Chapter Twenty-Six
The Baby Shower Pt. 1
A week had passed since Lucy had found out about her sister, Kevin still hadn't been able to talk to Martin, both Matt and Mary had taken two weeks off to spend sometime with Ruthie, and Annie had finally began to accept the fact that her daughter was really pregnant and was really having a baby. Lucy too had finally calmed down about being the last to know, but Eric on the hand was still acting so strange about the situation. He was still acting like it was someone else's daughter that was pregnant.
Annie had decided that they needed to through Ruthie a baby shower. She needed something to make her feel good and she was going to need a few things. The shower was just going to be the family of course and was going to be a surprise for Ruthie. Annie had been working all day on cooking making every recipe she knew that had macaroni in it. She'd made homemade macaroni and cheese, Macaroni casserole, Macaroni salad, and even a soup with macaroni. Macaroni seemed to be the only thing Ruthie would eat.
She'd sent each child and Eric out on an errand. Matt had gone to pick up a pizza for the rest of the family to eat, Mary was picking up her gift for Ruthie, Eric was picking up their gift and a few other things with the boys, Lucy was doing something with Kevin, and that left only Simon. Annie was worried about sending him on one of the most important errands but she had no choice he had been the only one left. She hoped he didn't screw it up.
Martin and Mac had been shopping for a gift for Ruthie at a little baby boutique that Michelle had recommended. They found themselves completely lost. They had no idea what to get.
"I wonder what this is?" Mac questioned picking up a foreign object and placing it on his head, "It makes a nice hat."
"You pervert!" An old woman said stabbing his toe with her walker, "Take that breast pump off your head!?"
"Sorry." Mac said taking it off, "I didn't know what it was."
"I'm sorry too for getting you with my walker." The woman said, "but you have no idea how many young mothers don't wash those for the first use and I hate for some innocent baby to get sick because you stuck it on your head."
"Where kind of lost," Martin said, "Where looking for a baby shower gift."
"Awww I love that now a days they have co-gender baby showers." she said, "In my day it never would have happened."
"He's the dad." Mac said pointing at Martin.
"You look young." she said.
"Oh he is and so is the mother she's only seventeen." Mac replied.
"And she's still getting a baby shower that's so nice." the woman said, "It never would have happened in my day. Then again most likely the baby would be given up."
"What's your name?" Martin asked trying to get the woman off the subject of her day.
"Betty Janson." she said with a smile.
"Can you help us?" Mac asked.
"Of course." Betty declared thumping her walker like she was on a mission, "We wouldn't want you sticking anything else on your head, Son. Now would we? Come on let's shop."
"Lead the way." Mac said and Martin groaned, not knowing how he'd gotten sucked into shopping with his insane friend and with a crazy old lady who didn't want Mac sticking stuff on his head.
"I'm back." Simon said walking into the kitchen with a ton of bags. Annie turned and took a deep breath upon eyeing the bags.
"Simon I told you to get some cute plates and napkins not the all this." Annie said throwing up her arms.
"Well they had these plates with little blocks and they had matching napkins, cups, a table cloth, a sign that you add the name too, and I got matching streamers and I had to get the game package. And then they had the balloons on sale so I had to get them.
"Balloons?" Annie questioned, "Where are they?"
"They didn't fit in my car and because there are no deliveries today we lucked out they'll be here in an hour." Simon said with a big grin, "This is so exciting!"
"I only needed plates and a package of napkins." Annie said with an annoyed look.
An hour later Simon had the living room completely decorated. Ruthie had seen all the stuff he'd been doing so when he went into the kitchen she quietly snuck out the front door. Olivia and Freddie arrived at the same time as the balloons. They were followed by the rest of the Camdens expect Kevin and Lucy.
"Where are Martin and Mac?" Annie asked.
"Mac's coming?" Olivia asked with a sigh.
"Yeah I am." Mac said coming in with a pile of packages.
"Are those all from you?" Eric asked.
"Of course not they're from Martin." Mac said setting them down and grabbing a small package off the top, "This is from me."
"Where's Martin?" Annie asked.
"Getting more gifts out of the car." Mac said.
"More?!" Olivia said shocked, "What'd he do buy the entire store."
"We met this old lady." Mac said if that explained everything.
"I can't find Ruthie." Matt said as Martin walked in, "She's not in her room."
"She went on a walk." Sam said.
"I'll go look for her." Martin said setting down another pile of stuff, "And Mac theirs more out their."
"More?!" everyone said shocked. About three minutes after Martin left there was a knock at the door.
"Mom I have something to tell you." Simon said but it was too late Annie had already opened the door.
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