To Embrace A Soul

Chapter 21

The nearer Shuxin got to her due date, the more nervous she became. I mean, who wouldn't? She's gonna have to squeeze out a living, breathing tiny being out of her vagina. Of course she's nervous.

Xiaotang tries to help Shuxin as much as she can. But unlike the earlier stages of pregnancy, a goldfish crackers and mayo sandwich isn't the solution to all problems.

Shuxin's more sensitive, too. She's also extremely cautious about the way her body looks. Even though, Xiaotang assures her that she's glowing, Shuxin won't buy it three out of five times. But sometimes, Shuxin would let herself feel loved by her Xiaotang.

Like now, for instance.

Xiaotang peppered light kisses on Shuxin's belly. Shuxin giggled lightly as Xiaotang's nose brushed her belly button.

"Tangtang!" she squealed. "That tickles!"

Xiaotang laughed and rubbed Shuxin's very giant belly.

"How our mini Xiaotang doing in there?" Xiaotang asked.

"Mini Xiaotang says she's doing swell," Shuxin answered for the baby.

"How are you so sure it's a she?" Xiaotang quirked a brow. "Did you take a peek at the papers, Yu Shuxin?"

"No!" Shuxin was quick to deny it. "I have an intuition. I didn't look at the papers at all. I handed the envelope to Shaking as soon as we got it."

"Speaking of Shaking," Xiaotang said. "Are you sure we can trust both her and Kiki on planning the gender reveal party?"

"Well, about that," Shuxin began. "You and I both know how clumsy Shaking is and how disoriented Kiki is, yeah?"

"Yes! That's exactly kinda the whole point?" Xiaotang said.

"But you know they have been going through a rough patch lately. So me and the girls got together and devised a plan to make them work together and strengthen their bond."

"But it's a gender reveal party. Won't that touch on Kiki and Shaking's soft spot?"

"Well, we have more planned. But I can't tell you right now."

Xiaotang raised a brow. The bottoms coming together to devise a plan can never be good.

"Little Xiaotang!" Xiaotang murmured to the baby in Shuxin's belly. "Your mama is so mean! She won't tell me what's going on!"

Suddenly, Shuxin and Xiaotang felt the baby kick.

"Oh!" Shuxin gasped.

Xiaotang immediately rubbed Shuxin's belly. The baby kicked again.

"Oh my god!" Xiaotang whispered, eyes tearing up.

"Awwn, baobei!" Shuxin wiped her wife's tears. "Are you getting emotional?"

Xiaotang nodded and kissed Shuxin's stomach.

"I love you so much," she told her wife.

"I love you, too, my Tangtang."

~

Kiki nervously looked at her wife who was going through lists of gender reveal party ideas. Ever since she apologized, Shaking's been a little distant to her.

Who am I kidding? I brought this onto myself.

Kiki understood why her wife was acting this way, of course. She considers herself lucky that Shaking doesn't hate her after how much she's hurt her wife. Kiki stared at Shaking's side profile and sighed.

"That's like the hundredth time you've sighed this hour, Jiaqi," Shaking grumbled, annoyed. "Find something productive to do."

"I have nothing to do," Kiki muttered under her breath.