Baby Makes 3

Tawni Hart sighed blowing a strand of her buttery blond hair out of her face. She flicked the thickly bound contract across her manager's desk unfazed. Her head sunk into her shoulders as she crossed her arms exhaustedly. She didn't feel like doing work, she didn't feel like hitting the red carpet, or going on talk shows, all she wanted to do was go home to her expensive Egyptian cotton sheets and sleep the day away.

"Tawni", her manager Jude stated flipping her fire red tendrils out of her face and pulled the contract back into her grasp. "You've been in this mood for almost a week now. What's the problem?" she asked her A-list client concernedly.

What wasn't the problem Tawni thought to herself, her love life was more complicated than AP trigonometry. She'd gone from a perfect relationship with Travis, then James came along and everything went out of control from there.

"Love is the problem", she complained shaking her blond bang out of her right eye.

"Oh, sister", Jude laughed understandingly. "I've been there, done that. Love sucks".

Tawni chuckled a little, but still couldn't find the energy to do anything business related.

"So listen, I want you to take the rest of the week off. You know, find yourself. Go get your hair done, get a mani-pedi", Jude said confidently standing in her two piece Chanel suit.

"Yeah", Tawni smiled for once that day. "That actually sounds like a good idea", Tawni stated lowering her over-sized designer sunglasses against her face as she began out the door.

"I don't want to see you until next week, love", Jude winked before Tawni closed the door behind herself.

Today would be good, Tawni told herself excitedly once she was in the parking lot. The sun was shining bright, the weather was nice, and there was absolutely nothing on her mind at the moment. She was feeling so good, she decided to slip off her signature 5-inch heels and trade them in for comfy Old Navy flip-flops from the trunk of her BMW.

Tawni slid inside her sleek black convertible and kept a straight path down Robertson Boulevard until she was at her favorite hair salon, "Tric".

There were a couple of friendly paparazzi stationed at either side of the salon waiting to get a few snapshots of her. Since she was in a good mood she smiled and waved at them for a few moments before hurrying inside.

"Hey gorgeous", the peppy receptionist greeted Tawni, as she slipped off her sunglasses.

"Long time no see", the receptionist, Sara greeted.

"I know", Tawni smiled and waved her hand casually. "I'm long overdue for new highlights".

Sara's eyes fell toward Tawni's fingernails. "Oh honey, how bad was the breakup?"

Tawni laughed embarrassed at her bit off fingernails and shook her head. "The worse I've ever experience in my life. Two guys, one night".

"Ouch", Sara empathized. "Let's get you in a chair immediately".

"Thanks", Tawni sighed relieved following the woman toward an empty seat to get her pedicure started while she waited for her hairstylist to come in.

Tawni relaxed into her seat and smiled finally feeling at ease, when she felt the jets beneath her bare feet turn on and vibrate against her toes. Nothing could ruin this day, there was not one single person in the world that would ruin her day Tawni told herself in pure relaxation.

She reached over the magazine rack and retrieved a Cosmopolitan that coincidently had her best friend, Sonny on the cover sporting a big grin.

"Excuse me", a familiar voice asked a few minutes later. "Can you pass me 'Us Weekly'?"

"Sure", Tawni stated still glued to her magazine and handed the magazine over without looking up.

"Tawni?"

Tawni looked up and felt a chill go up her spine, she knew the voice sounded familiar but not.. that familiar.

"Portlyn?" she bellowed in disbelief.

Portlyn sighed in disbelief, and shook her head. "Wow, this city is getting small".

"What are you doing here?" Tawni asked lowering the magazine to her thigh, wishing she had waited before proclaiming nobody could ruin her day. Portlyn was definitely at the top of her list.

"My seat is right here. Look I don't want any problems with you Tawni", Portlyn stated reaching for her purse in the opposite chair.

Tawni exhaled and stopped her from leaving, "Look, we're both mature women. I have nothing against you", she lied. In fact, Portlyn was her least favorite person. She caused half of the problems her two best friends had, and since Sonny hated her, she hated Portlyn too.

Tawni's blue eyes fell across Portlyn's expanding stomach curiously, she was trying to find out how far along Portlyn was.

"Almost 8 months", Portlyn answered, noticing Tawni's wandering eye.

"Ummm-

"Its fine, if I was sitting next to the backstabbing girl who caused trouble for my best friends I'd be curious too".

Tawni laughed, feeling slightly more comfortable when Portlyn sat next to her.

