"That's terrific!" Mackenzie exclaimed upon hearing my "good" news.
"Does Brian know?" MacKenzie asked.
"No..."
"Why don't you seem happy about it, Kirsten."
I sighed, "Mac...if I tell you...don't get upset..."
"K."
"Do you realize the child inside me could very well be AJ."
Angry boiled inside of MacKenzie when she thought about it that way.
"Are you going to ask them to take a paternity test?"
"MacKenzie!"
"It's the sensible thing to do."
"Brian might call off the engagement if he finds out I'm carrying AJ's baby. I'm 4 months pregnant, at least, I can't have an abortion."
"You wouldn't."
Kirsten sighed, "No, I doubt I would. I'm just scared about how Brian is going to react."
"Well you need to go to a doctor and get checked out and make sure everything is going ok..."
"Will you go with me?" Kirsten asked fearfully.
"Of course, whatever you decide to do... I'm behind you every step of the way."
Kirsten hung up and emerged from the bathroom.
"Hey sweetie." Brian kissed her forehead, "are you feeeling ok? You don't look well..."
Kirsten smiled weakly, "I'm fine baby, just tired."
"Come lie with me on the couch, I'll rub your back."
Brian sat down and Kirsen laid her head in his lap. He stroked her golden strands and began massaging her shoulders.
"I love you so much." Kirsten said sleepily.
"I love you too," Brian kissed her head and continued his massage until she fell asleep.
*@ the doctor's*
"Ms. Johnson," a nurse called from inside a door.
"This is it," Kirsten whispered to MacKenzie. MacKenzie squeezed her hand and the two walked into the office nervously.
The nurse weighed Kirsten and took her blood pressure and led her and MacKenzie to a private room.
The doctor entered shortly after, "So Kirsten, how far along do you think you are?"
"About 4 months..."
"You shouldn't have waited this long."
"I just never got around to taking a home test, it never occured to me that I could be pregnant,"
"Where is the father?" The doctor questioned.
MacKenzie glanced at Kirsten, "He's at home,"
"He didn't want to be here for your first ultrasound?"
"He has a busy schedule," Kirsten smiled hoping the doctor would drop it.
"Conception date?" the doctor questioned.
"Unknown,"
"We can do tests and tell you if you'd like to know."
"No, that's not necessar--"
"Yeah, it's quite necessary," MacKenzie snapped.
Kirsten looked at her confused, MacKenzie mouthed, 'AJ.' Kirsten got her message.
"Yeah, I would like to know the conception date."
"We'll take those tests today and we'll call you near the end of the week with the results."
"That sounds good."
"For now, lie back so we can make sure things are running smoothly inside that tummy of yours."
Kirsten laid back as the doctor began feeling her stomach with a gooey, round isturment. She turned to look at the monitor.
"What's that blob?" Kirsten asked pointing to something on the monitor.
"That blob, is your child," the doctor informed her.
Kirsten gasped, "wow..." she reached her hand up to the monitor and felt. "That's my baby..." she whispered to MacKenzie.
"I know sweetie, I know..."
After Kirsten's appointment the two decided to go to lunch at a little cafe.
"So..." MacKenzie began.
"I don't know yet," Kirsten sighed and looked down at her food.
"Listen, I'm not trying to scold, but you need to tell Brian... it could very well be his baby!"
"And it could very well not."
"Do you want this baby to be AJ's?" MacKenzie asked suspiciously.
"Of course not. I love Brian more than anything and the last thing I would want is to be the mother of a baby other than his."
"And you've ruled out abortion?"
"Of course..."
"What about adoption?"
"It still wouldn't make up for the fact that I'd be giving birth to someone else's baby."
MacKenzie sighed symptathetically.
"I'm so scared..."
"Do you know both of the conception dates?"
"They were right after each other."
"Ok... when?"
"Howie's BBQ was May...?"
"May 11th."
"So... if it's AJ's the conception date would be the 10th..."
"Brian's... the 11th?"
"Exactly."
"This is going to be the longest week," MacKenzie commented.
"Don't I know it..." Kirsten said in aggreement.
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