Our Baby

chapter twenty-five

Chapter twenty-five.

It was the second week of September, and officially the end of marlena's first trimester.

Marlena woke up with a smile on her face despite the incessant blare of the alarm clock.

She celebrated the occasion with what started as a lazy round of morning sex, but ended in a quickie when john got call into work.

And now, marlena stood under the warm water of the shower, trying to relax as best she could.

belle was on the other side of the curtain.

She is playing on the bathroom floor with her foam blocks.

A bock, Mama.

Belle said as she holding up a blue block in the air.

Marlena peeked out of the curtain for the hundredth time and smiled at her daughter.

Yeah, you have a blue block.

Marlena told her daughter.

Belle swapped a blue block for a green and showed it to marlena.

"That's a green block.

Marlena said as she squinted to prevent shampoo from running into her eyes.

Marlena closed the curtain once again and began rinsing the soap from her body.

Her swiped a hand across her small, slippery bump and glanced down at it.

Between her growing belly and the already increased cup size of her boobs, marlena knew she'd have to spill the beans about her pregnancy soon.

So far, the only ones privy to the information were Hope, Bo and Kayla.

And for the past week or so, lexie been giving her suspicious looks, almost as if she senses her friend's occupied uterus, but doesn't want
to pry.

No official plans had been made yet on how to announce Jellybean's existence, but marlena and john both knew the time for it was drawing closer.

"So, belle you're going to hang out with Uncle Steve today, doesn't that sound fun?.

Marlena asked as she combing conditioner through her hair.

Belle tapped her blocks together in celebration.

Yay, belle cheered.

"Yeah, He offered to watch you while Mommy and Daddy are at work.

I have a whole list of fun stuff for you guys to do.

He'll laugh at me and tell me I'm crazy, but that's okay.

When he's a parent one day, he'll understand.

Marlena said as she peeked out of the curtain again and found belle surrounded by unwrapped tampons straight from the box.

Belle, what did you do?.

Marlena asked her daughter.

Belle held one in each hand and smiled proudly.

A mouse.

Belle said to her mom.

"You have a very active imagination.

Marlena, said, she couldn't help but laugh.

Marlena rinsing her hair out as quickly as she could before belle could wreak anymore havoc.

Marlena gave herself an extra minute to enjoy the warm water, then she turned off the faucets.