Million Dollar Dreams

Chapter 8

* 3 months later * Lexus is now into her first week of her 5th month of pregnancy!

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Lately, things have been calm. No drama, no fights, no Jaida, surprisingly, and thankfully no Braxton. I was trying not to get my hopes up though, I knew this wouldn't last much longer. I'm surprised it even lasted this long. But I've been keeping a safe distance from everyone, doing what's right for me and this baby. I've been eating a lot healthier, going for walks, and reading books on childbirth and labor. I want to be as best prepared as possible.

Dr. Burgos said at my last visit that soon we should know the gender of the baby. I'll see her in two weeks, I'm hoping we find out then, but if not, we'll know the month after. Kirk is hoping for the boy, along with most of his family. My mom, Delia and Aaliyah want a girl since there's so many boys in the family already. I, personal, just want a healthy baby. I don't care so much about the gender. But a girl would be nice, I've been thinking lately. 

Tonight, we're going out to dinner, Kirk, Jalen, Aaliyah and myself. I thought it was nice not having our moms come along. I wanted this to be sorta like bonding time. We don't see Aaliyah so much, and I want her to be a part of this pregnancy too. The more people, the better.

I took a long, hot shower before getting ready. We weren't going to any place fancy, but I did want to look nice. I bought a new dress last week I want to wear it and the opportunity is knocking. After I dried off, I looked at myself naked in the mirror. You could notice I was starting to get a baby bump. I wasn't huge yet, but you could tell I was growing a baby inside of me. I knew the dress I was going to wear would show off my bump, and I wanted to show it off more than anything.

My dress was a pretty lavender color, came down to about my knees. It had a scoop neck, and tiny sleeves. I thought it was cute. It made my butt look big though.

Kirk walked in on my as I was still looking at myself in the mirror.

"Oh damn, my bad." He said, walking by me.

"Kirk look!" I turned to my side, holding my stomach. "You can see my bump." I smiled.

"Aw yeah you can." He walked up to me, putting his hand over mine. "I still can't believe we're having a baby boy."

"Or girl.. We still don't know yet." He rolled his eyes.

"It's gonna be a boy Lex."

"You're gonna jinx it for yourself! Watch it be a girl."

"Nope! Boy. I'm convinced. I know it is. I have a feeling in my gut."

"I think it's just gas." I laughed. "Maybe you're right, I honestly think it's a girl though."

"You want a girl, right?" Kirk stripped off his shirt, looking through the draws for a different one.

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter what the baby is really. It's be nice to have a girl, and it'd be nice to have a boy." I went into the closet to get out my dress. "Should I wear this tonight?"

"Yeah, it'll look nice."

"Fine." I rolled my eyes. "I'll wear something else."

"What?! I just said-"

"I know what you said. I don't think I should wear a dress either. It'll make me look fat."

"Hormones are a bitch." He mumbled to himself.

"I'm only joking.. I should have been an actress!"

I put on my bra and a pair of panties that matched. Then I slipped on my new dress over it. I looked down at my ankles, then over at my heels. Nope, I'm not gonna wear then. My eyes glanced over at a pair of flats. Perfect. They were black, so they'd match fine.