Madness (Completed)

Shopping

"Okay, so we can't have one of those flashy ones that you always see them wearing. That's not the impression we want to make. We need one that is classy, but shows your fun side. One that represents you as a person, not an object. Because a lot of people are just going to see you as Shane's property at that wedding. But we gotta show them just how wrong they are and how unique you are so that they continue to treat you like a person." Maddie says in a quick paced voice as she drags me around another corner in the dress store.
"What about this one?" I ask as I point to one that hangs above me. It has diamonds spiraling down the chest and has short ruffles at the bottom. It appears to only go past my knees and that's how I like my dresses.
"Too flashy. It's saying 'wow, look at my breasts and my legs,' not the impression we want." Maddie says with a small giggle.
"You should've seen the guy at this meeting Shane and I went to. He was staring right at me the entire time and I was just wearing these clothes!" I say with shock. Maddie shakes her head and leads me down another isle in the store.
"Some men just have no boundaries. But, when is the wedding going to be? I still haven't gotten my invite, and we also need to know how much that baby is gonna grow." She says with a bright smile with her hand resting on my stomach in a caring way.
"It's in exactly 17 days and I still haven't seen the doctor. Shit, I need to do that soon because he said that the next time I came in he would be able to know the sex of the baby." I explain with slight annoyance at my memory on the topic.
"We should do that today, it will be a nice way to end the week." Maddie says happily as she hops along the isle, staring at all the gowns in awe.
"I don't know if it will be that nice honestly." I say with a small, nervous laugh.
"Why not?" Maddie questions, spinning around on her heal to face me.
"Because once I know then I have to tell Mark. It wouldn't be fair for me to keep it from him. But right now I don't want to talk to him, he's been different since he got back." I explain in a slightly hushed voice to keep the information between Maddie and I.
"Well, I mean he was kidnapped and tortured. He just needs some time to heal." Maddie says, almost brushing the information off.
"He's been angry and violent. It scares me just to be near him when he's that way." I say, once again in a hushed tone.
"He'll get over it, and why would telling him the sex of the baby make him mad?" Maddie questions me curiously.
"Because we still don't know what we're naming them. We talked about it a little when we were still together, but now things are different. We also don't know how our family is going to work. I mean, I have a future marriage with Jack and I am married to Shane and I have the father of my child. I don't know if I can just have all of us living under one roof right now, especially Mark." I say in a slightly concerned tone.
"It won't be a normal house, but that doesn't mean that it will be a bad one. You can have a divorced type relationship with Mark. Have Jack live with you and Shane, and there you go. With the naming thing, just choose between you and Jack. Or, Mark said that he would let you tell the kid that Jack is their father. So you can go that way, just getting Mark out of the picture entirely." Maddie suggests as her fingers glide over another dress that we pass by.
"I don't want to do that. I've never believed that lying to your child is a good idea. Even for Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy. It is still lying, and how are they supposed to trust you after you lie to them? Plus, I'm sure that Mark would spill it after a while. Jack can be a father-like figure, but he will be a step dad to this child." I explain, wrapping my arms around the bump to cradle it in a way that comforts me.
"Fair enough. Damn, this one is pretty, what do you think?" Maddie says as her hands hold onto a corner of a dress that hangs above us. I take a step back to examine it and Maddie was right. It really is beautiful. It has sleaves that would go halfway down my arm and the entire dress would most likely go no lower than my calves. There are diamonds completely lining the sleaves and near the bottom. It appears to be slim around the neck and arms, but I've always been thin there anyways. From the waist down it has only a slight lift for the skirt unlike most dresses that go out very far in an unnecessary way.
"Yeah, it is..." I respond to Maddie while my eyes stare at it in awe.
"Well, now that you have a choice in mine let's go find out about your baby! I just need to know!" Maddie says excitedly as she begins dragging me out of the store.
"Okay, okay. Calm down, we'll go." I chuckle to her as she takes me outside and starts towards the hospital.

A/N
Sorry for the shorter chapter, but I feel like a lot was said in this one. In the next one you get to find out if it's a girl or a boy, so that's exciting! I think I know after a lot of deciding, so look forward to that! Also, sorry if some parts of my chapters get left out. I've noticed that Wattpad hasn't updated some of them, but I hope that they will get fixed soon. Thanks for reading and I will see all of your lovely faces in the next chapter! See ya! ✌
-Lanty/ ThatIsUnfortunate