Happy Together (YBF Love Story)

Chapter 32: "Baby Shower" (Part 2)

⚠️CONTENT WARNING⚠️
Stalking, Implication of Tokophobia, Implication of Domestic Violence, Implication of Miscarriage, Slurs, and Fluff.

We head down the road; Sarah and Lucy in front of me. It makes me giggle how cheerful and enthusiastic they both are over welcoming Liam into the world...I wish I could say the same. Not that I'm not excited, I am worried about delivery; especially now that I know how big Liam is. Even though this Shower is about me, Sarah and Lucy have kinda made me become a third wheel, which I'm fine with as I really would like to be at home in bed "Well, any other time you'd want to go out you'd be nowhere else but on the bed." I think to myself with a shrug. I waddle closer to Lucy and Sarah "So, where should we go first?" I ask "Ooh! Let's go to the Supermarket first, and then the mall. Since they close at 7." Lucy says "I like that." Sarah replies "Well, I'm glad you two are getting along..." I trail off. Sarah gives me an odd look before Lucy shoulders Sarah "I have to say. You are way cooler than Peter." Lucy says "Thanks, and I know. Pete is a bit of a dork." Sarah says with a laugh. We head to the supermarket; Keelson's.

(AN: It's the best I got, okay?!)

It's to the north of Hurricane. The second we head inside we head straight to the baby section. As we walk I begin to feel this weird feeling; like we're being watched. I try to shrug it off "Okay, I need to find something. Maybe a hat." Lucy says "Right..." I trail off. Sarah looks back at me "Everything okay, Vonnie?" She asks worryingly "Yeah, it's fine. It's just, the Doctor told me that I might have to have a c-section." I say. Lucy looks back "Whoa, didn't see that coming." Lucy says "I am terrified of surgery. But she said that Liam is really big." I say "Pfft, you only have, what, two months left? I think everything will be fine. I know that Pete and I were big babies." Sarah says with a smirk "Wonderful." I say sarcastically. Lucy looks at some baby clothes as Sarah looks at me with concern. I cross my arms and get to the right of Sarah "So, if he is big. Maybe I'll save the clothes for after he's born." Lucy says "I can't wait to get some toys for him. I promise that I will be there every step of the way." Sarah says, nudging my left shoulder playfully. I look at her before glancing to the right and seeing Peter...? He walks past the aisle we're in. I tap Sarah "Is Peter here?" I ask. Sarah shrugs "I'm not sure. I have no idea what he's doing." She replies. Lucy buys a blue hat with a bear on it, and Sarah gets a gray rubber duck. I am starting to get tired from walking, so Lucy gets us an Uber, thankfully. The Uber takes us to the stripmall where we walk into a small clothing store to buy me some maternity clothes; I guess I can't keep wearing Peter's clothes the whole pregnancy. I still feel like someone is watching us; especially me, as we look through the aisles. Lucy and Sarah just excitedly look at the clothes as I look at the store's surroundings. "Vonnie?" I snap back into reality to see Sarah showing me a gray shirt with "M O M" in black letters on the stomach "Aww, that's cute..." I trail off. Sarah arches her brow "Is everything okay?" She asks, Lucy looking back at me. I sigh "I think someone is watching us..." I trail off. Lucy looks around the store "What makes you say that?" Lucy asks "I don't know...it's, a feeling I guess." I reply. "I haven't seen anybody." Sarah says with a shrug. I nod nervously before Sarah hugs me softly. "Hey now, no need to stress. I'm sure it's just jitters, now let's enjoy this." She says reassuringly. I nod before Lucy joins in "I love group hugs!" She exclaims before we all laugh. I pull away and smile at them "Honestly, thank you for doing this, guys. I really appreciate it. And thank you for the Uber because I had no clue how much I could stand." I say with a giggle "No need to worry about that. I'm sure you're tired. Hey, how about after this we go for some tacos?" Lucy asks. I shake my head "Noooo, Liam don't like tacos...trust me." I say with wide eyes. Sarah nods "What about burgers?" She asks "No burgers either...ooh! Unless they're plain and I can dip it in coffee! Mmm, that's the best!" I say with a smile. Both Lucy and Sarah stare with disgust before Sarah gags "Wow, gross. Ew." She says, her reaction reminding me of Peter. Lucy shakes her head "Wow, and I thought