I haven't updated this story in a while, so I looked through my computer and decided that this was my favorite of the chapters that were relatively complete. I did want to add more to it, but I just couldn't think of anything else that was good enough, so this will have to do.
Hope you like it!
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It's Saturday night and Andy collapses on the couch after turning on Mya's newest obsession- Frozen. Andy and Sam have seen it so many times that they could likely recite it from memory. But she just gets so excited when it comes on that they don't have the heart to suggest a different movie.
Andy maneuvers around a little bit, trying to get situated on the couch. With her seven month pregnant belly, it takes a second to get comfortable nowadays.
"Hm… I wonder what we're watching," Sam says with a smirk as he walks into the room.
"Frozen, Daddy!" Mya declares with a big grin. She's sitting cross-legged on the rug, clutching her Elsa doll as the movie begins.
"What else?" Andy quips as Sam sits down beside her. He pulls her close to him and rests his hand right on her belly. She tilts her head to look up at her husband and they exchange a smile before she leans in to give him a kiss.
Ever since she told him that she was pregnant, he's been different. It was almost instantaneous, actually. He started driving differently- way more careful and never going over the speed limit. He started doting on her- always making sure she eats and isn't working too hard. He started helping her in and out of the truck- even before she actually needed the help. He started rubbing her feet a lot- even before they were swollen and sore. And he started touching her stomach pretty much all the time- even before she had a bump.
Sometimes she finds it a little annoying- the hovering and the worrying and the always asking her if she's eaten. But most of the time, she thinks it's incredibly sweet and adorable and she absolutely loves it.
Even if he didn't tell her all the time, she can tell how excited he is and it just makes her even more excited.
"Love you," she tells him quietly as her lips hover over his.
"Love you, too," he says before pressing his lips against hers again.
"Daddy, turn it up!" Mya exclaims.
Sam and Andy let out a laugh before Sam pulls away and grabs the remote from the side table. As he starts pressing buttons, Andy lets out a gasp.
"You okay?" He asks, turning to face her with a concerned look on his face. "What's wrong?" He asks.
She doesn't say anything. Instead, she grabs his hand, places it on the side of her stomach and just watches his face. Then he feels it. Kicking.
"Oh… Oh wow, she's really kicking," he observes with a grin.
"I know!" She squeals.
That's when Mya looks up from the movie and runs over to them, wanting to investigate what all of this commotion is about.
"Want to feel the baby, Mya?" Andy asks with a smile.
Mya grins and rapidly nods her head. Sam picks her up and places her on his lap, so she can reach Andy's stomach. Then, Andy takes her tiny hand and places it on her belly.
The baby kicks just seconds later, eliciting several giggles from the little girl.
"That's your baby sister," Andy tells her.
"Is she trying to get out of your belly?" Mya wonders, eliciting a chuckle from both adults.
"No sweetie, she's just saying hello," Andy tells her. "She's so excited to meet you," Andy adds.
"When is she gonna come out of there?" Mya asks, looking down at Andy's stomach. She's been rather fascinated by Andy's belly ever since she found out there was a baby inside. Sometimes when they are lying in bed reading bedtime stories or just hanging out on the couch, Mya decides to have conversations with her baby sister. And it's pretty much the sweetest thing Andy's ever seen. The other day, Mya spent a good five minutes telling the baby all kinds of adorable things- that she could share Mya's toys, that she could pick the bedtime stories, that they would have sleepovers in her room, that Mya would push her on the swings, that they'd play hide and seek together, and that they would be best friends. And yeah, with all of these hormones flowing through Andy nowadays, it took just about everything in her not to cry. But then of course, when Sam got home after shift and Andy told him all about it, she failed miserably at containing the tears.
"Not for a couple more months. She's not done cooking yet," Andy tells her with a smile.
"She's cooking?" Mya asks with a horrified look on her face.
"She's not done growing," Sam amends before giving his daughter a kiss on her temple.
"Oh," Mya says with a nod.
"Are you excited to be a big sister?" Andy asks. Andy knows she is, but she just likes to hear her say it.
"Yeah," Mya says as Sam pushes some hair out of her face. "Is the baby gonna like me?" Mya wonders.
"She's gonna love you, sweetheart," Andy assures her with a smile as she glances over at her husband beaming at his daughter.
Mya smiles at Andy and then leans in to give her belly a kiss just like she's seen Sam on more than one occasion. "Love you," she says as she pulls away from Andy's stomach.
And yeah, Andy is already tearing up at the sweet gesture. Then, she quickly exchanges a glance with Sam, who has this look on his face that is a mixture of complete adoration at his daughter and a playful smirk at his wife, who is desperately trying not to get emotional. He gives Mya another kiss on the temple and rubs circles along Andy's back.
And then, Mya suddenly remembers that she was watching a movie and quickly wiggles off of Sam's lap and gets back to her spot on the rug. "Daddy! Go back!" she exclaims as she impatiently looks back at her father.
Sam lets out a laugh, grabs the remote and rewinds the movie to the perfect spot. Then, he gets his arm around his wife, pulls her close and places a couple kisses on her head.
"Seriously- can you believe she just did that? It's like she's trying to make me cry," Andy whines as her eyes start to water a bit.
"I know… she's diabolical," he mocks, as he wipes a stray tear from under Andy's eyes as she rolls them at him.
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Hope everyone liked it! I always wished we got to see some sort of interaction between Andy and the baby in the show… The only time we saw anything remotely similar to that was the episode where Andy delivered her and obviously that wasn't enough. I just would've liked to see something where Sam and Andy are taking care of her together or something. I thought it was weird that we never got anything like that, but that's just me…
Anyway, I'm hoping to get the last chapter of Pretend up this weekend and hopefully the next chapter for Expecting, but I'm still fine-tuning it so we'll see.
In the meantime, please review!
And as always, if you have suggestions for any chapters, please let me know! I'd love to hear some!