Over the next few months, my belly was getting huge! I could feel the babies moving everyday and sometimes it felt like they were fighting each other. I was at seven and a half months now and neither me nor Jimmy could contain our excitement.
Today, Jimmy and the rest of my boys were painting the nursery half purple and half green. I was downstairs with Michelle and Val folding clothes. Well, they were folding the clothes and I was just sitting back complaining about my back. It was also impossible to reach around my stomach.
Val was at four months now and just now starting to show. I looked over at her as she folded one of Jimmy's shirts. "Be glad you only have one baby in there, Val," I said. "These two keep me up all night long with there constant kicking and fighting."
Val laughed and smiled. "I am, sweetie. I'm just happy we finally got the chance to have a baby. Matt and I go to learn the sex next week. If it's a girl, we're naming her Jade Elizabeth. If it's a boy, we'll name him Skyler Matthew."
"Speaking of names," Michelle said, looking over at me. "When are you going to tell us the names of your two bundles of joy?"
I shook my head. "Nope. Jimmy and I are not revealing the names until after they are born."
Both women groaned. "That's not fair!" Val exclaimed.
Michelle leaned back on the couch and grinned at us. "Well, since Brooke won't tell us, I guess I'll just have to tell you MY good news."
I looked over at her with a raised eyebrow. "Don't tell me you're pregnant too."
Michelle laughed. "No, I'm not pregnant, Brookie. Brian asked me to move in with him. Our relationship is finally getting seriious."
"Oh that's amazing!" Val said moving over to hug her sister.
I nodded. "Indeed it is. Now get over here so I can hug you."
Michelle laughed as she stood and came over to where I was sitting to give me a hug. Since my belly had gotten so big, it was hard for me to move around a lot. Jimmy and I had even moved to the downstairs guest room temporarily so I didn't have to walk up and down the stairs every day.
I was wearing big dresses now since those were the only things that fit me and I hadn't seen my feet in over a month. I knew I would never get my flat belly back after this, but I was fine with it. I would continue to work out and use stretch mark lotion.
"BROOKE!"
I jumped slightly when I heard my name being screamed from upstairs. Val and Michelle both stood and ran upstairs to see what the problem was. I pushed myself up off the couch and stood at the foot of the stairs.
Soon, I heard laughter and saw Val and Michelle come down the stairs holding on to each other laughing. I looked between the both of them. "What the hell is so funny?" I asked.
Neither one of them answered me as they only pointed up the stairs. I looked and saw Jimmy, Matt, Brian and Johnny standing at the top of the stairs just covered in green and purple paint.
I covered my mouth as I started to laugh at them. "Oh my God! How did that happen?!"
Jimmy came down the stairs and pouted. "They all ambushed me with the paint and I had to retaliate."
I shook my head at all of them. "Please tell me it only got on the tarp that was on the floor and not on the carpet or walls."
The rest of the guys came down the stairs and Brian shook his head. "Nope. We were the only things that were painted."
"Oh good," I said, sighing with relief. I looked over at the clock on the wall and groaned. "Jimmy! I have a doctor's appointment in half an hour. You can't go covered in paint!"
All of the guys looked at each other and shrugged. "Sorry, babe. Have one of the girls take you," Jimmy said.
Michelle shook her head. "We can't. Both of us are meeting our mom for lunch. Actually, we were supposed to have left by now."
Val and Michelle both kissed my cheek, said bye to their men and walked out to their cars. I threw my hands up and grabbed my car keys. "I guess I'll just go by myself."
"Wait! I'll go!" I heard Zack say as he ran down the stairs, miraculously paint free. He smiled at me when he reached us. "I ran in the bathroom when paint started to fly. I'm too pretty to be all painted up."
Johnny and Matt both pushed Zack and he only stumbled back laughing. "Wuss," Matt said.
I grabbed Zack by the arm and started to push him out the door. "That's fine. Let's go, please. I hate being late."
