Chapter Nineteen -- The Unexpected Gift
<Hello, Loretta?> Michelle picked up the phone.
"Yea, hi Michelle. Can I make an appointment with you tomorrow?"
<Sure... hmm... let see... how about 2 in the afternoon?>
"Okay... thanks Michelle, I'll see you tomorrow then."
I arrived there on time and told Michelle about all the things I felt.
~ A week later ~
"Hello?" I picked up the phone.
<Loretta? It's Michelle>
"Hey Michelle..."
<Lori, your check up report is out, wanna come pick it up?>
"okay... I'll be there in 20 minutes."
~ Michelle's office -- 1:30 pm ~
"Hi Michelle..."
"Hey Lori... congratulations! You're three months pregnant."
"My guess is right..."
"Anything wrong Lori?"
"Honestly Michelle, I don't know how to tell Nick, I'm not sure if he's ready for this..."
"Lori... you gotta let him know, I mean, he's the father of the baby."
"This is something unexpected... So many things are gonna change before I could handle them."
"Lori..." Michelle said, looking really worried.
"Anyways, thanks Michelle... I will handle this... Bye."
I left her office, walking slowly to the parking garage, and I drove home. As I walked in the door, someone held me in his arms.
"Hi Lori! I'm home!" It was Nick. He could sense that something is wrong. "Hey Lori... what's wrong?" He looked at me with worries in his eyes.
I cried really hard in his arms. After a while, I wiped my tears and said "Nick, let me help you to unpack the stuff."
"Hold on Lori... what's wrong? Why are you crying... anything happened while I was gone?" He asked.
"No... nothing... I was just too happy to see you." I replied with a fake smile.
That night, I was getting a drink from the refrigerator while Nick held me from the back.
"Hey baby..." He kissed me on the cheek. But all of a sudden, I wanted to throw up, so I rushed to the bathroom. When I came out, Nick was standing there, looking at me really seriously. "Lori... please tell me what's going on..."
"Nick... I already told you... I'm fine..."
"Lori... are you sure you don't have something to tell me?"
"No... Nick... nothing." I walked up to the bedroom. While I was walking upstairs, I said, "Nick.. I'm tired... I'll go sleep now." He didn't reply me, he just sat quietly on the couch.
I lied down on the bed and sonner, I heard Nick coming into the bedroom and lied down beside me.
~ Valentine's Day (the next day) ~
I woke up and Nick was already not at home.
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