My Southern Belle

31

"I know a Daniel." I said thinking of Val's brother

"Is he nice?"

"He's something." I said picking up a shirt that says 'My dad is a superhero'. "Aww the is cute." I placed it on Gracie's belly

"It is and its the truth." Larry said. Gracie rolled her eyes and pushed Larry

"Here's the pants and hat that goes with it." I said putting them in the cart.

"Hey, Chloe are you ok?" Gracie asked

"Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well, you know we're baby shopping and I just feel like it would be kind of awkward because you can't have kids."

"Grace. I'm fine. This is about you and baby Kyle, Daniel, or Oliver." Gracie laughed and so did I

We shopped around for about an hour until Gracie got tired and I got hungry. We went to the food court and looked around for what we wanted. It took us longer than expected because Gracie couldn't eat if the food smelled a certain way. She finally settled on Chinese food and we sat down to eat.

As I was eating I got a video call from Val.

"Hi love." I said answering it

"Hi sweet heart." She said. I noticed she had scars on her hand and a scratch on her face.

"Is that Sargent 6 pack abs?" Gracie said laughing. Larry didn't find it funny.

"Is that Mrs. Hunter?" Val asked

"Yes. Yes it is." I said turning my phone around so she could see Gracie

"Hi Mrs. Hunter." Val said

"You can call me Gracie now that you're dating my best friend."

"Ok. Well hello Gracie and congratulations on your baby. My best friend is also having a baby."

"Aww that's sweet." I turned the phone back to me and continued to talk to her.

"Baby, what happened to your face and hand?"

"Nothing extreme. However if I told you what happened to my leg you'd freak out."

"You might as well just tell me."

"I was stabbed."

"Oh my! Are you ok?"

"Well, I'm talking to you right?" I rolled my eyes and she laughed. "So how are you doing?"

"I'm fine. When are you coming home?"

"Soon. Very soon."

"How soon is soon?"

"Soon enough sweetheart."

"Good. You need to hury back because my best friend is stressed and she needs a stress reliever if you know what I mean." Gracie said

"Eww." Larry said

"How do you think Gracie got pregnant?" Val asked. We all laughed. "Well I have to go. I'll talk to you later."

"Bye Sargent." Larry and Gracie said

"Bye you guys." Val said

"I love you soldier." I said blowing a kiss

"I love you more sweetheart." She said blowing one back

The video call disconnected and I put my phone down to see Gracie with a grin on her face

"What?" I asked

"I'm so happy for you. Like, really happy. You 2 are adorable."

"Thanks. I just wish she could come home already. She keeps getting hurt and I need her to come back alive."

"Everything will be ok." Larry said

"Yeah. Whenever I hear there's a fire I pray Larry isn't then one to put it out. Then he comes home and tells me how he put out a fire that almost killed his friend and I thank god its not him. Its not the same as you and Valentine but its still scary."

"I guess we're attracted to danger." I said causing us to laugh

We finished eating and then went home. When I got there, there were flowers sitting in front of my door. I picked them up and went in my house. I placed them on my kitchen table and read the note.

Hi sweetheart. I'm sorry I can't be there for Valentines day and I know I'm a little late but I just wanted you to know that I didn't forget. I love you and miss you so much. I pulled a few strings to do this but I hope you love them.

Love Val

When I finished reading the note I realized I was smiling

"How did she know I loved chrysanthemums?" I said out loud

I put them in water and sat them on the counter. After, I took a shower and went to sleep