The fake wedding

The yellow nursery

Charlottes p.o.v

"Yellow? For a nursery?" Rose asked looking around, "Well it's gender neutral, and it's so cheerful and pretty." Rose and my mom looked around the already done nursery rafe and I (mainly rafe) worked on. "I like it." My eyes widened at my mother's words, I turned to rafe who was just as shocked. "It feels relaxing and fun." She continued, she walked around the room seeing the little baby cots. "Mom?" Rose snapped out of her thoughts smiling softly, "It's cute, I mean I would've beautifully blended the pink and blue in the middle with pink on one side and blue on the other with some designs."

"It's not your nursery mom." Rose stayed quiet and just looked around, my mom whispered something to rose and they just stayed quiet. "You're right hun I haven't had a baby in years you two have done an amazing job." She smiled walking out of the room, my mom followed giving me a kiss on my cheek. Rafe opened his mouth to talk but I stopped him holding a finger up.

"It was just a suggestion Maddison!" "They can hear you." "I don't give a shit." "You really think newborns care about the color yellow?" It was quiet so I decided to walk out and see them at the front door, I felt rafe stand behind me watching the scene.

"You're getting angry at the paint on the wall." Rose looked up and saw both of us watching, "Seriously?" I yelled out they both looked at each other then looked at us. "We'll see you both at the baby shower," my mom smiled trying to push rose out the door. "I'll buy you a mimosa I promise."
"Without orange juice?" "That's just champagne." "I know." They both left in what seemed like a hurry, "I thought she loved the color yellow." I turned to rafe leaning on the railing, he shrugged rubbing his face. "She does,"

"Have you two taken maternity pictures?" Kiara asked drinking a glass of champagne, it was hard to focus on her words when that glass was all I wanted right now. "Y-yeah, can I have some?" "You're pregnant." "I'm in my last trimester, just a little sip?" She gave me a look and I stared right back at her, she groaned looking around and handed me the glass. I stuck my tongue in it and handed it back to her, "You are greatly appreciated."

"Did you really give her champagne?" We jumped seeing Cleo crossing her arms smirking. "She threatened me."
"That's a lié." I glared at her and I moved my eyes seeing a group of familiar guys walk into the backyard. I blocked out the laughter and conversation cleo and kie were having, instead I walked straight to rafe. "There's my beautiful wife." He kissed my forehead pulling me close, "Can I steal him for a minute?" Ward nodded his head going to rose, who was oddly still mad at us.

"Why are they here?" He gave me a puzzled look, his eyes scanned the backyard and spotted the men in all black. "Shits been weird lately so they're here to protect you." I stared at him for a minute and saw Joshua smile at us and they all scattered around the area. "What are we supposed to say when they ask who they are and how we know them?" "We'll say they're my employees." "You don't like your employees rafe." He scratched his chin and I watched JJ and Joshua walk up to us.

"Charlotte." We turned to Joshua who was staring at me the whole time, "What is your infatuation with her dude?" JJ asked drinking his beer, I looked at them and realized I was the shortest. "I like older women." "I'm pretty sure you like your limbs too." Rafe spoke with venom in his voice, he gave Josh a hard stare which wiped the smirk off his face instead made him scared. "I was just kidding."

"Rafe doesn't like people flirting with her, think dude." JJ hit him upside the head and I could feel rafe laugh from how close he was to me. I heard something break and my head snapped to the noise, it was one of the guys who broke one of the vases on the table. "You've got to be fucking with me. Those are the guys that are supposed to protect us?"

"They're one of the best." The guy looked up and gave us a sheepish smile looking away and walking to the snack table. I turned back to rafe giving him a look, "Of course they are." I walked inside the house laying on the couch breathing out a breath, I looked up seeing rose walk inside too.

"May you pass me the water?" Rose just stood there and I groaned not feeling like getting up, my feet hurt and my ankles were swelling. "Are you really still mad at us using yellow?" "No." She huffed grabbing the water sitting next to me handing me the water, I sat up turning to face her. "I just wanted to help out, these are my first grandchildren. I didn't help with the baby shower the gender reveal, the nursery, I feel like an outsider."

"You'll still be involved with the twins when they're born." She sighed grabbing my hands to put them in hers, she looked up at me with watery eyes. "I'm sorry about going off on you and rafe about a fucking color, the rooms beautiful actually I just- I just wanted to help out ya know?"
"I know, but why didn't you say anything?" "I did." She sniffled wiping her eyes, when people cry in front of me I start crying. I tried so hard not to start balling in front of her, but these hormones are a bitch.

"You didn't tell me." "I told rafe, I told him that I wanted to help with the nursery and the baby shower." Rafe didn't tell me she wanted to help out, I don't understand why he wouldn't tell me that. I looked up and saw rafe walk in throwing out his beer and going for another, "Babe?" He hummed in response and walked towards us taking a swig of his beer.

"Why didn't you tell me your mom wanted to help with the baby shower and nursery?" He froze while he was taking another sip, he chuckled softly. "I just thought you were just saying that or you'd pay someone to do it, I mainly thought you were busy." Rose opened her mouth and closed it back staying quiet, "Promise me you'll call me to help with anything." She looked at me then up at rafe, "I promise."