For those who don't know a onesie(at least the kind I'm talking about) are shirts for babies that have snaps between the legs so they don't ride up.

Also I know I did a sucky job writing about her being pregnant, but I don't know much about being pregnant. Childcare however is a different matter. That I do know about.

Enjoy the story! Avery L.

Two days into Elodie's life and we finally got to go home. I had dressed her in a grey onesie with a fox on it and a pair of minty green pants. I put the little pink hat on her head too then gently wrapped her in her blanket and picked her up. Jack knocked and walked in.
"You ready?"
"Yup."
"Great. Let's hit the road." He led the way out of the room and down the hall. Zack and Leo were waiting for us by the car. And then we were driving home. I sat in the back, obviously, and kind of tuned out of their conversation. Elodie was beautiful. A little bit of soft dark hair adorned her head and her eyes were a very dark blue, unfortunately inherited from the man that raped me, but she was beautiful either way.
"So," Jack started and glanced at me in the rear view mirror, "I never asked where you got her name."
"I found Elodie on a baby name website and Jane was my Mom's middle name. I thought about using her first name, but Elodie Jane sounded better than Elodie Marissa did." Jack nodded.
"Did you ever pick a name in case she'd been a boy?"
"Yeah. I had one picked out shortly after I found out I was pregnant. Christopher Aiden.
Christopher for my dad and Aiden for Leo." I looked at him and smiled. He blushed and gave me a shy smile.
"I just realized I don't know your middle name." Jack said.
"Annalise. Remember? My first name is Juliet."
"Oh yeah."
"Why do you go by your middle name?" Zack asked.
"After my parents died I started using it. It just didn't feel right being Juliet anymore. I didn't want people to use the nicknames they'd had for me." He nodded. "What's your middle name?" I asked.
"Steven." I giggled. "What?"
"Zachary Steven Merrick." I said and then giggled again.
"I think you need more sleep, because that really wasn't funny." That just made me laugh harder. Then Jack turned on music for the last few minutes of our trip. We pulled into the driveway I smiled. Home. I got out and Jack got Elodie. I wasn't supposed to lift anything heavier than her, which included her car seat. I grabbed my bag and walked up the steps. I unlocked the door and opened it. I smiled and set my bag down. It was good to be home. Jack brought Elodie in and set her on the table. I fed Elodie shortly after that and then Zack made lunch for us.
  As we sat around the table eating our lunch I felt overwhelming happiness. I had a family. An amazing, crazy, weird, wonderful family.
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The next few days things seemed fine, but Jack was really quiet. He hardly spoke at all. He spent more time in his room. By my fourth day home I knew something was definitely not right. I'd hardly seen him at all.
"Should I be worried about Dad?" I asked Zack during lunch.
"There's a lot happening in his life right now and I think he just needs some time to adjust." I nodded and picked at my lunch for a few more minutes before going to feed Elodie.
  As I sat in the rocking chair in her room I began to wonder if Jack was going to kick me out. One part of me, the rational part, said of course he wouldn't. He loved me. He wouldn't kick me out. But the other part, said this is what happens when teenagers get pregnant. They get kicked out and have to live on their own.
I distracted myself by singing to Elodie while I fed her. Then took her to the living room and asked Zack to watch her for a few minutes while I cleaned up the kitchen and started a load of laundry.
I didn't see Jack till supper time. He came, he ate, and then he went back to his room. For the next few hours I could hear him playing his guitar. It was the same song over and over again. A very sad sounding song. I really wished that he would talk to me.
By ten o'clock I went to bed with no idea just how shitty the next day would be.

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