One of my readers, I want say any pseudo but Lady Greenwood, just told me that she read 3 chapters in a row. I can tell you that it's really motivating!
We chose everything we needed, including paint for the nursery. Logan had ask (read paid) some friends to empty his biggest guestroom so we could start to make the nursery in it. By the end of the day, they are going to deliver us everything we bought. Logan wanted to buy the entire shop, it's a good thing that I was there… For him quality not only rimes with quantity but also with price... If it isn't expensive, it isn't good enough. If I hadn't been there, he would have bought the most expensive stuff, even if it wasn't pretty. We went back to the apartment with some paintbrushes and all the paint we could need, not to mention the clothes, toys, and other accessories we could take inside the car. We wanted to start paint as soon as we could. Logan took everything inside the house, but I have to admit he let me carry the brushes inside…
"So, we change and start?" I ask him already heading towards the bedroom to put on an old shirt, or one of Logan's… I'm not sure it would even be able for me to enter one of my old shirts…
"That's the plan… But you know I can paint alone…"
"I'm pre…"
"You're pregnant, not handicap. I know." He interrupted me. I've probably said that a bit too much… But that's because he keep on doing like if I was.
"Can I borrow one of your shirts? I'm too fat to get into mine…"
"You're not fat you're pregnant…" I know that, but it still prevents me from wearing my old clothes. "But sure, take whatever you need."
"Even that blue one you like so much?" I try, just to see if he's once again letting me do everything I want.
"Everything but the bleu one. You know what? I'm going to take one for you…" Much much better. He left for the bedroom and went inside the guestroom. It was empty, not even a chair. When I think that a few months ago I had my first night inside the apartment inside this room. I went back to the kitchen to crap two chairs. If one of us gets tired (read me), chairs will be welcome.
"Found me a shirt?" I ask Logan, since he still didn't got out of the bedroom. I was about to go watch, when someone rang the doorbell. "I'm on it!" I say. I was wondering who it could be when I entered the door.
"Hi Veronica…" Wallace said smiling like if he saw a pudding or something like that.
"Wallace? Weren't you going out with some friends after your exam?" I ask him letting him come in.
"Yes, and you didn't think you could be one of them?" Not at all, I thought he was going out with someone of his old basketball team.
"Okay… Want something to drink?" I offer him as a good host.
"Found shirts!" Logan yelled as he came out of the bedroom. "Wallace, weren't you going out?"
"Actually, I'm going to take one of those shirts… Veronica told me today was paint day… And I'm the best painter you've ever seen." That's excellent, two more hands to help us out… He took a shirt out of Logan's hand and the doorbell rang again.
"Ooh, I may have told some friends about it too…" He said like if it was nothing. While Logan and Wallace changed shirts, I went back to the front door.
"Baby workers are here for duty!" Mac & Parker said at the same time. They were both holding a paint brush and some old clothes. "Dick is coming too, his trying to find a place to park the car…" Mac added.
"Don't you let us come in?" Parker asks.
"Sure, sure come inside… Do I have to wait here for other people too walk in?" I ask them and let them in.
"Except Dick? I don't think so..."At least they were already wearing some old shirts… Not sure that Logan would have been that happy to give everyone one of his own. We all walked towards the living room where Wallace and Logan were talking about where they should start…
"Logan, where's my shirt?" I asked him, not finding him anywhere.
"You, painting? I'm pretty sure you'll have to leave the room during the first five minutes to go to the toilet…" Parker said. "So, give me some paint and let's start. Beside, Mac is just here to be pretty. If she isn't on a laptop, she's like a turtle, she does everything in slow motion…"
"Hey! That's not true… But fine, maybe we can do something else? Like cook? I guess they'll be tired after painting?" They'll be four to paint one room. I'm pretty sure they'll be ready in one hour. The doorbell went off again.
"Fine, why don't you all go to the guestroom and start painting. At least it will be over before I gave birth…" I say walking towards the front door.
"Are you Veronica Echolls?" That guy asked me looking at his papers.
"Mars, Veronica Mars…" I told him.
"Hey Moby Dick… that guy bothering you?" Dick asked, he probably found a parking spot.
"Paint duty? Mac's idea? They're in the guestroom." I tell to Dick.
"I've got your furniture's… Where do I put them?" What? Already?! They weren't supposed to be here before hours.
"Just put them inside please…" Hopefully there is still some place inside the apartment. I say letting the front door open and going back inside, walking towards the living room, where they still were talking about where to start. "Logan? Baby furniture is arrived…"
"What? Already?!" Apparently well.
