~Opposites Attract~

Shopping For Babies

I wake up,easing Mike's arm off of me,and going over to Alana who was now standing up,leaning on her crib rail. The diamond studs in her ears sparkled when the light hit them,and I picked her up,carrying her out. I closed the door behind me softly,careful not to wake Mike,and I went downstairs,the smell of pancakes filling the air. My mom stood at the stove,and I put Alana down,letting her run to her. I let out a chuckle as she hugged her leg,and my mom picked her up next,greeting us both with a " good morning "

" Mom... " I start,a little nervous because I didn't know how she'd react.

" Yes ? " She asks,flipping over a pancake,and sitting a plate down in front of me before she put Alana in her high chair,making smaller ones for her.

" I'm late " I say,she stops everything,and smiles largely,making me do the same.

" How late ? " She asks,putting a little bit of syrup on Alana's plate,her hands getting sticky instantly.

" A couple weeks,almost three " I answer,tears come to her eyes,and she comes over to me,hugging me tight.

" Did you tell him ? " She asks,then Mike comes down the stairs,and I give her a look,letting her know not to say anymore.

" Mike,would you like some flapjacks ? " She asks,he gives her a smile,and nods his head,then goes over to Alana. He sits down in the chair next to her,and she looks,studying him. She lets out a giggle,and smiles her cute little smile at him. He chuckles deeply,and kisses the top of her head,giving it a loud " mwa ". She put a sticky hand to his face,and he closed his eyes laughing. He grabbed her small hands,taking them away,and grabbed a clean a dish cloth,cleaning his and her face off. She liked sticky things,and then her hands went to her hair,just great.

" No Lana " I whine,getting up,and taking them away,cleaning them off too. She had already eaten a great amount,so I picked her up.

" You need a bath now " I say to her,she smiles largely because that was her favorite time of day,getting a bath. I take her upstairs,putting her in the tub,and starting to wash her. She plays with her little toys,and I rinse the shampoo from her now not sticky hair,and she splashes me,something she knew she wasn't supposed to do.

" Alana,no " I scold,she gives me a sad look,and I finish rinsing her,taking her out,and wrapping her in a towel. I dry her off,and change her before I put her in some clothes,and she was good as new.

" Layla,how about we go shopping today huh ? " My mom asks me,she looks to Mike,and he gives her a smile that politely says I'm not going.

" Okay,just let me get ready " I sigh,and carry Alana over to Mike,handing her to him. He takes her with a smile,and lays her on his lap,blowing raspberries on her tummy. She giggled and squealed,and it made me smile as I made my way back up the stairs...again.  I get in shorts,a white lackey shirt,and a jacket over it,topping it off with a long necklace. I do my hair and makeup,then go back down,my mom waiting for me at the front door.

" Okay,well we're gonna go now " My mom informs to him,he gives her a nod,still playing with Alana,and gives me a quick kiss goodbye.

" So...what are we going shopping for ? " I ask,buckling my seatbelt.

" I'm getting you a test,and if it comes back positive then we're getting some clothes for Alana,and a small little onezie so you can break the news to Mike,sound good ? " She asks,I give her a nod,and we go off shopping. She demands that we get the test first so we go to the closest CVS,since she claims she couldn't wait. We go to a Wal-Mart where we start to get Alana some clothes,and sure enough,nature calls.

" Alright,I'm gonna go to the bathroom " I sigh,starting to walk away while my mom still looked at the cute little clothes.

" Hurry back " She says in a sign song voice,not taking her eyes from the outfit she was examining. I leave with a chuckle,and go into the bathroom,a little nervous myself,and wait the three minutes I had to. I look down to it,and it reads positive. I was so excited to know for sure,and I jumped up,running out after washing my hands of course. I'm practically running through the store and I find my mom,tackling her in a hug.

" Look " I say smiling,showing her the test. She smiles along with me,and hugs me tight.

" I'm so proud baby " She says,putting a hand to my cheek. I smile the whole day,and get a tiny onezie,so ready to go home. We get to the door,and I realize...this isn't gonna be so easy,I'm already getting nervous,what if he didn't want another baby ? I walk through,my smile now fading,and I keep my head down. Then I hear Alana giggle,making me happier already. I follow the sound of her voice up the stairs,and walk into my room,Mike playing with her on the floor. Her holds her up in the air while he lays on his back,smiling up at her.

" Hey,you're back " He says happily,getting up to greet me.

" Yeah " I say,giving him a smile,then he gets a look.

" What ? " He asks,can he really see right through me,ever since I've known him he's able to read my mind.

" Nothing,why ? " I ask,sitting the bags down on the bed. I take the little clothes out of the bag,showing them to him one by one,but he looks bored out of his mind.

" Oh...and this one " I say,pulling out the tiny onezie.

" Yeah,that's cute,but it's way to small for her " He chuckles,I still hold it up,and it looks like a lightbulb just went off. He looked down,then back up to me,and gave me a happy smile,followed by a chuckle. He got up,and walked over to me,placing a soft kiss on my lips. He hugged me tight,and we stayed like that a minute,until he pulled away.

" The backseat " He says with a laugh,I give him a nod,and he puts his hands on my waist,slowly trailing back to my bottom,where he reached into my back pocket,and pulled out the test with a smirk.

" How did you even know it was back there ? " I ask with a giggle,he looks at it with happy eyes,and sits it on my dresser.

" Because that's where you put everything " He explains,my mom stands in the doorway,scaring me a bit,wondering how long she had been there. He turned around,meeting her gaze,and gave her a smile.

" Congrats you two " She says quietly,then closes the door. Night turned to day,and I cuddled up next to Mike,Alana crawling on his stomach as we watched tv. I watched it until I fell asleep,and I felt two lips brush softly on mine.