I had plans of having this chapter up days ago, but life got in the way. I had sat down to write it yesterday and once again life was there with a big interference and this morning I couldn't find the energy to work on this without hating every idea that came to mind. I still don't like this chapter, but I feel that if I delete it, I won't be able to rewrite it for you guys and I don't want to make you wait any longer for it. So it's better than nothing, hope you guys enjoy it.
"I really hate that we can't share this news with the kids," Zoe told Wade later that night lying in her husband's arms. They had already decided that they weren't going to tell anyone not even their parents that they were expecting again, not until after they had told their kids. It was important to them to tell Ariel and Braxton.
"We can always take a trip to see them, parents are welcome to spend a few hours there every Saturday, that is what the brochure said they handed to us," Wade told her. He didn't like see his wife like this, he wanted to do whatever he could to make her happy so she wouldn't be stressed out. He wanted this pregnancy to be as easy possible and stress free. He wasn't going to make himself get hung up that what happened with Boyd could happen this time around, that was wrong on more than one level.
"I don't know," she sighed. She wasn't really sure if she wanted to travel the 2 hours to where they were at to inform the kids that they were going to have a brother or sister in a few months time. She wasn't sure she wanted to ruin their time at camp, she didn't even know how they were going to react to the news after everything and she did want them to have fun while they were away at camp. "Can we really do that to them?"
"Do what to them?" Wade questioned, playing with his wife hair. He really didn't see anything wrong with going to their camp to tell them the news. He wanted the kids to know but he also missed them and it was the perfect excuse to go and see them and make sure that they were okay and the camp was standing with the right people in charge.
"I don't want to ruin their time at camp and going up there to tell them the news, I don't want them to feel like we sent them away just so we could have more kids," she told him earning a soft laugh from Wade. "I'm serious Wade, I don't want them hating the rest of their time at camp because we ruined their little summer fun mood they have going on. What if they don't even want to have little brother or a little sister after what happened with Boyd?" She questioned.
"They won't think that, Zo," he assured her. "They're smart kids and they know that we would never do that to them. They're going to be excited and we don't have to tell them right away, Zoe. We can spend most the time hearing about what they have been doing, meet the friends they have been making and at some point tell them what we have to tell them, they're not going to hate us or think that we're trying to replace them, we've been through this all before," he told her in a soft tone. "We've been through this multiple times in therapy and they've been honest with us and they're going to be okay with having little sibling. They won't hate us or resent us for this," Wade told her.
"I know but I guess you're right," Zoe relented. She was making this whole thing a much bigger deal than it really was. They were going to be happy and not once think that they were being replaced, they had been through this once before and things would be different this time.
"Haven't you learned I'm always right?" Wade smirked trying to lighten the mood that had set in.
"Still full of yourself I see," she laughed, looking up at him. He went to reply but found it hard when Zoe's lips were pressed against his own.
"It's good to see you guys and all," Ariel was saying over her lunch. "I have missed you both, but," she started to say. Part of her had missed her parents so when they showed up to spend the day with them she was happy to have them there but there was something about them, like they were keeping something from them.
"What's going on?" Braxton asked, finishing what Ariel was going to say. "This has been the first time you've shown up since we've been here," he tacked on. He too didn't mind them showing up, he had missed them but he learned that it was easier each day he had been there and he was making friends, friends that Ariel wasn't friends with so it was good to have his own group of friends and not be forced to share them with his sister.
"You caught us because we couldn't just show up here to see your two amazing kids," Wade retorted in a sarcastic tone.
"What your father means is," Zoe said, sending a look at Wade before facing the two kids in front of her. "We've got some news and we wanted you two to be the first ones to know but at the same time we wanted to come see how you two are doing here because we miss you both," Zoe told them with a smile.
"Are we moving?" Ariel asked. "I don't want to move if we are, I will protest and live with one set of grandparents or the other," she informed them.
"Settle down, we're not moving. Besides where would we move to?" Wade asked a bit curious, wondering just how his daughter had come up with the logic.
"New York, Mom could've gotten her old job back," Ariel shrugged, stating it like it was the most natural thing to say. To her it made sense.
"So if we're not moving, then what?" Braxton asked, finishing off the food on his plate. He was tired of them going around the topic at hand; he did have a game that he needed to be at in just a few minutes.
"We're pregnant," Zoe told them.
"Oh cool," Braxton replied getting up, he was happy for his parents, this was a huge a deal for them and he didn't want to take anything away from that fact, but right now it didn't change his life one way or another. "Is that all? That could've waited till we got home."
"I'm happy for you guys and this is great but Brax is right, it could've waited. We wouldn't have minded if you told other people before us," Ariel replied getting up. She too was happy for her parents. She knew just how much they wanted this. To be a big sister was going to rock, but she too had things to do and she didn't want her parents hanging around the whole time. It was a bit harsh but what she was doing was surprise for them when they came back at the end of the summer for parent's day and she didn't want the surprise to get ruined.
"Can we go now? There's this tournament going on and I'm apart of it. It was nice of you guys to come, but are we done now?" He wasn't trying to push his parents away, but he couldn't stop his life just because they showed up without warning to see them.
"Yeah, go on," Wade told them.
Ariel and Braxton hugged their parents and took off leaving their parents a confusing mess on what just happened.
"They blew you off?" Jesse laughed. Wade glared at his brother. He was still upset that they had just blown them off for who knows what, they seemed a little happy about the news they were told, but they just wanted to get back to whatever it was they had going on at camp that they refused to tell them about.
"Pay no attention to your brother," Earl remarked. "You get use to your kids blowing you off for things they think is more important, it happens to all of us," Earl smirked remembering the day that both Jesse and Wade didn't want anything to do with them as well.
"They're just growing up," Jackie said, joining in the conversation.
"You told us that you had something to tell us," Harley stated changing the topic. He had remained quiet while they talked about Ariel and Braxton ditching them. He had no experience when it came to that so he was of no help to them.
"Don't hold your excitement back like the kids did," Wade retorted bitterly. Zoe rolled her eyes and took his hand in hers. Wade gave her smile letting her know that things were going to be okay. Those around them watched the couple with curious eyes. "We're having a baby," Wade told them, turning his attention the parents in the room as well as his brother.
"Is that all?" Jesse asked with a smirk. "It could've waited, I've got things to do," he laughed, getting up. Wade growled at him. "Chill I was joking," Jesse told him, pulling Wade in for a hug, repeating the process with Zoe just being a little more cautious with her. "I'm happy for you guys, this is something you guys have wanted for a while now, I can't wait to be cool Uncle Jesse again," he smiled, retaking his seat.
"I knew it," Jackie beamed, quickly pulling Wade and Zoe into a hug.
"Ma, how'd you know? We've barely known that information," Wade argued with his mom.
"There's a certain glow around your wife," Jackie replied with a smirk much like Wade's.
It felt like a lifetime as they were asked question after question. They were okay it, they were just happy to get the news out there. It was something they had gone back and forth on. They didn't want to tell anyone other than the kids just in case they lost this one too but they soon realized that they couldn't think like that. This pregnancy was different from the last one. They couldn't treat it like they were expecting to lose this one because it already happened to them, they had to stay positive and focus on the little baby that was growing inside her stomach day by day.