Yes, I'm positive." She smiled. She kissed my belly and walked out of my room. The next three weeks were hectic. I had grown a lot more. I felt the baby moving more. Usually that wouldn't happen my doctor said. Babies are supposed to slow activity do to smaller space, getting closer to birth. I just shrugged and let it move as much as it wanted to. I had gotten several calls and texts from Jake, asking for me back, trying to explain what happened, and why he kissed the other kid. I listened to the voicemails but he actually never got to the point.
I was still 8 months pregnant but I had two more weeks until I hit 9 months. It was almost January. I had gotten a lot of stuff for the baby and my self for Christmas. I was grateful for the things my parents and Carly had bought me. I set up the crib in my room after I opened it. My dad helped me put it together after breakfast. I set the sheets up and everything. It was all ready for the arrival of this little one. I placed my hands over my belly as the baby shifted and rolled.
" What are you doing in there?" I asked with a laugh. I took the rest of the day to my self. I got my coat on and took a walk to the baseball field Jake played at the day we decided to keep the baby and that was also the bad I told him I was pregnant. I sat on the one end of the bleacher. Someone cleared their throat at the other end. I turned to see Jake sitting there with a grin on his face. I turned back to the field. He inched closer and closer to me on the bench. I peered out the side of my eye to look at him. He inched closer again.
" Hi."
" Why?"
" What?" He asked when I quickly asked.
" Why did you do that to me? I hate you so much. Do you know that?" I yelled at him standing off the bleacher.
" Leo, I'm sorry. If you let me explain to you."
" Is it because of me? Is it because you didn't want to look at me anymore? Was I too depressed for you?"
" You weren't telling me anything. I thought you were starting to resent me for getting you pregnant. I didn't know what to do. So I was talking with one of my friends and then we decided to go to lunch. We kissed, it was small kiss after seeing each other."
" No one does that Jake. That's so weird, so that can't be the reason."
" Ok, ok fine, I kissed him because you weren't kissing me."
" So every time I don't do something now, you're going to go get it from someone else?" I yelled back.
" No! I'm not. It was just me seeing how it felt being with someone else for a little bit. It was nothing."
" Do you like him?"
" No."
" Do you want to be with him?" I said softly as I looked at the ground.
"Never." He grinned getting closer to me.
" Why not? He's hotter then me. He's way sexier then a pregnant person can ever be."
" I don't love him like I love you. I love the fact that you're pregnant. It is was sexy, trust me."
" No it's not."
" Yes, yes it really is." He smiled.
" Why do you love me?"
" Because I know what you're like, I know why you do thinks, I know why you love me. I'm in love with you because the kind of person you are. You are the kind of her person to reach out and help anyone. I love that about you. You're so kind to everyone. You're funny when it calls for the right moment. You just amaze me everyday of my life. I was the stupid one for doing what I did. I promise if you take me back I will never do anything like that again."
"… I won't keep anything from you ever again." Tears ran from my eyes when I put my arms around his neck. He hugged me back gently as my stomach pressed against his flat one. I felt the baby kick from me to Jake. I laughed when he grunted from the kick. It was a pretty hard kick from coming under my coat. I was impressed. This baby better be licked first for kick ball.
I walked back to Jake's house for a little bit. We sat on his cough and watched a movie. I fell asleep instantly. When I woke Jake was asleep next to me and the TV was off. I looked out the window at all the snow that had fallen. It was deep, nothing looked like it had been touched. Everything was dark and no cars had been on the road it looked like.
I tired turning the TV back on but nothing had happened. That was when I knew we had no power. I grabbed my boots and coat. I opened the door, since Jake lived on the lower part of the apartments, but backed up when a few feet of snow made a flat barrier because of the door. The snow was higher as it went back toward the road. I knew it was deep before, but it was worse now. No one was moving anywhere. I made my way back to Jake. I shook him awake.
" Hey, get up. There is no power. There's like 50 feet of snow out there." I laughed.
" What?" He furrowed his eyebrows.
" Holy crap." He said when he turned to look out the window. He got up and opened the door. He stopped at what stopped me too.
" Well I guess you got to stay here sweets." He grinned pulling me into a hug. I hugged him back.
" Do you have anything to eat?"
" Yeah, come on." He pulled me into the kitchen to make something.
" Well the microwave won't work, neither will the oven or stove. I can light a fire though. We can roast hotdogs? That good?" I nodded and followed him into the living room/ TV room.
