jj and kiara hook up when they're both drunk, but they decided to never let it happen again and not tell their friends. what do they decide when kiara ends up pregnant?
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"so when are you gonna tell him?" sarah says. "tell him what...
the next morning i wake up from the sun shining through the curtains. i hold my hands over my eyes as i roll over and grab my phone. i see a message from sarah.
sarah💞
s: you okay?
k: yeah
s: you spoke to j?
k: he gave me a big speech apologising last night but i didn't say anything back. i just went to bed
s: are you gonna talk to him?
k: well i'm obviously gonna have to at some point. i have his baby inside of me
s: really? i didn't know. he was really worried about you yesterday. he broke down after you left kie.
k: i don't know what to say, i mean he called our daughter a stupid mistake
s: i know, and that was awful. but he knows it was wrong
k: i know he does... i'll talk to him soon and i'll message you later. read 9:37am
i get up and get changed, then i go out into the kitchen. jj is already up, but he's just on his phone at the counter. he puts it down as i walk towards him.
"hey.." i say. "hey" he says. "look, what you said yesterday was really awful. but i know that you know it was wrong, so i'm not gonna stay mad. we need each other to get through this" i say. he nods. "sorry again for what i said. i really didn't mean it, like i said, this baby is the best thing that's ever happened to me" he says, putting his hand on my stomach. i know he's doing it in a way that he's touching the baby and not me, but it still gives me butterflies. butterflies that i don't want. jj has made it very clear he wants to stay platonic.
"i was thinking we can start getting stuff for the baby's room today?" he says. i nod. "okay.." i say. "look, i have a few ideas" he says, showing me photos on his phone. he's really invested in making this room perfect for our daughter and it's really cute. we go to the shops and pick some stuff.
across about a month, the room is finally finished. and it looks great. it's quite small, but all of the rooms in the house are small, because it's a little house. but it still looks amazing.
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"it looks amazing jay" i say, standing in the doorway next to him. "only three months left" he says, putting his arm around me. i rest my head on his shoulder as i rub my stomach. "we should decide on the name" i say. "well, we have a couple to choose from" he says. we both had two or three we liked, so we kept them in mind and we're gonna discuss which we think is best.
evelyn sarah maybank
freya sarah maybank
abigail sarah maybank
bree sarah maybank (bree is jj's nickname for john b)
ginny sarah maybank
they're our five.
"okay, no offence but i think we should rule out bree" i say. "okay" jj says. now we're down to four. "i think abigail sounds too basic" he says. i nod. down to three. "ginny maybank sounds okay, but ginny sarah just sounds weird. they sound like opposites" i say. "that's what i was thinking" he says. down to two. freya sarah maybank, or evelyn sarah maybank. "i gotta say jay, i think evelyn" i say. "you do?" he says. i nod. "i just love it. and we can call her ev for short. for freya, calling her fray just sounds like frail" i say. "yeah, and when she's coming from you, she won't be frail. she'll be stubborn and strong like her mom" he says. i smile. "okay, evelyn sarah maybank" i say. he smiles and hugs me. "should we tell the others?" i say. "okay" i say.
we sit on the sofa and facetime sarah, she answers after a few rings, and we're met with john b, pope and sarah all sat at the table, and the phone stood against something on the table a few steps back from them. me and jj are both in the camera on my side. "what's up!?" john b says. "we have a name" i smile. "oh my god!" sarah says. "what is it?" pope says. i look at jj and signal for him to tell them. "evelyn" he says. "awhhh that's the cutest" sarah says. "we're gonna have a mini kie running round, and her name will be evelyn. that's so cute man" john b says. "and we're gonna say ev for short" i say. "what about last name?" pope says. "maybank" i smile, looking at jj. "nice dude. evelyn maybank" john b says. "evelyn sarah maybank" i say. "sarah?" sarah says. i nod. "as in me?" she says. i laugh. "yes as in you sarah" jj says. "wha.." sarah says as she begins to cry. "you've just been there for us so much and we both love you more than you'll ever know so we decided to give her your name as her middle" i say. "awh guys that's so sweet. i love you" she cries through the phone. "love you too" i say. "alright, well we better go. catch you guys later?" john b says. "yeah" jj says. "bye" pope says. "bye guys" i say as i hang up. "you think sarah liked the middle name?" jj jokes. i laugh. "i truly think evelyn sarah maybank is just the best name" i say. he nods. "me too".
we get up and start to get ready for bed.
"ooh!" i say, grabbing my stomach. "what? is everything okay?" jj says, running over. "quick!" i say, grabbing his hand and putting it on my stomach. "she's kicking!" i say. jj rests his hand on my stomach for a moment. "i feel it!" he says. i put my hand next to his and we both feel the kicks from our baby.
jj pov:
there's now two months until our baby is born and kie's bump is getting huge. we're currently at the shops, even though i told kie she should be at home, she insisted on getting clothes and necessities for the baby. we have a shopping cart, full of things already. diapers, and a diaper bin, a changing bag, all the bath stuff, like a baby towel, a baby bath seat, baby wash and moisturiser, bubble bath, a pushchair and a car seat, baby cutlery, like plastic bowls, plates, spoons, forks and knifes, a bouncer and a play mat, a high chair, loads of clothes like onesies and pants and tops and coats and shit, toys, bibs, books, basically everything except for food. i said we can get that closer to the time so it doesn't go out of date or anything. me and kie are both super excited to have this baby.
"oh! i need to get bottles" kie says. "bottles?" i say following her, and pushing the very full cart. "yeah?" she says. "doesn't she just drink it from your boobs?" i say. "you get to choose" she says. "well, why aren't you gonna choose boobs?" i say. she laughs. "because i want you to be able to feed her too" she says. i smile as she puts the bottles in the cart and we pay for the stuff.
we get home and unpack all of the things. it just makes everything feel so real. "wow" i say, looking around my house. it's crazy to see how much it's changed. from being messy and covered in empty beer cans and takeaway boxes, to being tidy and organised and covered in baby things. i go in the bedroom to help kie unpack all of the baby clothes into the wardrobe. "tell me this isn't adorable" kie says, holding up a little pink poofy dress. "it is" i say, folding a onesie and laying it in the drawer. "oh, i actually need to pack the hospital bag" she says. "hospital bag?" i say. "for when i go into labour. it needs to be quick and easy to grab so we can go straight to the hospital" she says. "ah" i say, folding another onesie. "hey would you be able to put the car seat in the car?" she says. "yeah" i say, folding the last onesie up and putting it in the drawer. i close it and go into the living room to set the car seat up. i look at the door and freeze. everything feels numb. i feel sick. i feel scared. "dad?" i say.
