She was laying on her couch, feet swollen and propped up on some pillows after a long day. Her apartment was especially dark and quiet tonight; the only visible light being the lamp next to her and the only sounds were her fingers lightly tapping on her keyboard while she did a quick run through of her latest emails.
Life had been extremely busy the last year and a half. She'd taken a small break from her music to be in a movie alongside some of Hollywood's best actors and producers and now she had just finished her 3rd album and was finally starting all the promotion to let her fans know that new music was coming soon. Zendaya felt as if she had the best life she ever dreamed of and of course the best man a woman could ever hope for, by her side. Although he wasn't exactly there with her at the moment..
15 seasons of Dancing With The Stars and 4 mirrorball trophies later, Val was halfway through his last DWTS Live Tour ever and was probably at the moment, just finishing his show in Seattle. He'd made the decision of ending his run on DWTS before his last season started, and though it was a tough one to make, he felt as though he'd accomplished a lot during his time on the show and was ready to really focus on his fashion line and the three DWM studios he owned in the LA area. But his main focus was and would always be his Zendayachka. They had been dating for 3 years now and had been living together for 1 year. Sure their lives were very busy but they always had time for each other. Just the other day he had taken the time to send her a beautiful bouquet of flowers from her favorite shop downtown and Zendaya had been wonderfully surprised to see that even from the other end of the country, Val was always thinking about her.
She had just put her MacBook down and was going to get up and go to the kitchen when her phone started buzzing and Val's face appeared on the screen. She quickly tapped the green button and smiling, placed the phone next to her ear.
"Hey babe," was his usual greeting. She loved it though.
"Hey yourself," she replied as she walked into her kitchen reaching for the ice-cream in the freezer.
"How was your day today? Everything go well on Good Morning America?"
"Yeah everything went great, everyone seems very excited for the album to be released. Oh and Robin asked me to say hi for her. She says she hopes you'll stop by for a quick interview when your shoe line finally comes out." She's back on the couch now, spoon in her hand and ready for the wonderful taste of her coffee-flavored cold treat.
"She's a great woman," he answers, "I'll definitely stop by when everything for Valentín is set."
"I think it's a great idea," Zendaya mumbles through a spoonful of ice-cream. Val just chuckles and she can feel him rolling his eyes at her love of frozen desserts.
She ignores it though and changes the subject. "What about you, how was the show tonight?"
"It was really good, I met a beautiful 3 year old little princess named Ella at the meet & greet and she was just the cutest thing. Completely stole my heart," he says.
"Oh really?" Zendaya replies, playfully raising her eyebrow at his comment.
"Come on babe you know I only have one woman in my life and that's you. Well and my mother you know.."
"I know baby I'm not jealous or anything, I just really miss you is all," she adds with a tiny hint of sadness in her voice.
"I miss you too Z, but this is my last tour and then I'm done for good and won't have to be gone for so many weeks at a time anymore."
She smiles and says, "I'm glad because things are going to start getting more hectic and busy around here."
"Speaking of which," he states matter-of-factly, "I saw some pictures of you online at GMA this morning in that skin tight black dress you wore.."
"And?" she asks a little confused by where this is going.
"Well you looked beautiful as always," he replies "but I think you're starting to show and that has me a bit worried. I just don't want the paps and tabloids to start speculating about you before we make some sort of official statement you know? Especially if I'm not there with you."
She smiles at the thought of him being so concerned. "Val don't worry about me, you know I'm not phased by that kind of stuff. They can speculate all they want, we will let our fans know when we are ready, and they will be just as excited as we are. If not more," she giggles.
"I suppose you're right. Though I don't know about the fans being more excited than us. Meeting little Ellachka tonight really got me thinking about being a dad and how much I want us to have a little princess of our own."
"Woah slow your horse Valentin," she laughs, "what if it turns out to be a boy huh?"
"Then he will be our little champ and I will love him just as much," Val answers with all sincerity.
Her heart warms at his words and she suddenly remembers, "Speaking of genders, I have my next ultrasound the week after you come back from tour, so we have that to look forward to!"
"That's great babe, I can't wait to be there and see our baby for the first time!" he tells her excitedly and she can truly hear the love in his words.
"Me either," she responds nervously, "Can you imagine us in several months, changing diapers and buying formula?"
"I honestly can't" he laughs a little nervous as well, "but I can see you being the best mommy in the world and me being the luckiest man ever with my girl and the beautiful tiny human being we created with our love. I am truly blessed."
"And now I'm going to start crying, I just miss you so much," she laughs with tears forming in her eyes. She really loved this man.
"Don't cry baby, I promise I'll be home soon enough okay?"
"Okay, I'll be here when you get back. Always."
"I love you so much. Have a good night, I'll call you tomorrow."
"Love you most, Grouchypants" she says smiling, "Get some sleep."
"Bye beautiful."
And with that, she hangs up the phone and starts rubbing small circles on her belly. 'Wow' she thinks to herself, she really is starting to show. She smiles thinking of how much her life and Val's will change in just a few months and she feels she is ready for this new chapter in her life.
"Soon enough little one" she whispers to her small bump, "soon enough." And she gets off the couch and heads down the hall to get ready for bed.
The End