" I'm sorry it's kind of dull in here. I don't have any styling taste." He laughed. We started to get the fire started in the fare place every apartment had. It was a pretty nice place he had. It was big but it wasn't tiny either. Just right for him, and well maybe me some day. Hopefully we would have a house by then. We sat around and roasted weenies. Weenies, is such a funny word, isn't it? I have issues I know, but it's true. We sat back and cuddled on the couch. Jake and I played with my belly since there was nothing else to do. I remember I had to call me parents to let them know I was staying over. I picked up my cell phone, which had one bar left and dialed them.
" Hey mom, yeah I'm fine…no I'm at Jakes. Yeah everything is fine now…yes mom. No I'm good I ate here. No mom he doesn't eat crap food. Stop it mom, I'm fine. I'll see you tomorrow…yes the baby is fine." I hung the phone up and walked back to Jake as he laughed at the conversation that just went on.
" Shut it, ok. She means best." I smiled placing my phone on the table. He nodded and brought me back into his hold. I jumped into Jake's bed. He let me wear some pajamas. Of course his shirts didn't fit my belly, so I slept in my sweatshirt and a pair of his pants. His bed was kind of small so he went to sleep on the couch. It was 1 in the morning when I woke up. I laid in bed waiting for the reason I had woken up to come forward. I fixed my self up in the bed and sat up somewhat. As much as I could sit up is what I did. I felt the baby kick hard and I figured it was just that. I got out of bed to use the bathroom. I crawled right back into bed and drifted off to sleep. I woke again at 3 to something way different. I felt the most uncomfortable pressure in my lower stomach. I rubbed at it hoping it was just trapped gas trying to pass past the baby. I then felt a big shirt and a warm fluid gushing out of me. I then realized my water just broke. I didn't panic at first until I felt a contraction hit me. It was a tough one. It felt like some one grabbed my stomach and started to twist it. The baby wasn't moving around as much now. I held back a yell as the contraction passed. Soon after it another one hit me.
" Oh god, not now." I held back a scream as it hit me again just harder.
" AH! JAKE!" I finally gave in and screamed.
" JAKE!" I called out again. He must have been sleeping sound in order not to hear me.
" JAKE GOD DAMN IT! OW!" I rubbed at my stomach. I tried pushing down on it to relieve pressure but nothing was working.
" JAKE!" I screamed again.
"Jake, Ple-AH!" I contraction hit me mid yell. I heard running footsteps and the door opened.
" What? What honey?" He got close to me.
"It's time. My water just bro- AHHH OW!" I yelped as I felt the twisting get tighter.
" Ok, don't panic honey. How far apart are the contractions?"
" Like 5 minutes apart."
" Ok, that's not good." He stood up straight and went into the bathroom. He grabbed a bunch of towels and brought them back. He brought a bottle of rubbing alcohol with him too.
" GAHH! Jake this hurt, it hurts! It hurts so much!" I gripped his shirt.
" I know honey, I know. I'm going to help you ok?" I nodded and watched as he set everything up.
" AH!" I felt the head pushing down towards my butt. I felt more pressure as it made it past my cervix. I grunted as I felt the need to push come over me.
" Jake, I need to push, I really need to push."
" Don't, don't do it yet. Let me see if you're ready."
" I know I'm ready!" I screamed gritting my teeth.
"Well let me help you remove you're pants." He helped me pull my pants off, including my fluid drenched boxers.
" OH, WOW! Ok you really are ready." He gasped.
" What is it?"
" The head is coming down slowly. But you're ready to push." He grabbed three towels and put one under my butt, he laid one over my belly, and the other one lay in his arms.
" Ok I'm going to help guide the baby but you need to push as best as you can ok?"
" Ok." I grunted as I fixed my self in the bed. I then felt the baby lock in place. I felt the rush of a contraction coming on.
" AHHH!" I screamed grabbing my stomach.
" Jake!" I reached for his hand.
" Push Leo, come on."
" NO AHH! Jake something is wrong. The baby isn't moving."
" You need to push."
" No, there's something wrong I can feel it."
" Well start pushing the feeling might change." I nodded and bent my legs.
" Do me a favor. Push against my leg as I push." He nodded and put his hands under the bent part of my knees.
" Push when the next contraction comes up."
" AHH!" I yelped again as I started to push. The baby's head was crowning fast. I felt it pressing up against the rim of my anus. I felt a burning sensation then it was getting wider and wider as the