A Surprise Announcement
(It had just been a one night stand after a really tragic scenario. Nothing more than just that between me and Hardison! I had liked him for a very long time even though I would never admit to it. I think he likes me to because I don't think it would of happened otherwise. After Hardison had stopped Sophie and I from helping Nate when his father was killed (had gotten back to the office) we went back to my warehouse together and one thing led to another! This was how Parker described what had happened about one month ago.)
"Where is Parker? Nate exclaimed.
They were all sitting on the couch at the office on a Sunday morning and Eliot was getting impatient on waiting for Parker.
It had been about three weeks since they took down Latimer and his team and they now were done on there three week split.
"I think she is in the bathroom" Sophie said quickly as she got up.
She turned around and looked at the team.
A little streak of worry went through them all.
It wasn't like Parker to be late for a briefing without some significant reason (except when it is Christmas and she was busy making cookies or stealing jewels for the Christmas tree).
"I will go and check on her "Sophie said quickly with worry in her voice.
She slowly started to walk over to the white bathroom door.
They all watched her as she approached a little further towards the bathroom.
"Parker, sweetie, are you ok" Sophie said with her side to the door and her ear against the white wood.
"Parker, are you in there?" There was only a slight sound that sounded like vomiting coming from in there and then it went silent.
Eliot grunted and got up from his seat.
"You want me to kick down the door?" Eliot asked Sophie in a completely serious voice.
Sophie holds her breath and asks again.
"Parker, are you ok? Are you in there? There was no response.
It went dead silent.
"Do you think it is something serious" Sophie looked at Eliot.
"I don't know.
Even if it was do you really think Parker would tell us?" She knew he was right.
The sound of heaving from the bathroom filled the room.
Hardison and Nate stood up with frowns on both of there faces.
Sophie looked at Nate and then back at the door.
Silence filled the room again as the heaving stopped.
Sophie looked down at her hands.
None of them had seen her act like this before.
It was so uncommon but when she did it scared the crap out of all of them.
What if it was something serious? Nate thought.
"What if Eliot was right and it was something deadly?
"I am probably overeacting" Sophie said shying her head.
"Parker, can you hear me?" Sophie asked loudly one more time.
When there was no response from Parker for the third time, Hardison started to tremble.
She started continuessly to knock on the door.
Parker, I am coming in Sophie said in a mothering voice.
"Yes Eliot kick down the door.
" Sophie pleaded to Eliot fearing for Parker.
Eliot took a step back.
Suddenly the door swung wide open from the inside and Sophie didn't hesitate before walking in and shutting the door behind her and Eliot.
They found Parker sitting up against the tiled wall near the toilet.
Parker had been throwing up a lot and was very pale.
Sophie was pretty sure that since Parker only ate in small amounts anyway, that this was around all of yesterday's food and breakfast this morning (if she had any).
Sophie had a worried look on her face as she approached Parker.
Parker was shaking.
"Parker" Sophie said in a mothering voice to her.
"Are you ok?".
Sophie knelt down beside Parker.
Eliot knelt down on the other side of her.
As she got closer she could see that Parker had been crying.
Parker looked up at her with innocent eyes.
She was like a child forced to live in an adult world.
"I don't know" Parker whispered so low that if Sophie hadn't of been next to her she wouldn't of heard it.
Parker paused and stared at Eliot. "I will call you if I need you.
" Sophie looked at Eliot with on of those please go away so I can help my family looks.
Eliot stared back at her and grunted.
"Ok, but if you need me then just call and I will be there in seconds.
Parker waited for Eliot to be fully out the door before she started to talk to Sophie.
"I have been like this every morning for the past few weeks.
My boobs are really tender and I have missed a period which I have never done before".
Sophie looked at Parker as she said this.
Slightly shocked by the symptoms.
Parker stared at the floor.
She only knew one thing that could cause this.
"Parker, why didn't you tell someone about this?" Sophie whispered back to Parker.
She didn't want to startle her with a louder voice.
Parker was really scared.
Her eyes were red from all the crying and she was curled up in a ball in the corner.
So scared and confused that she was crying again which was very unlike Parker unless she had been physically seriously hurt or someone had died!
"Cause then I wouldn't of been able to do any jobs" Parker exclaimed with tears running down her face.
"I like stealing stuff and I didn't want this to affect they way you guys saw me.
I don't like being vunerable" Sophie looked at Parker.
Her cries now reduced to sobs.
"Let's get you cleaned up" Sophie said to the poor girl.
As she guided her to the tap to help her wash her face, she felt a tear of sympathy running down her face.
She felt so bad for Parker feeling awful like this but mainly because Parker didn't want to tell any of them that she was this bad.
Sophie was now in mother mode.
She cared deeply about the team and the people who were in it.
She was like the mother, Nate (in a strange way) was like a father, Parker and Eliot were like brother and sister.
Combined with the fact that you could see Parker in a relationship with Hardison from space.
She heated the tap so that it was just warm enough so that it was cool enough not to burn Parker but hot enough for it to have a soothing effect on her delicate skin.
As Sophie wet a flannel so Parker could wipe her face parker mumbled something under her breath.
Thank you for helping me when I need it most Sophie" She had never heard Parker say anything like that before and it stunned her.
When Parker was done she held her in her arms as she guided her to the door.
Parker was so thin and numb at the moment.
She hadn't been able to keep down fluids all morning and it was starting to take its toll.
She opened the door wide and walked Parker out of the bathroom just as Hardison had gotten up to check on the two of them.
It had been fifteen minutes since they had seen Sophie and about half an hour since they had seen Parker.
Parker walked out slowly with Sophie in her arms.
