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I'm brooding rn. Wattpad had deleted half of this chapter and I had to retype it😭😭😭.

Finally done though!

Today is a scary day. I have Spanish Orales today. Yes I do Spanish.

Soy muy nerviosa porque Necesito hablar y leer el espoñol.

Well laters.

Wish me luck!

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I walk out of my room, crutches between my arms as Roxie walks beside me. Well more like skips, every now and again she'd bark enthusiastically while snipping at my legs playfully.

I chuckle at her playful mood and use my foot to tickle her tummy as she stands on her hind legs. She topples to the floor before rolling onto her back while trying to push away my foot.

I laugh as she covers her nozzle and whines. "It's okay baby Mommy will stop."

I pull away my foot and she rolls over jumping to her paws. She rubs against my legs as I walk and I giggle, the feel of her fur tickling me.

"I see you've found her."

I look up from Roxie distracted by the sound. We're now in the kitchen and in front of me there are three beautiful women staring back at me.

Cheverlie sits farthest from me, stuffing her face with bacon and eggs. She's in a ash-washed jeans shorts and a 'IDAF' T-shirt that clings against her generous bust. Lexi's around the stove stir the scrambled eggs, she's in a blue robe that covers her black Star Wars T-shirt and dark blue yoga pants.

The aroma of the food hints my nostrils and my stomach growls. I chuckle before looking down at my bigger, more prominent stomach. I guess my babies are hungry.

"Come take a seat," Shanice's voice calls out and I look up at her.

Shanice is the closest one to me, sipping on a cup of what I'm presuming to be coffee. She wears a loose, black crop top that covers her torso but leaves a little peak-a-boo cleavage. High-waist, mauve pants cover her long, toned legs and black strapped up slippers lie beside the stool that her bare feet are swinging from.

I make my way over to a stool before sitting. I look over to my left, my eyes looking over the young woman beside me.

"You cut your hair," I say as I look at Shanice's pixie cut hair. The back has been dyed black while the front is red with streaks of golden brown. "And dyed it."

"Yeah," she says running her red nails through her hair. "Do you like it?"

She looks at me expectantly and I smile before nodding. "It looks totally badass–"

"See I told you," Lexi says as she scrapes the scrambled eggs onto a plate. "It looks beautiful. Right Chev?"

"Yeah totally," Chev grumbles as she continues to stuff her face.

Shan smiles at our complements, a blush making its way to her cheeks. "Thanks guys, I got it in Atlanta when Dimi brought me there for working purposes."

"Okay. So what did Dimitri have to say about it?" I ask digging into the plate that Lexi had not too long ago pushed towards me. Roxie runs out of the kitchen into the hall and I watch as her little tail wags away.

"Well..." Shan starts. "I didn't just plainly show him my new look... I gave him a show."

We all stare at her intrigued by her answer. This sounds interesting.

"I'm listening." Lexi, Chev and I say in sync and Shan chuckles as our attention floats to her.

Lexi leans onto the counter, chin in hands– ensuring her tummy is a good distance from the edge, I turn on the stool to face Shan who straightens up to tell her tale while Chev just lies on the counter, head resting on her hand.

"Okay, so the day I cut and dyed my hair Dimitri was out working. I was freaking out. What would he think? What if he didn't like it? I needed to break it to him gently so he wouldn't freak out or get mad. So I decided to appeal to his human nature–" she says wiggling her eyebrows. "I hit up a Cosplay shop in Atlanta called Play and bought something to entice him."

"Ugh, stop speaking clothed. It's just us girls here," Chev says with a roll of her eyes.

"You need to be a little clothed yourself Chev. If you were we wouldn't have caught you dry humping a certain person on his car in the streets." Lexi teases and Chev huffs.

"Wait what?" Shan say looking between Lexi and Chev. "I want dets."

"Nope finish your story first," I say as I pull at her arm with a pout.

"Fine," she says with a sigh. "But y'all will spill on Chev's street show."

I nod whilst Lexi chuckles and Chev tries to glare holes in both Lexi and I's heads.

"So... I chose a sexy robber outfit to match my badass hair and waited for him to come back. When he did he was so tired, tense and aching for some release. I played my part well cornering him on his way to the bedroom and ended up being the one up against the wall. He pulled off my black tom and I swore time stopped when he saw my hair." She says pausing for suspense.

"I was freaking out. I mean it's my hair, yes but I didn't know what he'd think and I didn't want to participate in a petty argument about my hair. I was going to push him away and explain until I felt his hand. He ran his hand through my hair gripping it and pulling back to expose my face to him. I remembered his eyes smothering with lust and affection, he was kissing my neck – leaving marks and telling me time and time again how he loved the new look... but... and I quote, "I was a naughty girl for not consulting papí about it."..." Shan shivers as she says that and we smile as we see that look of total admiration in her eyes.

