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Zeta's POV

The next few moths went by very slowly, but at the same time blazed by. I hated, yet enjoyed pregnancy and I just wanted to have the baby already.

It felt like everyday was just this big dream. It didn't seem real at all. I was in love with life now that I realized how it could be better and not just hell on earth.

My hormones were literally everywhere and it seemed like I was having mood swings every second of the day. It was that time of the month for nine months.

I feel like I'm chasing rollercoasters... 8 months down... only 1 to go. It all feels so surreal. I have no words to describe the feeling.

My future family is all that matters to me right now. All that matters. I'm not at all 100 percent positive, but I'm pretty dang sure Jax and I will begin our lives together after this year is over. I mean... Why wouldn't we?

We've talked about it, but nothings for sure planned yet. We're thinking about Jax getting a job and we do college online or something so we can actual have a career and make money.

Adulthood is so trippy. It feels like just yesterday that I was a little 5 year old running around the backyard and now I'm about to have a kid and start a life of my own.

My friends and I hadn't hung out in a while, which was probably my fault. And when I called them to ask if they wanted to hang out, they were all busy.

Emerson and Aria were cat sitting. Nora was drowning herself in My Chemical Romance for the day. Lucy was at a hair appointment. And the boys were playing video games with Jax. With no one else to turn to, I remembered how Silvia and I had hit it off and then never really talked after, so I gave her a call.

Thankfully, she wasn't busy, so we decided to go see a movie together. "How far are you?" She asked as we took our seats. "8 months," I reply.
She beamed, "Congratulations!" I smiled back, "Thank you." I set my soda in the armrest cup holder "It was never planned, but I have such mixed feelings about it."
Silvia nodded, "I totally get it." I sighed, "I'm just never ever going to put this baby through anything I've been through."
She made sure it was okay before touching my stomach, "Well, don't take this the wrong way, but the way I see it... How can you control what happens... like you said, it was never planned..."
I bopped my head slowly, "Nothing ever is..."

Just then, the movie started.

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I thought a lot about what Silvia had said throughout my drive home and up to when I pulled into my driveway. I grabbed my keys and my purse and began walking up to my front door. There were a lot of cars outside for some weird reason. There were maybe 7 going up and down both sides of my street.

I checked the time: 5:01. I put the key in, unlocked the door, entered the house, and turned on the lights to hear and see... "Surprise!!!" everyone jumps out of their hiding spots. I placed my hand over my heart, "W-What's all this?!" Emerson, Aria, Nora, Jax, Lucy, Ryan, and Jack all rush up to me all saying, "A baby shower." I wanted to cry, "Oh my gosh! Thank you guys so much!"

"Well, you needed one eventually," says Jack. "Jack!" Ryan exclaimed. "Don't worry about it, Ryan." I laughed "Thank you!"

There were food and drinks, presents, games, and all of my friends and family. We played lots of games like the guests cut ribbons and guess how big my belly is. We had food-including baby food as a part of another game- and just hung out and had a good time.

This was seriously, hands down, the best surprise of my life. Next to the pregnancy, of course.

That was why all my friends were "busy," they were trying to set up for the party and then when I went out, it was the perfect chance to set it all up and get everyone and everything together.

"Thank you all for coming," I called goodbye as everyone left. The door shut and I whirled around, "and now we have a mess to clean up."
Aunt Jenny chuckled, "No I have a mess to clean up, you go lay down and relax."
I scoffed, "Jenny. I'm fully capable of helping you pick up trash."
She shook her head, "No. it's fine, I've got it."
I began picking up trash anyway, "I'm helping."

We starting clearing up the area together; picking up cups, trash, and anything else that was there.

"By the way," I began "T-Thank you... for, you know, everything."
She paused from her work, "I... I know that you've been through a lot, Zeta." she stated "And I understand how you felt and how you feel now... so I wanted to help. Because I guess I sort of felt like I needed to help you because I know how your parents were behaving then. They were-no, they had a lot of issues they were 'dealing' with. I'm sorry..."

I let the tears fall, not even bothering to try and fight them, as I rush up to her and hug her, "T-Thank you." If I've learned anything, it's that it's a whole lot easier to let the tears flow that to hold them back.

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