Love and Bliss - Baby #13

Avi and I cooed over Abigail in her cot after she was born. She was blissfully asleep, and I adored her. She hardly ever cried, never moaned for attention, though she receives so much! She was smart, I already noticed. Her eyes would cast over every little thing in the room, curious yet knowledgeable. She was absolutely perfect.

I changed my hair and my entire look, i.e. my entire wardrobe. Everything I wore, and how my hair was made...reminds me to much of what I went through the past month. And my hair was boring; let's face it. Jet black hair? That wasn't something I wanted to pass on to every child I have. I wanted something unique, and purple fulfilled it.

Teardrops fell from my eyes, and I swept them away with my hand. No matter what, my experience this past month was a sad one, and I didn't forget it easily.

Having breakfast by one lonesome isn't as much fun as being with a full house. I made pancakes, as I really was stuffed from waffles.
The morning passed, but in a flurry of activities..

The dishwasher broke, and no matter what, I freaked out. Fixing it myself was also the only option, to be able to save money to pay the really steep bills. And the mess the dishwasher made...
"I'll be cleaning this for friggin' ages! And it'll leave a mark on my French tiles!"

I was right to save money; the bills arrived that morning. I would be having nightmares of the repo-man visiting after I looked at how much it really was. Would I be able to pay this amount every week, twice even?

Avi was in love with his daughter, so I left for the park to give them some one-on-one time.
"That's very nice of you, Destiny, thank you," Avi had remarked, then he had snuggled little Abby.
And not to mention, I needed to get out of the house too.

"Oh, hi!" A man stopped me dead on when I came to the park. What now?
"Destiny, right? Oh yeah, I heard about you."
He knows about my challenge...? I thought with some excitement. Would this shorten my search for a daddy?
"Yeah, I know your sister Grace. And Carmen. I went to Uni together with them."
"Oh, that's nice," my voice faltered a bit, disappointed.
"Your the youngest, aren't you?"
"Yup. Last time I checked."
"Hey.., Would you like to get something to bite with me? There's a picnic right over there."

The next two hours I sat in this man's company. He introduced himself as Corbin Fleming, and he was a local Architect. I found myself more and more engrossed in what he was saying, which was so unlike me.

"Now what to move..," I muttered to myself.
"Try the Knight to the King," he advised. "Instant checkmate."
"Hey! Why would you give yourself in like that!"
"Two reasons; you'd never have noticed it, and you look so cute when you struggle, that I had to help."

He had called me cute? For the first time in a very long time, I felt butterflies in my stomach, and it wasn't from a pregnancy. My throat felt dry, and I didn't know what to say..

"You called me cute... No one ever called me cute," I whispered. "This is a first..."
"Well, it's true," he announced. "If you want, I could announce it to the world. Huh-uhm; ladies and gentleman, I think Des-" 

I stopped him dead with a kiss. I didn't want him sprouting nonsense and making a fool of himself, and also because... he was just to irresistible. There was no doubt about it. I was falling in love here, even though I didn't want it. Even though I didn't plan it.

So, I invited him to my house after the picnic for some dinner. It was an excuse to spend some more time with him.

I felt something for Corbin; this I knew. But would I marry him in the long run? I didn't know. I couldn't step into a relationship this early, I knew. So many other challenge mothers have tried, but it worked out entirely wrong! So maybe I could ask him for some help.
"Would you, mind helping me out with my 100 baby challenge...?"

Before he could answer, Avi walked in on us. My heart pounded. Would Avi think we were tied together because of our last experience. Where I confessed my whole lifestory to him, and only him?

"Destiny..." He started. Oh God. I was in trouble. "I understand what your doing now. I'll get out of your way. You must continue your challenge, and I must seek out a new life. Take care of Abigail, and give her a kiss goodbye from me, alright?"

"Stu Surprise for dinner!"
Corbin was staying over, so I had gone to great lengths to prepare his favorite meal of all times. While we talked, I discovered we really had a lot in common... Though I didn't like Stu so much as he did, we did have a passion for the same music style.

I could stare in those light blue eyes all night. We looked like night and day next to each other. With him being paler, light eyes, different hair. And me, darker in every aspect. Yet on the inside we were one and the same; unique people all on our own.

We didn't fall asleep in each other's arms like in those romantic, soppy TV series I love to watch on a dull afternoon. Yet everything felt like that, our heads inclined towards each other.

Waking up was sad yet exciting. Sad to see Corbin was up and about before me in the kitchen, and we couldn't snuggle together longer. Though exciting to know that I had a little baby bump!

Corbin stayed at my request, and to my delight. Fortunate that he was there; I needed a massage. It was much more comforting when a real person you knew and cared about did it with strong hands, than those professional manicured hands at the salon.

"Phew, much better!" Corbin smiled at me as I said this, pleased.
"Glad to see I'm more use to you than just a father of your baby."
"Corbin...," I started, my voice breaking. "Don't you see? If you didn't mean so much, you wouldn't be here..."

He didn't stay much longer. I took this personal time to hold Abby's birthday. As much as I cherished her time as a sweet, innocent baby, my little girl had to grow up.

The lovely Abigail Rose inherited my previous hair color, a light black shade. My eyes and skin color was there too. But her face was from her father. A perfect mixture of both worlds.

Abby was soon taught to walk and talk, ready to take on the world and all it's issues. But not time to grow up just yet. She was to cute when she walked around..  I couldn't bear myself to hold another birthday so quick.

Scarlett (baby #3) stopped by. We had a routine check-up scheduled, as I was always afraid there could be problems with the pregnancies, and that maybe later on, I couldn't be able to carry anymore children. But I was healthy, the baby was fine and my life was bliss. And, what's more, I was expecting a boy!

I noticed I was gaining a little bit weight.
"May have to scale down on all those chocolates I eat..."
The exercise machine now held it's purpose. But it was so, so painful!
"Okay.. I'm gonna give up now..."

"Oh, not now!"

"Oh.. The pain...! It's so bad... I wish you.. Were here.. Corbin... I love..you..."
There. I was in labor, and yet I had confessed to myself that I was in love with Corbin Fleming.
As if that was the confession my delayed pregnancy needed, one push later, and the baby was born! 

Ashton Rose


A candle within me
A small flame burning,
Fueled by your eyes, your laughter, your astonishing smile.

A yearning within me
An aching longing,
Deepened by your joy, your charm, your ephemeral grace.

A love within me
A passion everlasting,
You dance among the stars, and in my fevered heart. 
- Hattie Yang -

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