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Chapter 21

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I am going to visit Christina today. They are coming home today, after some final checkups on Abigail. They call her Abby for short. Tobias and I bought her a gift. We bought her:

•Black Leggings

•Black Long sleeved Shirt

•Black, Glittery Tutu.

All of this comes from Badass Baby. Lynn has a corner of the store called "Christina's Glitz and Glam" which is clothes designed by Christina, for babies.

Lynn named this corner after I told Chris that I didn't want glitter and bling at my wedding. I was having Marlene take care of the kids, so we're on our way over to Uriah and Marlene's apartment.

We arrive at their apartment, on the dark, outskirt hallways of the pit. The only light in this hallway is the dull, turquoise-blue lanterns hanging from the ceiling.

The outside of their apartment is decorated like an Erudite house. They have a flower pot with bright, yellow, fuzzy flowers inside. I knock on the door and Marlene comes out wearing a grin too big for her face.

"Hey Mar?" I say/ask. "Eeeeeek! I'm-" she starts, but Uriah comes out from behind her wearing a kids cone-shaped party hat, he has a noisemaker in his mouth, and confetti on his clothes. "Guys! MAR'S PREGNANT!!" Uriah screams with tears in his eyes.

"OMG! Congrats!" I say. "Thanks. I'm still going to take care of your kids because I want to be extra prepared when this little one comes. Uri needs some parenting help, too." She says, eyeing Uriah, who's doing a happy dance by Tobias, who looks disgusted.

I laugh at that, and tell Marlene thanks. We continue to Christina and Will's house. Tobias knocks, and Chris opens the door, her hair frizzy and bags under her eyes.

"Hey guys." She says, groggily. "Hey. We brought a gift!" I say, handing her the black bag, which has real-looking flames coming up from the bottom and reads the words "BADASS BABY" in bold letters.

"Eeeeek!" She says, and adds "Come inside." We walk in and sit on the couch. Will sits across from us on the love seat that he shares with Chris.

"Hello." Will says, rubbing his eyes and yawning. "Hey." We say, and Chris gasps, when she sees that what we got her came from the collection she designed.

"Thanks." She says. "Your Welcome." I say.

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We talked about how our kids would grow up together, and have their Choosing Ceremonies together. Finally, as the sun began to set, we were on our way to pick up the kids. "You know. I think we should have a little fun tonight." Tobias says, and I blush. "Okay. But the kids can't be home while that is going on." I say.

"Fine. Then we'll ask Marlene if they can stay the night. Uriah could play with them since he loves kids so much, and I'm sure Marlene wouldn't mind." He says, and I nod my head.

We knock on the door, and Mar opens it. "They were really good." She says. "Can they stay the night?" Tobias asks. "Yeah su-wait. What are y'all gonna be up to?" Mar says, wiggling her eyebrows. "Mar, stop. We're just going to be having a special dinner." I say.

"Okay. They can stay. I'm sure Uri won't mind." She says, waving her hand around. We leave, and we are halfway down the hall when we hear "USE PROTECTION!!!" From Marlene. All I can do is blush.