Life As We Know It
The Surprise
Vanessa's POV*
Val was wearing me out. We have literally gone to every single baby store in the whole city. She even tried to drive down to Huntington to go shopping out there. Either she really wanted to shop or something was up her sleeve. I tried to keep my cool though, if we went back to the house we'd most likely be in the way. But with all of her back and forth driving I needed to sit down in a non-moving seat for a bit.
"Let's stop for lunch Val? All of this driving is making me feel sick. So I seriously need food." I told her.
"Sure. What sounds good to you? I'm thinking Subway, yes?" she asked in her bubbly voice.
"Yeah Subway sounds great!" I exclaimed.
So Val drove us to the closest Subway we could find. It wasn't too far from our new house either. I'm really hoping the guys finish up so I can go take a nap in my new room. Me and Val went and chose out our subs, then sat down to eat them there. I don't know about you, but I absolutely love the smell of Subway. This has been a love of mine since before I was pregnant. Me and Val just sat there eating our sandwiches. I was eating mine like a beast and Val was taking tiny bites. The longer she took, the better. I was not ready to go back in that car just yet. As I was about to devour the other half of my sandwich, my phone started ringing. I searched through my purse for it, hoping it was Zacky saying to come home. When I pulled out the phone, it was my dad. So I answered it to see what was going on.
"Hey dad! Sorry I missed your calls earlier. I've been having a very busy day." I said as I answered the phone.
"No worries kiddo. I was just calling to tell you that I have some exciting news!" He said.
"Oh? What is it?" I asked curious as to how exciting it must be for him to have called several times today.
"Well I was hoping to tell you in person... Maybe this weekend? Sound good?" He asked.
"Sure. Uhm, we can have dinner at our new house. I think you will love it!" I said. I haven't seen my dad in a while so I was glad to hear him make plans with me.
"Alright. I got to go. Love ya kid." He said before he hung up. He sure did sound chipper.
I finished my food and hoped this day would be over with already. My feet were killing me even while I was sitting down. So I just sat there while I waited for Val to finish. And who would you guess walks in the door? Gena. Now we haven't seen Gena since the wedding, which I was happy about. I just wish I didn't have to see her ridiculous face ever again. Her eyes automatically fell upon our direction and she walked towards us.
"Val! Look at you. You look gorgeous." Gena said to Val.
"Awh thanks G. You look good too. I like the longer hair look on you." Val said.
"And Vanessa. You look like you're about to pop! I hope things are well with Zachary and yourself." She said to me. What made it worse was she actually sounded genuine, but I didn't like her at all so how could she expect me to just be like "oh hey, you're forgiven for all the chaos you created. And by the way I love your shoes." But I needed to be civil.
"Yeah I'm 9 months now. And Zack and I are doing really good." I said with a smile. A bitchy smile, but a smile none the less. I had every right too be bitchy.
"Thats good, thats good. I'm happy for you guys. Anyways, tell the gang I said hello and you guys should come by my shop when you have a chance. I'll hook you up with a deal. Well I need food so, talk to you guys later." She said as she handed us a business card for a salon.
Yeah, cause I'm going to go get my hair done by little miss harlot? No thank you ma'am. Me and Val threrw our trash away and began heading to the car. I wasn't in the mood to be around Gena and I'm sure Val could sense that as well. When I got to the car I decided to take initiative and call Zack. I wanted to go home already. I dialed in Zacky's number and waited for him to pick up.
"Nessa? Hey baby!" He answered.
"Babe can I come home already?" I asked with a baby tone.
"Yes you can come now." He laughed lightly.
"Okay we are leaving as we speak!" I said and then hung up.
Val started the car and we headed off to my new house. A part of me was scared to see what the guys did with the furniture but at the same time I was excited. It only took us about 15 minutes to get from subway to our house so I was grateful the car rides were over. When we pulled up to my house I expected Val to turn off the car and come check it out with me but as I was getting out she was still in her seat with her belt on. Then I noticed none of the guys cars were here either. Was I at the right house? Zacky's car wasn't even in the driveway either. I was hesitant at this point but then Zacky came out and greeted us.
"You coming Val?" I asked her.
"Nope. This is you and Zacky time. I'm sure you've had enough of me for the day." She laughed.
We said our goodbyes and then Zacky grabbed my hand as we walked towards the house. Just before we got to the door he stopped me andd covered my eyes. after he did that I could hear him open the door. To my surprise he didn't let me open my eyes yet. He just guided me down the hall. Finally we stopped and he uncovered my eyes. When I opened them, we were in the baby's room.
The room was painted with pink and purple. There was a blown up picture of me and Zacky when we had my prego shoot, hanging up on the wall above a white and pink dresser. The baby crib was all set up with white blankets and a pinkish pillow along with little stuffed animals. Above the crib was a painted picture with the word Jaymee in it. Jaymee, was the name we picked out for the baby. Over in the corner was a rocking chair I wanted so we could read to her. The closet was filled with all of the clothes and toys that we got for the baby as well. I started crying. I can't believe that Zacky has done this for me. This is exactly how I pictured the room. This was the perfect gift!
"You like it baby?" He asked as he wiped away some of my tears.
"Like? No that would be a lie. I love the room! And she's going to love the room too!" I began crying a little more. "Is this why you had me spend all day with Val?" I laughed a little through my tears.
"I wanted to surprise you. I knew how much it meant for you to have the perfect room. So the guys helped me out with everything and Val helped keep you out of the house." He smiled.
"Zachary James Baker. I love you so fucking much!"
