L.A girls (H.S)

Chapter 65

I sit next to Harry, his arm slung around the back of the couch behind me as everyone socializes around us.

My hands rest in my Lap and I occasionally run my thumb along the bottom of my swollen belly. I stare into space thinking about the dream I had last night.

Something about that dream didn't seem right. It gave me an uneasy feeling that scares me.

"Jayden?"

I'm snapped back into reality and realize everyone's staring at me.

"What?" I glance at Harry who looks as concerned as everyone else.

"Are you okay? You look pale." My mom asks.

"Yeah I'm just thinking." I tell them honestly.

"Don't stress out about anything. It's not good for the baby." Laura tells me as she shoves more Cheetos in her mouth.

Someone's obviously been going through my cabinets.

"I'm not stressing." I mumble.

They all start talking again and I zone out again.

What if the dream meant something? What if the dream really does happen? What if someone really does try to take my baby away from me?

I get up suddenly, panic rippling through me.

"Are you okay?" Anne asks me.

"Yeah I'm fine. I just need to.... use the bathroom." I walk out of the room into the bathroom before finally breaking down.

I know I'm having a panic attack as I try to keep my breathing calm.

There's a knock on the bathroom door.

"Jade, are you okay?" Harry asks.

"Just hold on." I tell him and the door opens.

He looks in before he rushes to me. He cups my face as I gasp for air.

"Breathe." he tells me.

"I c-cant." I cry.

"Stop, take a deep breath and slow down." he tells me.

I calm down slowly and he runs his thumb along my cheek bone.

"The baby is safe." he tells me. "She's safe with you okay." He pulls his hands away from my cheeks and pokes my belly. "She's safe in there, okay?"

I nod and he kisses my lips softly before taking my hand.

He leads me out to the livingroom and we sit down again.

Harry and Zak get into a conversation about some movie while the ladies talk about some random topic.

"It was the sweetest thing ever." Laura says.

"What was?" I ask.

"Oh, Zak took me to dinner on the Eiffel Tower when we we're on our honey moon." Laura repeats.

"Oh. Every Time I would see Harry, he would bring me a different colored rose." I tell them.

"That's cute but When Zak and I were dating every Friday he would buy me a box of flowers and when you take the flowers out there was a box of chocolates underneath." She tells me cockily.

She always has to be better than me doesn't she?

My mom and Laura go back to talking and I sigh as I look up at the ceiling.

Someone taps on my shoulder from behind me and I look back to see Anne. She leans toward me and whispers:

"My sister does that too."

I smile at her. "You have a sister?"

She nods. "Her name is Elizabeth."

"Aunt Elizabeth?" Harry buds in.

"Yes. She likes to be better than everyone else." Anne nods.  "Like your sister."

"At least I know I'm not the only one in that boat." I say and she smiles.

Realization flashes in her eyes and she sits up suddenly.

"So Harry and Jayden are you guys going to tell us the gender of my grandchild?" She asks and everyone turns their attention to us.

Harry stands up and pulls me up with him before taking my hand.

"We're having-" Harry looks at me and I smile. "A girl."

Chaos breaks out as the families cheer and rush to hug us.

"That's great honey." my mother tells me as she hugs me.

"Do you guys have any names yet?" Anne asks.

"Well... Jayden mentioned the name Katrina." Harry says and I snap my gaze over at him.

What?

"That's adorable!"

"You could call her Kat and it would be the cutest thing ever."

I'm to light headed to realize who's talking.

Because I feel like I just sealed my child's fate.