Well, well, well... Papí Dimitri.

"Let's just say girls when he was done punishing this naughty girl she could barely move her legs. She was under bed arrest and man did he Hit. All. The. Right. Spots! He had her speaking in tongues. Something between Spanish, French and Italian and trust me most of it was incoherent." We all burst out laughing as she says that and thrust her hips suggestively as she places emphasis on the 'hit all the right spots' part.

"Damn papí De' Santos is hitting it right," Chev says as she pinches Shan's reddening cheeks. "She has that thoroughly fucked look on her face even now."

"That she does," Lexi agrees smiling affectionately at us girls like a loving mother.

Roxie chooses then to skip back into the room with a raggedy rasta doll in her mouth. She rubs her head on Shan's foot catching her attention and she bends to take up Roxie placing her in her lap.

"She has warmed up to you," I point out and Shan smiles with a nod.

"She's been with us for the last month or so. I guess she finally trusts me now. The first couple weeks she was so gloomy, it was sad," Shan states and I frown. I had caused that. "But she finally started to warm up to us, especially Dimitri. They were almost inseparable. I swore she was trying to steal my husband."

We chuckle at that but stop to stare at Shan wide eyed when her words sink in.

"Husband?" We ask in shock.

"Yeah, Dimitri and I are married. Have been for the last year," Shan admits with a blush.

"What?" I ask.

"When?" I hear Chev mutter. "And why are we just hearing about this?"

"Well it never really came up in any conversation..."

"Because Christina's birthday was the first time we saw him," Chev interrupts.

"Actually he has been at the diner almost every day you just didn't see him," Shan points out. "He always sat in my section every morning and evening. He loves to check up on me and ensure I'm safe."

"Well that was unexpected," I say as I eat my breakfast. "Let me guess Chris knew?"

She nods. "Yes but it wasn't his place to tell."

"That dude knows everything," Chev points out.

"He just has that warm persona so you feel safe telling him your secrets," I point out and Shan nods in agreement.

"I guess he does," shrugs Chev as she walks over the sink to wash her plate.

"So where did you guys get married?" Lexi pipes up.

"On a Ferry in Italy," Shanice replies with a small smile as she reminisces.

"¡Qué romantica!" I coo as I finish my breakfast.

"Yes it was, he was and still is," Shanice says proudly and we girls grin at our love-struck friend. "So what happened at Chev's street show?"

Lexi's eyes light up as Shan asks that and she turns to me. I grin at her and we relay a secret message while Chev groans.

"I think you're going to need your camera for this," Lexi tells Shan and she wastes no time in retrieving it and putting it on us; whilst Chev protests.

"Well hello ladies and gents I'm your host for today Lexilicious," Lexi says with a flirty smile looking into the camera.

"And I'm your other host Tasty Christy," I say and Shan turns the camera towards me. "Today we're going to be giving a nail biting rundown of what happened at Chev's Street Show."

"Oh yes we are." Lexi confirms grinning as Chev glares at us. "It was a sunny day."

"Exactly what you'd expect from a day in August," I pipe in with a grin.

"Tasty Christy and I were walking down the street."

"We'd just finished shopping. I was talking animatedly with Lexilicious when from the corner of my eyes it saw it!"

"Saw what my dear friend?!" Lexi asks faking surprise.

"A car."

"A car?" She asks confused.

"Yes a car and slammed against that car was a ... girl!"

"A girl?"

"And slammed against that girl was... a guy!" I shout gesturing to Chev. "He was flushed against her! Her body pressed so hard against the car that they'd almost became one!"

We continue to tease Chev, giving Shan a colourful description of what took place yesterday. We compare Edward and Chev's groping to that of mating monkeys and their sounds similar to a fornicating felines. By the time we're through Shan is lying on the floor laughing her ass off and Chev is looking at us probably killing us a thousand times over in her head in a million different ways.

I shake Lexi's hand with a pleased smile. I chuckle at Chev's expression before taking a sip of cup of tea Lexi had placed in front of me with my breakfast.

I make up my face at the taste before looking at Lexi expectantly. What the hell is in my cup?

She looks my way with a cheeky smile after noticing the disgust on my face and says. "Remember Chrissie no caffeine for my baby, only organic tea."

My eyes widen as I remember the day I had said that to her after finding out about her baby. She winks before taking out a bottle of water from the fridge and walking out the room.

"Pay back's a bitch," she says teasingly. "–and so is life."

