Overboard: Somebody to Love #4

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Madelyn’s POV

            The weeks passed slowly. Justin and I weren’t talking except for when it involved the kids, but most of the time even that resulted in fights. I hadn’t left them since I got home, and consequently he was starting to spend a lot of time out of the house. Even the guesthouse wasn’t far enough away for him. But I didn’t care. It wasn’t like I was going anywhere. The kids were still in attachment mode, so they would’ve screamed if I had even tried.

The twins’ second birthday was low-key. I still did the birthday traditions, like letting them eat cake for breakfast, but there was no party this year. I tried to make the day as fun as possible for them though.

Aniston wasn’t going to have a party either. I was almost eight months pregnant and I couldn’t plan and do everything by myself. Justin wanted no part in it, so I decided to just not have a party. I felt bad, but they were still little; they wouldn’t remember this birthday anyways.

            Justin built them a swing set and slide in the back yard for their birthdays. It was amazing. They all loved it. It was a great gift.            As upset as I was with him, I couldn’t ever deny that he was a bad father; the kids always came first.

            A week after Aniston’s birthday, only a week before my due date, Selena texted and said she was in labor. The kids were already asleep, so Justin stayed with them and I went to the hospital to be there when the next little Jonas made its appearance.

            After just two hours, Nick came out to tell the little group of us that had gathered that the baby was here. Selena was asking for Ashley and I.

            “I hope I look that good after giving birth.” I smirked as I walked into the room. Selena was radiating. In her arms, a baby wrapped in pink was sleeping soundly.

            “It’s a girl.” She squealed. Thank God, I thought. She was too girly to have another boy. I didn’t know how Denise Jonas had lived with four boys, but I was relieved Selena didn’t have to find out. She had told me they were going to go until they got a girl, and that could’ve been a lot of boys to handle.

            “Does she have a name?” Ashley asked.

            “Emory Scarlett Jonas.” Selena was beaming with joy.

            “Aw.” Ashley and I both sighed at the same time. Selena handed over her newborn to me and I got my first good look at her. Her dark hair and dark eyes made her a little replica of Selena.

            “She’s gorgeous, Sel.”

            “I can’t wait for your little baby to make its appearance so they can be besties.” She laughed. Selena was convinced I was having a girl, but I had a really strong feeling that this baby was a boy. Maybe it was just because I wanted another boy. Compared to the girls, Kingston was so easy. He never wanted anything except for the occasional snuggle. He wasn’t picky about what he wore or what he ate, whereas the girls had opinions about everything. Oh yes, the more I thought about it, the more I definitely wanted another boy.

Justin’s POV

            “Madelyn, you have to go to the Grammy’s.” I yelled at her. Tonight was a huge night. We had to be seen together, or else the tabloids would definitely know something was wrong.

            “Justin, have you ever been nine months pregnant? I’m exhausted and bloated and I have a baby sitting on my bladder. All I want to do is sleep and pee.” She was only five days away from her due date, but I didn’t really care anymore. We needed to do this for publicity.