Mary Margaret looked at herself in the mirror. She was now into her second trimester, and her stomach was noticeably swelled. She had given up on trying to fit into regular jeans, and bought some clothes from the maternity section of the clothing store. It was really weird.
She headed out to David's car and hopped in beside him. "Hey there."
"Hi."
"Back to school."
"Yep."
"Last semester of high school."
"I know. It's kind of crazy."
They drove to school, where Ruby, Dorothy, and Belle stood outside.
"Hey, guys!" Mary Margaret said with a smile.
"Hey Mary Margaret," said Ruby.
"So... how did things go with your mom? You haven't texted in forever!"
"Yeah, my mom lives in a sort of technology-free cult," Ruby said.
"What?"
"Yeah. She wanted me to join."
"Really?"
"Mm-hmm. I told her thanks but no thanks."
"Wow. Well... what's she like?"
"In a cult."
"She was pretty nice," Dorothy said.
"I guess," said Ruby.
"I can't believe we're already back at school," said David.
"I can't believe I'm already in my second trimester," Mary Margaret said.
"Really?" said Belle. "Wow!"
"Yeah. In other news, Belle, you spent a lot of time with Robert over break..."
Belle blushed scarlet. "Shut up!"
"Oh, is this about Robert?" Ella asked, walking up to them with Thomas behind her.
Belle sighed. "All of you should shut up. We celebrated Neal's first birthday-"
"Oh, first birthday. Kind of old enough to start forming attractions," Mary Margaret said.
"Shut up!"
"You guys gonna get married?" Ella asked.
"Ella, I'm barely an adult."
"That didn't answer my question."
"I don't know what I'm going to do, Ella. It's still only been five months, you all need to calm down."
Ella shrugged and went inside.
"Movie night at Ariel's place tonight, right?" Belle said.
Mary Margaret nodded, then she and David went inside.
"Sorry I'm late!" Mulan said, running into the room. "I was meeting another potential match."
"Oh god," Ariel said. "Your parents really are something."
"Tell me about it."
"So, which movie?" Aurora asked.
"I vote for Harry Potter," said Belle.
"Seconded," Mary Margaret agreed.
"Which one?" Ariel asked.
"One," said Mulan.
"Four," Ella argued.
"Six," Aurora said.
"Five," said Ruby.
"Two," Belle chimed in.
"Seven," said Mary Margaret. "Part Two."
"You all are insane," said Ariel. "Three is the best."
"How are we going to settle this?" Ella asked.
"I don't know."
"I'll call a tie-breaker," said Mary Margaret with a laugh, calling David. "Honey, which Harry Potter movie should we watch?"
"Seven, Part One."
"That was a help," she said, hanging up. "Apparently there are eight different opinions."
"Sounds like a movie marathon to me," said Ruby.
"Ruby, it's a school night," Aurora said.
"Your point?"
"We have to pick one movie."
"Fantastic Beasts," said Belle with a slight laugh.
With a shrug, Ariel put the DVD into the player.
Four Weeks Later
"So," said the doctor. "We did the ultrasound, and we got the results."
"And?" said Mary Margaret. "What is it?"
"Your baby... is going to be a girl."
Mary Margaret smiled widely and turned to David. "We're having a little girl!"
"Yes, honey, I heard."
She laughed, and they went home. Almost immediately, she texted everyone.
It's a girl!
The responses came quickly.
Ella: Cool!
Ruby: Nice.
Aurora: How sweet!
Ariel: Don't give her six sisters.
Mulan: Or try to set her up with a match.
Belle: That's really great, Mary Margaret.
She smiled at all of the responses, and put her phone away. Now that the baby had a sex, it seemed all the more real. She was going to have a daughter.