****

"Try this."

"And this!"

"Oh this too!"

I open my arms catching dresses as they are thrown my way. I place each on the seat beside me as each one of the girls throw something they think will fit me.

"Lexi," Chev calls as she grabs a purple dress. "I think this will look cute on you."

Lexi walks over wearing a sleeveless top that reads PREGNANT AF and black jeans that show her now broader hips and plumper ass. She looks at the dress and nods animatedly, her ponytail jumping.

"I like it," she smiles at Chev before going into the changing room.

"Alright. Shan help Chrissie in and out of those clothes," Chev instructs as she continues to look through racks. "I'll keep looking for dresses."

Nodding her head, Shan walks over to me grabbing a few dresses before helping me into the changing room.

She helps me out of my off-the-shoulder grey top that says 'TODAY'S GOAL– Keeping the little humans alive' and my black Knickers before placing a pink form fitting dress on my body.

I step out with Shan's help and all eyes drift to me. Lexi stands beside me in a purple dress with a fitted, shallow V neck cut. It flows mid-thigh and fits her body beautifully highlight each curve as she moves.

"You look hot Lexi," I coo and she blush before blowing me a kiss.

"That's her dress but I don't like that one on you," Chev pipes in as she texts on her cell phone. "Next dress."

Shan shrugs before helping me back into the changing room and Lexi frowns at the dress. "She's right try something a little more loose."

A few hours later after having the girls help me in and out of dresses we leave the store with numerous bags.

What is all of this for? I have no idea they refuse to tell me or even give me a hint.

"Come on guys," I whine as Shan helps me into the car. "Why are we doing all this?"

Shan shakes her head with a small smile before closing the door in my face.

"Rude!" I say as she slips into the passenger seat.

Lexi and Chev are putting the bags in the trunk and they seem to be taking an eternity. I look back to see them conversing rapidly and I raise a brow in suspicion.

These girls are up to something.

A few minutes later they enter the car, Lexi slipping in beside me. I look at her analysing her and she stale-faces me.

"Nope I ain't talking," she says and Chev chuckles before pulling out of the drive way onto the road.

Minutes later I find myself at Vini's fighting the stylist as he manhandles my hair with his brushes and combs.

"Awoh!" I cry out as he combs the knotted ends of my hair.

"Scusa cara," he says before pulling the brush through my hair once more. He grabs my hair with his fist and uses a scrunchy to catch it atop my head.

He grabs a curling iron and starts to curl my wild vanilla–chocolate hair after securing the scrunchy in place. I look over at Lexi who's getting a hairdo as well and Vini scowls me before forcing me to look in the mirror straight ahead.

"Tieni la testa ferma," he hisses.

I roll my eyes looking into the mirror as he rants. I spot Shan who's looking at me with a smile and I raise a brow at the camera in her hands questioningly. She blushes before snapping a pic of me in the mirror and I stick my tongue out at her. She returns the gesture and Vini looks at us with a shake of his head. We giggle at his irritated look.

What seems like hours later Vini's finally done with my hair and I'm allowed to move. As I stand I notice that my ass had fallen asleep, I groan at the numbness before making my way to the couch and after resting my crutches against the wall I attempt to lie on it. Keyword: attempt.

"No, no, no!" I hear Vini yell and I pause. "I just did your hair, don't you dare...lie on it!"

"But I'm tired." I protest as a yawn escapes my lips. "Being pregnant isn't easy you know."

"No I wouldn't know because I don't have a vagina!" He says heatedly and I chuckle at the way he pronounced the word 'vagina'.

"Did you just say bahina?" Chev asks between laughter as a stylist places finishing touches on her hair. "Wrong end bro."

Vini glares at Chev –who puts up her hands in surrender whilst laughing – before returning his gaze to me. "Up!"

"I'm tired," I say placing emphasis on each word.

"Chair. That way you won't mess up your hair."

"Look at you, you're running on rhymes today, Vini." Chev pipes in and Vini says something frantically in Italian that causes Shan to bark out in laughter.

"That's so unfair I don't even understand what you just said!" Chev pouts before rolling her eyes and returning her gaze to the phone in her hand.

Vini stands before me, hands on hips. I look at him with a stink eye and he stares me down. I huff in defeat making my way to a chair with his help. I sit there looking at the grin on his face and I feel the urge to slap it off.

"Happy?"

"Very," he replies tucking a strand of hair behind my ear and walking away.

I scoff before relaxing in the chair, spinning it left to right as I look at my reflection. My hair is cornrowed to the top of my head where a ponytail with luscious, vibrant curls lie and small, curly strands frame my face bouncing as I turn my head. It's simple yet beautiful. Vini really does have some magical hands.

