up. You have a thing for Kim?"
"Nah, not a 'thing', really. I had a crush on him once, and I think he had a crush on me, I realize though that he saw a few of your traits in me and that's likely what drew him in. It's cool. We're cool," Alix answered.
Lynette smiled a bit and nodded, "thanks."
"No sweat," Alix responded with a wave of her hand as the two walked.
She smiled as she handed Lynette a small gift bag, covered in lambs. Lynette looked at her quizzically, "what is this?"
"Just a little something for the baby that I picked up. I know the kid's due in July but still thought it would be pretty good for him or her," Alix revealed with a shrug.
Lynette smiled and gave Alix a side hug. The thin girl smiled as she returned the gesture, suddenly Lynette's hand flew to the side of her stomach, her eyes wide.
"Are you alright?"
Without a word Lynette grabbed the other girl's hand and placed it where her own hand had flown. The girls waited for a moment before Alix began to laugh, her eyes growing wide, "Oh my god! It's moving."
Lynette nodded as she glanced at her stomach, "yeah. They're really in there."
Alix chuckled as she moved her hand from Lynette's stomach and shook her head, "Wow. That's incredible. Absolutely incredible."
"Oh wow, that was like butterflies in my stomach usually but that kick was just so much stronger," Lynette stated as they walked.
"What are you gonna do about school next year?"
"Well, I've done home schooling before, Jagged is willing to hire a private tutor so I can keep up with my studies, and Kim's mom is willing to babysit while I'm at school. I haven't decided which path I'm going to take but there's options," Lynette answered with a small shrug of her shoulders.
Alix bit her lip a little as she glanced behind them.
"What?"
Alix shook her head as she turned to face the direction of Lynette's home again, "thought I heard something."
"Hmm," Lynette mused admitting, "I was a little surprised to see you. I thought Kim was picking me up?"
"Well, he was but he wanted to surprise you with something," Alix revealed.
Lynette quirked a brow as she confessed, "I must admit I don't know if I should be excited or frightened."
Alix gave a hearty laugh as the two of them walked up to Jagged's house. "Well, you're here. My job for the day is done," the pinkette joked.
"Haha," Lynette joked back.
Alix gave her a light playful punch to her arm before walking away from Lynette. The brunette walked past the gates of Jagged's home and headed into the elaborate manor.
The smell of fresh paint reached her nose the moment she walked in through the front door, following the scent she found herself in the nursery across from her bedroom, painting equiptment laying about the floor, the baseboards taped off, and newspapers covering the hardwood floors. Kim spun around when he heard the door open he blushed a little as he greeted her, "hey—uhh not quite how I wanted it when you saw it"
Lynette glanced around the room, it was painted a light slate grey on all four walls and glancing over Lyn saw the wall boarder laying on the floor at the center of the room, going over to it she picked it up and gasped, baby Koalas clinging to a tree branch with green leaves. Lynette bit her lip.
"Is that the right one?"
Lynette nodded, as she wiped away her tears, "they're happy tears."
Kim chuckled as he kissed her fore head, "I'm glad. Get out of here. We don't need junior breathing in the fumes."
Lynette gave a small laugh and nodded, "yeah."
She headed off to her bedroom across the hall, "staying for dinner?"
"Yeah," Kim agreed as he gave her a smile. Lynette smiled as she walked into her bedroom across the hall. Lynette sat on the bed and pulled out the book they were supposed to read over winter break. She hadn't felt it was very long before Kim came in and went into her washroom to shower. After he was cleaned he came over to her and sat on the bed.
He gently laid next to her and asked, "what do you think of Etienne Adrien Montclair?"
Lynette thought for a moment before replying, "I think it fits. Aimée Marinette Montclair?"
Kim smiled and nodded, "I like it. And best of all she'd have her own name."
He didn't get a response, he chuckled as he placed a hand on his girlfriend's swollen abdomen, "I'm excited to meet you. Find out your likes and dislikes. I promise you, no matter if you're Aimée or Etienne, I'll each you any sport you want to learn. If you're into dance, I'll be at every lesson, every recital. I'll cheer for you at every game. I love you so much."
He gasped and looked to Lynette with a shocked expression, "was that—did—did the baby—"
"It kicked," Lynette confirmed with a smile. Kim bit his lip as his eyes welled up, "it's the most beautiful thing I've ever felt."
Lynette smiled at her boyfriend, who knew the jock had such a soft heart? It was truly endearing to watch him interact with her baby bump and the child within. Kim stayed until after dinner and Lynette nearly fell asleep at the table. He walked her back to her room and stood with his back to her while she changed into her pajamas. The Vietnamese male looked her over, in her blue flannel pajamas he could only imagine cuddling up to her closely all night, but he had work in the morning. He instead opted for kissing her good night and tucking her into bed before making his way home.
Lynette stretched as the morning sun fell across her face she rolled over in bed and carefully maneuvered herself up into a sitting position. From the corner of her eye she caught sight of something on her night table, wiping the sleep from her eyes she looked over again and gasped. A purple glass vase and within that vase was half a dozen dying roses, on the vase was a small white square of paper, grasping it Lynette read the scrawled writing, 'Give it up, or this will be your baby.'
The paper began to tremble, it took a moment for the teenager's brain to register that it was her hand that was trembling as droplets of water began to drop onto her pajama bottoms, only then did she realize she'd begun to cry.
Standing from her position the raced from the room screaming for Penny and Jagged, the decaying wilted roses losing their petals onto the night table.
AN: Okay guys so remember, baby gender poll! I want your views/opinions/requests/whatever you wish to call it. It's something you can have a say in with the story. :) Let's get voting! Little Aimee, or a little Etienne? Maybe surprise twins? You vote, you decide.