The World (Sequel to International)

You Really Are

January 2028

Mariana's POV:

"You can do it here. We're not weird about this like Vir." Lola laughed.

"True." I said. "But if you did make it weird, I'd never hit a pregnant woman's wife." I smirked.

"What?" Carmen said.

"How did you?"

"I've been through it. I can tell. Congratulations." I laughed.

"Don't tell anyone yet." Carmen said. 

"How far along are you?" I asked as I held Felicia.

"It's still early." Lola put her arm around Carmen. "Which is why we didn't want to tell anyone."

"Hey." Mapi reached her hand out. "We're not going to tell anyone. And we know how scary it is, Mariana didn't even tell me." I laughed. "But now you have a small support system. Carmen, you have someone to turn to." 

I smiled. "Exactly. This pregnancy was wild, but look at where we are now." I looked down at our daughter. "Worth it." I whispered. I began to feed her as they kept talking. 

"The hardest part was naming her." Mapi crossed her arms.

"That was the hardest part?" I turned to her. "Oh right, you think that's the hardest part. You didn't have to carry her, go into labor, have emergency surgery to get her out resulting in almost dying." Mapi put her head down. "But you're right. Naming her was the hardest part." I looked down.

"Mapi." Lola sighed. 

"That's not what I meant." 

"You said it though."

February 2028

Mapi's POV:

"Babe." I turned to Mariana. "Babe?" She packed the bag. I sighed. "Are you still not talking to me?"

She looked up at me. "What?"

"Do you want me to bring her down to the car?"

"Yeah, I'll be right down."  

"Ok." I said getting Felicia. We were going to Lola and Carmen's. Today they were telling everyone else about the pregnancy. 

Lola told me that after Mariana's delivery, she's been more nervous. Her and Carmen have been together forever, she doesn't want anything to happen to her or this baby.

I got Felicia settled in the car and waited for Mariana. She got in the backseat. "You're going to have to talk to me at some point." I said getting in. 

"Is your mom being annoying?" She said to Felicia. "Yes, she is." 

I rolled my eyes. "Felicia, is your mom being ridiculous? Yes, she is." I started driving. When we got to their house, Mariana took the baby and went inside. I got the bag and walked in.

"Mapi." Alexia smiled. "What's going on?" She looked at Mariana. "What did you do?"

"What do you think I did something?"

"Because Mariana is an angel and you're you." She said. 

I stared at her. "Where's your son."

"With his mom. Now back to you."

I sighed. I told her about what happened with Mariana. The whole hardest thing was naming the baby conversation. I, of course, kept out the fact that Lola and Carmen were there.

"You're an idiot, you know that?" Alexia walked away. 

"Seriously!" 

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