*𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐕.𝐈𝐈*

thirty two

BRYCE
FEW DAYS LATER
11:45 AM

"The amount of dresses i've seen you in the past week is insane" I laughed as Maleah walked passed me. "It's the only thing that fits and i'm not buying maternity clothes" She sighs while picking up a package and walking into the kitchen. "What is this?" I asked her. "Stuff..." She says grabbing a knife to cut the box open. "No shit?! What kind of stuff?" i say sarcastically. "Stuff for Gianna's party..." She says not looking at me. "Why are you ordering stuff now?! We have a whole party this weekend to be planning" I say closing the box because i didn't wanna see what was in the box. "I can multitask, you fucking can't but that's what i'm here for fun sponge" She says sticking out her tongue and walking away with the box. "You're not here because i'm cute?" I asked while turning my head. "I like em a tad bit ugly" She says midway up the stairs looking at me. "Oh yeah? That's fucked up" I say not coming back with nothing. She shook her head.

I laughed to myself and watched her walk upstairs. I know she's gonna wanna show me whatever it was she ordered. I headed towards the stairs and skipped a step to head up. "Daddy!" Gianna says running into my legs with her ipad. "You did it not me!" I laughed while picking up the ipad. "Look babe it's not broken" I say handing it back to her. She held the ipad close to her chest and glared at me as she walked away. I'm 2/2 what is up with them today?

I opened our bed room door and she had wild fabrics in her hand. "What's this?" I asked her. "So Gianna has come to the conclusion that she wants a Harry Styles themed party for her bday since she's been seeing his shows a lot on her for you page and harry will be in LA the Saturday after her birthday.-" "Breathe please" I say stopping her while rubbing the sides of her arms. She laughed and took a deep breath. "If you wanna go see harry and make it a family thing we can" She says playing with her nails. I laughed. "Whatever you wanna do. We gotta give her something she won't forget" I tell her while cupping her face. She kissed me. "I love you you're the best" She says trying to hug me but her belly was in the way. "Big ole thang" I laughed while rubbing her belly. She fake laughed "You did this" she says "And i love it" I say kissing her stomach. The doorbell rang. Maleah looked at me. "Who's that?" She asked me. "DADDY, MOMMY DOOR!" Gianna yells while Oasis barking behind her. I walked downstairs to the door and it was the delivery man.

"Bryce Hall?" He says as i opened the door. "Yes?" i say confused. "Sign here" He says handing me his ipad. I gave him my signature and he handed me a large package. "Have a good day" He says. "Thanks you too" I say closing the door with my foot. "Who was it?" Maleah asks while at the top of the stairs. "Delivery man" I say. "Two in one day wow" She says coming downstairs. "What is it daddy?" Gianna asks me. "I don't know boo, but i might have an idea." I say. I knew what it was but i just wanted to see Maleah's initial reaction to it. I opened the box and removed all packaging peanuts. "Oh my mommy!" Gianna says in awe. "Oh Bryce..." Maleah smiles while hugging my arm. "You love it?" I asked her. "I do." She laughs while looking at me. "i knew you would" I say kissing her. "Gross." Gianna says walking to the other side of the couch. "Where should we put it?" I asked her. She walked over to an empty post that looked like the perfect fit for the picture. "Right here." She says. "Bet." I say taking it out of the box. "Do we have anymore of those sticky things?" I asked her. She ran to the kitchen "They're called hooks Bryce" She says hooking them into the picture before taking the tape off. "It still sticks though right?" I say while hanging it up. "Shut up.

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MALEAH
3:55PM