The summer break keepsake

Royal protocol (22)

Kelly's POV

Amidst the sea of dancing couples, sparkling lights, and somber music, it was Stella who constantly captured my attention just with her radiant and contagious smile, even now from across the hall, all I could look at was her.

I had left her stood with everyone whilst I went and got us both a drink, I was stood waiting for Mr Stewart the football coach who was one of the teachers in charge of the drinks to come back with more lemonade as it had run out and that's what Stella wanted, so as I waited I lent against the table looking over at Stella.

The school had put on an open buffet with a different selection of finger foods and of course Stella had found her way to the cakes which has been her weakness this entire pregnancy so far.

I watch her bite into it as she rolls her eyes back and I manage to lip read her telling everyone that the one she just had are good, she sucks some of the cream of her thumb, coincidentally also looking straight at me as she notices me stood staring at her.

She smiles over at me as Gabby clicks her fingers in front of her face as she looks at Gabby, who hands her a different cupcake to try.

I turn around noticing Mr Stewart is back with some more lemonade as I grab two cups and let her fill them up before I make my way through everyone back over to Stella, as I reach them she quickly holds her side "seems like someone else wants to dance tonight" she says chuckling as she grabs gabby's hand and places it where hers was as gabby gasps "Wow she's really moving in there huh, getting her groove on" gabby says chuckling as violet, Emily and Darren move closer pushing me away a little as they want to feel as I hold my arms up so the drinks don't spill.

"Wow okay...one at a time I'm not an animal at a petting zoo" I hear Stella say with a slight chuckle as they all back up a little and apologise.

I move back forward and hand Stella her drink as she takes hold of it "no ice?" She asks looking in the cup "Stella we're at a school dance not the ritz" I tell her as she groans "but hey...If you want ice, I'll get you some ice, sure it can't be that hard it's a winter ball after all" I tell her taking the cup back as she smiles at me then pats my cheeks "you're a good egg" she says pulling my face to hers and kissing me.

"Gabby look after my girls" I ask pointing to Gabby as she hugs stella "yes sir" she says as everyone laughs and I move away, heading back to the drinks table.

"Back again? We don't do returns" mr Stewart tells me laughing as I chuckle "No, I was wondering if you had any ice by any chance at all, for Stella" I ask him

"Ahh, she's one of those is she" he says as I look at him confused "my wife was the same when she was pregnant, all her drinks had to have ice, no matter how Baltic the weather was, it's a pregnancy thing" he tells me as I nod "oh right...so about that ice then? Do we have any?" I ask him as he scrunches his face up "sorry Kelly, I'm afraid not, it would just melt in here" he says as I nod and go to walk away but hearing him whistle "hey Kelly..." he shouts as he tells then other teacher to take over him as he nudges his head for me to go over to him.

He takes the drinks from me and places them on the table before he puts his arm over my shoulder as we start walking away from the table "Come with me, we can go check in the cafeteria freezers I'm sure there's loads in there for our water coolers on match days" he says as I nod and follow him.

He drops his arm from around me as we walk towards the cafeteria "so getting close now huh? I heard from a few other students yous are having a little girl" he asks me