Baby Daddy Mendes [COMPLETED]

Chapter 48 - North America

I woke up to the sound of my phone buzzing. It was a text from Shawn asking if he could come by 10 minutes earlier to say goodbye to Bailey. I responded and rolled out of bed. My clock read 10:24am and our plane was taking off in a few hours.

The minutes ticked by as I tried to wake myself up from the stupor I was in. My sister and I took it pretty hard when our parents' divorce papers were finalized. We still lived with my mom, but they had settled on joint custody since my dad agreed to give her the house.

The warm air filled my lungs and seemed to dry out my insides. Hopefully Portland will be cooler. I had lived my whole life in the heat of California, but as of lately, I'd become accustomed to Canada's winter and Europe's weather.

A knock sounded on my door. "Come in."

My mom entered and sat down on my bed. "Do you have everything packed?"

"Yes, and I promise I'll buy anything I need in case I've forgotten something." I chuckled and joined her.

"If you feel bad at all, please come home. I don't want you to overexert yourself. You're six and a half months pregnant."

"Mom, don't worry. Shawn won't have me doing anything crazy."

"Okay, but just be fully aware, sugarplum."

"I will. But the same goes for you. Be fully aware of Bailey. She's taking this really hard. As much as she puts on a brave face, that's all it is. She's crumbling inside seeing the two people she thought loved each other completely do a 180."

"I promise I'll watch out for her. I joined a dating app and have been talking to this one guy for a few days."

"Mom, it's been two and a half weeks since you and dad signed the papers!"

She smiled and wrapped her arm around my waist. "I know, but the best revenge is showing your father that I don't need him to be happy."

We both started laughing until Bailey came in. The three of us sat chatting about the tour and what they wanted me to tell our friends in Cali. I was looking forward to seeing everyone I knew again, I missed them so much.

The doorbell rang, signaling Shawn's arrival and my departure. "Shawn's here to see you Bailey," I patted her hand.

She ran downstairs to meet him while my mom and I gathered my suitcases and dragged them down. Since there was a lot of riding in the tour bus and I was farther along in my pregnancy, I was bringing a lot more baggage.

Shawn stood there speaking with my little sister when we came around the corner. He smiled at me and continued his conversation. I popped a few Eggo waffles in the toaster and waiting until Shawn had finished his goodbyes.

"I swear on all I hold dear that I will look out for your daughter and granddaughter." Shawn put his hand over his heart.

"I know you will, and I thank you." My mom smiled at him and gave us both hugs. "I'm going to miss you two."

"Bye mom." I hugged her back and turned to Bailey. "You're going to have to hold down the fort while I'm gone, okay?"

"Ma'am yes ma'am!" She saluted and giggled.

I quickly grabbed my waffles out of the toaster and followed Shawn, who was carrying all my luggage, out to the Uber that was waiting for us.

As the car drove out of our driveway, I waved back at my family who stood in the doorway. It was going to be two months until I saw them again. In that moment in time, I had no idea what would be happening while I was gone. If I had known, I might have stayed...