Fortuity

Chapter 9

Sorry guys! This chapter and the next one has been ready since last night the but site was down and I've finally gotten home to post it.

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I'm huge.

Six months now, the gender reveal is tomorrow.

The doctor couldn't get the gender to show until today, so we're throwing the party for tomorrow.

The baby just didn't want to show it.

I have three more months.

I'm huge now.

The media found out I was pregnant and it was like the world fucking exploded.

I want to know the gender.

We haven't even been able to make the baby registry for the shower yet because we don't know the gender.

Tyler and I have been bitching for two months about the name.

If it's a boy, it's going to be Caleb Ethan Cerda.

If it's a girl, it's going to be Emily Willow Cerda.

Tyler thinks we're having a baby Emily.

I know we're having a baby Caleb.

I just want to know the gender so I can go shopping for my little Caleb.

My hands are on my belly now, and my little baby is kicking me insistently. It's only family going o the gender reveal, an we're at Mom's, and everyone's here.

"Can we do the reveal now?" I ask.

There are only two people who know the gender, and that's the baby's godparents.

Delaney and Blake.

My stomach juts out. I move my hands and just watch as the baby moves all around. Tyler is so clingy now. He loves watching the baby move around inside of me.

"I hope it's a girl." He mumbles.

"It's Caleb." I say.

"What if it's not Caleb?" he asks.

I frown.

"Babe, I really don't care. I just have a feeling it's a boy. I want both equally."

He rests his head on my shoulder.

"I want a girl." He says. "With brown wavy hair and brown eyes. Just like yours."

My belly juts out again.

I reach my hand out and touch the spot where my baby is.

"I just want the baby." I whine.

"You know, we could just skip the party." Mom says. "Do the reveal now, make the registry, and then go on a shopping spree."

"Can we?" I look at Tyler. "I don't like parties anyways! I don't even want a shower! I just want the baby!"

"We're having the reveal and we're having the shower." He says.

"Let's do the reveal now!" I whine.

"Fine. We can do the reveal now." He sighs.

Delaney and Blake stand up. Del hands me Cameron.

He's seven months now. He's napping. I hand him to Tyler to hold.

We're filling one balloon with blue or pink confetti. An entire board is going to have black balloons. I get a dart, Tyler get's a dart, Mom, Dad, and Shaun gets darts, and Mrs. Cerda, Mr. Cerda, Cooper, and Caroline get darts.

We each throw a dart at the balloons. We only get to throw one.

When we pop the right balloon, it'll explode pink or blue confetti.

We're all excited now, sitting up.

Any one of us could pop one.

We move outside to the patio and wait.

Del and Blake come out twenty minutes or so later with the poster board with twenty four black balloons.

My heart is pounding, hard.

They set it up.

"Alright." Del says, rubbing her hands together. "What's the order?"

"Carmen, then me, then Car's Mom, then my Mom, then Car's Dad, then my Dad, then Shaun, then Coop, and then Caroline."

"Alright." Blake rubs his hands together. "Car, you're first."

"Oh god, I'm scared." I say. "Babe, you go first."

"Now, you're the one that's pregnant. Just go."

He's grinning.

We're excited.

We're all excited. Nervous, I study the balloons to see which one has more weight, and then I throw the dart at it.

It pops, and nothing comes out.

Nervous, I move out of the way.

Tyler throws his, and he doesn't pop it.

We all move, and I cover my mouth with my hands, nervous.

Slowly, everyone starts to throw darts.

Caroline's turn comes.

"Oh god, this is terrifying." She laughs nervously.

We all hold our breath.

Nervous, she throws a dart.

Nothing.

It's empty.

Fuck.

There's still sixteen balloons left.

Del is smiling so much, and she starts passing darts out again.

Nervous, I cover my eyes, and throw.

I hear it pop, and then Tyler inhales.

"Oh god!"

I open my eyes.

Pink confetti is floating around the air.

Emily.

We're having a baby Emily.

Everyone starts screaming.

"Oh my god!" I grin.

And then I start sobbing.

"Oh my god!" Tyler is laughing and smiling and he has tears of joy in his eyes.

I'm so happy.

I get to put little bows in her hair and dress her up in cute little girly outfits. I can play Barbie with her and teach her how to ride a bike, and watch Tyler's face when I put her in little baby swimsuits.

She can hold her finger around mine and sleep in my arms.

"Oh my god." I mumble, hugging Tyler. "Oh my god. I'm so happy!"

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