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September //2

For the past weeks, Monses schedule has consisted of waking up, starting homeschooling, writing in her journal, and cuddling with Cesar after he came back from school.

Although Monse preferred going to public school with her friends and boyfriend, she was settling into the whole school from home thing.

Monday_ September 24
Monse finished her school work for the day as she grabs a cold coke from the fridge and sits on her front steps. She looks down the street at the Santos house, Spooky isn't outside but some of his fellow gang members are,
Cesar and spooky don't really talk much anymore, only when he needs something from him, like collecting and counting money, or delivering something. Secretly, monse preferred this, she rather have Cesar safe with a non active role in the Santos, than Cesar being constantly out of the house helping his brother.
Cesar came home waking from school
"Hey hermosa chica" He said, putting down his bag and sitting next to her.
"You look happy!" She said, giving him a kiss
"I am, because we got report cards today and guess who has straight A's?" he smiled
"Really?? Aw I'm happy for you!" Monse put her soda down and took the report from his hands to view it

Cesar has previously made a promise to try extra hard in school this year, he wanted a good education, to eventually get a good job and pay for everything they'd need.

They both walked inside together, once again, Monses dad was on a long haul until Friday, so it was just the two of them.
Monse took a seat on the couch and turned on the tv. Cesar sat next to her, he leaned closer and playfully tickled her
"HAHA" she laughed as she tried to escape his arms
Cesar picked her up as she straddled her legs around his waist
"You're a complete dork" she joked
"So what?" Cesar laughed and kissed her before he started tickling her again

"STOP! HAHAH!" She cried out laughing "PUT ME DOWN"
Cesar laid her down on the couch while he sat back down next to her
Monse looked confused, she sat up quickly "Cesar....cesar!!" She said as she shook his arm
"What?" He asked, even more confused
"I felt her! She moved!" She said painting a smile across her face.
"What??!!?!" Cesar got excited as Monse grabbed his hand and put it on her stomach.
Little flutters could be felt from the surface of Monses stomach,
"That's the first time I've felt her move!" Monse spoke
Monse gave Cesar a sarcastic look "must be from all that tickling" she joked

"Hey I'll do it again if you want!" He laughed, attempting to tickle her. She got up off the couch and ran In to her room "NO!" She locked herself in her room laughing.

Moments like these reminded her that she was just a kid, it was just the innocence of playing with Cesar, made her forget a lot of things.

Later that night monse and Cesar ordered a pizza, figuring nothing was left to eat in the house. Monses been craving so much junk food lately, it's been out of control. She went from barley eating, to eating her entire kitchen away. They sat on the floor in Monses bedroom and ate from the box.
"Wow this is the life" Monse joked
"Eating pizza, with my queen, couldn't ask for anything better" Cesar smiled
Monse rolled her eyes "that was cheesy" she laughed
"Like this pizza...why did you get extra cheese? It's too much" he said, picking layers of cheese of his pizza slice.
"Cravings!" She responded , taking the cheese from him and eating it.
Cesar laughed "oh wow"
She nudged him with her shoulder as she turned the tv on
It was quite for a moment
"Cesar...question" Monse said, swallowing the food in her mouth
"Yeah?"
She wiped her mouth, "I've been thinking about this a lot and honestly it's giving me anxiety," she paused "natural birth or surgical?" She said seriously
Cesar chuckled "just do surgery, it's less painful"
Monse rolled her eyes "but then it kinda takes away the beautiful nature of it" she frowns
"Beautiful nature? Your pushing a child through your vagina, nothing beautiful about that" he joked
"Cesarrrr im being serious!" She spoke, putting her hood up.
"Look, it's up to you, it's your body, all I know is that natural birth hurts a lot more" He responded
"But when you get surgery, you get numbed with an epidural, which Is a shot IN YOUR BACK!" She said frightened
"And you know this how?" He asked
"YouTube" she said biting her nails
"Either way you get rewarded with a baby so it's really your choice Monse" he said taking another bite of pizza.
Monse curled her lips together, she stood up and walked to her left side of the room,
"This is where I want her crib," she pointed "we have to move my desk but I don't mind"
Cesar smiled
"Oh and then we can put like a changing table over here, and I was thinking a mini cabinet for her clothes" she said, looking around.
"Monse the room organizer" he laughed
"We're going shopping this weekend, let's buy a crib" she laughs
"Sure, and clothes" Cesar agreed.
Monse sat back down next to cesar
"I'm glad your with me in this, being pregnant is weird asf, i had to get a new pillow to help support my boobs because i sleep on my stomach" she says, pulling the pillow out from under her bed
Cesar erupted in laughter
"I also bought new bras, thank god because the old ones were barley fitting" she finished
Cesar continued to laugh
"It's not funny! My feet are swollen AND my favorite tight fitting flannel doesn't fit my stomach anymore" she pouted.
"We will buy you a maternity wardrobe" he joked
"Ew no" she laughed
Cesar kisses Monse as he stood up to clear the food
"She kicked again!" Monse said sitting still holding her stomach
"Really?" He said smiling
"Yes! It's like your presence is triggering it!" She spoke
Cesar sat down after throwing away the pizza box, he put his arms around her stomach and laid his head on her lap
"She just moved!!! See!" Monse looked down at him, he was smiling "daddies girl?" He furred his eyebrows together
"No way, she's going to be a mommy girl" she pushed him softly
"We'll see about that" Cesar laughed and kissed her stomach. Monse was grateful she was home while her stomach grew, she'd be embarrassed if she was still at freeridge high, people would notice.

"What do you think?" Cesar Asked her stomach "are you teaming with me?" He added
Monse laughed and glared him "oh my god she moved"
Cesar gave her a surprised look "see? I told you!" He responded
Monse shook her head "no she's just very active today" she defended
"Yah ok" Cesar laughed, he stood up, pulling Monse up with him
"I'm kinda tired" she said wrapping her arms around him
"Me too, you should sleep mama"
Monse grabbed her pregnancy boob pillow and climbed Into bed , she could hear snickers from beside her "shush pendejo" she snarled jokingly
Cesar rested his arm around her body as both of their eyelids became heavy, and soon fell asleep