I’d never seen anything like it in my whole life. I’d seen it happen in books, movies, and TV shows but never in real life. What I was seeing couldn’t be real, right?382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiI0o2EbsDk
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“Remy!” I jumped a little and Ms. Millie looked at me with worry. “Are you alright, child?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EPLisMdeG
“Yes ma’am…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLQiQubyMk
“I called you at least four times and you never answered.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnPBuxPiZM
“Sorry… I guess I must have spaced out…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4MikhdNt0
“Some people walked in at Table 6, looks like a big family.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpBD9CzhDd
I nodded and smoothed my apron over myself to go to the table. I walked up to them and was surprised to see the guy from the obstetrician’s office there with what looked like twin sisters and his parents. I grumbled at my horrible luck but walked up.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1LFkCW9xA
“Hello, welcome. What can I get you all to drink?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXsTcGiPed
The older man looked up and his eyes widened.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHzhYjvXNCj
“Oh, uh… A large cranberry juice.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgaHg3Ba2a
“Hmm, some coffee…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUoX26bNQ8
“Mom, you can’t have coffee while you’re pregnant.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpsogqzQsK
“I’m cold though.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspjKapRdrz
“Do you have- Hey, it’s you.” He said with a grin to me.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI75H6i870a
“Yeah… yay…” I said a little sarcastically but I was already embarrassed that his father was looking at me weird and the fact that he was here in general. “Um, we have hot chocolate or hot tea.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqw6s4aJka
“I guess hot chocolate will do. Ugh, I’m dying for some coffee again but somebody won’t quit getting me pregnant.” She growled, kicking the man in the leg.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdslyT8U5rs
“Don’t blame just me… Perry, you know this girl?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6A49el5zkO
“Yeah, she went to my school.” He turned back to me. “You never called. Did I do something wrong?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3KfPdxDRnB
“Perry… Not here…” I said, looking at his parents.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKkAUoNzJM
“Pewwy wook! I got a cwayon!” one of the little ones said.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2l9DJq6gr
He turned swiftly to them and smiled. “That’s great. It’s a pretty blue one, huh?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2mrEt5fPg
“Wike your eyes!” she said with a childish grin and put her hands over her mouth in embarrassment.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgcBrlxLWLF
I smiled at them as Perry got the two little girl’s attention.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqon86igiw2
“Sapphire, Pink, can you tell the nice lady what you want to drink?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnImBmqaE1o
“I want sthweet tea…” the other little girl said.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68vVC0Cr9k
“I want spwite!”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsTvcomzfO
“Alright, a Sprite for you, sweet tea, hot chocolate, and cranberry juice. What about you?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJURBYsCXYL
“I’ll have hot tea.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5Xmdvslph
“Okay, I’ll be right back.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ260JTe9fMn
I walked to the back and got everyone’s drinks, bringing it back. They ordered and I went back behind the counter where I felt safer and tried to breathe.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡioTpH8NwQw
“I hope they didn’t offend you.” I heard beside me and looked over.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWiiWX9E8S
Perry was looking at me with a worried expression.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl38TUjH2Op
“N-no, I wasn’t offended.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNF5A08iES
“Are you sure? The girls aren’t exactly quiet but they’re sweet so they didn’t mean any harm.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKFLgnRBAD
“I know they’re just curious. I’m sure they ask their mother questions all the time… By the way what is she having?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqs6ctpszU3
“A boy. I think my dad will stop now.” He said with a chuckle as he played with the tea bag. “What about you?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4buGzmtrwW
“A rare boy and girl.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgziRZocZAl
“Awesome… Did your cousin not give my number to you?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡejlArQz9Au
“Um, well, he did but… I thought you were joking.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSnlphrI6b
“What do you mean?” he asked, turning his head at me calmly.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI5vctoPgv
“Well, seriously, you met me at the obstetrician’s office…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVpfiorGmX
Perry played with his lip ring for a moment and with his tea.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUD2WYxiZau
“So, just because I met you at a weird place doesn’t mean I wanna get to know you?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkcEhVE6AL
“It was the obstetrician’s office.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRY2TIDneS6
“Alright, so I have a fetish.” He said calmly, looking up at me with just his eyes. “Pregnant girls turn me on.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88lApaqRl1
“Um, that’s great to know.” I said with a nervous laugh.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvG0qBmOor
“I’m not trying to be creepy and the only reason you think I am is because you think you’re undateable or rather, ugly, right?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg5SDdIN1i
“I never-“382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpGmldTlUs
“Remember… I’m not trying to be strange or get on your good side. I’m being genuine here. I had a crush on you before when I worked at the police station but seeing you like this… It’s really hot.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1tzGiGj55
“Order up, Remy.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcL0OPZxqM
“I have to get back to work.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8G76PSIFL
Perry smiled a little and went back to his seat. I really was kind of freaked out but I was also unsure. I mean, most people don’t come up to you and say that your pregnancy is hot. I felt really bad because I think I offended him…382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodrZjdPyAh
