TAATO-Shots

Chapter 87

(A/N)

Alex is gonna be pretty early in the pregnancy here, like he JUST started showing on his stomach. (So like 14 weeks along?)

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Travis gave Jake a small squeeze around his waist, yawning as he spoke. "Babe, where's Allie?"

Jake turned over on the bed to look at him. "Just stepped off into the bathroom."

Travis frowned, clinging to Jake's waist a little more, hiding his face in his neck. "He was warm..."

Just then, Alex opened the door with a pout to walk back into the room.

"Come here, Alex. Come lay back down."

"Sir, may I put a shirt on first?"

"No. Yes. But why?"

"I feel kind of bloated..."

"So what?"

Jake sat up a little, looking at Alex in concern. "Do you feel sick?"

"No... Just... I look fat." He frowned and looked down at his stomach.

Travis scoffed. "Allie, you're not fat. Not even a little. Let me look at you."

Alex put his arms over his stomach. "Please don't look."

Jake slowly stood up from the bed. "Oh, honey... It's your pregnancy belly coming in. That's all. You're not fat."

"Pregnancy belly..? Already?"

"Well sure. You're quite a few weeks in. Remember, Mitchie had one too. It's not a bad thing."

"Oh... Wow." Alex looked down. "The baby's really in there..."

Jake quickly made his way over to hug Alex gently.

Alex held his hands out though in a panic. "Don't hurt him!"

Jake shook his head slowly and hugged him anyway, very carefully. "I won't, honey."

Alex hugged him gently, but after a few seconds he hugged him tighter, and whispered to him. "We're gonna have a baby..."

Jake grinned, pulling away. "I know. I'm so proud of you, Alex."

Travis groaned from the bed. "Guys, come back. I'm cold."

Jake turned quickly to climb into the bed, and Alex climbed in the other side to bracket Travis in warmth.

Travis grinned, putting his arms over both of them. "My boys... Feel better Allie?"

Alex nodded quickly, clinging to Travis' arm. "Mhmm... Thank you."

Travis turned a little to look at Alex's stomach. "I spy a baby bump."

Alex giggled. "I'm in the first stages of getting fat."

"Alex. Stop calling yourself fat. It's not fat, it's normal. You're growing a human inside of you, obviously you're going to gain some weight."

Alex didn't respond for a moment. "But... You guys will still love me?"

Jake sat up again to look over Travis at Alex. "Of course we will, honey."

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Now, when Alex's stomach grew even more, around the sixth month of pregnancy, Travis and Jake over compensated when Alex began to have self image issues again.

Jake had caught him in the bathroom frowning at the excess he had around his body.

Jake froze in his place. "A-Alex?"