Chapter 8: First Anniversary!

Morning Time at Sugarbaker's

Julia was still asleep, but Anthony was downstairs making them their favorite breakfast to share together on cozy little mornings like this one in particular today as it marked their first year as a married couple.

He was lost in his daydreams as he did not hear Julia come downstairs as she came and wrapped her arms around him as they shared a long, passionate kiss.

"Good morning baby." Anthony said as she smiled.

"Good morning darling." Julia said as she poured herself her usual decaf coffee as she sat down to read today's newspaper.

"How are my girls doing this morning?" Anthony asked as Julia slipped her glasses on. 

"We're both doing really well this morning, minus the occasional trips to the bathroom." Julia said as she rubbed her stomach.

''I can't believe that I'm about to be a father." Anthony said as Julia smiled.

"You're going to be great darling."

"So, we have a very exciting day planned for us."

"Yes we do."

"You wanna give me the run down again?"

"Every time I try to tell you what we're doing today, we wind up making love."

"That's because you run a very tight ship baby and you were turning me on as you were trying to explain the list of events today, but do tell me Mrs. Bouvier what we'll be doing today." Anthony said.

"Well, right now we are having breakfast and after we gotta get dressed because we have a full day ahead of us."

"And after dinner tonight, it's you, me and a can of whipped cream." Anthony said as Julia scoffed.

"Well, we have a few deliveries to get out and then, we'll come back here and change."

"Hmm... Keep going."

"Then, we'll go to the new art gallery and go to dinner and after, back here to celebrate with a bottle of sparkling apple cider to toast to our first wedding anniversary."

"Well, I know you will be starving by the time I stop spoon feeding Ms. Frickey's iguana."

''Darling, have you ever wondered because I have and it seems that everyone one of our clients that we have some type of lizard and I believe all of them are iguanas."

"I have thought that and I have spoonfed every one of them." Anthony said as Julia laughed as he served her breakfast.

"It just gives you practice for when Presley gets older and we ween her off my breast and the bottle." Julia said as she took a bite of her eggs and toast.

"By the way, I got a call from an friend of yours and Suzanne's asking if you still wanted to attend her Lamaze Class seminar."

"Oh yes, she was mine and Hayden's birthing class instructor when I was pregnant with Payne and I called her the other day to see if she had a spot available for us."

"Baby, you already know all this stuff."

"Darling, it'll be good for you to know what will happen when I go into labor and we go to the hospital."

"I just want you to know that I'm scared about what might happen."

"And it's okay to be scared because I am too." Julia said as he walked over to her side of the island and gently pulled her to him as his hands rested on her stomach.

"I worry I won't be good enough for you or her."

"Anthony, you are a great husband and father, we love you so much and I could not ask God for more than what he has given me. I have everything that I always wanted and so much more." Julia said as she kissed him.

"Thank you baby for always reassuring me that no matter what, I will always be good at something."

"That's because you are great at so many things."

"I love you Mrs. Bouvier."

"I love you too Mr. Bouvier."

...

They had just come downstairs when the door opened and in came Mary Jo and Charlene chattering about something like usual.

"Good morning ladies." Anthony said.

"Good morning Anthony and by the way, happy anniversary to one of my favorite couples." Mary Jo said as Julia smiled.

"Thank you Mary Jo and Charlene."

"We could have just taken the day off to let you two spend the day together."

"Well, that's awfully sweet of you but Anthony has to go spoonfeed an iguana while we work on renovating Ms. Frickey's bathroom." Julia said as Anthony just looked at her.

"Where's Suzanne?"

"Probably having brunch at the country club."

"I wish I was there." Mary Jo said.

"Me too." Charlene said.

"I'm sorry y'all don't wanna go to Ms. Frickey's house, but we have to because she signed a contract." Julia said

"Are y'all ready to go?" Anthony said.

"Yes." All three of them said, dreading the inevitable process of laying ceramic tile.

...

Anthony was still feeding Ms. Frickey's iguana when Julia walked in and looked at him as he had his back turned to her.

"Ya know something man, you are giving me practice for when my daughter comes into this world."

Julia stood there, just watching and admiring him as he fed the iguana more lettuce.

"Alright man, I'm gonna put you back in your cage and go help the ladies lay tile and hope Julia is not being too bossy."

"Actually darling, I'm right behind you." Julia said as she looked at Anthony.

"Hey baby. How long have you been standing there?" Anthony asked her.

"Not long darlin'." Julia said as she crossed the room and fused their lips together.

"I wish we were at home right now."

"I know and we have all night for that."

"Now, I want you to rest and let me go help the ladies finish laying the tile."

"Sounds wonderful."

"Well, her iguana is fed now and I'll try my best to hurry."

"No rush darlin'." Julia said as they kissed one last time before they both sauntered out of the room.

...

Before they knew it, they were done laying tile and they were back at the firm when the doorbell rang prior to Julia just sitting down while Anthony still had deliveries to make.

"Who could that be I wonder?" Julia asked as she heaved herself up from her office chair and opened the door to find a delivery boy standing their with flowers.

"A delivery for Mrs. Julia Sugarbaker-Bouvier?"

