Page 51 of Chance

Sebastian

"You look amazing sis," I say, hugging Izzy as Maisy and I walk into the kitchen at my brother’s house.

"No baby yet?" Blake says to Maisy as a hello.

"No," she says bluntly, and I wrap my arm around her and kiss her forehead. Maisy is a little hormonal at the moment, and I worry for Blake’s sake as my girlfriend glares at him. I can’t count the amount of times people have asked her when the baby is coming now.

"Won't be long, May," I tell her as she sighs and rests into me. I know she is very uncomfortable right now, and I tried to persuade her to stay at home today. I didn’t have much choice when she said she would drive herself here without me. So, here we are; my stubborn girlfriend wouldn’t ever miss Izzy’s birthday.

"Happy eighteenth birthday, Izzy," Maisy says with a smile.

"Thanks for the present, too, and you should be calling me sis." She laughs and hugs Maisy gently before placing a kiss on Maisy’s bump.

"I'm never going to get used to everyone touching my stomach." Maisy laughs.

"Only me, and our son, will when he comes out," I say, feeling jealous of anyone who touches her.

"Okay, caveman." She laughs,whacking my chest with the back of her hand.

"I know that feeling," Izzy says, kissing Blake on the cheek, who smiles down at her before pulling her to his side.

"Another shot." Luke appears at Izzy’s side, and they have shots together. I raise my eyebrows at Blake who just shakes his head with a grin.

"Izzy lost a bet with Luke, so she has to get drunk tonight," he says and looks over at Izzy, who is chatting with some people from our old school.

"What was the bet?"I ask. I know Izzy doesn’t drink, so it must have been something she was sure wouldn’t happen.

"That Luke could get Allie to kiss Elliot."Blake laughs as I snort.

"There's no way Luke won that bet." I shake my head, but I glance at a smirking Luke, who's handing Izzy another shot.

"He did. Izzy didn't say where Allie had to kiss Elliot, so he paid Allie to kiss Elliot on the cheek," Blake says.

"Did anyone record this? I bet Elliot went mad," Maisy says, looking happy. I grin at her.

"Nah, she did it quickly when he was surrounded by people and ran off." Blake laughs. I know Luke and Allie wanted Izzy to let loose a little because she has been so stressed over college work.

Izzy bounces over and throws herself into Blake’s arms, kissing him way too passionately for me to witness that.

"Come on," I mutter, turning away from the couple and walking into the lounge.

"Maisybear," Allie shouts, bouncing off the sofa where she was talking with some guy. I notice Elliot glaring at the guy on the couch before watching Allie again. I can't help the grin on my face as Elliot sees I've noticed his watching. I wink at him.

"How are you feeling?" Allie asks, running her hands over Maisy’s baby bump.

"All right, just had a few pains today," she says, looking anywhere but at me.

"You didn't tell me that, I wouldn't have brought you. Sit down." I tell her with a sigh and make her sit in an empty seat.

"I know, but I had to come. It’s Izzy’s eighteenth birthday. Plus, they aren't too bad,"she says, resting a hand on her stomach.

I don’t want to say Maisy is huge now, but she is. She’s overdue now by three days, and her bump looks so much bigger than the rest of her. She has been struggling with headaches and swollen feet for weeks. The midwives keep saying it’s all normal and her blood pressure is fine, so I shouldn’t worry, but I do.

"You sure?" I ask, brushing a kiss on her forehead, unable to stay mad at her for long.

"Yep." She grins up at me.

"Would you like a drink?" I ask Allie and Maisy, who both nod at me.

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