Okay, month 2 is beginning!!!!!!!! I'm going to stop with the "Last time on BAILEY PICKETT!!!..." so that I can fit in more story. I know I forgot to have Cody and Zack talk about the uncle thing, so this is a chapter almost all about it! GET READY!!!!!!!
5 o'clock A.M. Thursday. Month 2, first week.
Bailey's stomach woke her up with a start. London was still sleeping in the bed next to her, slightly snoring, and a smile planted on her face. She grabbed for a small bag of oyster crackers and popped five into her mouth. It had said on a website that eating some crackers in the morning help out with morning sickness, and Bailey wanted it to stop. London slowly turned over and opened one eye. Once she had caught a glimpse of Bailey, she smiled even wider than before and said, "Hey."
"Hi." Bailey answered, munching her crackers.
"Why are you up this early? It's only five in the morning."
"Oh, nothing. It's just..." Bailey's voice trailed off and she stared at her stomach a moment.
"The baby." London finished. Bailey nodded and swallowed. She put her hand back into the bag and put some more crackers into her mouth.
"When is your morning sickness going to be over with?"
"Hopefully in a month or two." said Bailey, her mouth still full of crackers.
"Ugh." London shrieked, sticking out her tongue. Bailey laughed, some crumbs falling out of her mouth. She brushed the crumbs into her hand and threw them out in the trash can beside her bed. This was the kind of thing she needed to get her mind off the baby: jokes.
"When are you going to be able to see the baby?" London asked. Bailey thought a moment, then she answered, "Probably sometime in my third or fourth month. Why?"
"Well, I kinda wanted to come. You know. To see it and videotape."
"London, I didn't know you wanted to come with me." London shrugged.
"I don't know why. I mean, it sounds cool seeing the baby projected on a screen. But you're stomach is going to be visible that day, so take care of all your stretch marks."
"I'll ask Tutweiller to get me some of that Palmers stuff." London nodded. Bailey set down the oyster crackers and rocked back and forth. Her stomach was feeling better, but just for sure, she took three more crackers from the bag and munched them.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about the "telling the teachers" thing. When ARE you going to tell Moseby and Tutweiller?" Bailey swallowed her crackers and said, "You know, I should probably be doing that soon. I have to tell them about going to the doctors and stuff."
"Good idea. Now, give me those crackers, you don't want to... wait, you're pregnant, eat away." Bailey laughed and set the bag down.
"No, I should probably stop. I'm feeling better now." Bailey pulled her hand out of the bag and stuffed the crackers back into her bag. She rubbed her stomach and smiled. "Thank you, baby."
"Do you want me to stay up with you?" London asked, rubbing her eyes and yawning. Bailey shook her head.
"Naw. You're really tired, it's only 5:15 A.M., class doesn't start until nine..."
"No, I want to stay up with you, Bailey. Just in case you need anything like a hand to hold or a shoulder to lean on or some new shoes." Bailey laid down and shook her head again.
"I actually might go back to bed, too. I don't have to be up for another two hours or so. My baby and I need our rest, and so do you."
"Okay." London laid back down and put on her eye mask. She yawned once more before she drifted off to sleep. Bailey sat there a moment, just rubbing her stomach and thinking before she herself laid down. Even though she looked practically the same, she felt completely different. She rolled awkwardly onto her stomach and fell asleep...
3 o'clock P.M. Thursday. Month 2, first week.
Zack had just gotten back to his room after school. His backpack felt heavy as he trudged down the hall. He threw it down and opened the door. There was Cody, sitting on his bed, looking at him.
"OH MY GOD, YOU FUCKING SCARED ME, BUDDY!" He shouted, falling backwards into the hall. Luckily, his backpack was there and his head landed onto it. For a moment, Zack laid there, waiting for Cody to get off his lazy butt and help him up, but after waiting a minute or two, he got up himself. "Fine, don't help up your possibly broken brother. You know, in the past couple of days, I've kept my mouth shut about your little secret. Do you know how hard it is to know your brother had sex with a girl who said she would PRETEND to be your girlfriend?!" By this time, Zack was inside his room, grabbing Cody by his shirt and some tears coming down his face. He let go of Cody, wiped his tears off with the collar of his blue shirt, and said, "Cody... help me!"
