God's Plan (formerly fake love) SM

Sixty-five

December 15th, 2018

Christmas shopping when you could go into labor at any given second is stressful, and also tiring.

"Hey babe, do you think you could slow down, maybe just a little bit?" I asked, trying to keep up with Shawn in the mall. He stopped in his place and waited for me to catch up.

"I told you we should have just did online this year." He said, grabbing my hand so he's be forced to walk at my pace.

"Listen, the more I walk around and exercise, the quicker she comes out and I'm sick of this shit. So If I have to walk to America and back to get her out, I'm going to." I said turning to walk into the shoe store. "It's been way too long and I'm sick of being pregnant."

"Weren't you saying last week that you just wanted to keep her in there forever?" Shawn asked, picking up a pair of converse and looking at them. I turned and glared at him.

"That was before she decided to set up shop on my bladder permanently and when I had actually had decent sleep." I said, grabbing the Nike's that my brother wanted. "I haven't really slept in 48 hours and my nerves are on high because every time I go to the bathroom I don't know if it's going to be pee or my water breaking, so no. I don't want to keep her in, I want her out, now." I said through my teeth.

"Mer, you're squeezing my hand." Shawn said, gulping.

"Yeah, well your daughter's squeezing my insides, so I guess we're even." I said putting the shoes on the counter so I could pay for them.

"These too." Shawn said putting the shoes he was getting for Aaliyah on the counter and handing the lady his card. I rolled my eyes.

Ally🌻
Did you remember Aaliyah this year?

Me
Really?

Ally🌻:
Look, I'm just making sure! Though you could've blamed it on pregnancy brain.
Me:
You're awful and lucky that I just paid for your Christmas gift.
Ally🌻:
I wear a size 3 days in Harry Potter world.
Me:
You have a Niall for that
Ally🌻:
So like would a size 7 day 6 night in a Royal Caribbean be too much to ask?
Me:
You know I have other people to buy for right?
Ally🌻:
You have a Shawn for that😂
Me:
You're awful!😂

"You good?" Shawn asked.

"Yeah, Ally is just trying to tell me her sizes for her Christmas presents." I said looking up from my phone.

"Harry Potter world?" I nodded.

"And Royal Caribbean."

"She's getting greedy." He rolled his eyes.

"It's all jokes," I said smacking him lightly

"Alright, who do we still need to shop for?" He asked laughing.

"Alison, my moms, and your parents." I said, looking at my list.

"Who the Hell is Alison?" He asked, stopping and looking at me.

"My sister." I said looking at him like he was dumb.

"Ali?" He asked. I nodded. "Why'd you call her Alison?"

"Because Essie is going to have an Aunt Aaliyah, Alison and Allyssa, and none of them can decide who gets the shortened version so I'm calling all of them by their full names." I said rubbing my temple because it was all too confusing.

"Just call them A, B, and C." He suggested.

"Good luck getting them to agree to that."

"Okay well Ally with a 'y' should get aunt Ally because she older."