You Make It Easy

Maya~

Standing behind Christian, I fix his collar on his button-up and jacket. He starts messing with his hair. I get down on the floor to fix his pants. I roll the bottom of his pants so they aren't bunched up.

"Can you hand me that pin box?" I ask.

He reaches for it on the bed and hands it to me. I pin the cuffs so they'll stay in place. Alecia comes into our room with Amalia.

She runs up to me, climbing on my back. I look at her in the mirror, "Look at you. You're so pretty."

Christian helps me up. I go to fix his hair, "What are you doing?"

"You messed up your hair."

I comb through the front part and fix a few small curls. I let him do any touch-ups since I need to get dressed. I unzip the dress bag as I stand in the bathroom.

I put the dress on, holding the dress in place on my chest. I open the bathroom door, "Christian?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you tie this?"

I kept my head down as he tied the fabric together. "Thank you."

I apply the clothing tape to keep the silky fabric from becoming too loose around my chest. I take out the pins holding my curls and carefully let them lay before I need to comb them out.

I spray my hair with hairspray as Christian comes back, "We need to leave soon."

"I know."

I put bigger hoops in before touching up my makeup. I grab my rings from the small white dish next to the sink and shove those onto my fingers.

I pull the heels out of my suitcase and sit on the bed. "Are those good idea?"

"I'm bringing another pair of shoes. Can you help me?"

He gets down on one knee and puts my shoes on for me. "Thank you."

He sets my foot down after tightening the last strap. I grab our diaper bag after shoving my other pair of shoes in it. "Ready?"

"Yeah."

Christian holds the door open for us. Alexis holds Mali as they lead the way to the elevator. Christian holds my hand as we follow. "Are you excited?"

"Yeah."

"Or nervous?"

"I just want to play well and not hurt myself."

I kiss him, "Regardless, I'm proud of you."

"Thank you. I appreciate it."

"I know."

He kisses me again. The elevator stops on our floor. He stands behind me and lets me lean on him as he keeps a hand on my stomach.

We file out of the elevator and find our car to take us to the red carpet. He gets in the back with me. I lean on him, "You can't fall asleep just yet."

I sigh, closing my eyes, "When you start growing and nourishing a baby for ten months and don't get enough sleep because of said baby, let me know how staying awake goes. I'd love to know your secrets."

I hear Alecia laugh. I look up at Christian and smile. He can't help but smile back at me. I would pay good money to see Christian or any man put through a pregnancy simulation.

He puts his arm over my shoulder and holds his hand on my stomach. Our driver takes us to Globe Life Field and we file out of the car.

I hold Amalia's hand until she doesn't want to anymore and wants Christian to hold her. "Mali, do you want to go with us or with Grandma?"