the cravings would leave." She says with a laugh before nudging Sarah. "Why don't we check the store for her? That way she can just relax." She suggests as Sarah smiles "Honestly, that sounds like a great idea!" Sarah exclaims before they both walk away. I cross my arms before holding my belly. Maybe I really am just paranoid? I haven't heard that camera today, but it still bothers me as to why Peter has it. There is so much that doesn't make any sense to me right now. I watch Lucy and Sarah before turning around and gasping! A young girl, looks about my age, stands in front of me. She has dyed red hair, green eyes, and tan skin, she is wearing a red, high-low dress and brown cowgirl boots. She is reaching her right arm towards me; causing me to move away from her. After the shock I take a deep breath "Can I help you?" I ask breathlessly "I-I'm sorry, I didn't mean ta scare ya." She says with a thick southern accent. I arch my brow at her "It's fine. I can move if you need some-" "Actually, I'm here to talk to you, Yvonne." She says, cutting me off. My eyes widen "How...how do you know my name?" I ask strangely "That's not important. What is important right now is that you need to get away from Peter King, your husband." She says. I glare "What's going on here?" I ask "I know this is confusing for you. Listen, I was like you once, I was pregnant last year, but he hurt me so bad that I lost the baby. Peter was so kind to me, and then he started hurting me, and the reason why is because he wanted me to look like you." She says "Okay, is this some kind of joke or something? Look, I'm trying to enjoy my Baby Shower here, so if you don't mind, I don't have time for this game." I say "Yvonne, it starts with stalking and taking pictures, then obsessing, then isolating you, he won't stop. And you and I aren't the only ones he's done this to..." She trails off "I'm warning you, lady. Peter's never hurt me. Also, how did you know about stalking?" I ask "You didn't see his camera? I'm telling you, just take my word fer it!" She exclaims "At least tell me who you are." I say "I can't. He's watching us now! Listen, there has been fifteen women gone. He won't stop, I'm next, and you will be soon too. Please, get away from him while you still can. His whole family is insane! He..." She trails off before looking ahead in horror and looking back at me. "If you want a future for that baby, get away from that family." She says before turning and running. I look back and my eyes widen. Lucy walks to me with a glare while Sarah comes dragging Peter by the right side of his head! "Ow! Ow! Ow! Ouch! Ow!" Peter whines before Sarah slings him to the floor "Peter, what are you doing here?" Lucy asks. Peter turns to look at me, smiles crazily, and points back with his left thumb to Lucy and Sarah "Darling, is there a reason why these slutty whores are with you?" He asks before Sarah kicks him in the butt "Shut it, Pete! Have you been following us this whole time?!" Sarah shouts "No! I just thought I'd come and see why you kidnapped my wife." He says "It's called a Baby Shower, Peter." Lucy snaps "Well, she's not supposed to be out and about without me knowing! A simple question for this would have sufficed!" He exclaims before standing up. I look at Peter and Sarah, and feel my blood run cold; remembering what that girl just said to me. "Darling...?" I blink and look up at Peter. "Are you feeling okay?" He asks, a look of worry on his face. Sarah rolls her eyes and pushes Peter to the left "She's fine! But she wasn't when you were literally creeping on us, moron!" She argues. Peter looks at me and sighs "I'll see you guys when you get home..." He trails off before walking past me; kissing my left cheek on his way out. Sarah shakes her head "He's ridiculous!" She exclaims as Lucy rolls her eyes "Well, let's just enjoy the rest of the day before sending her home." Lucy says with a shrug. I nod and fake smile; my blood turning to ice. The rest of the day I just mostly stay quiet, as I don't really have much to say. At around 8:30 we finally head back to the apartment. The Uber pulls up to Peter's apartment on the left and Sarah hops out first, then me. Lucy suddenly scoots to the left side and looks at me. "You feeling okay?" She asks. I nod and Sarah smiles "We need to do this again sometime. You know, when my idiot brother isn't being a creep." She says with a laugh as Lucy nods "Yeah, I'll see you guys