Brought together by the stars. Literally. Venus never thought she could find love. She was never interested in that stuff. But there was always something missing in her heart. In her life. She could never put her finger on it, until now.
I'm pregnant. I have a human growing inside of me. All four tests came back positive. I'm freaking out, and Griffin is ecstatic. He's watching me closely, his hand resting on my stomach.
"I'm pregnant." I say softly, shocked this is even happening.
"Yeah." He nods, his eyes wide.
"We have to tell everyone." I sit up quickly.
"Whoa. Slow down. We can tell them tomorrow. Don't stress." He pushes me back down.
"We have to go to the doctor. For a checkup. To make sure everything is okay, you know?" I sit up against his restraint.
"When do you think this-" He motions to my stomach. "happened?"
"That morning before you proposed. I didn't take the pill the day before, but you used protection, so it must've been a slip. But I'm ready now. I think." I take a deep breath.
"Yeah. I remember." He nods.
"And you're not stressed, upset, or anything like that?" I ask as he rests his head on my chest.
"No. Happy. We need names. Boys and girls names. We can narrow it down." He shifts his weight off of my stomach.
"We need to make an appointment." I grab my phone, doing some research. "In five weeks. It's already been three. We might as well go early. Right?"
"We should make a list in what we need to do." He walks out of the room, then comes back with a pen and a notepad.
"Okay, so," He lays on his stomach, I copy him and he gives me a look. "You shouldn't lie like that."
"It should be fine until about... eight to ten weeks."
He writes a bullet point, 'don't lay on stomach 8 weeks'
'five weeks: doctors appointment'
He flips to the next page, labeling it baby names.
"Okay so, I think I want to name it after Terra." I say. "If it's a boy Terrance. Or a girl. Terrance is a boy and a girl name. Make a boy and girl column. And then make a both column. Put Terrance under both." I point to the spots.
"I think Rory is a good name." He writes it on the girls' names.
"I really love that name." I nod.
His eyes meet mine. He smiles. Everything is perfect. It's everything I've ever wanted with him.
"Ace?" He asks.
"Mmm. I don't love it." I shake my head.
"I hope it's a girl." I say, my hand finding his hair.
"I hope she looks like you." His fingers trace my features.
"It could be a he."
"Then I hope he looks like you." He presses his lips to mine.
"Oh no." I backed away from him.
"What?"
"The party is tonight. How am I supposed to keep it a secret?" I groan, rolling onto my back.
"How about we don't? We can just tell them. It shouldn't be that hard." His hand rests on my waist.
"We can. But who should we tell first?"
"My mom and dad. Allie, Jason, Serena, Holden. My grandparents. There are so many people to tell."
"It'll be okay. We'll figure it out."
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"Venus! Griffin. Congrats!" Allie hugs us both.
"Thank you." I say as Griffin's hand travels across my back, and stops at my waist. He pinches my stomach and I squirm.
Allie smiles at the both of us.
"Okay." I whisper. "We should tell your parents and then everyone else. So we will take them into a separate room and tell them."
"Sounds good. Let's do it now." He points at his parents. "Mom, Dad. Can we talk?" He asks.
"Yes, what's up? Your Dad has to go, though. He got called out." Terra locks arms with Griffin, waving at her husband.
"Okay. What's going on?"
"Venus is pregnant." Griffin says.
"No way." She smiles brightly, immediately embracing me.
She soon brings Griffin into her arms.
"Oh my. When did you figure it out?" She touches my stomach and I laugh.
"Earlier today." He grins.
"Oh my god." She covers her mouth. "Who all knows?"
"Only you." Griffin says.
I look over at him. "Could you get me some-uh- lemon? Something lemon flavored. No- key lime pie. That sounds so good right now."
Terra grins and it looks just like Griffin. "We actually have some in the dining room."
"Really? I have to get some."
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- G R I F F I N -
I smile at Venus, who's on her second slice of key lime pie. I mean, she's growing our kid! She can eat whatever she fucking wants. I'm going to have a kid! Another version of me running around. Someone who will grow up and do something good. Hopefully.
"Venus!" Allie comes up behind her, hugging her.
"Hey, Allie." Venus grins, embracing her.
"Vee Vee." Jason smiles softly.
"Hey, J. We have to tell you guys something." Venus grabs my hand, setting down her pie.
"Go for it."
"I'm pregnant." She says.
"No fucking way." Allie laughs, hugging her again.
"It is yours, right?" Jason turns to me.
"I'd assume so." I scoff.
"Congrats, dude." He wraps his arms around me.
"Thank you."
It kind of hit me in a wave. Like the realization of having to take care of someone for eighteen years? Shocking. I'm going to be their everything, just like Venus is my everything. It's just hard to wrap my mind around it. Soon, my kid is going to be my world. I watch Venus, wondering how she's so sane right now. How is she so chill about carrying a baby?
I can tell a few people think it's too early. But we really couldn't help it. It wasn't on purpose. It was a slip up. We have always been safe and we would probably be trying to get pregnant right now. It wouldn't make a difference, and if anyone says anything to Venus, I'll be pissed.
Venus walks up behind me, wrapping her arms around my torso. "Are you happy?" She asks.
