Unexpected

Eighteen - Gender Reveal

Eighteen - Gender Reveal

Shawn POV

Violet is nervous.

No, actually, scratch that.

Beyond nervous.

Today is the day she finds out the gender of her baby.

We find out if it's a boy or a girl.

I'm also kind of nervous, and I'm not even mine. I love Violet, and everything she gets excited or nervous about makes me excited or nervous.

And the fact that I've never felt this way about a girl before scares me. I love her more than I've loved any other girl. Even my first love.

And I thought I knew what love was...at sixteen.

I had always thought I would never love like I loved her, that every girl would pale in comparison to her, but when I saw Violet that first day, everything changed.

The world seemed brighter and I could not get her out of my head. As dramatic as it sounds.

Now here we are, four months later, and I'm so madly in love that I know what I want.

All I want is to spend the rest of my life with her.

Someday, Violet Mae Ross. Someday.

***

Violet Mae POV

Three minutes until brunch. Meaning an hour or two until I find the gender of my baby.

Boy?

Girl?

I don't have a preference, of course, but I can still be nervous. It's not because I want the baby to be a certain gender, it's because one I know what I'm having, it makes this all that much more real.

Like, I've had ultrasounds and sonograms, but this just makes it register that an actual human is growing inside of me. It's terrifying.

I wonder if this is how my mom felt with Bethany.

***

Everyone I love:

My family of six;

Mom, Phil, Bethany, me, Arthur, Vivian, and my new baby brother, Noah.

My grandparents didn't want to come, and neither did my mom and Phil's siblings; they all refused to come to the gender reveal party because I'm going to be a teen mom.

They wanted nothing to do with me.

Then Shawn's family of five;

Mrs. Miller, Shawn, Devyn, Ashton, and Elena.

His mom and siblings moved away from everyone they knew and loved when they came here, so it was just them.

But my family has accepted them, since he wants to, and is, such a big presence in my life.

Then Olivia and Nico, who are my biggest supporters by far. I love them.

Everyone is standing out in my backyard, waiting for Shawn and I to pop the balloon. There's a timer counting down from 10, and there is still 5 seconds.

Time seems to slow down, as I think of everything that had happened, and is yet to keep happening.

I met Shawn right after a bad relationship, and he saved me so much heartache.

I love him, and I know for a fact that this is the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. We just have to get there first.

3...2...1....

I pop the balloon, and down falls blue confetti pieces. Everyone screams, and my eyes widen and I start laughing. Reality sets in, and I scream, "I'm having a boy! It's a boy!"

I hug everyone, and Shawn kisses me, congratulating me, even though I really didn't do much.

I don't remember the last time I was so excited for something, but here we are.

I'm officially having a baby boy, and am about to start the next chapter of my life in just four more months.

One that I didn't think would come for another few years, but you can't predict the future.

***

"Bryson."

"No."

"Cole."

"I had a crush on a Cole in fourth grade, absolutely not."

"Max?"

"That was supposed to be my name if I was a boy. No."

Liv sighs. "Well, that's all the names I have."

I lean against Shawn, who's holding me in his lap. "Good. They all sucked."

She glares at me.

We were all sitting up in my room after the party, and after everyone left. It was me, Shawn, Liv, Nico, and Shawn's brothers.

Olivia was trying to help me with baby names, but I hated all of hers. They all reminded me of other people.

"You can Google some," Ashton says, throwing one of my pillows at Nico, who's sitting next to Liv with a smile.

"I was planning of doing that, as long as you guys couldn't come up with any good names," I reply.

"Well, then you better get on that. Four more months and he arrives," Shawn says.

"Don't you think I know that?! I'm terrified! I have to squeeze a big baby out of a tiny hole. I am not prepared for this!"

They just smile in sympathy, though I'm sure they're all secretly laughing at me.

I pull out my phone and scroll through the list of baby names.

They all look good, but I can't decide.

After about half an hour of talking and scrolling through different lists, I put my phone away and sigh.

It's a tomorrow issue.

For today, I'll relax and enjoy some time with my friends, and my boyfriend. All my worries can be focused on later. Much later.

***

Heyyyyyyy. Long time no see.

Finally finished a chapter, and the book is almost over 😭. But I'm glad.

Anyways, see you next time.

Byeeeee.