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?250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSCVaUTsL0
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“Remy!” I jumped a little and Ms. Millie looked at me with worry. “Are you alright, child?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9BbIWswW5L
“Yes ma’am…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjua4bRNCg
“I called you at least four times and you never answered.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGTMdO7syk3
“Sorry… I guess I must have spaced out…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLBwFJVSEGG
“Some people walked in at Table 6, looks like a big family.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05niDgpAZu
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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiErkpRYgQ
“Hello, welcome. What can I get you all to drink?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIVmBteNac
The older man looked up and his eyes widened.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK18dykZsJ
“Oh, uh… A large cranberry juice.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7QrKQtQzL
“Hmm, some coffee…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfjqkKjdlD
“Mom, you can’t have coffee while you’re pregnant.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1y23YvKf0
“I’m cold though.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauXTF3byJA
“Do you have- Hey, it’s you.” He said with a grin to me.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qmEMrM6Ef
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LH6QYra9K
“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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRQpibrJIM
“Don’t blame just me… Perry, you know this girl?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqCSYKMKuv
“Yeah, she went to my school.” He turned back to me. “You never called. Did I do something wrong?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnu6k3kq0hh
“Perry… Not here…” I said, looking at his parents.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwFHCaHEVr
“Pewwy wook! I got a cwayon!” one of the little ones said.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3YQemrKFw
He turned swiftly to them and smiled. “That’s great. It’s a pretty blue one, huh?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWg9aJum9T
“Wike your eyes!” she said with a childish grin and put her hands over her mouth in embarrassment.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3nBS49MRXs
I smiled at them as Perry got the two little girl’s attention.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfUDdOgV6B
“Sapphire, Pink, can you tell the nice lady what you want to drink?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1d9qvjWkA
“I want sthweet tea…” the other little girl said.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhzxY7XsTRk
“I want spwite!”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLBk32Bw38
“Alright, a Sprite for you, sweet tea, hot chocolate, and cranberry juice. What about you?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhP1C9oOhI2
“I’ll have hot tea.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTQV8KSJvM
“Okay, I’ll be right back.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVVwxshgUF
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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8yRpvknp4
“I hope they didn’t offend you.” I heard beside me and looked over.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgeT1r1HkP
Perry was looking at me with a worried expression.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLRXXRn6Eg
“N-no, I wasn’t offended.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCbOpf7WKNE
“Are you sure? The girls aren’t exactly quiet but they’re sweet so they didn’t mean any harm.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZOhNc8AYo
“I know they’re just curious. I’m sure they ask their mother questions all the time… By the way what is she having?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqaecXBTOq
“A boy. I think my dad will stop now.” He said with a chuckle as he played with the tea bag. “What about you?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOi1Urrwz7
“A rare boy and girl.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvHTIxIqKVJ
“Awesome… Did your cousin not give my number to you?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5ETUNtUAJ
“Um, well, he did but… I thought you were joking.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHNcotBBAM
“What do you mean?” he asked, turning his head at me calmly.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEVhGjRIcm
“Well, seriously, you met me at the obstetrician’s office…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuUeAXXUkQ
Perry played with his lip ring for a moment and with his tea.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡctzNdDVJ6S
“So, just because I met you at a weird place doesn’t mean I wanna get to know you?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs2qHv7vVD
“It was the obstetrician’s office.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtceFTzcLPa
“Alright, so I have a fetish.” He said calmly, looking up at me with just his eyes. “Pregnant girls turn me on.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdh5saWnZh
“Um, that’s great to know.” I said with a nervous laugh.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjIrVoEnMx2
“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?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEtmnWLQVV
“I never-“250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4b4QVdXMHp
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTSNP6yCN1
“Order up, Remy.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlh7YmOD0Q
“I have to get back to work.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtX8rxi9ZB3
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…250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL7LDlemT9
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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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAbGR0wwAD1
“Um…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcabRnZTls
“Happy gender-finding-out!”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSTcMvFGOz
“Uncle Thad, that was like a week ago.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx4CAur3VZ
“I know but I didn’t get to do anything for you!”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfndWbG6dt6
“We’re having a party of three.” Avery said with a sigh. “I was invited because I live here.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0k5twTMgkk
“I figured that, stupid. But seriously, what’s going on?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5v1S3o0zT
Uncle Thad smiled and put his arm around my shoulders, leading me up the stairs.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTGKBtdfTS
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZLmMuGMyY
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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkAs42f71T
“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?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpHHuqJVGx
“It… It’s so thoughtful but… I can’t accept this.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FOr3jqgFD
“Why not?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jWo07guAO
“I can’t walk in here because everywhere I look I see Jealous!” I cried, bawling into my hands.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Ja9HPs4GM
Uncle Thadeus pulled me into a hug and stroked my head softly.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSNyfKrBbW
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWcwodOVCQ
I sniffled and nodded but looked at him sadly again.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKBI8GJQFX
“Well, can I make a regretful request?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb98vDzq4Jo
“I guess…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWNjBZs7BM
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIcYV1171m
Uncle Thad laughed. “That we can do. Are you going to keep with naming tradition and give your kids crazy names?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSYFxMyl0x
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr8XDp1uCpg
“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.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWiRE8Yivon
“You can keep the stuffed Chewbacca though. That’s too adorable.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFfuVzit3G
We laughed and left the room.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh3qgtB93c
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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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDScxjcbX43
“Hello?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmupM6Ot5qT
“Um… is this Perry?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwuxq4SDtC
“This is his father. Who is this?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPAYdeS8Za
“Um… a friend. Can I talk to him? Perry, that is…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPqftK5O68
“PERRY! THERE’S A GIRL ON THE PHONE FOR YOU!”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnznFhsUtGu
I draw circles on my tummy and a foot pressed up to say hello. I poked it and it kicked back.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEICMYRygv
“Hello?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHW9UUq7nVN
“Um, hi. This is Remy… um… I… IjustwantedtosayIwassorry, BYE!”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmHLhb9i3Xo
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.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVhDKi1DdDb
“He- hello?”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdG0HQeU2A
“You wanna run whatever language that was by me again?” Perry said from the other end with a laugh.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qEwpNQQyr
“I… I’m sorry…”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtuBzsr0fjG
“Don’t be. I’m sure that was really weird coming from someone who looks like me.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgUe92V3Ge
“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!”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTvqRZurlG
Perry was dying on the other end of the phone.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3p5pE5NXgp
“No, you’re right but it’s still funny.” He laughed some more.250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ps2d51ubi
“I’m not very good at this sort of thing.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJqFM1t8Es
“I’m not either.”250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNOa31Pb1Q
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… 250Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQ5F54AzgF
