Episode Eight: Things Arise

 

My reflection was hideous as I stared into the bathroom mirror. I had a birds nest in my hair and bags under my eyes. I've never felt so horrible in my life. Something was stirring in my stomach, quickly I dashed to the toliet and threw up practically everything I ate yesterday.

"Are you okay Liz?" I saw Nick standing in the bathroom doorway already freshened up with a clean shirt and a pair of jeans.

"Does it look like i'm okay?" I snapped.

"Fine deal with it your own way I'm going out," he said walking away.

I stood there with my jaw wide open. Tell a guy you love him and suddenly he turns into super jerk. Washing myself up I got dressed. Then I realized something, my time of the month hasn't been coming for the past two months and I was supposed to have it last week.

Man, why am I so stupid?

I really wanted to talk to someone but I have no *real* friends. They don't even know about Nick. Flipping through Nick's address book I searched for Kevin's number. At the moment he seems like the perfect person to talk to.

***

I sat across from Kevin in the cafe sipping my berry smoothie. The sweet smell of coffee filled the air.

"Thanks for taking the time to listen to me Kev,"

"No prob," he said taking a sip from his cup of coffee.

I sighed and stared down the smoothie swirling it with my straw, "I don't get it, I said 'I love you Nick' last night and a look of shock came over him."

"Maybe he's scared,"

"How could he be scared? We've been lovers for almost two months now and goodness sakes I live with him! I want more. I want a relationship. Not a relationship based on only screwing, which is what we have. I want him to love me not fuck me,"

"Tell him then,"

"But see... I don't know how to tell him, it's all my fault, if I hadn't been so forward and so eager to have him things would be going at a normal pace, and almost everything we do... I end up giving in,"

"When did you start thinking about this? I mean I personally thought you wanted him for his body and nothing more," he said leaning back in his chair.

"I did at first, he was everything I wanted, he helped me forget about my past and he just made me happy, also the thought....,"

"The thought of what? You can tell me, I promise I won't tell Nick, "

I looked Kevin in the eye making sure I wasn't making a mistake of telling him what I think was happening to me.  Taking one long sip of my berry smoothie, "Kevin I think i'm pregnant."

"Are you sure? Haven't you guys tried contraceptives?"

"No......,"

"Geez Liz, you're only like twenty, haven't you thought of the consequences?"

"I know, I know, and there's another teensy weensy little problembo... I'm not sure if it's Nick's,"

Kevin nearly choked on his coffee.

"Excuse me? Who else could it be's?" he said while coughing.

I looked down at my berry smoothie, "Well, I kinda had a threesome with Brian involved."

"Oh... man Liz, I don't know what to tell you, why don't you go to the doctors, but i'm pretty sure it's Nick's,"

"I'm scared and I don't want to do it alone, and if it is Nick's I don't want him to be forced to be with me just cause I have his kid, I want him to love me,"

"Fine I'll go with you,"

"Thanks again Kev and if i'm not having a baby then promise me you won't tell a soul about what happened today,"

***

I was at Kaiser with Kevin the following day. Sitting Indian style on the bed I waited for my doctor to tell me the news. My doctor is very cool she's a very wacky person.

"Well Liz, it looks like you're in the early stages of pregnancy," Dr. Smith said pointing at the  monitor. I saw a little squishy thingy moving.

"Oh....," was all I could say.

"Are you the father?" Dr. Smith asked Kevin.

"No, i'm a good friend,"

"Oooookay," she said.

"Doc, i'm in this ugly dilema, see the reason the father isn't it here cause I have no idea whose it is... and maybe is there any way we could find out,"

"Thanks to modern technology there is, do you know the possible father's bloodtype?" she asked while scribbling down more notes.

"No I don't know,"

"Is he a Kaiser patient?"

I turned my attention to Kevin," Is Nick a Kaiser patient?"

"I think so...," Kevin said tentatively.

"Well, I'll have the nurses look up his file what's his name?"

"Nickolas Gene Carter,"

She scribbled his name down and looked up," I'll be sure to tell you in a few days."

Dr. Smith left and I quickly changed out of the hospital gown and met up with Kevin in his car and he drove me back to Nick's house. I jogged up the steps and slipped inside. Going upstairs to the bedroom I saw Nick sleeping like a baby. He looked so innocent and so peaceful.

I sat by him brushing away the strands on blonde hair that fell onto his face. Glancing at the clock it was already seven and the sun was already gone. Feeling really dirty I walked over to the bathroom and stepped into the bath tub letting the hot water wash over my body.

Looking down at my stomach, I rubbed my hand across it, I couldn't believe it, me, soon-to-be mom. My mom is going to have a heart attack when she finds out her only daughter is having a baby and isn't even married yet. I can imagine her yelling at me.... I felt a pair of warm hands on my shoulders.

"AHHHHH!!!!!!" I turned around to see Nick's naked body.

"Shhhh, it's only me," Nick said putting his finger to my lips.

"You scared the hell out of me Nick," I said taking a breath of relief, "I thought you were sleeping."

"I was until I felt someone's hands on my face and then I heard the shower running and I decided I wanted to feel that someone's hands in other places than my face," he smiled.

"And who is this someone?" I asked playfully.

"You, baby,"  he said cupping my head in his hands and pressing his lips onto mine.

I nearly laughed when he said 'baby.' Let's just hope it's his baby in me.

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