#thread:dixie

the girl was led into the room by a nurse, “go ahead and lay down ms. smith.” she chirped. “the doctor will be with you in a moment.” she added and left the room. dixie looked over at arty, “thank you for coming with me.” she breathed out and her hand reached over for arty’s. things seemed to be going really well for the two of them. they both took the day off to come to this appointment and to go look at some houses, “i’m nervous.” she admitted, her fingers playing with his. “i want this baby with you.” she added, her eyes on his. she hoped she wouldn’t lose it but she knew there was no way for them to really know until the doctor got in here and told them what was going on. “you’ll still love me if...you know, i lose it right?”

dixie’s belly was decently sized at this point and it was obvious underneath her apron. their growing baby decided that they wanted something sweet and so she didn’t hesitate to waddle in between the boxes that were placed in their new house in the middle of the night to bake something that would satisfy her craving. she was in the middle of mixing the cupcake batter together when a very sleepy looking arty joined her in the kitchen and she smiled at the sight, “go back to bed, honey. i’ll be there in a little while.” she promised.

dixie had been out of it for most of the day and that was mostly due to her period being a week late and the fear of a positive pregnancy test. it wasn’t that she didn’t want a baby with arty, because she definitely wanted a family with the man she was madly in love with, but she’d hoped maybe they’d be married before any babies came along. she was sitting on the couch, her legs tucked underneath her and a cup of tea in her hand when she heard the front door open. she jumped, shifting to grab her phone so that arty wouldn’t see how out of it she was. she was sure he’d be able to tell though, especially since he knew her better than anyone else. she cleared her throat, “hey,” she breathed out. “how was your day?” she asked, pursing her lips. 

it wasn’t often that dixie and arty ever fought but the two of them were still getting used to some of each others habits when it came to living with each other. “arty, there’s literally a hamper right outside of the bathroom door. why do you insist on leaving your clothes wherever you strip them off?” dixie asked and normally, she would’ve just picked it up because it really didn’t bother her but she’d had an off day. it seemed like she couldn’t do anything right and she hated that feeling. she just was too much of a people pleaser to let that roll off her back. either way, it caused her to take her frustration out on the one person who didn’t deserve it and she hated herself for that. it’d even gotten as heated to where arty had moved to the couch for the night. she tried sleeping in bed by herself but after hours of tossing and turning, she got up and went to join her best friend on the couch. she sighed and climbed into his arms, her body curling into his. “i’m sorry.” she mumbled.

dixie trusted arty and so when he picked her up from the boutique after she closed up the shop, she hopped right in the truck and let him take her to whatever he had planned for valentine’s day. he had yet to tell her where they were going but there was something a little exciting about him wanting to surprise him. her fingers were intertwined with his and she had a smile resting on her lips. she had a gift for him tucked inside of her purse and she almost couldn’t wait to give it to him. it was corny but she hoped he’d like it regardless. she furrowed her eyebrows once they parked and looked around, “arty, there’s nothing out here.” she pointed out and looked at him, “what’re we doing here?” she questioned her boyfriend. 

dixie couldn’t believe it was her first christmas with arty as his girlfriend. the thought sent butterflies straight to her stomach and she knew it wouldn’t be that different but regardless, she was excited to see where it could go. they’d decided on going to her family’s house on christmas eve the next day would be spent with his family. “there you are.” she breathed out, hugging her coat closer and sitting next to him on the porch step. “did you get tired of davis teasing you about us?” she teased and leaned into him, her head on his shoulder and her hand resting on his knee. things were pretty natural between the two of them and she was thankful for that. “i hope my parents aren’t being too overbearing about it either. it’s like, everyone knew it was going to happen except us she laughed a little and then looked up at him and pulled a small gift out of her pocket and pushed it toward him, “this isn’t, you know, your actual gift but i saw it and wanted to get it for you.”

she really didn’t mean to be so clingy but ever since making things official with arty, she couldn’t help it. it was as if the girl was trying to make up for lost time, especially since they’d spent so much time pushing their feelings back and remaining friends. dixie squinted as the sun slipped in through the curtain’s of her bedroom and she turned, a sleepy smiling appearing on her face as she felt arty’s arms around her. a small sigh of content left her lips and she pressed her face into his neck, her arms going around his waist as she left an innocent kiss against his skin. she was almost positive he was still asleep and that was okay. she enjoyed being this close to him. there were butterflies in her stomach just being this close to him and she really couldn’t believe it took them as long as it did to realize their feelings for reach other. she pulled her face back from his neck slightly and pecked his lips a couple of times, just wanting some attention before they had to get up and go to work.