Sara, the receptionist sprinted over toward Tawni excitedly. " Your hairstylist is running late, I'll start up your shampoo", she stated searching the drawers for the perfect bottle of shampoo.

"So, tell me. What happened with you and that hot guy Travis?"

"What didn't happen? We were already on the rocks… and then James came along", she smiled remenicing . She quickly snapped out of it. " I don't know, I'm over it now. I just want to relax today".

"What about your friend Sonny, I heard she and Chad got divorced?"

"No, he actually went up to Wisconsin to try to work things out".

Portlyn's ears naturally perked up, she had no idea Chad had left L.A. Although she had taken a vow to get over Chad, she still felt a poke of jealousy as any other ex would.

Tawni looked from the corner of her eye to catch Portlyn's reaction, she gave none.

"It's okay, I'm happy for them I hope they work it out".

"Really?" Tawni asked pleasantly surprised.

"Yeah relax, friend people change".

"Okay friend", Tawni stated steadily.

"Okays friends, I'd like to welcome you to yet another session of our lamaze class. For you new members, my name is Ray", the hippie pregnancy class instructed stated in her slow, mellow tone.

Sonny tightened her ponytail tighter and where she sat Indian style on a blue yoga mat with Chad. They were sitting close, but her body was facing the opposite of his every time she felt him getting closer. She didn't want him there, in fact if it wasn't for her mother constantly insisting he come she would've came alone. She had already gone a month on her own, Chad being there was completely pointless to her. Didn't her mother understand, separated?

"Okay future mommies and daddies, I know most of you are inexperienced –

Chad laughed, " If we were, none of us would be here. If you catch my drift", he joked causing the whole class to chuckle with him, except Sonny who rolled her eyes. She didn't expect him to take the class seriously, because he thought everything was a joke.

"What's wrong?" Chad asked concernedly.

"Nothing", Sonny stated irately and folded her legs underneath each other and arched her back to stop the pain. Every since her pregnancy she'd been having major side and back pains, but she tried not to complain too often. " Let's just get this over".

"Okay", Ray smiled in her slow mono-tone voice. " We're going to start off with an exercise that will help you during labor. Ladies lean into your partners open legs and rest your back into them", she instructed walking around the class to observe every couple.

Sonny awkwardly moved back confused at what to do, while Chad looked around the room confused.

"What are we supposed to do?" he asked.

"Now guys", Ray smiled placing her hands on her hips when she finally made it toward the least improved couple in the class. "Sonny, lean into your back into your husband", she instructed maneuvering the couple around. "Chad, open your legs wider " she enthusiased before walking toward the center of the class.

Sonny awkwardly folded her legs against Chad's and felt herself holding her breath, she felt uncomfortable with her own husband.

"Okay, now this is called the stroke", Ray stated turning on the small stereo placed on top of a black table as it played what sounded like an ocean. "During labor, this will help the ladies feel more comfortable and ease contractions. I'm going to demonstrate with Chad and Sonny".

"What?" Chad and Sonny both bellowed in unison, it was one thing to be awkward alone but now Ray was inviting the whole class to see how distant they were from each other.

"Ok, Chad place your hands at Sonny's side", she instructed.

Chad awkwardly fumbled with where to put his hands until Ray graciously put them there for him. "Next I want you to stroke her tummy in slow easy strokes as I instruct. Okay?"

Chad nodded. " Slow easy strokes huh?" Chad joked, " Is this an R- rated class?"

Everyone chuckled except the women in the class.

Sonny was beyond embarrassed, Chad was acting so childish she wanted to just leave the class all together. She shot him a dirty glare and rolled her eyes, " Could you act mature for two seconds?"

Chad's smile faded. " Sorry", he straightened his shoulders and nodded for Ray to continue.

"One two, stroke. One two, stroke. Good job!", Ray beamed before standing up to tend to the rest of the class.

Sonny propped her elbows on Chad's knees and rested her head on the circle of Chad's shoulder suddenly feeling relaxed. His heartbeat felt calming against her back, she forgot what it had felt like to be that close to Chad. She was so close she could feel his prickly blond hairs of his arm rub against her bare skin.

Chad smiled at the innocence her face had once she closed her eyes, and fully relaxed. Her dark hair had ruffled against his face, and he could smell her signature sweet vanilla smell. Being wrapped around her felt like old times, and his heartbeat was beating faster than it usually did.