Before I could get completely out the door, Jimmy stopped me and hugged me. "Next time, don't forget to hug me before you leave," he said before he leaned down to kiss me. "I love you, Brooke."
I smiled at him. "I love you too, Jimmy."
On the way to the doctor's office, I looked over at Zack and smiled. "Thank you for driving me, Zacky. I can still drive, it's just kind of hard and Jimmy would rather I didn't."
He nodded and returned the smile. "No problem, sis. I had to get out of there anyway. The smell of paint was too much."
"Whatever! You just didn't want to be the next one ambushed by paint," I said laughing.
Zack laughed. "And what's wrong with wanting to stay clean?"
At the doctor's office, we were greeted by Gena who had been my nurse the last few times I had been here. She smiled at me after she had called my name. "Hey, Brooke. It's nice to see you again," she said. She looked over at Zack. "And who is this? I was expecting Jimmy."
I turned to see Zack staring at her with wide eyes and I elbowed him causing him to snap out of it. "This is Zack. He's been a friend of ours for a very long time."
"And I'm in the same band," Zack hurried to add.
Gena looked him up and down, giving him a flirtatious smile. "Interesting. Well, come on, you two. This way."
Zack was the total opposite of Jimmy in the room. Instead of going through everything in the drawers, Zack sat in the chair and looked through a wedding magazine. "Brooke, do you think I'll ever find my soul mate?" he asked me.
I looked over at him and smiled sadly. "What makes you ask that, Zacky?"
He shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I'm just lonely."
Right when I was going to reply, Doctor Dude came into the room followed by Gena. When Zack saw Gena he sat up straight and smiled. She smiled back at him and gave him a small wave.
"Hey there, Brooke," the doctor said to me.
"Hi, Doc." I said with a smile.
Doctor Dude pulled over the machine and I laid back while Gena squirted that cold gel on my huge stomach. Zack looked at me with wide eyes and I laughed. "Yeah, I look bigger with nothing covering it. That's your neice and nephew."
On the screen, I could see my babies almsot fully developed. Zack saw them and he smiled. "I've seen the sonogram pictures but it's completely different to actually see them moving."
Gena nodded. "I agree. I never get tired of it."
Doctor Dude printed the pictures out and Gena helped me wipe off the gel and sit up. "Ok, Brooke," the doctor said. "The babies are coming along very well, but as I predicted earlier in your pregnancy, I'm going to have to put you on bed rest. Your body isn't tough enough to take it through the last months."
"I knew this was a possibility," I said. "Jimmy and I have already prepared our bedroom for that."
As we were getting ready to leave, Zack and Gena were talking. "Would you like to go for coffee...or something?"
I smiled to myself. Zack may be tough to the public, but when it came to someone he liked, he was just like a nervous teenager.
"I would love that," Gena said. "I'm getting off now if you'd like to go."

Zack looked at me with pleading eyes and I nodded. "Go ahead, Zacky. I can drive back. And I'll explain to Jimmy so you won't be in trouble."
He hugged me and followed Gena out of the room. I smiled after them as I grabbed my keys and waddled out of the building. This would be good for Zack. I knew he hadn't been on a date in a while and I guess him seeing his best friends happy and starting families was making him feel more alone than ever. Now if I could only find Johnny a girlfriend.
As I got to my car, I pulled my keys out and all of a sudden, a hand was covering my mouth and was being pulled back.
I was screaming and kicking the best I could, but with my belly being this big, it was hard to. I was being pulled back and then a blindfold was placed over my eyes and I felt tape going over my mouth.
Soon I felt a second pair of hands grab my feet and I was being lifted into the back of some vehicle. But they laid me down on what felt like a mattress.
I tried to struggle but now my hands and feet were being tied with something and I couldn't move.
I heard the door shut and I then felt a hand going through my hair. I felt somebody lean down next to my ear and they said, "I told you we would be together someday, Brookie."
It was Drew.

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