Valencia Carter

"Bash." I hovered over him, lightly tapping his forehead. His face scrunched up and he turned the other way with his back facing me. "Sebastiannn."

"What?" By the tone of his voice I could tell he was irritated by interrupting his sleep.

"Can you come sleep with me?"

"You're the one who told me to sleep on the damn couch. No, go back to bed." He turned his back to me again.

"I hate you."

"That's all well and good, but can you leave me alone? Take your ass back to bed."

"So you're not going to sleep with me?" Tears welled up in my eyes. "Why do you hate me so much?"

"Valencia-"

"Shut up." I grabbed one of the couch pillows and hit him with it before going to my room. "Sharp chin bastard."

"Watch your mouth." He entered my room rubbing his eye.

"No, I don't want you to sleep with me  anymore." I told him as I climbed into my bed.

"Well too bad because I'm already up." He got in the bed next to me and I scooted away hearing him suck his teeth.

"You're taking all the covers." I snatched the whole blanket off his body.

"Val stop playing. I'm cold."

"Nobody told you to sleep shirtless."

"And nobody told you to have the AC blasting like it's ninety outside. Always got it cold in here like the hospital." He complained.

"Maybe if you weren't all bones, you wouldn't be so cold."

"Oh you tryna be funny." He gave me a blank stare.

"I'm just kidding, Bash." I pinched his cheek then yanked on his chin hairs.

"Don't get drop kicked." He mushed my face.

"Don't touch me you skinny fucker."

A smile crept on his face as he wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me closer to him to where there was no space between us. His hand went under my shirt and rested on my stomach.

"You're so warm." He mumbled as he nuzzled up against the crook of my neck.

"I hate you." I yawned, feeling my eyes getting heavy.

"I hate you too."

°•°•°•°

"By the way you're squeezing my hand, I would think you're already in labor." Sebastian snatched his hand out of my death grip.

"I'm nervous." I reached for his hand again, but he smacked my hand away.

It was my first doctor's appointment and I was a bundle of nerves. I've been anxious since I woke up this morning.

"Nervous about what?" His voice was filled with agitation and it made me feel like I was getting on his nerves.

"Nothing." I looked down at my lap so he couldn't see I was about to cry. This baby had me so emotional and I hate it. I cry over every little thing.

He sighed, "Look at me, Val."

I quickly wiped my tears and looked over at his sympathetic face.

"Why are you nervous?" He placed his hand on my knee and rubbed it in a soothing manner.

"What if they say something is wrong with the baby?"

"There's nothing wrong with her. You need to stop worrying yourself like this because it isn't good for the both of you." He said.

"Her?"

"Yeah, I think we're gonna have a girl."

"It's gonna be a boy." I told him.

"Valencia." A middle-aged nurse called out.

Sebastian grabbed my hand as we stood up and followed the lady to one of the rooms. I never thought I would be at a doctor's appointment because I was pregnant.

The nurse took my blood pressure, weight, and blood sample while Sebastian waited in the other room. When she brought me back, I sat on the examination bed with my head down.

"What's wrong?" Sebastian asked.

"I gained three whole pounds and it's your fault." I swung my legs on purpose to kick him in the shin.

"Ouch! What you so that for?" He rubbed the area I kicked him at.

"Because it's your fault you toothpick shaped bitch."

"Why I gotta be a bitch?"

A knock came at the door and the doctor walked in, "Hello, I'm doctor Saunders. This dad?" She motioned towards Sebastian.

"I guess." I said making Sebastian pinch my thigh.

"This your first baby?" She asked as she washed her hands. We both nodded. "Any questions or concerns you have?"

"Yes, when she gonna stop with this bipolar shit? I'm tired of her crying then cursing me out the next minute." Sebastian spoke making me smack my lips in response.

She chuckled, "It's all apart of hormones."

"Okay she's the one carrying the baby, right. So why am I throwing up like I'm pregnant too?"

"Its called Couvade syndrome or sympathy pains. Men will experience symptoms because of the sympathy they have for their partner. Lay back for me." She lifted up mt shirt once I did.

"I don't even like her."

She shook her head while laughing as she squeezed the cold, jelly-like substance on my stomach.

"You're about six weeks along." She told me as she moved the probe around.

"Your birthday." Sebastian smirked and I rolled my eyes.

"Your hormones are fluctuating right now so the bipolar attitude is more than normal. Right now your baby is the size of a sweet pea."

"That's small as hell."

"Well the baby has to grow dummy."

"Keep it up."

"Would you like to hear the heartbeat?"

"Yes." Sebastian said before I could even open my mouth.

The rhythmic sound soon hit our ears and I was in complete awe. This was like confirmation that there was life growing inside of me. A person that was a part of me.

"Damn." Sebastian stared at the screen with glossy eyes.

°•°•°•°

"Val, I haven't seen you in so long." Mrs. Lorizio engulfed me into a hug as soon as me and Sebastian entered her house.

"Ma, you saw her like two weeks ago." Sebastian said.

"Boy shut up. Was I talking to you?"

"Okay." He put his hands up in surrender.

"Is that the big headed boy at the door?" Mr. Lorizio came out the kitchen and smacked his wife on the butt.

"Pops." Sebastian looked at him in disgust.

We went to the living room and sat down. Mrs. Lorizio looked at me as if she was waiting for me to speak.

"So what y'all come here for?" She gave us both and amused look.

"Well...Valencia is preg-"

"What I tell you? The fish mean something. I knew what I was talking about." His mom cut him off before he could finsh his sentence.

"You better hope that baby don't come out like him. One time he was in first grade and his little girlfriend was sharing her crayons with another boy and he cut the girl's ponytail off." Mr. Lorizio told me.

"You been getting cheated on since you was a youngin'." I laughed.

"Shut up."

"He was bad as hell. That's why he got an ass whoopin' every day. I lit his ass up until he learned."

"Don't pay him any mind. Are you excited?"

"A little nervous, but yeah." I shrugged.

"Don't worry. We got this, baby."

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Valencia?

Sebastian?

Boy or girl?

Excuse mistakes.