Val was wearing me out. We have literally gone to every single baby store in the whole city. She even tried to drive down to Huntington to go shopping out there. Either she really wanted to shop or something was up her sleeve. I tried to keep my cool though, if we went back to the house we'd most likely be in the way. But with all of her back and forth driving I needed to sit down in a non-moving seat for a bit.
"Let's stop for lunch Val? All of this driving is making me feel sick. So I seriously need food." I told her.
"Sure. What sounds good to you? I'm thinking Subway, yes?" she asked in her bubbly voice.
"Yeah Subway sounds great!" I exclaimed.
So Val drove us to the closest Subway we could find. It wasn't too far from our new house either. I'm really hoping the guys finish up so I can go take a nap in my new room. Me and Val went and chose out our subs, then sat down to eat them there. I don't know about you, but I absolutely love the smell of Subway. This has been a love of mine since before I was pregnant. Me and Val just sat there eating our sandwiches. I was eating mine like a beast and Val was taking tiny bites. The longer she took, the better. I was not ready to go back in that car just yet. As I was about to devour the other half of my sandwich, my phone started ringing. I searched through my purse for it, hoping it was Zacky saying to come home. When I pulled out the phone, it was my dad. So I answered it to see what was going on.
"Hey dad! Sorry I missed your calls earlier. I've been having a very busy day." I said as I answered the phone.
"No worries kiddo. I was just calling to tell you that I have some exciting news!" He said.
"Oh? What is it?" I asked curious as to how exciting it must be for him to have called several times today.
"Well I was hoping to tell you in person... Maybe this weekend? Sound good?" He asked.
"Sure. Uhm, we can have dinner at our new house. I think you will love it!" I said. I haven't seen my dad in a while so I was glad to hear him make plans with me.
"Alright. I got to go. Love ya kid." He said before he hung up. He sure did sound chipper.
I finished my food and hoped this day would be over with already. My feet were killing me even while I was sitting down. So I just sat there while I waited for Val to finish. And who would you guess walks in the door? Gena. Now we haven't seen Gena since the wedding, which I was happy about. I just wish I didn't have to see her ridiculous face ever again. Her eyes automatically fell upon our direction and she walked towards us.
"Val! Look at you. You look gorgeous." Gena said to Val.
"Awh thanks G. You look good too. I like the longer hair look on you." Val said.
"And Vanessa. You look like you're about to pop! I hope things are well with Zachary and yourself." She said to me. What made it worse was she actually sounded genuine, but I didn't like her at all so how could she expect me to just be like "oh hey, you're forgiven for all the chaos you created. And by the way I love your shoes." But I needed to be civil.
"Yeah I'm 9 months now. And Zack and I are doing really good." I said with a smile. A bitchy smile, but a smile none the less. I had every right too be bitchy.
"Thats good, thats good. I'm happy for you guys. Anyways, tell the gang I said hello and you guys should come by my shop when you have a chance. I'll hook you up with a deal. Well I need food so, talk to you guys later." She said as she handed us a business card for a salon.
Yeah, cause I'm going to go get my hair done by little miss harlot? No thank you ma'am. Me and Val threrw our trash away and began heading to the car. I wasn't in the mood to be around Gena and I'm sure Val could sense that as well. When I got to the car I decided to take initiative and call Zack. I wanted to go home already. I dialed in Zacky's number and waited for him to pick up.
"Nessa? Hey baby!" He answered.
"Babe can I come home already?" I asked with a baby tone.
"Yes you can come now." He laughed lightly.
"Okay we are leaving as we speak!" I said and then hung up.
Val started the car and we headed off to my new house. A part of me was scared to see what the guys did with the furniture but at the same time I was excited. It only took us about 15 minutes to get from subway to our house so I was grateful the car rides were over. When we pulled up to my house I expected Val to turn off the car and come check it out with me but as I was getting out she was still in her seat with her belt on. Then I noticed none of the guys cars were here either. Was I at the right house? Zacky's car wasn't even in the driveway either. I was hesitant at this point but then Zacky came out and greeted us.
"You coming Val?" I asked her.
"Nope. This is you and Zacky time. I'm sure you've had enough of me for the day." She laughed.
We said our goodbyes and then Zacky grabbed my hand as we walked towards the house. Just before we got to the door he stopped me andd covered my eyes. after he did that I could hear him open the door. To my surprise he didn't let me open my eyes yet. He just guided me down the hall. Finally we stopped and he uncovered my eyes. When I opened them, we were in the baby's room.
The room was painted with pink and purple. There was a blown up picture of me and Zacky when we had my prego shoot, hanging up on the wall above a white and pink dresser. The baby crib was all set up with white blankets and a pinkish pillow along with little stuffed animals. Above the crib was a painted picture with the word Jaymee in it. Jaymee, was the name we picked out for the baby. Over in the corner was a rocking chair I wanted so we could read to her. The closet was filled with all of the clothes and toys that we got for the baby as well. I started crying. I can't believe that Zacky has done this for me. This is exactly how I pictured the room. This was the perfect gift!
"You like it baby?" He asked as he wiped away some of my tears.
"Like? No that would be a lie. I love the room! And she's going to love the room too!" I began crying a little more. "Is this why you had me spend all day with Val?" I laughed a little through my tears.
"I wanted to surprise you. I knew how much it meant for you to have the perfect room. So the guys helped me out with everything and Val helped keep you out of the house." He smiled.
"Zachary James Baker. I love you so fucking much!"
12/4/14