Ocean's 8 1/2

Baby Tam Tam

"And just breathe," Lou said to Debbie who was quite honestly freaking out more about the arrival of baby Tam-Tam than Tammy was. Tammy had already done this twice but Debbie was only there for when the product was already there, not during the whole thing.

"What if something happens?" Debbie asked as she paced back and forth in the loft.

"Nothing's going to happen Deb, everything is going to be alright," Lou said and kissed the brunette's temple.

The arrival of baby Tam-Tam was also planned by Debbie, everyone had their set roles and duties to due during the arrival and after. Lou was driving Tammy to the hospital. Daphne was to keep Derek and Keri occupied. Amita and Nine Ball were to coach Tammy through the breathing exercises. Rose was grabbing anything and everything Tammy needed or wanted. Constance was packing up the car with overnight bags, Tammy's things and snacks for the hospital. Lastly, Deb was supposed to finish setting up the nursery as best she could, but she could barely finish putting the sheets down on the crib's mattress.

Lou had never seen Deb so frazzled over something. She was genuinely concerned the brunette wasn't going to make it through the night without falling apart. A little piece in the back of Lou's mind also wondered what Deb would be like if she was pregnant with their child. It was a far off thought, but Lou couldn't stop thinking about their future ever since they had told the group about their plans. She couldn't wait to have normal with Debbie. She knew that may never entail marriage and especially kids, but no matter how hard she tried, those hopes and dreams still flowed through her. She wanted what Tammy had on the outside; a spouse, kids, a huge house, a white picket fence, a big lawn, a 4 car garage, and a few dogs.

She had known for a while that Tammy and her husband weren't going to last much longer. While Debbie was in jail, the two had kept close in contact. She knew how bored Tam was and how unhappy she was. While Tammy confessed that she loved being a mother, she hated being a wife, or what her then-husband expected of a wife. The standard cardboard cutout 50's wife. She hated hosting meaningless parties for his work associates. She loved being a mother, but she hated being a stay-at-home mom. She had no free time, so she turned to "ebay".

Tammy began hijacking shipment records for places like Amazon, Ebay, UPS and FedEx to get her quick fix. She would intercept shipments and then resell them for more than they were worth. It was an easy thing to do in the rich suburbs of New York. These other women had no real idea of how the world worked. They clicked buttons and stuff showed up at their door. They never had to worry about price tags. If they stepped into a grocery store, they would feel like they were in a third world country.

"You know I'm not dying Ocean," Tammy said as she waddled into the room. Deb looked at her and nodded.

Several hours passed before the contractions began to pick up. Deb was pretty much finished making the nursery as ready as it could be. The group decided to wait on buying all the expensive stuff until Tammy got settled in California. There would be no point in making the loft anymore homey than it needed to be.

"Where are we going?" Keri asked Daphne.

"We're going to my house while your momma delivers your sibiling," Daphne said as she helped Keri put on her jacket.

"Why can't we be there? Derek was there when I was delivered," Keri whined.

"Because he was very little then and could sleep wherever. Right now though, you and Der need your sleep for school tomorrow," Daphne said as she helped the little girl into the car. "I promise we will meet your newest sibling once school is over tomorrow, okay?"

"Alright Aunt Daph," Keri said as she got into her car seat.

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