later. Love you, Yvonne." She says "Love you." I say. Lucy smiles before shutting the door and the red car takes off. Sarah sighs and pats my back "Well, let's go in, Vonnie." She says before we both walk into the lobby. We head into the apartment and Peter is nowhere to be seen. Sarah shuts the door and sets her two plastic bags down on the coffee table. "You wanna go shower first?" She asks as I nod "Yeah, sure." I reply. I head into the bathroom and shut the door; locking it at the same time. As I take off my clothes and step into the shower I begin to feel worry...who was that girl? And how did she know mine, Sarah, and Peter's name? I start the shower and cross my arms. I suddenly feel Liam kick me a few times; making me giggle. "It's okay, Liam. Mommy's fine." I say reassuringly. Suddenly I hear the door unlock and open, my eyes widen and I sit still. The curtain opens, and it's Peter. We both stare at each other in silence; me with wide eyes and Peter with dark bags under his. As sudden as he came in he now takes off his shoes and steps into the shower behind me. He wraps his arms around me and puts his head to the back of mine; making my heart pound out of fear. I look up to the ceiling slowly. "You're gonna get your clothes wet..." I trail off "I don't care. I just want to hold you." He says, muffled in my hair. I feel his hands on my belly "Where were you?" I ask "I was out. I'm so sorry, Darling." He says "For?" "I wasn't trying to scare you earlier. I was trying to keep you safe. It really makes me mad that they took you. You could have been seriously hurt." He says sadly "Keep me safe from what?" I ask. He sighs "The person who is doing this to us...the thought of someone taking you from me..." He trails off darkly before leaning and kissing my left shoulder gently. "You are my sole responsibility. You and the baby. I know what it's like to have someone stalking you, and you never know who they are." He says. I now slowly turn around to look up at him "What do you mean?" I ask "As long as I can remember...I felt like I was being watched. I knew someone was always there following me around. I had told Sarah about it, and she just...looked at me, as if I was crazy. I looked for this person for a long time, and I knew that they would follow me a lot after school." He says. I cross my arms "What happened?" I ask "Well, after I graduated and moved, it finally stopped. Whoever it was lived around me or something. I have never found out who they were, but I would like to ask them why." He says before shaking his head. "I don't really like talking about it. I guess that's why I was often a loner...until I met you, Darling." He says with a soft smile. I look down sadly "I'm...I'm sorry." I say. I jump slightly when he puts his left hand under my chin and lifts my head up gently "No need for that, Darling. It's not your fault. I don't want us to keep wasting water, so let me help you shower and you can go to bed. I'm sure you're tired. I'll meet you in there." He says. I nod softly and he grabs the curtain to close it. He washed my hair and even helped me clean myself; the whole time I felt like my nerves were burning severely as I feared the worst. Peter wraps a blue towel over my shoulders before kissing the top of my head. I wrap the towel around me as he leans down to kiss the top of my belly "I guess I'll be heading to bed." I say as he stands up "Yeah, you don't need to wait up. I'll be in there." He says. Suddenly he pecks my lips with his before smiling lovingly at me. "You're so beautiful, do you know that?" He asks. My eyes widen; feeling my face burn. I now head to the bedroom, shut the door, get into the bed, and sob quietly. How can I handle this? I wish I could have gotten her name. What are Peter's true intentions for me, and Sarah's too? Why didn't I know about all this? So many questions are roaming through my head with absolutely no answers...who is Peter King?

AN: I finally got this done! So, I will say this. The Barbie movie was AWESOME!! I loved it! And then Sunday night I went and watched Meg 2 and I like the first one better. I don't have long until my wedding. Also, I did the most craziest thing last thing; I turned in my 2 weeks notice, and it was terrifying but I am feeling a little better. I really love you guys! And thank you so much for reading! So, who is Peter King? PS, Tokophobia is the fear of childbirth; something I have, unfortunately.