Through The Dark

Blue Paint

30 Weeks

I sat in the living room with Maura as we scooped through all the baby magazines she brought along with her for the visit. This was the first time she'd seen Niall since Christmas, when we told her about the baby. I didn't have bump then and now she's just in love with it. She was staying for Easter dinner and meeting my family again. I couldn't be happier. It was the last time Niall and I would have a family dinner without a baby. "Have you two talked about your labor plan?" She asks and I look up.

"We might go to a birthing center or a home birth. That's all we've talked about." I say and flip through the magazines. "I just don't like hospitals." The door opens and my parents and sister walk in, followed by Niall.

"I picked them up safely from the airport like I said. At least I think these are them." He winks and kisses my cheek. I struggle to pull myself up to hug my parents.

"Help. Niall." I say in a congested voice. Yet another perfect side effect of creating life. He pulls me by the arms and I rock into his chest. "Thanks." I waddle over to my mom and give her a big hug, then my dad, then Scarlet.

"You are huge." My dad says and taps my belly. "Like seriously. Are you sure there is only one in there."

"We're sure." I laugh and send Niall out to get their bags.

"I love the new house Sam." Scarlet looks up at the tall ceiling. I thank her and I slowly show her around.

"I got some stuff while I was waiting." Niall says as he walks into our room carrying bags and two gallons of paint. "Take a look aye?"

"Paint, Niall?" Scarlet says as Niall empties the bag.

"Yeah! Blue paint for the nursery!" I roll my eyes again. "I think I'll do it tomorrow! It'll match the furniture that we picked out!"

"You know it's a boy?!" Scarlet asks excitingly and smiles.

"Oh no, Niall has this crazy idea that it's a boy. We haven't found out yet, we're letting it be a surprise." I shake my head and start going through the stuff. "Really Niall..." I pull out not one but three soccer jerseys. "Are you positive she'll like soccer?"

"If that kid is mine he'll love football and golf. No questions asked." He goes through the rest of the stuff. All blue and greens. "He is going to look so adorable in this."

"What are you gonna do when it's not a boy?" Scarlett asks.

"It's a boy. End of story." Niall heads back down as soon as his mom calls for dinner. I follow him down the stairs and take a seat next to him at the table. "Kind of amazing we will have a baby in two months." He says as he passes me the potatoes.

The rest of the dinner was quiet talk about the baby the whole time. I enjoyed having everyone here in the house with us for one last time before the baby.