Baby Bump - Part Two
Warnings: None
Word Count: 1506
Author's Note: A part two to this fic was highly requested on my Tumblr, so here it is!
Jenna returned from the kitchen carrying two mugs of steaming coffee. You carefully reached over and took one of them with your free hand, making sure to keep your son supported with the other.
"I forgot how much I missed caffeine," you smiled before taking a long sip.
Jenna took a seat on the other end of the couch and made herself comfortable, "Let me tell you, it's much easier to make coffee than all of the special drinks you were supposed to have while pregnant."
"Tell me about it," you sighed. "I'm just glad this one is out in the world now."
Your son was sleeping peacefully in your arms. It was hard to believe that it had already been two months with him in your life. Although you had been skeptical about having a kid at first, it had turned out to be one of the best things to happen to you.
"How are things going with Josh now that you two have a kid to care for?"
You sighed. It had been three months since you had moved back in with Josh to get ready for the birth of your baby boy. Things between you had felt different since then.
"It's been different for sure. Living with your ex-boyfriend who you have a son with isn't exactly a situation that life prepares you for," you laughed.
"Is caring for Y/S/N going ok?"
"Yeah! It is. Josh is really good about making up for lost time and giving me time to rest after I've been caring for Y/S/N all day while he's at the studio or whatever."
"That's good to hear."
"Definitely. He's also been really good about stopping rumors and keeping the media off my back. It's a lot more peaceful than when we were dating."
Jenna nodded thoughtfully, "Speaking of dating, what are your feelings towards Josh?"
"It's hard to tell," you said. "I'm still scared, I know that for certain. At the same time, Josh cared for me more than any boyfriend has before. I can tell that he really loves me, and I'm starting to think that maybe I still love him too. Not to mention that if things work out, I would love for Y/S/N to have both of his parents at home."
"Don't let that be the reason you two start dating again, though. Son or not, you still need to do what's best for you."
"I know, and I'm going to."
"Good."
Your conversation was interrupted by the front door of the house opening. Tyler walked inside, followed closely by Josh.
"Where's my little boy?" Josh smiled, making his way over to you.
"Sleeping peacefully, for once," you said.
Josh leaned down and carefully scooped Y/S/N into his arms. He woke for a second to see what was going on, but quickly relaxed into Josh's arms. You couldn't help but smile at the two of them.
"How was the studio?" Jenna asked.
"Fantastic," Tyler said, walking over and giving her a quick kiss. "I think you guys are going to love the new music."
"Yeah, if we ever get to hear it," you joked.
"It's coming!" Tyler said. "Just making sure that it's perfect."
"I'm sure that you are."
"Should we get going, Y/N?" Josh asked.
"Yeah, we need to get this one home for dinner," you said, gently running a hand along your son's head.
You gave Jenna and Tyler hugs before gathering up your things and walking out to the car. Josh dealt with getting your son in his car seat while you threw your bags in the trunk.
"How was hanging out with Jenna?" Josh asked as he got into the driver's seat.
"It was fun. We talked about a lot of stuff."
"Is that a good thing?"
"Yeah, it is."
Josh turned and pulled out of the driveway. In the backseat, your son was gurgling happily.
"Y/S/N didn't cause too much trouble, did he?"
"Not at all, he just slept most of the time."
"So what you're telling me is that he's going to be up for most of the night?"
"Pretty much."
"Guess it might be another movie night, then," Josh smiled.
"I have no issue with that."
You rested your arm on the center console of the car. A million things were racing through your mind as you looked out the window at passing cars. Your thoughts were interrupted by Josh moving his arm so that it was resting lightly against yours.
"Hey, Josh?" you said, your voice shaking more than you would have liked.
"Yeah?"
"Do you still love me?"
You heard Josh's breath catch. It was a question he hadn't been expecting and one that you certainly hadn't planned to ask until the heat of the moment. You were sure that you already knew the answer, but you wanted to hear it from him.
"Yes," he said after a pause.
"Ok."
"Why do you ask?"
"I was just curious. The average person wouldn't have put up with how I treated you throughout the pregnancy and still want to raise a kid together afterwards unless they really cared about me."
"Oh. Yeah, that makes sense."
You felt Josh move his arm away from you slightly. Your arm felt cold where his had been.
"There's something I need to tell you," you said, heart pounding.
"Ok," Josh said. He seemed upset.
"I love you too."
You expected a big reaction from Josh. Maybe he would slam on the brakes or yell in excitement. Instead, his eyebrows only furrowed.
"You do?"
"Yes. And I think we should get back together."
It felt weird to hear those words coming from your mouth. For the first part of the pregnancy it seemed like it was always Josh hounding you about getting back together. Eventually, he had learned that it was no use and your mind would remain unchanged. Until now, that is.
"You're really willing to do that?" Josh asked.
You nodded, "I should have realized it a long time ago, but you mean more to me than anything the media tries to say about me."
Josh finally smiled and took hold of your hand. It didn't take any words for you to know exactly how he felt.
It was now ten. You and Josh had spent the last three hours walking Y/S/N around the house, trying in vain to get him to fall asleep. The two of you were getting fed up, mostly due to your inability to enjoy a nice night together after your confession in the car.
"What do we do?" Josh looked to you.
He was holding your son in his arms and bouncing him gently from side to side. Every time that he stopped moving, Y/S/N's face would scrunch up and it would only be a few seconds before he started bawling.
"I say we just give up and watch a movie. If he stays up, then he stays up. At least that way we can all relax together instead of parading around the house."
"I'll take it," Josh said.
You followed him into your bedroom. Josh passed your son off to you so that he could find the remote for the TV. You made your way over to the bed and sat down, using your knees to bounce Y/S/N up and down.
He was only a few months old and already starting to look like a little Josh with his dark hair and brown eyes. You were a bit sad that he didn't have any of your features, although Josh tried to tell you that it looked like he had your nose. It was still so surreal to you that you even had a son.
"You doing alright?" Josh asked from the other side of the room.
"Yeah, I was just admiring Y/S/N. He's so precious."
"Yeah, except when he won't fall asleep," Josh laughed.
"He's young, what do you expect?"
Josh walked back over to the bed and made himself comfortable. You slowly rotated yourself so that you could cuddle up next to Josh with Y/S/N in between the two of you. Your son seemed content snuggled up between his parents.
"Wow, he's not crying," Josh whispered.
"Don't jinx it!" you said.
"Right."
Josh turned on the movie and you made yourself comfortable on his shoulder. He wrapped an arm around you and lightly put his hand on your arm. It felt weird to be intimate with him again, but at the same time it felt safe.
Y/S/N fell asleep just twenty minutes into the movie. Neither you or Josh dared to touch him in fear of waking him up again. It was quickly decided that the three of you would be sharing your bed tonight.
"What an eventful day," Josh said quietly.
"Tell me about it," you sighed.
"But hey, everything worked out in the end."
"Yeah," you smiled. "I guess it did."
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