my baby boy → jack gilinsky →sequel to my babygirl

chapter nine ♡

lillian ♡

"lily!!" zoey exclaimed as she hugged me quickly when i stepped out of the car.

she smiled brightly at me but i could tell she was in pain because she had bags under her eyes and looked like she hadn't slept in a long time.

"hey" i smiled. "you okay?"

she looked at me, and her smile faded a little bit she brought it back a few moments after. "of course because were dress shopping!"

"if you don't feel well-"

"no, i do. i feel perfect." she said. "i don't want you to worry about me"

"how could i not?" i asked her. "but i believe you"

"then let's find you a perfect dress" she smiled and grabbed my hand leading me inside the dress shop we were going to.

"hi, can i help you girls?" a lady who looked in her mid thirties smiled walking out from behind the desk.

"yes. my name is lillian jacobs. i have an appointment"

"oh yes. we talked over the phone. i'm ashley" she smiled.

"right." i nodded. "hi, this is zoey."

"nice to meet you. both of you." she said.

"you too" i smiled.

"well should we get started?"

"yes, we should" zoey said.

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i sat across from zoey in this little fancy cafe we always would go to together when we had the job.

"so are you excited?" she asked me.

"yeah" i smiled. "i am really excited to marry my bestfriend. i never, ever imagined i would get to but i do"

"and i can't ever tell you how happy i am for you. i am so happy" she smiled.

"zoey, i-i just don't want to do this without you" i said as a few tears rolled down my face and i grabbed her hands.

she smiled at but it was a weak smile and i knew she didn't feel her best but she wasn't saying anything because she wanted to be strong even though she's not right now.

"you won't" she said.

"you have to promise me something" i said.

"what?"

"that you won't freak out.. and make a stupid decision with nate." i said.

"i don't make stupid decisions" she scoffed lightly.

"zoey, he loves you and nate would die before letting anything bad happen to you and i know you."

"i don't want to hurt him, i don't want him to be hurt over me"

"even if you left him or-or did something stupid zoey, he would still be hurt because he will lose the love of his life. he's gonna lose you."

"i know. i hate that. i hate that i'm gonna put him through that, that i'm gonna put you through that"

"but i'll be okay and so will nate. because we know how much you love us"

"i won't.. do anything stupid" she said.

"thank you" i said.

after we ate our food, we both left and i went back to me and jack's apartment.

when i walked inside, i saw jack sitting on the couch and bailey was asleep next to him. i smiled lightly at them and set my car keys down and that's when jack looked up.

"hey" he said quietly.

"was he good?" i asked.

"he was perfect" jack said glancing at our little boy. i just smiled lightly at the two of them.

i walked over to him and he stood up and i just kissed him passionately. when we pulled away, he gave me a confused look.

"are you okay?" he asked me.

"i lost my mom and that was the worst thing ever and i'm gonna lose zoey too and i realize that.. i realized today that i don't want to take anything for granted and i don't wanna waste a second with who i have left because i don't wanna lose you too. i love you so much, jack."

"lil, i love you. i can't promise to never leave because we could die tomorrow and we wouldn't know that but i do promise as long as i'm alive, i won't leave you." he said.

"i promise too" i whispered and kissed him again.

and then as if on que, bailey started crying making me and jack pull away and kind of chuckle at his bad timing.

"i've got it" i said and picked up my baby and looked at his precious face. bailey was the light of my life and i know i would go completely insane if i ever lost him too. i don't want to lose him, ever. i won't take any of this life for granted either.