"One two, stroke", Ray stated.

Chad moved his fingertips up and down Sonny's stomach making a pattern. Sonny couldn't help but smile to herself Chad's fingers felt like magic against her body, the side pains she had earlier were beginning to dissolve. She had never been more comfortable in months. Chad shifted his body and she whined a little when he stopped stroking.

"Sorry", he whispered against her neck sending electrifying thrills all down her back, as goose-bumps. Chad looked down at his wife and felt his heart flutter, she was so gorgeous to the point he could no longer put his emotions on hold. Without thinking, he leaned forward and pecked the side of Sonny's jaw and expected her to tense up but instead she just stirred closer toward him.

"Alright, our next exercise couples need to rotate and hold hands".

Sonny sighed, she had hoped the stroke exercise would last forever as she sat opposite of Chad.

They looked reluctantly into each other eyes and the silence was actually nice.

"Breathe in, Breathe out", Ray informed everyone.

Chad squeezed Sonny's hand playfully to remind her to follow the breathing exercises. She just couldn't follow, the techniques were changing every two seconds.

"Sonny, it's not hee-haw its heeeeee-he-heeeee", Ray corrected.

Sonny looked beyond Ray's shoulder and giggled at the funny face Chad had made behind the instructors back to make his wife laugh.

Sonny threw her head back laughing obnoxiously disrupting the quietness of the class.

"You're so silly", she giggled at Chad shaking her head.

Ray stopped the ocean animations and pursed her lips walking toward the disruptive couple. " You two need to focus".

"Sorry", Sonny giggled and quickly covered her mouth to satisfy Ray.

"I'm having fun, it actually feels like normal", Chad stated and leaned forward to brush a piece of hair out of Sonny's face.

She felt butterflies flutter in her stomach, and her heart beat quicken when she thought he was going to kiss her. Instead he just breathed, "Heeeee-heee".

"Yeah, it's nice", Sonny added.

Chad and Sonny locked eyes for what seemed like hours, until he finally found the nerve to lean forward to kiss her just as their lips were about to touch Sonny quickly bolted upward.

"What-

"Sorry, have to pee", she quickly stated before sprinting toward the bathroom down the hall.

Sonny flushed the toilet exiting the bathroom and walked toward the sink to wash her hands. She thanked god for her small bladder because if she hadn't had to go to the bathroom she wasn't sure what would've happened with Chad if she had stayed.

Nothing, she told herself sternly looking in the mirror.

Liar, she argued with herself and sighed walking back toward the lamas class. When she walked back inside Ray was passing out plastic baby dolls.

"Hey, you okay?" Chad asked concernedly an gave her shoulder a tight squeeze when she eased down to the floor beside him.

Sonny nodded and poked at the doll to avoid eye-contact with Chad.

After a few moments of first-aid procedures with the plastic baby the class was over. As usual, Sonny was the last to leave.

"Need help, babe?" Chad asked playfully as she struggled to stand up with her over-sized stomach.

"Please?", Sonny begged with a ocean wide grin and held her arms up for Chad to help her stand. He grabbed her by the waist and lifted her onto her feet. She stumbled and fell onto his chest.

"Whoa", Chad stated alarmed and wrapped his arms around her body to keep her up.

Sonny looked to Chad and felt her heartbeat quicken and her palms get clammy. Chad stared into her warm brown eyes and slowly moved his head toward hers, Sonny tilted her chin and closed her eyes to meet Chad halfway. He slowly kissed her soft pink lips, and moved his hands to her face as he cupped her chin and lengthened the kiss into a longer passionate open mouth kiss. Chad felt her body temperature rise against his chin as his tongue explored a familiar home. Sonny couldn't stop kissing him, it felt like she was hungry and she couldn't get enough. If it wasn't for air they never would've came up. Chad pushed his pelvis into Sonny and guided her back toward a wall and trailed kisses across her face while she wrapped her arms tightly around Chad's frame.

"Mhhmmm", Ray cleared her throat walking back into the class.

Chad and Sonny broke free from the kiss and turned to look at Ray absently as she lifted her stereo.

" Come on kids", she joked. " How many kids are you guys trying to make this year?"

Helllo, guys . Sorry if this chapter is sorta of lengthy. I just wanted to make up for the extreme late up date. I've been on vacation for the last few months but now I'm back and apparently so is the channy love. Please comment and review to let me know what you think! Love yu alll~ JUstifye~