"You know what, why don't you all start to pain the room, while Veronica and I start to build everything up?" Mac offered. Excellent idea.
"Perfect!" I say instantly. "And instead of talking… Why don't you each paint one wall? Just get inside, choose one and starts painting. So it will be dry soon and we'll be able to bring everything in by tomorrow."
"Fine… But we need some music, too get in the mood!" Parker said. Logan took care of that while the deliverer guy brought his first box in. The four painters went to the soon to be nursery as Mac and I started to unpack the first box. It was the baby's crib.
"He's absolutely beautiful!" Mac said when she looked at the picture.
"Thank you. So, you read the plan and I build?" I ask her. Since the guys, and Parker, started to paint, I felt like doing something useful too.
"I build you read the plan…"She said. Not sure that's a good idea.
"Fine, but I'm going to go to the toilet first…"
We had had enough time to build the bed, changing room and we had started to build the wardrobe when they all get out of the room.
"All done!" Parker said as she jumped inside the living room.
"Really? And nobody got killed!?" I joke.
"You did a good job too." Wallace said as he looked at what we had done.
"Veronica is an excellent leader…"Mac said.
"So, can we see?" I ask. I know they just painted the walls, but still. It's one step closer to a descent nursery.
"Sure… So, I'm hungry! What do we eat?" Wallace continued.
"We could order pizza?" Dick proposed.
"Oooh, pizza!" I whisper.
"You order, take one with extra cheese!" Logan said to Dick, giving him the phone.
"3 pizzas, one with extra cheese, one pepperoni and one veggie?" Dick asked.
"Perfect!" That way everyone is going to be happy. Parker took me by the hand and pulled me towards the nursery, while Logan puts his hands around me eyes to prevent me too see anything.
"Don't look." He tells me. I did as I was told and let them take me inside. At least there wasn't anything on the ground…
"Ready?" Parker asks me.
"Mac hasn't seen anything either…" I tell them, knowing that it wouldn't change anything about the situation.
"Yeah, but Mac knows stuff you don't." What? Omg, what did they do to my nursery?! Logan took his hands off and finally let me see. I looked around and I was stunned. They had indeed paint the walls yellow, but they had do much more than just paint that. On one side of the wall, they had painted ML in curly pink letters. Here and there they also had painted some pink birds on the wall, some were singing, some just flying. It was gorgeous.
"It's beautiful." I whisper looking around?
"Thank you. I thought maybe you would want something special for your little girl…" Parker said taking my hand in hers.
"You did that?" I know Logan isn't really an artist… He can't even draw a good circle.
"Of course… Do you see Dick doing something that good?" Not at all. I don't see Dick holding a paint brush either… "So, can you tell us what ML stands for? Logan wouldn't tell us…" He didn't tell them mini-us' name?
"Why didn't you tell them?" I ask him turning around.
"Because I thought it is something we should do together…"
"So, what did she said about it?" Wallace yelled from the living room.
"Let's go back there, so you can tell us!" Parker said. So we did, we went back to the living room where they were all waiting for us to come back.
"ML?" Mac asks me. I guess Dick told her about the initials. I looked at Logan, mostly to let them all wait a bit longer. He puts his arm around me, one hand on my stomach.
"You tell them or do I?" I ask him. "You know what? You tell them!" I say before he opens his mouth.
"After a lot of talking and arguing. We finally chose one." He said, making they wait even longer.
"Stop talking! Just tell us that name!" Dick said. I have to admit I was surprised to see how excited he was about it.
"We decided to call her Megan Lilly Echolls…"
"Megan? Like that chick Duncan knocked up and that was in that bus crash?" Dick said, real subtle.
"Really Dick?" Mac said punching him on the shoulder.
"Lilly? That name tells me something…" Parker continued.
"She was Veronica's best friend…" Wallace told her.
"I thought her ex best friend got killed by Logan's father?" Parker is as subtle as Dick…
"Yes, we decided to call our baby after people who mattered to us…" At least nobody said that Lilly also was Logan's first love.
"She also was Logan's first girlfriend…" Dick said. I think I talk to fast…
"Well, I like it. I think Megan Lilly is perfect." Wallace said like if he was defending our choice. "But I do think you should call her after me instead."
"Yeah, because your name is so appropriate for a girl!" Thanks Parker…
"Do you think they'll notice anything if we left the room?" I whisper into Logan's ears.
"Not at all."
Son two chapters in one day… I'm sure some of you will be happy about that! So don't forget to review! And I'm still open for any suggestions!