I was 18 weeks into my pregnancy and looking bigger than I did than I did in my first pregnancy at this same time. Vic's leg wouldn't stop shaking as he was watching the television in the lobby at the doctor's office. I was gazing down at my growing stomach, imagining how big I was going to get this time around. I don't know why I was nervous, but lately I was feeling stressed out. In the last week, Vic, Mike, and I had been house hunting like crazy. I was set on this one house in between my house now and Mike's house. It was perfect for mine and Vic's family. But, the idea of the process of buying the house, and packing up my current one, then unpacking in the new house gave me a migraine.

I put my hand on my right temple, rubbing it slowly. Vic grabbed my left hand into his and ran his thumb over it. He knew that I was feeling overwhelmed about a lot of things. He had been incredible lately. He did everything that I asked him to and made sure that I did overwork myself. I had a habit of doing that. In my last pregnancy, I almost went into early labor because I stressed myself out while Vic was gone on the road.

"Miss Mendoza?" The nurse said as she popped into the lobby with a bright smile on her face. I got myself out of my daze and stood up, walking into the back room. I did the routine and found myself sitting on the table with a white sheet over my bottom half. Vic was sitting patiently on one of the chairs with my bag beside him. The doctor came in with the nurse hot on her tail. She had a million dollar smile along with a manila folder in her hands.

"Good to see you again, Olivia!" She smiled as she shook my hand and then greeted Vic also. "Alright, how have you been feeling lately?"

"I've been okay. Just a lot going on around our household." I gave her a soft smile.

"Olivia, you know not to overwork yourself. Remember what happened last time?" She reminded me sternly.

"I know, I know. It's just how I am, I suppose."

She turned to Vic and said, "Make sure she relaxes at the end of each day. This second trimester is a very important one. You're going to start feeling this baby kick and its growing more and more and it's development is enhancing as well. I suggest a good herbal tea at the end of each day. I remember that she likes mint and chamomile tea. So, go ahead and grab some of that." Vic nodded, taking in mental notes of how to help me out this time around.

"Alright, now let's see what the sex is!" She set up her machine and I laid back on the table. "Did you two make bets again?" She chuckled, signaling the nurse to shut the lights off.

Vic laughed, "Of course we did. I'm betting for a girl. I get to pick the name if I win." He had a smug smile on his face.

"You two are silly. Okay, let's see what we have here, guys." She inserted the device inside of me and then moved it around. Vic was standing beside me now and we were both looking at the screen. The doctor was studying the screen and a smile came on her face as she was explaining the heartbeat and where the baby's body was. "Well you two, it looks like we have a girl on our hands."

Almost instantly a smile grew on my face. I've always wanted a girl, and so has Vic. I looked up at him and he had tears in his eyes and a smile so perfect that I could never forget even if I tried.

"The due date seems to be the same, so before Christmas you should be expecting your baby girl." The doctor beamed brightly. Her and the nurse left the room and I got myself dressed again. Vic and I walked out of the room and then out of the door onto the elevator and I found myself in tears. He wrapped me into his arms and held me tightly.

"Livvy, we're having a baby girl. I can't even describe how happy I am right now. We're gonna have a daughter." He said in almost whispers. He seemed out of breath, and when I was near his chest, I could feel his heart beating out of control. It reminded me of how he felt when we found out we were having a boy.

The tears kept falling out of my eyes as I couldn't contain my emotions anymore. I was so excited now. I felt like I had something to look forward to. I could start looking for things now for a baby girl. It didn't even matter how I was feeling beforehand; I was so incredibly happy.

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We promised Mike that we would go straight to his house when we found out what we were having. So, that's what we did. After we went to grab some smoothies from Jamba Juice of course, because I was craving a Mango-A-Go-Go. We rang the doorbell a million times and then he opened it with a bleach blonde Alysha right behind him.

Even my dislike for her couldn't shake my mood at the moment. Vic and I waltzed inside of the house with the biggest grins ever on our faces. "So?" Mike questioned eagerly as he lead us into the living room.

I plopped on the couch with Vic following my actions and Mike and Alysha were anxious to find out. "Well..." I began with a grin as I looked over to Vic.

"We're having a girl!" He shouted and Mike jumped up and down and shouted how happy he was for us. Alysha did the same thing as she bent over and gave me a small, but genuine hug.

