Forever Yours

Twenty-Six

"So, your last shoot is today?" Juan asks as I take a seat next to him at our breakfast table.

I nod. "Mhmm. Wanna come?" I ask, chewing on a piece of watermelon slowly. My shoot is for Ralph Lauren.

Today is the last shoot I'll be doing until after our baby is born. I'm just at the peak of showing, so I had to move up my shoot with Ralph Lauren a few weeks. I am officially done with Victoria Secret for the time being as of yesterday. I'm a few days past 13 weeks, and have already begun showing the slightest bit--nothing major or super noticeable though, so I've been working nonstop since we found I was pregnant. Literally haven't taken a day off since we got back from Colombia.

He smiles. "Of course I do." he nods. "I can't wait for you to be done though, I can't lie."

"Whys that?" I ask.

He sighs. "You're exhausted, bonita. You've been working nonstop since we got back from Colombia." he says, frowning. "You've spent more time at your shoots then at home." he is right. I've been doing over two shoots a day for quite a few days now, trying to cram everything I had scheduled for months pre-pregnancy into just a few weeks. I've easily been working over twelve hours a day. "This can't be healthy for the baby." shaking his head, he puts a hand on my thigh.

"I'm fine, Juan." I shake my head. "Our baby is too. Don't worry about it. Today's my last day for a very long time,  anyway." I shrug.

He smiles. "Yeah, okay. What are your plans?"

"What?" I ask, confused.

He shrugs. "For after the baby is here. Are you going back to modeling immediately after, or..?"

"God no." I shake my head. "I highly doubt my body will ever be in good enough shape to go back to modeling the way I am now." he rolls his eyes, shaking his head. "But, I would want to go back. Not immediately though. How does taking a year off sound? I can just focus on taking care of him or her. Being a good mom. I could also focus on taking care of myself, getting my body back. I'm sure I'll have a lot to work on once I've given birth."

"You're gonna look amazing, mi-"

I put my hand up, stopping him. "That's super sweet, and I love you for it, but don't. I'll probably feel kinda shitty at first, and you're just gonna have to let me be, okay?"

"Fuck that." Juan shakes his head. "I'm not just gonna let you feel bad about yourself. You're gonna look amazing, mi amor." he kisses me gently. "So don't ask me to not tell you it everyday, because I'm going to."

I smile, rolling my eyes. "Anyway, how do you like the idea of me taking the year off after the baby is born?"

"I'm on board if that's what you feel you should do." he nods.

I kiss him. "Thank you. I love you."

***

"I should probably give you a heads up before we get out of this car." I tell Juan as we pull up to where I'll be doing the shoot. This shoot is taking place at a beautiful park.

He looks over at me, confused. "What?"

"This is a shoot with a guy..." I say slowly.

He nods. "What kind of shoot?"

"Well, it's for a fragrance campaign. It's supposed to be super romantic and cute." I say, watching his reaction carefully. "It's your typical 'couple in love' type of thing." I shrug. "You can stay in the car if you want."

He shakes his head. "I'm fine to go." he says, sure of himself. "I do music videos with women in them all the time, that doesn't bother you, does it?"