"Ugh! Come oooonnnnn!" Artemis groaned, straining to button her jeans. No matter how much she held her breath, no matter how tightly she squeezed her pants, nothing worked.
"Oh fuck it! I'm just going to wear a pair of basket-ball shorts." She huffed, grabbing a pair of navy blue, mesh shorts, and a black 'Cold Play' t-shirt, before going back into the bathroom to get dressed.
Wally was already in the kitchen, making waffles for breakfast.
"Wally... We're gonna have to buy a lot of sweat pants and basket ball shorts; none of my jeans fit me anymore!" Artemis wailed, entering the kitchen.
"I'm sorry. See if Zatanna and Megan will go shopping with you later this week." Wally said, kissing her lips.
"Yay. Can you believe it? In a little more then a month, we find out what we're having." She grinned, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Mmhmm. Still convinced it's a boy?" He asked, kissing her again.
"Oh course. It won't stop moving around, and it won't stop eating. I'm about ninety-six percent sure we're having a boy." She smirked.
"My Dad keeps asking when we're going to get married." Wally sighed. "Same with my Mom." Artemis sighed.
They were quiet for a little while, before Wally spoke up.
"Do you want to elope? Or go to the court house?" He asked. "Sure. We can go next Saturday." She said, as they grabbed the waffles and began to eat.
"When are you guys going to start buying stuff for the baby?" Zatanna asked, as her, M'gann, and Artemis shopped for maternity clothes for the pregnant archer.
"Probably not until we find out the gender. I wonder how much stuff we can get at Wal-Mart?" Artemis mumbled to herself.
"Not sure. You can get a of it there. Everything else you can get at Babies R Us." M'gann told her.
"I can't wait. Baby clothes are sooooooocute! Oh good God! I sounded like a girly girl!" Artemis gasped, her jaw dropping.
Zatanna and M'gann laughed.
"I can't believe you and Wally are getting married in a court house! You two should have a nice, traditional wedding!" Paula scolded over the phone with Artemis.
"Moooom! I'm almost five months pregnant! I'm not going to walk down the asile with a giant, growing stomach." Artemis groaned.
"But Artemis..." "No Mom. No. Not going to happen." Artemis said, sternly. "Will you at least have my Grandbaby be baptized?" Paula requested.
"But me and Wally are atheist!" She cried.
"I am still in denial about that fact, Artemis." Her Mother sighed.
Artemis mentally groaned. Why was her Mother being so... Over-bearing...? Of course she loved her Mom, but... Artemis just couldn't explain it.
"Mom, I have to go; me and Wally find out the gender in less then an hour. I'll call you when I get home. Anh yêu em."
"Tôi yêu bạn, quá, Artemis." Paula cooed.
"Mẹ! Nó là một cậu bé! Các em bé là một cậu bé! Tôi đã phải-tôi và Wally sẽ có một con trai!" Artemis cried, talking to her Mom on the phone.
She had been right; the tiny baby growing inside of her, living off of her nutrients, was in fact, a baby boy.
"Oh honey! Tôi vui mừng vì vậy cho bạn! Liệu ông có một tên?" Paula cooed. "Jaiyden. Ông không có một tên lót chỉ được nêu ra." Artemis informed her.
"Ồ, đó là một cái tên đáng yêu! I 'm so hạnh phúc cho bạn, Artemis. làm thế nào đã làm Wally mất nó?" Her Mom asked. "Ông là hạnh phúc. Không như hạnh phúc như tôi, nhưng ông vẫn hạnh phúc về nó." She explained.
Once her and her Mom were done talking, Artemis put her phone down. Her hands trailed down to her bulging stomach, feeling her son- her Jaiyden- moving around and lightly kicking her.
"Em bé Jai... Anh yêu em. Tôi luôn luôn sẽ giữ cho bạn an toàn. Momma yêu bạn." Artemis cooed, a smile on her face.
"Mom! It's a boy! The baby is a boy! I was right- me and Wally are going to have a son!"
"Oh honey! I am so excited for you! Does he have a name?" "Jaiyden. He doesn't have a middle name just yet."
"Oh, that's a lovely name! I am so happy for you, Artemis. how did Wally take it?"
"He's happy. Not as happy as I am, but he's still happy about it."
xXx
"Baby Jai... I love you. I will always keep you safe. Momma loves you."