"Oh my god congratulations guys! This is so amazing!" She exclaimed, hugging Vic as well. Mike had landed on top of me and hugged me tightly.

He backed off of me and the look in his eyes showed more compassion than I've ever seen from him. I smiled as his eyes began to get a little glossy due to how emotional he felt. He was this big looking tough guy on the outside with his tattoos and piercings but on the inside he was a big softy.

"I can't believe I'm gonna have a niece. A fucking niece. This is so amazing. I want to buy every girl thing I see, now."

"Now you can help us with buying stuff for her room. Oh my god, I'm saying her. Her room. Jonah is going to be so excited. He told me he thinks that I'm going to have a girl." I was beaming with joy. I couldn't stop thinking about the future.

"Maybe you, me, and the girls can go shopping for the baby one of these days. After you two are settled in your new place?" Alysha offered shyly with a small smile. She came off as shy around me, I guess it was because she knew that I wasn't too fond of her. I liked that she was trying, though. I got so close to Mike's ex-girlfriend Frenchi, and she and I still talk all the time. I thought they were perfect for one another to be quite honest. Mike knew how close I was to her too, I guess that's why he hasn't pushed Alysha on me. He knew that I was one to open up and let you in, in time.

I gave her a sincere smile, "That sounds like a great idea. I'd love to do that soon." I looked over at Mike and he smiled, knowing that I was somewhat warming up to her.

The four of us stayed talking about future plans and household preparations. Vic and Mike were meeting up with the Realtor tomorrow to discuss the house that we had decided on and then the day after Vic and I would sign the papers to make it officially ours. By next week, we'd be packing up our current house and unloading it into our new one. I was looking forward to the rest of this year and ending it off perfectly with a new baby girl in my arms. Pierce the Veil would be releasing a new album and I had a handful of people who were willing to help me out.

On our way to pick up Jonah from school, Vic and I called both of our parents and told them the good news that we had received today. It seemed like everyone had a feeling that we would be having a girl this time around, and to be honest, I kind of felt it too.

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"You mean I'm gonna have a baby sister?!" Jonah questioned with his brown eyes wide and excitement painted all over his face.

"Yes indeed, little man! You're gonna be a big brother to your baby sister!"

"She's gonna be the best Christmas present ever, mom!" He shouted, sweetly. My heart felt warm and tender and I could only wonder if he was going to be protective of her. I don't have any siblings so when I met Vic, I had Mike for that. And thus, me being an only child left me being protective and fighting over things with Mike. I'd always considered him my sibling; my baby brother, even though he wasn't.

"Being a big brother is fun, Jo. Trust me." Vic said, patting him on the head and handing me a steaming mug of hot tea, just like what the doctor said to do. "Now you Livvy, need to sit back, relax, and just watch tv or read while I worry about dinner and help Jo out with his homework." He kissed me on the top of my head and then walked into the kitchen.

I felt incredibly lucky at this moment. I looked at Jonah sitting at the kitchen table, taking out his homework from his Star Wars backpack and a pencil. Vic was taking out pots and pans ready to make his family a dinner. I smiled to myself as I softly sipped on my hot beverage.

Dinner came and went and by 8 o'clock, Jonah was sound asleep in bed. Vic was sitting on our bed with his acoustic guitar and a notebook and pen sitting in front of him. He was softly strumming as I had changed into a long t-shirt and joined him on the bed. I smiled at him as he gave me a look and scrunched up his nose and smiled. He had the pen cap in his mouth as he was writing something down. He put his guitar back on it's stand in the corner of the room and tossed his notebook and pen on the sofa chair beside it.

He walked back to the bed and sat beside me and leaned over to me and gently kissed my lips. "I love you."

I smiled softly, "I love you too. Are you excited?"

"More than excited. Now I must think of a brilliant name for her."

I placed my hand on the back of his head and ran my fingers through his hair. "Something good, baby. Something good." I reminded him. I wasn't nervous about Vic picking a name, I trusted him.

"It will be, I promise." His eyes lit up at the idea of a daughter. He has a half-brother named Frank, and Mike. He's never really been in the presence of a baby girl beside Jaxin Hall's daughter, Ruby. I could sense the nervousness and excitement all at once; mainly because I felt it, too.

I was looking forward to what was to come.

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