Chapter Thirty-Four
The Lamaze Class
"I can't believe I let you talk me into this." Ruthie said opening the passenger door and getting out of Olivia's car.
"It wasn't my idea." Olivia said, "There are a lot of other things I could be doing tonight even if it's not a date night."
"I agree." Ruthie said turning back towards the car, "Maybe we should just get back into the car and pretend we were never here."
"We can't," Freddie declared way too excited, "This is going to be fun and you need it. You should have started the class months ago."
"A very good point," Olivia said heading in the direction Ruthie was headed, "She's already way too far behind. Let's go."
"She can get caught up," Freddie said putting an arm around each of there shoulders and pulling them towards the Glen Oak Community Center doors, "Your both coming weather you want to or not."
"Don't I have a say in this?" Ruthie questioned, "I am the mother."
"Nope," Freddie answered as he opened the doors.
"I really don't see the point in this. I mean an entire class on breathing?" Olivia said trying once again to talk Freddie into leaving but, he only rolled his eyes.
Kevin found himself at a loss for words when he entered his bedroom to find the entire room rearranged, candles were everywhere, the lights were low, soft romantic music was playing, and the bed was covered in white flowers that he'd never seen before.
"What the….?" Kevin asked his wife as she entered the room in a little black teddy.
"What?" Lucy said throwing his question back in his face.
"Why has the furniture been rearranged?"
"It's Fungi Shui." Lucy said, "It's supposed to make me more fertile."
"Ok so now I get the music and candles but what's with the white flowers…wouldn't roses be more fitting?"
"No those flowers are Stars of Bethlehem." Lucy said as if the explained everything.
"Stars of Bethlehem?" Kevin asked still confused it was the middle of the day and Lucy had sent him on a bunch of errands and he'd return to find this and it wasn't that he minded find Lucy like this it was just well…she'd become a little obsessed with getting pregnant, "And that means what?"
"Well if you make
love on Stars of Bethlehem and conceive it suppose to make for an
easy child birth and I thought it might also help with the conception
part."
"What?"
"It couldn't hurt could it?"
"Where did you find out how to Fungi Shui a room or that Flowers of Bethlehem help with child birth?" Kevin asked now a little worried.
"It's Stars of Bethlehem and on the web." Lucy said taking a seat on the bed, "You want to give it a try?"
"Do you think we could sneak out and ditch Freddie? Do you?" Olivia begged as she watched Freddie head over to the sign up table to sign in on the sign up sheet while Ruthie and her filled out the forums.
"He'd kill us." Ruthie said as she began to fill out the forums in her hands.
"True but in the end I think it would all even out." Olivia said, "Come on this is torture."
"How's it torture...Ooh?!" Ruthie said causing Olivia to turn to look at her concerned.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing just a kick," Ruthie said, "A very big kick in the ribs."
"Can I feel?" Olivia asked.
"Why not?" Ruthie said grabbing Olivia's manicured hand and placing it on the spot that the baby seemed content on kicking.
"Hey?!" Freddie cried walking towards them, "I want to feel the baby?"
"Wait your turn." Olivia replied.
"What am I an attraction at the zoo?" Ruthie groaned as Freddie pushed Olivia out of the way and placed his hand on her belly only to find that the kicking had come to a complete stop.
"I don't feel anything." Freddie complained, "Why do I always miss the kicks?"
"Because the baby likes me better," Olivia said as she inspected her fingernails, "And can tell that you have no fashion sense."
"That's not true and look at your top your wearing." Freddie said running his hand through his very 'fashionable' spiked black hair.
"What's wrong with my top?" Olivia questioned completely forgetting what had started their fight.
"Nothing." Freddie said.
"What's wrong with my top?" Olivia asked again.
"It's just so last season."
"It is not and you know it." Olivia said looking down at her shirt.
"Ok it's not but it's sluttish." Freddie said.
"Did you just call me a slut?"
"No but that's what the boys bathroom says." Freddie replied. Ruthie found herself shocked as she looked from one friend to another. They weren't acting like themselves and if she didn't break this up soon she'd have a cat fight on her hands.
"Stop it you two." Ruthie said taking control, "Your acting like two year olds."
"Sorry." Olivia said with a pout.
"Sorry." Freddie said with the same expression as Olivia.
"I take that back your acting worse than two year olds." Ruthie said throwing her arms up which seemed to affect the baby somehow because she got a very painful kick to the ribs.
Eric couldn't figure out what was going on with Annie she was rushing around the house cleaning everything in site. He knew something was wrong. She'd been acting weird ever since Matt and Sarah had left. Finally unable to take it any longer he cornered her in the kitchen and asked, "What's wrong? You can tell me."
"It's just that well…Ruthie went to a Lamaze class…"
"And?" Eric question confused.
"And I wanted to take her." Annie said.
"Then why didn't you just go with her?" Eric asked.
"I wanted to take her!" Annie repeated, "Just me."
"Annie what's really the matter?" Eric asked taking a seat next to her.
"I…I found out why The Colonel and Ruth are here."
"Why?"
"They want Ruthie to come live with them." Annie said breaking down into tears. What neither Eric nor Annie knew was that the boys had heard everything from where they sat on the stairs.
"Excuse me who do we give these forums to?" Ruthie asked the woman who looked like the instructor.
"To me, I'm Macy Kline but you can call me Macy." The woman said taking the forums from Ruthie, "First time mom I'm assuming."
"Yeah."
"And this must be the daddy." Macy said turning to Freddie.
"Nope I'm the gay best friend." Freddie said.
"And I'm the straight best friend who doesn't see the point in this." Olivia said.
"Theirs a point trust me." A pregnant woman said, "Imagine squeezing a watermelon through a lemon. She's going to need those breathing techniques."
"That was way more than I need or wanted to know." Ruthie said wishing she'd never let Freddie talk her into this stupid Lamaze class.
Authors Note: I have few notes for everyone…First off I'm uploading early because I'm helping my boyfriend, Joe throw a surprise anniversary party for his parents and won't be able to upload it tomorrow…next week I will be uploading like normal….hopefully:)
Second I've had quite a few people tell me that they love Freddie and just to let everyone know he's based on a very good friend of mine…And someone once mistook him for my boyfriend (Just like the Lamaze instructor mistook Freddie for the daddy) and his response was the same "Nope I'm the gay best friend!"….That line has just always stuck with me so I decided to add it in this chapter….just a cool little fact :)
Third and last I have to say thank you so so so much to everyone for the positive comments and e-mails they are very much appreciated and they make me want to continue writing :)
Until Next Monday,
Caroline