Chapter 111

                                    

                                          


                          
June could be extremely hot, and though I wasn't working, my family kept me on a crazy schedule. I was just four months pregnant and barely coping with the tiny weight of my belly, my kidneys killed me all the time, because during the mornings I had to run from one place to another to deliver the kids. James was too busy finishing an album and I was left with everything while he finished his business. I felt exhausted. Taking Sarah to ballet, taking Tyler to kinder garden, sometimes running for doctor's appointments, coping with James's late hours that month. Even if he told me many times not to wait up for him, I wouldn't do it, because I wanted to spend some time of my day with him and talk and hear his voice.
                          
I parked my car in front of The Plant's Studios to meet James for lunch, then we would head to the doctor. That was something he would never miss. I greeted security and moved comfortably inside.
                          
"Hey Andrea." Bob Rock greeted me on the corridor. "Came alone today?"
                          
"Sarah is in the theater; she has her recital tonight and Tyler is in kinder garden. I do have the right to be quiet sometimes." I laughed.
                          
"I know... if I know!" He laughed too. "See you later." He waved disappearing outside. 
                          
I opened the door of the studio carefully and both James and Lars were sat at the mixing table listening to some tunes, Lily was sitting on her father's lap.
                          
"Aunt Andy." She yelled breaking the attention. Both men looked at me and I crouched in front of her first, kissing her.
                          
"Came with daddy today?" I asked her. 
                          
Lily was just growing beautifully. She was a mix of Belle and Lars, but she was just this adorable porcelain doll.
                          
"Yes." She giggled. "Is that a baby?" She asked pointing at my belly and I was about to nod when James spoke.
                          
"No Lily, there's a beach ball in there." He told her. 
                          
Lars smiled and looked down at his daughter who was looking at James rather serious and she even looked shocked. Lars laughed but didn't say a thing. Then Lily turned to me. 
                          
"Mommy has a baby in there." She said as if she was thinking.
                          
"And I do too sweetie, uncle James is lying to you." I told her.
                          
"LIAR!" She yelled at him and both men laughed loud. I kissed her and then kissed Lars.
                          
"How are you? James has been saying you feel tired?" He asked me.
                          
"It's the damn kidneys, and I still have a long journey to go." I told him. 
                          
Then I went to my husband, who stood up and opened his arms to receive me. As I clutched onto him, he closed his arms around me and held me close and then kissed my cheek tenderly and just after, he pulled away a bit and kissed my lips.
                          
"Do you wanna sit a bit, we just need to finish some things here." He said.
                          
"Sure." I said sitting on the couch behind them and Lily ran to sit on my lap. I played with Lily while James and Lars finished. Then James went to the bathroom and I was left alone with the Ulrich's. "Is Belle alright?" I asked Lars.
                          
"Working too much. Man, how do I get your friend to work less, when she's 7 months pregnant? She has been so tired, you know. Lily gives us a hand full of work, then she worries about going on court and stuff." Lars told me.
                          
"Don't go there Lars." I smiled. "If you don't want trouble, don't get in the middle of Belle and her job." I said.
                          
"I know!" He exclaimed with his eyes wide opened, in his very own style. "I just tried to tell her to slow down and she almost ripped my balls off for it." I began to laugh. "Don't laugh! I almost feared for my life!" He dramatized.