Chapter 5- We're Just Falling Objects

People make mistakes. People make mistakes all the time. They mess up their jobs. Or they spill coffee all over their new shirt. They loose their keys. They forget their American Express credit card at the store. And maybe the only way to not loose your heart is to love people with it the way you would love like you have never had it broken.

She let the tears flow, and slowly nodded her head. "Yes. Yes Ethan…I'll marry you." She smiled at him, and She pulled him into her, and held him there. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and breathed in her white ginger aroma.

Just then, they hotel door opened, and the bellhop came in with the luggage cart. They didn't move. They just stood there, in each other's arms, embracing their newly founded engagement.

"I-I'm sorry, I-" Lulu choked out; "We're engaged. Aha." She looked back to Ethan, took his face in her hands. "We're engaged." She whispered before kissing him.

It was three weeks after their day in California, and they were at Lulu's apartment, well, now their apartment. They were sitting on the sofa in the living room, Ethan had his morning cup of coffee, and Lulu had he chamomile tea.

"Oh, my god!" She gasped, and Ethan looked at her frantically.

"Love, what-what's wrong. Are you alright?!"

"Yea, Ethan…" She took his hand, and placed it on her stomach, rolling it over it, trying to find the spot.

"Love, what's--"

"The baby kicked." She giggled, and wrinkled her nose, looking at Ethan. "She kicked."

They didn't know for sure if it was a girl, or if it was a boy. The doctors appointment with Kelly was next Wednesday.

Ethan laughed, and moved his hand slowly around her swollen stomach.

"Come on baby, kick for daddy." Lulu stared at Ethan, waiting for the little kick she just got again.

"Uhh." She smiled wide, as the small, delicate flutter tapped against her stomach.

Ethan smiled at Lulu, and kept his hand on the spot. "That has to be the most amazing thing I have ever felt, in my life." She smiled at him, and took his face in her hands and kissed him. She could feel herself getting that lump in her throat.

"Ethan?"

"Yes love?" He looked right back to her.

"I wanna get married before the baby is born…but Ethan…I don't want to be huge for our wedding, so…"

He knew where she was going. She wanted to have the wedding soon. She was already at her peek of five months, with about a 5 inch baby bump. She could still fit into a wedding gown.

"Love, if you want it, I'll give it to you. We just need to plan." He looked at her, and smiled. "Carly" they both said in unison.

Ethan stopped his black mustang in front of Carly's house, and stepped out, and walked around to Lulu's side, opened the door, and offered her his hand. She grasped it, and climbed out of the car. Ethan put his hand around her waist, and they both walked up to the door.

Lulu rang the bell, and could hear Carly screech through the door as she came running. As soon as the door opened, Ethan's hand was discarded, and Lulu was tightly in Carly's arms. "Ahh my baby cousin is getting married!" She screeched.

Lulu smiled at Carly, and looked back to Ethan. "Yes, I am. To the most gorgeous man on the face of the earth." She beamed, as she took Ethan's hand, and lead him forward next to her. Of course, Ethan towered about two heads over the petit blondes, but reached his hand out in greeting gesture. "Oh, no. We're family now, and family doesn't shake hands, come here." Carly wrapped her arms under Ethan's , and hugged him properly, welcoming him to the family.

"Uhh, I just can't believe it. You've grown up so fast. So, ready to plan for the wedding?" Lulu smiled. "That's exactly why we're here."

Carly smiled, and lead them inside, and closed the door.

"Have a seat." Lulu and Ethan sat down on the couch, Ethan held Lulu close to him by the waist.

"Protective, are we?" Carly smiled. She didn't know about the baby. In Lulu's mind, it wouldn't even have crossed her mind that she could be four months pregnant, and only five ten people knew. It was time to break the ice.

"I'm pregnant." Carly's smile slowly disappeared from her face, in complete shock, and then reappeared, twice as wide as before.

"AHH! Oh my god! How far along are you?!" Carly jumped up and sat down next to Lulu.

"Four months." Carly looked dumbfounded. "Wow. That breaks the record." Carly joked.

"So, let me guess. This is why you need the wedding to be planned so quickly?" Lulu nodded her head, and swept a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "Yea, but we're going to do the honeymoon after the baby's born." Lulu looked to Ethan, who was smiling at her. He looked over to Carly. "Is it really possible to plan a wedding in a matter of weeks? I mean, doesn't buying flowers alone take like, a month?" Carly laughed at his comment. "Are you sexist?" She joked. "Absolutely not." Ethan gave his charming smile, and put his hand protectively over Lulu's swollen abdomen.

"So, I want a big, white wedding. With red, pink, and yellow flowers. And I want the white teared cake with white chocolate-curl torte, enrobed in marzipan with edible pearls and flourishes. Ethan smiled, and then took a double take and stared at Lulu. Carly eyed him, and Lulu followed Carly's glance, and finally met Ethan's stare. "What?" She persisted.

He looked at her, and finally said; "What the bloody hell is marzipan?" Lulu giggled, and kissed him. "Let me do the planning?" Ethan put his hands up in mock surrender. "Most definitely." He smiled, and went back to his hand around her waist, and the other on her belly.

They pulled up to Babies R Us, and headed for the entrance. "Love, we don't even know if it's a boy or a girl yet."

"Well, we still need a bouncer, a crib, a rocking chair, car seat, breast pump--"

Ethan looked at Lulu wide eyed. "I may not know a whole lot about babies, but I know they make formula. So you don't, you know…have to---achem."

Lulu giggled, and hit his arm playfully. "It makes your breasts bigger." She smiled at Ethan, while holding the collar of his shirt.

"What isle, love?" He smiled, and followed wherever she was headed to.

They walked down and isle with cribs. Lulu spotted a cherry wood crib, and clung to Ethan's arm. "Oooh! I love this one!" Ethan looked at the price tag, and his eyes almost bulged out of his head. "One thousand, five hundred dollars for a crib? Oh.." Lulu smiled, and winked at him. "Quartermaine's." Ethan smiled, and just nodded, and called a saleswoman over.

She smiled, and Ethan started. "Uhm, we'd like this one, please." She smiled wider, and eyed Lulu. Lulu smiled, and twisted her body like she did when she was nervous.

"Sure thing."

After they bought everything, they headed back to the car, and drove home.

When they got into the apartment, and Lulu kicked off her shoes, and plopped down on the couch. "Tired, love?"

She smiled, and laid down against the pillows. "Exhausted." Ethan walked over to her. "Let's get you to bed." He lifted her up effortlessly into his arms, and carried her to bed.

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-Steph