"This looks beautiful," I say as I look at the pattern of neat, small and large cornrows in my hair.

"I did it cara. What did you expect?" Vini shrugs as he runs a comb through a blonde's hair.

I roll my eyes at the boastful stylist before turning to face the girls. "So is anyone going to tell me what's going on?"

Chev looks up from her phone, whilst Lexi turns with a dress in her hands and Shan moves the camera from her face to stare at me.

"Well," Shan starts. "Obviously we are taking you out."

"Really? Could have fooled me," I say sarcastically. "Where to?"

Lexi stifles a laugh and Shan huffs.

"Oh that's the surprise, our dear Izzy." Chev sings before rising from her chair and stretching her arms.

"Surprise?" I say confused. "Guys, I don't th–"

"Nope, not another word," Vini pipes in and my eyes move to his muscular form. "If these girls want to surprise you let them! Enjoy the mysteries of life cara."

"Thank you Vini," Chev says to the stylist who nods his head as he tends to his client.

Why am I the one being ganged upon? This is so unfair.

"Okay," Chev says clapping her hands together – knocking me out of my thoughts – as she makes her way towards my area looking at my face attentively. "Shan honey, I'm going to need your help."

Shan gets up from her chair in the corner of the room and makes her way towards us upon hearing Chev's words; her camera around her neck.

"Grab my make-up kit," Chev instructs as she grabs my chair and spins me towards the mirror.

"No offense Chev but I don't think you're make-up would fit my complexion." I pipe in as she places the bag on the counter before me.

"Hush child," she scowls as she pulls out her brushes, concealer, foundation and other make-up things. "I have everything for you right here, just let me take care of you. You won't believe it's you when I'm through."

She takes a napkin and pats my face and I brood as they start to paint my face.

"That's what I'm afraid of."

****

The engine dies as Chev pulls the car to a stop. The sound of cars in the background alert my ears and I sigh. The wind blows through the windows and I welcome the coolness in this heat.

"Guys can I take this off yet?" I say pulling at the blindfold over my eyes.

Someone slaps my hand and I yelp. I rub my hand soothingly while frowning. "Why did you hit me?"

"Nope," Is all I hear before the car doors are opened and I'm being moved from the car.

Rude.

They have been refusing to tell me why I needed to be blindfolded. I've been like this since Vini's and they won't take it off until we are at the place my surprise is. It's a secret, they say.

A secret that they share with each other but leave me out off!

The girls help me to stand before giving me my crutches and I thank them. Soon I feel hands soothing crushes in my dress and a whisper in my ear tell-tales the owner of those hands.

"You're welcome," Lexi says and I nod as she kisses my cheek.

The dress the girls had chosen for me is a red, knee length dress. It has a high neckline with protruding shoulders and the sleeves extended to my elbows. The stomach area has small ruffles that makes my bloated stomach look smaller and a ribbon lies below my full breasts. To match this outfit I wear a black shoe on my uninjured foot and minimum jewellery.

The asphalt crunches under our feet as we make our way forward and I try to decipher once more, using my ears, where I am.

"Guys I don't like being like this," I complain.

"Oh really. Yet when you're like this with Johnattan you don't mind," Lexi teases. "Is it uncomfortable because we aren't giving you pleasure?"

"Watch your step," Chev advises as they lead me through an enclosed space. I touch the frame and I figure it's a threshold. A door.

They continue to move me forward and I try to feel for some clues but my hands feel nothing.

"Well, these are different circumstances. And you know I do it for a good reason," I reply.

Soon my ass touches a chair and I feel around touching each girl to ensure they are there.

"Well so do we," Chev pipes from behind me. "Now are you ready for your surprise?"

I nod. "As ready as I'll ever be."

"Okay girls, we remove the blindfold on three," I hear murmurs of agreement and shuffling before they start to count.

"One," Chev starts.

"Two," Shan sings.

There's a pause and I hold out my hands to touch someone. My hand touches a bloated stomach and I know it's Lexi.

"We're still here," she reassures me and I nod.

"So let's continue... Two and a quarter," Lexi teases.

"Two and a third," Chev chuckles.

"Two and a half," Shan giggles.

I huff in annoyance. "Stop bull shiting me and remove the blindfold!" I pout while crossing my arms and I hear laughing before a click.

I stretch my lips in a thin line and Shan chuckles before snapping another picture.

"Guys..."

"Three!" Lexi shouts and the blindfold is ripped from around my eyes.

I look at the sight before me and my heart thuds.

I am not prepared for what I see at all.