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I walked into the house, still feeling really horrible about what happened with Perry when I heard a popper crack and I screamed. I looked over at the living room and saw Uncle Thad with confetti on his head and Avery with a kazoo in his mouth. He gave a pitiful blow.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohh4pNABqV
“Um…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8u3jw8QkEc
“Happy gender-finding-out!”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3G25twav2k
“Uncle Thad, that was like a week ago.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxKvk1CzkK
“I know but I didn’t get to do anything for you!”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqc3qzdLquf
“We’re having a party of three.” Avery said with a sigh. “I was invited because I live here.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4he6X3o0Q
“I figured that, stupid. But seriously, what’s going on?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fhmQdL2I3
Uncle Thad smiled and put his arm around my shoulders, leading me up the stairs.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQVc9oOiXd
“We have a surprise for you.” He pulled me along and then stopped at a door. “Close your eyes.” I sighed but did as he told and he pulled me along for a second. “Alright, open.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwOPxHAPCf
I opened my eyes and my heart fell. It was a nursery… One side was Star Wars themed and the other side was themed in Fruits Basket. I put my hands over my mouth.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvjGc0hWsK
“I remember that you said if you had one or the other you’d want the boy to be a Star Wars kid and the girl you wanted to have a more anime side to her. So, you get the best of both- Remy? Why are you crying?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGMVeoNqgY
“It… It’s so thoughtful but… I can’t accept this.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZRPEVHYB7
“Why not?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkf62Yd15O
“I can’t walk in here because everywhere I look I see Jealous!” I cried, bawling into my hands.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6N4za18bc
Uncle Thadeus pulled me into a hug and stroked my head softly.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJTOTnjuwY
“Remy, Jay is gone. Where he went, I have no idea, but you can’t blame yourself for making him leave and you can’t blame him for not being there when you called that fateful night. The best we can do is make do with what we have now and what we have are two little people coming into the world who is going to need their mother more than anything.” I looked up at him and he smiled. “Think of this as a step forward. You can’t avoid everything forever. You’re going to run into things that Jay liked but believe me, Remy, there are worse things.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmWDqwnZOuc
I sniffled and nodded but looked at him sadly again.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlNM5dJ8Ub
“Well, can I make a regretful request?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdlR43zs9a
“I guess…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJrJiHMTat
“Can we just make them both anime babies? Can you exchange or sell this and make the boy’s part Fullmetal Alchemist or Bleach? I won’t be so emotional with that. You know how much Jay loved Star Wars. That’s just a little much.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32aOl2MTC2
Uncle Thad laughed. “That we can do. Are you going to keep with naming tradition and give your kids crazy names?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruOVVSrQ1H
“Yes and no. More like not really used that often names that just seem weird.” Uncle Thad chuckled and I hugged him again. “I’m sorry.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKjZ8JnZDO
“Don’t be. You were so close to him and care for him most of the time. You have every right not to be constantly reminded of him. We’ll see what we can do.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEDCqI1v2m
“You can keep the stuffed Chewbacca though. That’s too adorable.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVf8cGCLJbZ
We laughed and left the room.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTHYj2zM26
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I played with the little piece of paper that Perry had given me and I sighed. I should totally apologize to him… I dialed the number and waited for the phone to ring.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5r0H6CCRt
“Hello?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaykRxEGNk
“Um… is this Perry?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlRc6Wg9Qg
“This is his father. Who is this?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQy6R0uYCja
“Um… a friend. Can I talk to him? Perry, that is…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15BtxAUbHJ
“PERRY! THERE’S A GIRL ON THE PHONE FOR YOU!”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnoQ2ZVERE
I draw circles on my tummy and a foot pressed up to say hello. I poked it and it kicked back.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKavCCiOBNB
“Hello?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡah7yHHFGz4
“Um, hi. This is Remy… um… I… IjustwantedtosayIwassorry, BYE!”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zCmlTIE8F
I hung up quickly and squeed, putting my face in my hands in total embarrassment. I could take on four boys to defend my brother but taking on one to talk with like a girly girl? I suck… I screamed when the phone rang again and I turned it on.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOqJrtvZMm7
“He- hello?”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyx4u7JHCf7
“You wanna run whatever language that was by me again?” Perry said from the other end with a laugh.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQpIIuWEMrl
“I… I’m sorry…”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaWXCWOKXU
“Don’t be. I’m sure that was really weird coming from someone who looks like me.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC1ykm62kFs
“No. Just weird in general. Actually, if you had looked like you used to, I would have taken it to a different level of weird. Oh god! I’m sorry, I’m horrible!”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RvrQW6pPC
Perry was dying on the other end of the phone.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoBxrbwKCz
“No, you’re right but it’s still funny.” He laughed some more.382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlaij3EmXyX
“I’m not very good at this sort of thing.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2Ei8hdnO6
“I’m not either.”382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLDZDUjkHS
We talked into the night and laughed about lots of things. I felt happy for the first time since Jealous left. I felt at peace with myself… 382Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmJLi7XQXng
