"Sorry you couldn't swim," Fang said as we walked in. I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Yeah. It's all
your fault too," I said before kissing him. He smiled and put me on
his back.
"I'm sorry," he said apologetically. I smiled.
"I was kidding,"
I said sweetly. "You did what I told you to." He smiled and we
walked upstairs. He sat me down on the bed.
"So, let me get
this straight," Fang said from the bathroom. I slid off the bottoms
of my bikini, and put on underwear and my jeans. "You still think
you're having a girl, even though the sonogram showed a boy?" He
walked out in his boxers. I nodded, and he pulled on his pants. I had
gotten his black toboggan, and a black tee shirt with dark blue jean
pants.
"Yep," I said happily. He shook his head and grabbed his shirt.
"You make no sense to me sometimes," he said as he was pulling it on.
"Well, duh, but does everyone always make sense?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"No," he said after thinking. I nodded, and I shivered. He hugged me. He was really warm.
"You're warm," I informed him. "Did you know that?" He grinned.
"Kind of," he said quietly. I smiled and snuggled closer to him. "It might help you to put on dry clothes." I nodded, but still just sat there hugging him.
"I don't want you to let go," I whispered weakly. I hadn't meant to say that, and especially like that!
"I don't want to let go either," he whispered into my hair. He let me go. "But I have to." I nodded, and walked into the bathroom where the rest of my clothes were. Fang went downstairs.
As soon as I changed, I walked downstairs.
"We should order a pizza or two," I said with a grin. He nodded.
"Works for me," he said simply. "And we'll take everyone home before we go get it." I nodded, and he grabbed his cell phone. We needed to get a house phone, cable, Internet, and wifi.
"Ham and bacon!" I yelled as he walked out.
"Mom," I said walking to where everyone was. She looked at me.
"Yes hon?" I smiled.
"Uh, we're just going to eat here too, if you don't mind," I said quickly. She smiled.
"Of course not," she said happily. I nodded, and Fang walked outside.
"Twenty minutes," he said as he walked beside me. I nodded, and he put his arms around me. I was still shivering. "You seriously need to warm up." I nodded.
"Yeah, I do," I said quietly. He never let me go. I stopped shivering, but he still just held me close to him.
"Is everyone ready?" he asked looking at his watch. They all nodded, and he finally let me go. Ella smiled at me, and I rolled my eyes. Angel and Jason rode in the back of the mustang with Total and Akila. I'm not even sure where they went while we were swimming.
"Did you have fun?" Total asked once I climbed in. I turned and saw he was talking to me.
"I didn't swim," I said quickly. He rolled his eyes.
"Nah duh, but I mean, did you have fun sitting and talking with Ella?" he asked curiously. I nodded.
"Uh…yeah. Why?" I asked. He shrugged.
"Just wondering." That is the weirdest dog on the face of the earth. He had a seven-foot wingspan. He had learned to tuck them in, and to fly. His were black like Fang's.
After we picked up the pizzas, we headed home.
"So, when I walked into the bathroom, Ella and Iggy were making out. Ella was in the process of taking off Iggy's shirt," I said finishing the story I had started. He grinned.
"Why doesn't that surprise me?" I was telling him about a party we had gone to six months ago. We were really careful. But, we couldn't find Iggy and Ella. I walked upstairs, and poof. There they were. In a bathroom.
"I don't know," I said as I was standing up. He grabbed my pizza box and before I could protest, he already was heading outside to put them in the garbage cans.
"You know, this is nice," he said after he got back in. I nodded.
"Yeah. It's going to be sad at first, but we'll get used to it," I said smiling. He nodded.
"Yep. We could even let them come over here sometimes," he suggested. I nodded.
"Most definitely.
Now I'm going to take a shower now, and you could take one now or
very, very early in the morning," I said sweetly. He pretended to
think.
"Hmm. Let's see. Now, or three o'clock in the
morning. I'm going to have to go with now."
"Okay. You can use the one in our room," I said quickly. He nodded.
"All right," he said while grabbing our bag. He grabbed his soaps, and he ran upstairs. I grabbed mine, and walked into Iggy and Ella's room. They could get over it.
I walked in the living room with my warm, black, sheep pajamas. They were cotton, and they had a button up shirt. I had also put on my frog slippers. They were the ones you have to put on like tennis shoes. Fang walked down with his pajama pants on.
"That's awesome," he said looking at my feet. I nodded.
"Yep. Angel got them for me for my birthday," I said looking at him.
"You had a sucky birthday," he mumbled. I nodded.
"Yeah. I did." We both grabbed our toothbrushes, and I grabbed the toothpaste. Fang followed me.
"Stalker," I muttered. He rolled his eyes.
"I have to get toothpaste," he said as I was putting some on my toothbrush. I handed it to him, and he put some on his.
