Halloween
Olivia was insanely excited for Halloween. This time next year, they'd have their baby girl all dressed up.
To get in the holiday spirit, Olivia was dressed as Juno. She had on the stripped shirt, pleated skirt, and drank oj from the carton while making snarky remarks.
"Maybe you should get your tubes tied, you idiot!"
"Who is she yelling at?" Casey questioned.
"I think she's just getting in the holiday spirit," Alex was happy to indulge Olivia's idiosyncrasies. The blonde was the bride for Halloween and Casey was Elizabeth the 1st. They tried to come up with a common theme, but Olivia really wanted to play a pregnant character, which had narrowed their options.
Casey sipped her beer. "Alls well that ends well."
They had a giant bag of candy to give out. Alex and Olivia splurged at the store, getting fine chocolate bars, organic fruit snacks, and some granola bars.
"We can give each child one of each," who knows what the kid will actually like and the parents might appreciate a healthier choice than pure sugar.
Casey didn't think they'd get that many visitors. "You know Olivia' going to eat all of that."
"Hey!" Olivia retorted.
"You know you're going to help her," Alex told her. Alex was too; she loved chocolate.
The first round of kids came at around 4:30PM. Parents wanted to get their younglings inside before it got dark, so these were the tiny tots.
One toddler was dressed as Tom Coughlin.
Olivia couldn't believe it. "He's so cute."
He had on fake grey hair and a blue Giants jacket. His rosy red face made the outfit perfect.
His father was Eli Manning for Halloween. They made the most adorable duo.
They had Spiderman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Judge Judy all at their apartment before six.
Once the sun started to set, the children stopped coming. A second round would come in about an hour or so.
They got Thai food for dinner. The baby had a craving for red curry.
Olivia was perfectly content with her dinner until she smelled Alex's.
"What is that?"
"Peanut Satay and I got the tamarind duck."
"I think the baby wants duck."
Alex thought Olivia didn't like duck, but she gave the expecting mother a piece.
"This is so good." Pregnant Olivia liked duck, a lot.
Alex didn't say anything as most of her entrée disappeared. Next time, she'd order two.
After the second wave of kids came and left, it was time for movie night. Since they dealt with such gore in their workplace, they decided on more lighthearted films: The Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, and if they were still up, Shaun of the Dead.
The three women huddled under the same blanket, chocolate, popcorn, beer, and Italian soda all within reach on the coffee table.
Casey started playing with Alex's hair. "It's so silky and shiny." Even when Casey tried Alex's fancy hair products, her hair was still unruly. It was just one of those things.
"I died my hair red once," Alex admitted. "I didn't have the complexion for it."
"Not everyone can be a redhead. I think it's an attitude more than anything else."
"Well you have plenty of that."
Casey grunted. "Hey!"
Alex only chuckled.
Olivia was the first to fall asleep. She turned her head to Alex's breast, said she was resting her eyes, and then she was out.
Alex only lasted twenty minutes longer; she fell asleep cradling the brunette and Casey was the last woman standing.
The popcorn was long gone, but there was plenty of chocolate.
Casey opened up a bar and brought it to her lips. Damn this is good.
Alex and Olivia were canoodled under the blanket. They were too cute to wake up, so Casey slipped a pillow under Alex's head and left them as they were. The redhead didn't want to go to sleep alone, so she slept on the other couch next to them.
November
Olivia and Kathy were enjoying pregnancy massages together.
"Olivia, you're a genius," Kathy told her as Fabio rubbed her back. Little Eli was making her back so sore.
"It was Casey's idea," she saw the ad in a magazine.
"I could just kiss her right now."
"I wouldn't mind, but I think Elliot would."
Kathy laughed. "He'd just be jealous."
After their hour in heaven, the two soon to be mothers decided to get lunch.
"There's this place in the Lower East Side, serves the best Korean fried chicken." Olivia was in the mood for something spicy.
Kathy groaned. "That sounds awesome."
"Let's go!"
They hailed a cab and headed downtown.
Kathy's stomach growled. "Where is this place?"
"We're only two blocks away," Olivia told her. "And it will be worth it. I promise."
Unfortunately, Olivia wasn't able to honor her word.
They were about 40 feet from the restaurant when a drunk driver sideswiped their car.