I'm Not That Perfect

"Babies R Us? I was joking, Austin." I rolled my eyes as he parked in front of the store.
"You’re about to pass the first trimester, Ave. We're going to have a little Avestin baby in six and a half months." He said seriously. "It's time to get ready."
"Avestin? How old are you?" I asked.
"Come on. We've got a baby boy to shop for." He replied.
"You're so dead set on it being a boy." I shook my head.
"It will be!" Austin grinned, taking my hand. "Aren't you excited?"
"Of course I am." I smiled. "Where should we start?"
"Paint. What color do we want?" Austin asked.
"Something neutral." I thought. "Green? I like green. Maybe a pale green?"
"Sounds good." Austin agreed. We were looking at the paint for a while when we were interrupted.
"Hi, Austin? I'm a massive fan." Three girls approached us, looking at Austin. I continued browsing paint while Austin talked to them; I preferred being behind the scenes.
"Avery? Will you be in our picture?" One of them asked.
"Oh. Sure." I beamed, stepping in.
"What are you doing here?" The oldest girl asked.
Austin looked at me. He knew I didn't particularly like our every move being scrutinized by his fans. "Just looking." He shrugged.
I rolled my eyes. Just looking? What am awful excuse.
"You don't think they'll think-" I started after they'd left.
"If they start telling all their friends and the word gets out then oh well. It's bound to happen sometime, Ave. You're starting to show. Don't worry about it. You shouldn't be stressing about anything right now." He said in an attempt to soothe me.
"Yeah. Right." I nodded.
**
Wrong. Word leaked by that night. It was all over tumblr and spreading.
"Austin Robert Carlile!" I yelled.
He ran in after a moment. "What is it?"
"Read this." I hissed.
“Bands gossip dot tumblr dot com. Ha ha ha.” Austin laughed. “Oh, right. Okay. It’s a baby for Austin Carlile and girlfriend Avery Carter! They were spotted a baby supply store in Los Angeles today and when asked with what they were doing, responded with ‘just looking’. Maybe the kid was supposed to be kept quiet. Maybe it was an accident. Who knows? She’s definitely looking larger than usual and showing- Oh, come on! Why are you reading this anyways?”
“Chloe sent it to me.” I sighed.
“Look at me.” He instructed. I did and he took out his phone and took my picture.
“What are you doing?” I asked.
austincarlile: The word is out! Me and Avery are expecting. There’s gonna be a little Avestin baby in six months. I love her so much, thanks for all your support.
“Cute. Very cute. There’s a fourteen year old girl out there crying and plotting my death right now.” I said.
“They love you almost as much as I do.” He smiled, kissing my temple. “I told you not to stress. Stress is bad for mommies.”
“Everyone knows now. I guess it’s not so bad.” I said slowly.
“Guess who’s flying in next week?” He asked.
“Who?”
“My dad!” He cried.
“Really?” I asked.
“Yeah. He wants to help and stuff.” Austin shrugged.
"Cool. We need it." I sighed.
"Hey. Everything's going to be fine,alright? More than alright. Perfect." He said.

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