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Meeting at the Outdoor Market (Closed to Ryanmo97 and notexactlyaverage)

Grinning, Taylor placed her hands over his and ran them over her swollen stomach. "I almost forgot! I'm nervous for it though..." she said, resting her head gently on his chest. "Would you rather have a boy or a girl? I mean, I know it doesn't make a difference to me, I just wondered..."
 
Ryan smiled as she Took his hand and, "Honestly... and this might sound a little weird, but I would love it if our first born was a little girl who looked just like you... But, if it turned out to be a boy I wouldn't be any less happy..." He gave her a kiss. A short time later they were at the doctor's office, waiting for her to come in.
 
Sitting nervously beside Ryan in the office, Taylor laced her fingers gently through his. As the doctor arrived she stood up to greet her. Following her instructions, Taylor laid back on the chair and began to answer all of the questions about her pregnancy. After a while, she was ready for the scan. Taking Ryan's hand again, she tried to relax again in the chair.
 
Ryan held Taylor onto Taylor's hand as the doctor started the scan. He kissed he on the forehead. "Well, let's see if the little one will show us, who he or she is..." The doctor moved the scanner around Taylor's belly
 
Lacing her fingers through Ryan's, Taylor watched the small screen where her baby would appear. Gasping as it came into view, she grinned, overawed by the thought of a tiny being in her stomach. As the doctor continued the scan, checking everything that needed to check, she smiled. "I'm glad to be able to tell you that your baby is developing perfectly, there's nothing we need to be concerned about. Would you like to know the sex of your baby?" the doctor asked. Taylor nodded, excited to find out if their little one was a guy or a girl. "Congratulations, you're going to be having a beautiful baby girl,"
 
Ryan sat at the screen and looked at the baby growing in Taylor's belly. He was glad to hear that everything was going fine. When the doctor asked if they wanted to know the sex of the baby, they both nodded. When the doctor said they were having a girl, Ryan smiled, "Did you hear that, Taylor... a we are having a girl!" He smiled and kissed her on the forehead.
 
Laughing gently, Taylor nodded. "Yes, I did, I'm so excited!" she said, smiling. "We were hoping for a girl..." she told the doctor, explaining Ryan's puppy like excitement.
 
Ryan smiled as they walked out to the car, "I think I'm going to have to have an operation to have this smile taken off my face," he said, as he opened the door for her. "I know we have months to go, but what do you think of Annabelle for a name?"
 
"Annabelle..." Taylor said slowly, seeing how the word felt to say. "Annabelle... I think I like it, it's pretty," she said, rubbing her belly gently. "I like Ailsa too though..."
 
Ryan thought for a moment, "That's a nice name too... How about Annabelle Ailsa Morris?" Ryan started to drive, "Oh, I forgot to tell you my sister Gwen called me the other day. She told me that she and Tamera wanted to throw you a baby shower."
 
"Annabelle Ailsa Morris sounds perfect," Taylor said, a gentle smile growing on her face. However, the smile faded quickly as Ryan continued. "Th- they want to throw me a baby shower? B- but I hardly know them... That's so kind, they'd really do that for me?" Taylor asked, nervous, although she wasn't sure why.
 
"Well, what Gwen asked me was if you had any close girl friends to throw you a shower," said Ryan, "I told her, I wasn't sure. She said that if you didn't then they would gladly step up and throw you a shower. They really like you and they want to make you feel welcome, like your mom and brother have accepted me into your family."
 
"Well, I did have close friends," Taylor said, her voice full of sadness, "But for various reasons we're no longer close..." she said, holding back tears. "I'm sorry, I suppose this is the hormones acting up right now. A baby shower would be lovely, Gwen is so kind to offer that to me..."
 
Ryan took her hand, "That's all right. You can give her a call when we get back to the house and you can talk to her and help her plan the party..." A short time later they arrived back at the house. He opened the car door for her
 
Stepping out of the car, Taylor pressed a gentle kiss to Ryan's cheek before smiling down at her stomach. "Annabelle Ailsa Morris, it sounds perfect..." she said, grinning. Walking into the house, she grabbed the phone before sitting down and dialing Gwen's number.
 
Gwen was in her office going over some legal briefs when her iPhone started to ring. She looked at it and smiled when she saw it was Ryan's number. She pressed the answer button and said, "Hey, Big Brother... How did things go at the doctor's office?"
 
Smiling gently as Gwen picked up the phone, Taylor laughed down the phone. "Actually, it's Taylor," she said, giggling a little. "Things went well at the doctor's office, Ryan and I are going to be having a beautiful baby girl!" she told Gwen, smiling at Ryan across the room. "We're really excited about it. Anyway, the reason I called is because Ryan was telling me you wanted to throw me a baby shower..."
 
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Gwen, with a little laugh, when Taylor told her who it was on the phone with her. "That's great! Congratulations! Yeah, unless you have someone else in mind, Tamera and I would love to throw you a baby shower. Maybe we could come over sometime next week and talk about what you want and who you want to invite...."
 
"That's so kind of you and Tamera, you'd really do that for me?" Taylor asked, her voice full of gratitude. "That would be lovely," she said, smiling into the phone. Catching Ryan's eye across the room she grinned at him. "I think you can come over whenever, how does Tuesday sound?"
 
"Tuesday works for me," Said Gwen, "I'll talk to Tamera, I'm sure it will work for her. So, well see you then and tell Ryan we love him and are happy for you too..." Gwen then hung up. Ryan walked over to Taylor and brought her a snack, "How are you doing, my love?"
 
Yawning softly, she stretched her arms out behind her. "Gwen says that she and Tamera love you and are happy for us. They said they would come over on Tuesday to talk about the shower, they really are too kind..." Taylor said, smiling gently as she picked up the bowl of carrot sticks, another craving she seemed to be having lately.
 
Ryan smiled, "That's my sister's for you..." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and let her nap on the couch.

The next Tuesday, Gwen and Tamera arrived at Ryan and Taylor's. Gwen had her long blond hair in a pony tail. She was wearing a navy blue business suit. Tamera had her long red hair down and she was wearing a purple top and jeans. Ryan walked into the living room were Taylor was relaxing. She was wearing a blue floral print ankle length dress.
 
Switching off the news that had been playing on the television, Taylor stood up to greet Gwen and Tamera. "It's so lovely to see you! Please, come in, take a seat," she said, smiling warmly at them. "Do you want something to drink or anything?" she asked, delicately twisting a strand of her hair around her finger.
 
Gwen and Tamera each gave Taylor a hug. "I'd love a Coke," said Gwen,

"Me too," said Tamera.

"I get that," said Ryan.

Gwen and Tamera sat down. Gwen took out her iPad, "So, where should we start?"

"How about the guest list?" asked Tamera. She looked at Taylor, "So who do you want to invite?"
 
Sitting down opposite Gwen, Taylor smiled. "Well, you guys, obviously I want you to be there, and my mother will kill me if she's not invited!" Laughing, she thought for a moment. "There's Hayley, who's worked with me at the deli for as long as I can remember, and Sophie, who got me to open it in the first place," Continuing on the list of people, Taylor eventually ran out of people she wanted to invite. "I think that's it..."
 
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