He looked funny when he was brushing his teeth. I probably did too, but I can't see me without looking in the mirror. I can see him though.
"So, tell me, do you have any name suggestions if we have a girl?" I asked as Fang flipped off the lights of our room. He just stared at me.
"No," he said before laying beside me. He got under the covers, and pulled me into his arms.
"Why must you keep the house freezing?" I asked curiously. He smiled.
"So I can always have an excuse to hold you when people are here. Otherwise, it's just fun having to hold you to keep you comfortable. That way, you can't complain," he said with a smile. His eyes were closed. I nodded.
"Works for me," I said as I laid my head down. I drifted off to sleep quickly.
"Max, we have to hurry," Fang said the next morning. Shit. School time. I sat up, and he handed me the bag. We both quickly got dressed.
"So," Angel said from the backseat. Her and Jason rode to school with Fang and me. "Did you sleep well?" Fang nodded.
"I could get used to that," he said glancing over at me. I nodded.
"Yeah," I agreed.
"What kind of bed is it?" Jason asked curiously.
"Temprapedic," I said with a smile. They both stared at us. "Every bed in the house is." They blinked.
"So when you guys come over and visit, you'll get to sleep on one," Fang said looking in his mirror at them. They smiled.
"Awesome!" Jason exclaimed. I took a deep breath.
"Okay guys, remember. Today is going to be hard, and it probably will be for a long time," I said nervously. "But we can do this. Just get through the day at any cost. I mean, don't hurt anyone, but you know what I mean. Ignore them, walk away, just do something!" they nodded.
"Max!" Ella yelled behind me. I turned and looked at her.
"Yeah El?" her and Iggy caught up to us.
"Nothing. I just wanted you two to wait," she said really panicked.
"It's going to be okay," Iggy promised. She smiled and nodded. "And I'm going to be there with you. So will Max and Fang." We both nodded.
"Mom was right Max. You are getting it the worst," she said with a smile. I shrugged.
"No big deal," I said honestly. "I personally don't care what people think. I've been through a lot worse, and I could kick their asses any day." We walked in and saw Lucy. She was on crutches. We burst out laughing, and she rolled her eyes. She had her nose tapped up too. I didn't.
"Come on Ella," I said pulling on her arm. She smiled and nodded.
"I heard your nose snap," Lucy snapped. I grinned.
"The sound from when I broke your nose must have been still ringing through your ears," I said touching my nose. "Because it's not broken." Okay, it was, but it was almost healed. That really hurt. She growled and threw her crutches down.
"Do you want me to break it?" she hissed. I rolled my eyes.
"I wouldn't do that cripple," I spat. "You might end up getting hurt."
"What? Are you going to hit me with those ugly wings of yours? You're just a lying little, bitchy, bird-freak!" she shoved me, and tears filled my eyes. Fang snarled.
"Stop it!" Ella screamed. I gritted my teeth together, and I shook my head.
"You would be better off shutting up," Fang warned. Lucy rolled her eyes.
"What? Are you going to kiss me again if I don't?" she asked icily. He narrowed his eyes at her.
"I would never kiss a ugly bitch like you," he hissed. She froze, and we walked off.
"Max," Iggy said softly. I ran off into the bathroom.
"You seriously can't believe that!" Ella said running in. I nodded.
"I am a bird-freak," I said quietly. She sighed and sat beside me.
"They prefer the term Avian American," she said giving me a smile. "You aren't a bitch." I sighed and stood up.
"We Avian Americans have someone to murder," I said laughing. She grinned and we walked out.
"Max, don't listen to her," Fang said once we walked up to them.
"Besides," I said looking at Ella for a second. "We prefer the term Avian Americans." Fang and Iggy nodded.
"Exactly," Iggy said happily.
"Can I get a picture of you flying?" one girl asked.
"Even better," some weird guy said. "A picture of her flying naked!" All the guys cheered, and I just stared at them. Fang's fist clenched, but one look from me kept him from killing someone.
"I don't care," I said before walking off. The guys stared at me. "I meant about the flying part. The no clothes thing, hell no!" Fang followed me.
"When you said I don't care, we were getting a little worried," he said behind me. I nodded.
"Right. Like I'm really going to do that!" I muttered. "It's already bad enough."
"See you later!" I called. Mom nodded. Fang started the car, and we headed to his parents' house. They had asked us to stay for at least Friday night. So, we agreed.
"Mom, there's something I…we have to tell you," he said grabbing my hand at the we.
"Come on in you two," she said happily. She stared at the car for a second, but then shut the door.
"Um…there's really not an easy way to say this," I said quietly. She looked at Fang.
"Mom…uh…she's pregnant. You two are going to be grandparents," he said looking over at me. I smiled.
"We're getting married in June, and the baby's due in March," he went on. His mom blinked.
