I woke up on Friday still feeling sleepy. I rolled out of bed and put on a simple white t-shirt, black leggings, and some neon converse. As I walked down the stairs I could smell something burning. Noah looked up at me with puppy dog eyes, "I tried to cook for you."
I chuckled a bit, got up on my tip toes and kissed his chin. Then I bumped him with my hip and took over the stove. "I love you." He said to me. "I love you most." I heard him whisper a not possible, but I let it slide.
It was now lunch time and all of us were sitting at the picnic table outside. "I can't stand you Brian!" My sister yelled. "What are you talking about woman?" He yelled. "I asked if you could go get me a cookie!" He rolled his eyes and got up to go get her a cookie.
I could see Ginny giving Wes a death glare. "Shea why is your baby bump so much bigger than ours?" Steph asked shoving a piece of lettuce in her mouth. "Maybe your having twins!" Georgia said excitedly. My face brightened up and I put my hands on my belly. I looked over at Noah who looked just as excited as me.
"You won't be looking at each other like that when they come out." Ginny said.
"What if he makes someone lose their baby?" We all got serious for a second. "Cause if you think about it, it could happen in real life and he is trying to give us real life experiences."
"I'm going to the bathroom." I said and got up. I didn't get far when Noah turned me around and held me tight, but being careful of my belly. "Thats not going to happen to us, the baby or babies are still kicking. There is nothing to worry about okay?" He said kissing the top of my head. I nodded.
"Relationship goals!" Jake yelled and we all laughed.
"Since your day of birth is next Thursday I am going to take you shopping." I stopped mid sit "No don't do that." He looked at me with a weird expression. "Uhm yes... You are my girlfriend now and I am going to spoil you whether you like it or not!" I smiled when he said girl friend. My stomach erupted in butterflies and my face got heated. "Haha I'm your girl friend." I said in a weird voice.
We walked around the mall hand in hand. I smiled when I saw he was taking me to Best Buy. "I'm buying you that camera you wanted, the purple one." I was nearly jumping for joy. "And the computer you wanted." I stopped in my tracks and stared at him. "Nope, there is no way in heck that you are going to spend all that money on me." He smiled and gently pulled me into the store.
By the end of the day I left with a computer, a camera, and clothing items. After he put all of the bags in the back of the car I pulled him in close and pulled his face down to kiss him. "Thank you." I said resting my forehead on his. "Anything for you, princess." The baby was kicking and he smiled, "I felt that." I smiled and he walked me to my side of the car and opened the door for me. "Why thank you kind sir." I said and sat down. "Tis a pleasure fair maiden." I giggled at how silly we were.
As we drove I couldn't help but stare at him. He was mine. I was his. My heart swelled at the thought of us growing older and having a real family of our own.
I woke up to Noah carrying me up the stairs. "Did I fall asleep?" I asked grogily. "Yes baby, you did." I nodded and fell back asleep.
Today is Saturday, and we are having the rest of our siblings come over for lunch and swimming in the pool. Noah was cooking on the grill and I was making side dishes in the house.
The front door flung open and the boys came in with boxes of soda. "Golly guys, could you be a little more quieter?" I said. They just smiled at me sheepishly. The girls came over to me and smiled. "I love this assignment. I feel like we are all grown ups." Steph said smiling.
"Well I hate it, all Brian wants in the house is junk food and videogames." Georgia said annoyed.
"I hear ya, Wesley doesn't clean at all. So I do all the cleaning and laundry." Ginny said.
"Noah is the sweetest. He does everything for me." I said licking some mashed potatoes off the spoon. The girls gave me glares and stuck their tongues out at me. Yup, you can tell that we are sister's.
The girls helped me bring out the food. Noah was already done grilling so him and the boys were in the pool. "Boys come eat!" I yelled to them. They jumped out of the pool so fast. I shook my head and smiled, typical boys.
When we were done eating everyone got in the pool. I stayed out feeling kind of cold in the October air. My siblings on the other hand loved the water around this time of year. I stuck my feet in the water and smiled at all of them laughing.
"So are you ready for the mission thing the teach is having us do?" Wesley asked Noah.
I perked up in my sitting position. "What mission thing?"
"Babe I was going to tell you-" I cut him off.
"What mission thing." I demanded. My heart beat sped up and it got harder for me to breathe.
"Well all of the guys with a military job have to leave for three weeks and get real military experience."
"So I'm going to be home alone?" I asked quietly. "When do you leave?"
"We leave on Monday." He said.
My heart dropped into my stomach. "So the last two weeks I am going to be by myself? And you are going to miss the baby's birth? Your going to miss my birthday! Your going to leave me here alone?" My voice got louder and louder as I spoke. "Thats why you bought me all those things the other day. To sugar coat me, to make it so I don't flip out! Well it didn't work!" He whispered, "Obviously." And I glared at him. I stood up and walked towards the house.
"Babe wait!" Noah said getting out of the pool and walking up towards me. "Dont touch me." I said as I walked through the door. "And do not come into my house wet." I yelled louder. He stopped and rested his head on the door.
I went up to the room feeling sick. I ended up emptying my stomach into the toilet.
It was six o'clock when I felt the bed dip down. "Babe?" He asked in a soft voice. I sniffles and buried myself deeper into my covers. "I was going to tell you." I poked my head out and looked at him with puffy eyes. "When? When you were getting ready to leave!" I yelled and then began sobbing.
"No baby," he said soothingly. "I was going to give you the last part of your present on Sunday and tell you then. But since you already know I think I'm going to give it to you now." I sniffled, "I don't want anything from you."
"You will when you see their faces." He said, and I looked up at him confused. He walked out the door and in came an adorable looking tan and white pitbull, and a shy looking wolf dog. "They came as a package because they are best friends. But this beauty is Nala, and this big guy is Oliver." He said petting the pitbull and then the wolf dog.
I smiled when Oliver came over to me and rested his head on my lap. I scratched behind his ears, and Nala came up on the bed and laid next to me. Then Oliver laid in front of me and still had his head in my lap.
"Do they help with my forgiveness?" Noah said laying in between the dogs while looking at me. I nodded my head and Nala licked my knee. "They already love you." He said.