"That's me." Julia said as she smiled looking at the elegant floral arrangement in the vase.

"These are for you ma'am." The boy said as Julia smiled.

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." The boy said as Julia took the flowers and smiled real big as she shut the door behind her.

"In all the years that Ted and I were married, he only gave me flowers once."

"That's because your ex husband is a tasteless and useless being of a man." Julia said firmly without hesitation.

"Well, he gave me two kids and I will always treasure that."

"I still can't believe after all of us has been through, I never imagined, no offense Julia, that you and Anthony would become a couple, get engaged, get married and now, you're having a baby." Mary Jo said as Julia smiled as she at one point thought that too.

"Well, you know that I questioned myself on some days and it feels like a dream where I'll wake up and none of this would be true." Julia said as she placed the flowers in a vase with water and set it on her desk.

"I wonder how Payne is going feel about having another sibling?"

"He's excited!"

"I thought he'd be excited if it was a boy?"

"No, he likes the idea of having a sister."

"When is he coming home next?"

"Next month because my baby is turning twenty-two and I want to have him a party here."

"Is he bringing his wife?"

"Yes."

"But Julia, do us a favor and don't sing 'Sweet Georgia Brown'." Mary Jo said as the phone rang as she answered it as Julia smiled.

"I don't think I could right now anyway." Julia said as she rubbed her side.

...

Later on that evening

Anthony and Julia were at the new art museum when someone called upon their names as it turned out to be Bill and Charlene.

"Anthony, Julia!"

"Oh my goodness! What are y' all doing here?" Julia asked.

"Well I have been trying to get Bill into going to an art museum forever and when you kept on talking about before Anthony bought y'all those tickets, well I just had to tell Bill and here we are."

"We just thought we'd say hi and happy anniversary."

"Well thank you Bill and Charlene, there's nothing better than being marrying to the most gorgeous woman here in Atlanta and having our baby in a few months." Anthony said

"I can't believe it's been a year since y'all good married." Charlene said.

"I know, I'm so happy that sometimes it scares me too." Julia said as she smiled unbeknown to Anthony as he rubbed the small of her back.

"Well anyway, we're gonna go and y'all have a great night." Bill said as he hugged Julia and shook Anthony's hand.

...

They had arrived home at little after ten as Anthony parked their car in the driveway as he turned to her as they made eye contact.

"Baby, are you sure you're alright?"

"Yes darling, I just get emotional sometimes."

"Well, how about we go inside and get out of this frigid weather?"

"Sounds great!" Julia said as Anthony came over and opened the door for her.

"Now, let's go prop those feet up on my lap while I rub them."

Hmm... I love that idea!" Julia said as Anthony unlocked the door as they stepped inside.

"Honey?" Julia questioned as she sat down with her hands moving all over her stomach.

"What's wrong baby?" Anthony asked as he noticed the sad tone in her voice.

"Thank you for everything baby, for loving me through every moment of each day and night, whether it's good or bad, mostly when I get emotional too." Julia said as Anthony sat down beside of her on the couch.

"I'll love you till the end of time baby and I love spending every moment we can together. Now baby, happy anniversary and to many more and I can't wait for our baby girl to come."

"Happy anniversary darling, now how about we retire to our bedroom and end the night with one last gift?" Julia questioned as he helped her up onto her feet and descended up the stairs and she eagerly pulled him in for the kisses he placed on her lips earlier today.

...

They were in the middle of a passionate kiss when Anthony forgot the one thing that he knew Julia craved at the earliest times of the mornings as he stopped what he was doing as Julia looked at him.

"What is it? Do you hear something?" Julia asked as she panicked.

"No no baby, I forgot something downstairs earlier."

"If it's another gift, it can wait. I can't." Julia said as Anthony pushed her dress up over her stomach and quickly took it off.

"Not even if it's one of your favorite treats?" Anthony asked as she smiled.

"I'm not hungry baby."

"I'll just be a few moments and I'll get some fruit because I know you were craving it earlier." Anthony said as he quickly got up.

Julia sat up on the bed in her scarlet satin slip as she looked at herself in her vanity mirror and seen how her stomach looked bigger in the reflection.

"Your daddy knows me more than I know myself sometimes baby girl and we can't wait to have and hold you." Julia said as Anthony stood in the doorway as he crossed the room to turn on the CD player.

"May I have this dance Mrs. Bouvier?" Anthony asked as Julia smiled and held her hand out as a George Strait song played.

"I love this song." Anthony said as he held Julia close to him.

"I do too. We played this song at our wedding and that's when I knew that you were the one for me."

"Well, I wanted to bring some of that rosiness back to your cheeks and glitter like stars in the sky back into your eyes." Anthony said as she kissed him.

"Well you certainly did that baby." Julia said as she laid her head on his chest.

The song was soon over as Anthony picked Julia up and laid her down underneath their duvet comforter as her faint snoring filled the room as he climbed into bed after switching their CD player off.

"Happy first anniversary baby." He said as he could tell she was smiling the way the moonlight shown through their curtains into their room.

She cuddled up beside of him and he drifted off to sleep with her in dreamland.

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