"Umm... actually, I need to tell you something else about Bailey and me." Cody said, sitting back down on his bed. Zack sits down with him and says, "Okay, shoot. I was just kidding about before. Sorry, just kind of a stressful day for me. Failed another science quiz..."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, crappy student issues. So, anyway, as you know, Bailey and I had sex. Well, we had... unprotected sex." Zack stopped playing with his shoelace for a moment to look up at his brother.
"Whoa, dude. Not cool. Do you know how dangerous that is?" Cody rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, okay, back to my story. Well, a couple weeks ago, Bailey and I were surprised to find out..." Cody had to pause a minute and think of what to say next. "You're going to be an uncle in seven months." Zack stared at him a moment before he broke out into laughter.
"Oh, god! Oh, oh god, Cody! You, you did always know how to make me laugh. Oh my god... Oh! That is soooo funny! Bailey would never have a baby until she was thirty six years old, in a successful career, traveled the world, and married a hot, tan, Texan doctor." There was a long, awkward silence before Zack calmed down and asked, "Wait, whenever there's an awkward silence, you're telling the truth, but you don't want to say anything." Cody stayed silent another moment. "I thought you were just joking a week ago! I hardly payed attention! I was toying with you!"
"God Zack, if you're going to be a good uncle, you have to stop this whole 'ultimate player' thing! You're going to screw the baby up wether it's a girl or a boy!" Zack smiled, but Cody pinched his arm and made him stop.
"God damn it, Cod-ster! That freaking hurts!" he said, rubbing his meaty arm. "I think you tore off fifteen arm hairs!"
"Sorry, dude. I'm just... I'm really stupid."
"Why? You didn't know she was going to get pregnant. I mean, you SHOULD have used a condom, but still..." Cody shuddered.
"God, I hate that word CONDOM. It sounds really... dirty."
"And sex doesn't?" Cody punched Zack as hard as he could in the leg. "JUST SAYING! GOD! You're more moody than your pregnant girlfriend!"
"Ugh, whatever, Zack. I just need you to be a good uncle. Stop thinking so dirty, lose the LOVE MASTER! shirt, and wear some cologne! Ugh, and deodorant!"
"Hey, don't smell me!" Zack yelled, pushing Cody off the bed. Cody scrambled back up to his feet and got back on the bed.
"Just let me tell you some more things! I promise I'm almost done." Zack rolled his eyes, but Cody pretended not to notice.
"When you're around Bailey, stop the "HEY HEY, SEXY BEAST!" thing. The last thing the baby needs it to be born knowing how he or she was made. Also, stop slacking off in class so much. I want you to teach the baby some important things, too. Besides for how to hit on a girl... or boy..." Zack rolled his eyes again and said, "Relax, naive young thing. I know I have to clean up my act for the baby, don't worry. Now, go to your girl. She probably needs you."
"Right, see you later, Zack." Cody ran down the hall to Bailey's room. He knocked on the door five times, and London opened the door.
"Oh, hey Cody! Bailey's in the bathroom."
"Oh no. Is she sick again?" Cody ran to the bathroom door and knocked on it. "Bailey, honey, what's going on?" After a moment, Bailey opened the door and she stumbled out.
"Oh shit." She said. "I forgot to flush the toilet." She walked back to the toilet and flushed it. She swished some mouthwash around in her mouth and spit it out into the small sink. Cody ran into the bathroom and hugged her. Bailey started crying, and Cody held her tighter.
"I'm so sorry, Bailey." He said, kissing her cheek and wiping away some tears.
"CODY!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S SO ICKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHERE WERE YOU??!!!!!"
"I'm sorry, I was talking to Zack about him being an uncle. Don't worry, I'm not going to leave you now. I'll hold onto you all night long if you want me to."
"I'll leave you two alone." London said, closing the bathroom door. Bailey continued to cry into Cody's shirt, and Cody continued to hold onto her, even tighter than before...
There we go, month 2, week 1 OVER!
