Chapter 4
On the other side of the cafeteria, Amethyst and Garnet exchange looks before both stand up without a without a word and walk away from the table. Garnet heads toward Rose and Amethyst goes to chase after Pearl.
“Where are they going?” Opal questions.
“Don’t worry about that babe. If I know my cousins, they probably just went to help out their friends,” Sugilite says and places a gentle kiss on her girlfriend’s cheek.
Jasper looks between her baby sister chasing after that emotional Pearl girl and her older sister who is now engaged in a conversation with Garnet. 'Why did I not know she was friends also with Rose?' Jasper thinks to herself.
“Rose?” Garnet calls softly out to the larger woman.
“Oh Garnet,” Rose says and throws her arms around Garnet’s neck in a hug. Garnet catches her and slowly wraps her arms around her.
“You told her?” Garnet questions.
Rose nods her head and mumbles something into Garnet’s curly afro.
"Rose, I can't understand you," Garnet says and slowly rubs soothing circles on Rose's back.
Rose pulls her face away from Garnet's hair. "Is she going to be okay?"
Garnet smiles slightly and pushes Rose back enough to see her. "It'll take a while, but she'll be fine. But we can't worry about her, how are you and Steven?" Garnet reaches out and places a gentle hand on Rose's stomach.
Rose smiles and blushes at Garnet's gesture. As Garnet pulls back, Rose quickly grabs her hand and moves it to the side of her stomach. "He's kicking, can you feel him?"
Garnet smiles at the feeling. It's slight but she can still feel the tiny kicks that Steven is giving his mother.
"He's going to be strong," Garnet says.
"Especially with you as his Godmother."
Garnet freezes and looks up at Rose. Garnet removes her hand from Rose's stomach and allows it to drop to her side.
"Garnet?" Rose asks with big worried eyes. "You don't have to be the godmother if you don't want to. I just thought-," Garnet interrupts by grabbing Rose's hands.
"No, no, it's fine. I would be honored to be little Steven's godmother."
Rose smiles her biggest smile and wraps Garnet in a tight hug.
"Oh, thank you Garnet. He's going to love you."
Garnet smiles. "I already love him."