LOVE

Part Two

 Janelle smiled as she turned her body to the side so she could see her growing bump. Six months had passed since she found out she was pregnant and Josh's family was ecstatic, they couldn't wait to meet the newest addition to the family.

Her family on the other hand... they could care less. Her brother congratulated her but they haven't returned any of her calls or text messages. She hasn't talked to her dad in years since she found out he had a drug problem and didn't want to stay clean. Ever since her mother left her dad went on a downward spiral. She tried not to think about how she didn't really have a family, she didn't want to be sad. Today was supposed to be a good day. Her, Josh and Xavier were going to see the baby through ultrasound and find out the gender.

"Janelle! You ready?" Josh called out for her. She hurriedly washed her hands and walked out of the bathroom.

"Yeah, sorry." He smiled and walked over to her to kiss her on the cheek.

"You good. We just excited." He said, nodding over to Xavier who was bouncing on his toes. She laughed and followed them out to the garage.

"You ready to see your brother or sister?" Janelle asked Xavier as she strapped him into his booster seat. He nodded with a wide grin on his face.

"Yeah I can't wait! I hope it's a boy!" Janelle smiled and gave him a kiss on his forehead before getting into the passenger seat.

She placed a hand on her growing bump and looked out the window. No matter how hard she tried she just couldn't stop thinking about her family.

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"Alright mom you can lay down right here and pull your shirt up to just under your bra and dad you and baby boy can sit right here." The sonographer said. Janelle and Josh nodded. "This stuff is super cold so I apologize in advance."

Janelle sucked in a breath as the sonographer placed the gel on her stomach, Josh grabbed her hand, his eyes focused on the screen. He never got the chance to do this when Xavier's mom was pregnant. She didn't tell him about Xavier until after he was born.

The tech moved the machine around before turning to them and smiling. "There's your son or daughter." Janelle felt her eyes water as she gripped Josh's hand tighter.

"Look Josh." She said in awe as they watched the screen."

"Would you like to know the gender?" She asked and Janelle looked over at Josh who nodded his head. "Alright," She said. "Congratulations, you're having a boy." Xavier and Josh let out a cheer making Janelle and the sonographer laugh. Xavier got off of his dad's lap and walked over to Janelle, placing his hand on her stomach.

"You're gonna be a great big brother." The sonographer said with a smile on her face and Xavier nodded.

"The bestest." 

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Janelle stared at her stomach in the mirror as she got ready for bed. She placed her hands on her lower stomach. "I promise I'm gonna be the best mommy ever." She whispered looking down at her belly. Even after spending the day with Josh and Xavier and seeing her baby she still was feeling down about her family.

She kept wondering how her and her moms relationship would have been if she never walked out on them. She angrily wiped her tears away. This was supposed to be a happy moment in her life but all she could think about was her piece of shit family.

She walked out of the bathroom and let out a chuckle when she saw Josh, staring at the ultrasound pictures. "Can you believe we really having a baby?" He asked. She got under the covers and leaned her head on his shoulder.