SO CLOSE AND STILL SO FAR
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Chapter 1
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Mitchie looked down at her bare feet that were hanging off of the examining table and sighed heavily. She hated this. No matter how many times she went through this, it never got easier. It had happened to her three times before. Three times. Something no one should ever go through. She had gone through this once right after she and Shane had gotten engaged, again after she and Shane returned from his US tour, and again right around Christmas time. All those times she had gone through pregnancies, and all those times they ended in tragedy.
"Are you okay?" asked Shane from his seat in the corner of the room. Mitchie looked over at her fiancée of over two and a half years and shrugged.
"I'll tell you as soon as the doctor gets back," said Mitchie. No sooner did those words leave her mouth, the doctor walked in with a cream colored file in her hand and a smile on her face.
"Mitchie, it's nice to see you again," smiled the doctor as she walked in. Mitchie nodded with a weak smile, too nervous to speak.
"Did the test results come back?" asked Shane.
"Yes they did, and congratulations are due to both of you, you're having a baby," smiled the doctor, Mitchie's head perked up as she looked over at Shane, who was also smiling,
"Really?" asked Mitchie.
"Yes, you are about 18 weeks along now," said the doctor as she looked down at the file in her hand.
"That far along?" asked Mitchie, quite surprised that she stayed pregnant passed the three month mark (which is when she usually lost the baby).
"Yes, which explains why you've gained weight," smiled the doctor. She took a deep breath then sat on her rolling chair, "But now the bad news."
"There's bad news?" asked Shane.
"Unfortunately yes, Mitchie, since you've lost three babies prior, you need to be closely moderated during this pregnancy, meaning that you'll need to come here every week for check ups, and you are at a higher risk for illness."
"Okay," said Mitchie, ringing her one hand in her other. Shane stood up and stood against the examining table, holding Mitchie's hand in his.
"And there's something else you two need to know," said the doctor as she fixed her glasses with a sad look on her face.
"What is it?" asked Shane with a nervous edge in his voice.
"Well, there's a chance you could die from an illness if it caries itself out through the birth,"
"What?" asked Mitchie as she felt her body flush.
"You can die in childbirth in layman terms."
"D-die?" stuttered Mitchie. Shane felt his body go numb. He had and Mitchie had a feeling for awhile that she was pregnant again, but hearing for sure that she was pregnant was the greatest thing, but now that she might die in birth…He felt his stomach twist and turn into as knot and felt bile rise in his throat. No, this had to be a mistake.
"This has to be a mistake, she can't die," said Shane, looking up at the doctor.
"I wish it was sir, but the test don't lie. But we're gonna do everything for Mitchie so that she stays healthy throughout this whole pregnancy. And just look at the Brightside of this, in exactly 24 weeks, you'll have your son or daughter to take care of!"
"But it won't be the same if I'm not here for it," thought Mitchie as a tear fell off of her face. She didn't want to leave this world yet; she had so much let to do. She was suppose to go on a world tour with Connect 3 next winter, go to the Caribbean, go back to Camp Rock as a vocal coach for the summer, have Christmas with her family, do everything that a person suppose to do! And now she has to take everyday like it might be her last? How could anyone possibly live like this?
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"Shane, I'm scared," said Mitchie as she and Shane drove home. Shane's grip of the steering wheel tightened as he looked over at his fiancée, who had her hand on her stomach that was softly rounding itself to a baby bump.
"Don't be, everything's going to be okay Mitchie. I promise," smiled Shane as he held Mitchie's hand tightly.
"Do you promise-promise?" asked Mitchie.
"I cross my heart and hope to die that you're gonna be around for our son/daughter," smiled Shane as a smile came onto Mitchie's face as well.
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Have you ever seen a normal story and it's prequel going on at the same time? lol.
wow this stories going to get emotional to write...but it's gonna be awesome :).
And it's only going to be a few chapters long, and some of the things that arise in "Daddy's Little and Unruly Girl" (or DLAUG for short), will be answered in this story.
R&R!
-Rose