"You're…I'm…March?" I nodded.
"Yeah," I said quietly.
"Wow," his dad managed to get out. His mom nodded.
"Normally parents would get mad, or something, but we can't really do that," his mom said with a smile. "That's really good news. So, are you making any plans for the future?"
"Actually, we're going to move into the beach house with her sister and Iggy, and we're going to raise it there," Fang said quickly. They smiled.
"That's near here," his mom said happily. He nodded.
"So, what's it going to be?" his dad asked, trying to start a conversation.
"Well, the test all say a boy, but Max seems to think otherwise," Fang said glancing over at me.
"You think it's a girl?" his mom asked curiously. I shrugged.
"It's a possibility," I said softly. She nodded.
"It's always a possibility," she agreed. Fang grabbed my hand.
"So, what does your mother do?" his dad asked looking at me.
"She's a vet," I said looking up at him. I was nervous. Fang gave my hand a small squeeze, and I relaxed a little.
"And your father?" he asked curiously.
"He's…uh…a scientist," I said, trying to figure out what to say. He nodded.
"Where does he work?" I froze. Fang took a deep breath. I was trying to figure out what to say.
"He…uh…he works at a private location. He doesn't really work for a company," I said honestly. That was the truth.
"Oh. Okay," he mom said smiling at me. I smiled back and then put my hand on my stomach. It was kicking. This is a very athletic baby.
"Um, where's your bathroom?" I asked curiously. She smiled.
"Down the hall, first door on the left." I smiled.
"Thanks." Fang glanced up at me, and I walked off.
"I like her," I heard his mom faintly say.
"She's a keeper," his dad agreed.
"I know." Fang had a smile tone to his voice. Whenever he was smiling, it had a certain tone to it.
I walked back in after washing my hands. Fang had sat down on the couch. He had his hands on his knees, and he was alone in the living room. When he saw me, he smiled.
"Hey," he said quietly. I sat beside him, and he put his arm around me. I laid my head on his shoulder.
"Hey," I said back. He kissed the top of my head.
"That went well," he muttered before kissing my temple. I nodded.
"Yes it did," I agreed. He took in a deep breath.
"This is going to be fun," he said excitedly. I looked at him.
"What?" I asked giving him a what-the-heck-are-you-talking-about look. He smiled.
"Everything. The baby, getting married, moving in with Iggy and Ella, and having two babies in one house. Everything!"
School got better over the next few months. It was a little easier with no secrets anymore. People were nicer. Odd, I know. They would ask me about the baby and stuff.
"You little bitch," she said storming up to my locker before school one Friday. I looked at her.
"Did you just call me a bitch?" I asked in a shocked tone. She nodded. "Well, a bitch is a dog, a dog barks, bark's on a tree, a tree's a part of nature, and nature's beautiful, so thanks for the compliment," I said as I shut my locker. She looked confused for a second. Fang grinned.
"Come on," he said pulling on my arm. I nodded, and he walked me to Ella's locker. It was March 24.
"So, guys, any day now!" she squealed. I nodded.
"I know!" I said happily. Fang and Iggy nodded.
"It's kind of fun living on our own," Iggy said thoughtfully. We all nodded. Fang kissed my cheek.
"See you later. Text me if you need me," he ordered tapping my nose. I nodded. I had gotten a little bit bigger, but not much.
"So, Ella, you said you're going to probably have a boy," I said as we were walking in the classroom. She nodded. Everyone liked us. They loved our wings, and the baby thing.
"Okay. Open your books to page 546." Everyone did what they were told. Ella started breathing heavy behind me.
"Iggy!" she said through clenched teeth. He looked at her.
"What?" he asked nervously. She took a deep breath.
"Get me out of here, I'm having your damn baby!" she screamed. My eyes shot open wide and the teacher nodded in our direction.
"Go!" she said urgently. We walked her out of the classroom full of cheering students.
Fang. Get out here now!
I put my phone in my pocket, and Fang burst out of his classroom.
"Are you…okay. It's Ella. Good, and bad. Let's go," he said rushing us outside. We all got in the mustang, and Iggy and me got in the back. Fang drove. He was good at speeding and not crashing. He does it all the time.
"Mom, check the kids out," I said over the phone.
"Why?" she asked as she shut off the water. She must have just gotten done with an operation.
"Take them to the hospital. Ella's going into labor!" I slammed my phone shut.
"Try those breathing exercises," he said anxiously from the back seat.
"Shut the fuck up
you bastard!" she said through clenched teeth. I stared at her.
"He's trying to help," I said calmly. She nodded.
"Sorry Ig," she said breathlessly. Iggy called the hospital, and got them to wait for us. There was a nurse with a wheelchair waiting on us. Ella and Iggy walked to the room where she would give birth. Fang walked beside me. He said,
"This is going to be fun."