Auradon Blues

Party Planning

"What?" Jonathan asked. Mal didn't want to repeat it again, so she looked up at Elena, and her best friend nodded. "She lost the baby." Elena said and squeezed Mal's hand. Elena was getting married to Jackson very soon, and there was still so much to do. She just hoped Mal could pull through it without breaking down. When they got home, Mal didn't move out of the doorway, until Jay picked her up and brought her upstairs to their bedroom. "Poor M." Elena said leaning her head onto Jackson's shoulder.

As soon as Jay had shut their bedroom door, Mal couldn't pull through with it anymore. She was alone with her Jay-Jay, and she started crying. She hadn't cried, actually cried, since Carlos had cheated on her 6 years ago. Jay hugged Mal, and he pulled her close to him, so she could be comforted. His heart broke seeing Mal like this. Mal was the strongest person he knew, and he was ready to help her get through this. They eventually tried again, and Mal got pregnant again. This time, they didn't tell anyone, just in case.

The next few days were a struggle for Mal. Everyone around her in her house, was only talking about Alessia, and the twins that Elena were having. Mal tried not to focus on it, and keep her focus on the task ahead of her, but Elena noticed the hard look on Mal's face as she tried to keep herself together. "M? Are you okay?" Elena asked her best friend. Mal shrugged her shoulders, and continued to fill out invitations and put them into envelopes. Jonathan, Elena, Jane, Audrey, Evie, and Lonnie all kept gushing about the twins, and Mal continued trying so hard to not burst out of her shell. "Mal, what do you think the twin's names should be?" One of the girls asked her, and Mal stood up from her chair and almost sprinted back to the secret spot in the back of the house, where no one knew to disturb her.

She knew if she stayed any longer, she'd be driven up the wall with sadness, and she'd break down crying, and she promised herself she wouldn't show any sadness around anyone from Auradon except maybe for Ben, as he had shown some care towards her at this point. "M?" Elena called out, so that Mal would hear her. "No. Please. I can't. E, I'll just ruin your moment here, and marriage is one of the happiest things in the world. I don't want your happiness to be ruined because of me." Mal told her best friend. "Would you still want to help, if I just brought the invitations to you here?" Elena asked softly, and Mal answered yes. "I just don't want to ruin your moment of marriage and childbirth." Mal said as she took the invitations she would send out.

Later that night, Jay walked through his house, to find Mal in the room that was almost a secret. He leaned against the doorway as he watched her fill out wedding invitations, spread out on the floor. "Don't you want to do that at the table with the rest of the girls?" He asked. "Not really. All they're doing is gushing about the babies, and I can't handle all that right now." Mal said looking up at Jay. Jay nodded, and he came and sat on the gray sofa bed behind her. He started massaging her tense muscles in her back, as she continued filling out invitations. "I really tried Jay." Mal whispered and Jay said, "I know you did." As he kissed the top of her head.

The next day, Mal sat at the huge table in the dining room again, to help with planning. She had her computer out, and she was on a specific floral shop to get flowers. Mal was about to ask Elena if Chrysanthemums and Prairie Gentian flowers were okay, when Elena let out a sigh. "What's wrong?" Mal asked her. "Nothing. Just a kick from the babies. It still gets me." She said putting a hand on her stomach. The same talks happened from yesterday, and Mal pushed herself to get through it, by thinking about the baby that was inside of her. The week of the wedding, Mal got terrible news. She had lost the baby again. Jay took Mal back to the hospital after she had started bleeding again. They got news the baby had been terminated inside of her. Mal and Jay were now back in their bedroom again, and Jay had Mal wrapped up in his arms.

By the time the wedding came around, Mal had gotten pregnant again, and hadn't told anyone again. She put on a brave and happy face, for the wedding practice the night before. The next day, she was truly excited to see her brother get married, to her best friend.