Eliot jumped as soon as he saw both of them.
Parker looked really pale and they were all worried now.
Eliot immediately jumped up off the couch and ran over to Sophie and Parker which seemed in a hurry.
Sophie mainly ignored the gesture with just a quick reply.
"Just girl stuff" Sophie said quickly as she rushed Parker out the door.
They finally got out the door and down the long hallway.
The walls were green and brown and the floors were made from a light coloured wood.
A smell of cookies and baking filled the air from a room up further.
Sophie and Parker made it to the elevator.
The ride down seemed like forever and Sophie felt Parker jump at every squeak and sound the elevator made.
Parker, running through her head, was up to her third way that she could get out of the elevator and back up to the office when they finally reached the ground floor.
They walked out of the elevator and past all the bypasses that were starting at them.
You could see from space that Parker wasn't well and people were staring because of it.
Finally, they both reached Sophie's red, shining car. Sophie gently put Parker in the passenger's side of the car and strapped her in.
She jumped in the driver's seat herself and started the car.
When they got on the road a bit Sophie asked "Parker is there any chance you could be pregnant?". Sophie was trying to keep her eyes on the road but she could see Parker's surprise out of the corner of her eye. Parker looked out the window. Realisation had just hit her in the face and it hurt like hell. She felt really stupid and dumb now. "I just had this one night stand with Hardison. It was late but we used protection. Could it have not worked? It was after Nate's dad died and we were not sure what was going to happen next with the team." Parker looked at the floor as she said this with disappointment in her eyes. She started to cry again. Sophie was shocked at this. She was absolutely stunned that either of them would go the whole way especially after their complicated relationship. There was an awkward silence in the car that was only broken by Parkers sobs until they stopped at the chemist. Sophie shut off the car and looked at Parker (who had stopped crying now) "Now Parker, I am going into the chemist to get you a pregnancy test. Would you like anything while I am in there?" Sophie said as she got out of the car and walked to the passenger's side. "Lots of chocolate" Exclaimed Parker with a small smile on her face. Sophie shut the passengers car door and ran into the chemist. Usually Sophie wouldn't do this but for this circumstance she agreed that parker needed a confidence boost and food so she gave in. Sophie hurried into the chemist and Parker couldn't see her anymore. A lot of worry went through Parker now. What if she was pregnant? It would change everything! Her whole life would be different. She would have to raise a child when she knew that in herself she knew no better than one now. Parker watched the bypasses until she saw Sophie paying at the counter.
When Sophie came back out a bit later she came out with a couple bags. "Now you need to take this pregnancy test first before I hand you the bag of chocolate. And just so you know I will probably never do this again!" Sophie said as she looked down at the bag of chocolate. Parker started at the grey, plastic bag like it was something from a candy store. (which in this case wasn't that far off. Her eyes were wide like a child when they see their Christmas presents from Santa. "How much chocolate did you get?" Parker exclaimed with joy. She looked up at Sophie with a smile larger than life on her face. Her normal personality was starting to show through again. "I came back with about one hundred bars. The people in there thought that I was crazy as I bought every chocolate bar in the shop!" Sophie said this with a big smile on her face as she got in the car. The car trip home was long and Parker was asleep for most of it. Dreaming of all that beautiful chocolate. Sweet, sweet chocolate which was unfortunately woken when she thought she heard a crying baby. "Where is the baby?" Parker asked. She had a smile on her face until she realised the task ahead of her. "What baby?" Sophie gasped. She couldn't believe what Parker had just asked. "I thought I heard a baby crying" Parker said innocently. It just occurred to her that it must of been a part of the dream. Sophie smiled a little before saying "Parker, you were just dreaming. There is no baby crying. Your brain is processing the thought that you might be pregnant. That is all!". Without any further questions Parker fell back into her deep sleep about her eating all of this beautiful chocolate. When they finally arrived at Sophie's apartment Parker woke up. "Now Parker" Sophie said in a comforting yet stern voice. Let's go upstairs and get this done before I give you any chocolate ok?". Parker tilted her head and obeyed.
They walked in through the spacious building lobby. Parker had butterflies in her stomach and worry in her heart. Each step becoming more of a burden and more nerve racking. They finally reached the shiny elevator. Parker pressed the button fifteen times before Sophie slapped her hand away. Sophie lived in the penthouse apartment right at the top of the apartment block. Parker thought that it was awesome that just the right height to jump from, with a harness of course. "Parker" Sophie called. All of the worry in Parkers stomach had come back now. She started to walk towards Sophie. She tried to gulp back the worry but it just wasn't going away. "Now Parker, here it is. Now basically just pee on this stick and let me know as soon as you're done ok?" Sophie said this as she handed Parker the pregnancy test. Parker looked at it like it was something alien. She made her way to the bathroom and Sophie followed behind. "Now I will be right outside this door if you need me ok" Sophie said to Parker in a comforting voice that made her feel a little better. At least if she was pregnant then Sophie would be there for her no matter what. This was nerve racking for the both of them! Around two minutes later Sophie heard the flush of her toilet and Parker came zooming out. She took Parker to sit down on her comfortable leather couch and handed her the bag of chocolate. Parkers face lit up so bright you could almost see it from a mile away. Before Sophie could blink Parker had downed the first two bars and her worry had temporarily gone away. Sophie held the test while Parker devoured the a little chocolate. It was funny seeing her like this. So happy and bright. "So what does it say? Let me guess, I am not pregnant!" Parker said this with a big smile on her face. Sophie looked at the test. "Parker, you're pregnant!" Sophie exclaimed happily. If only Parker was as happy as Sophie. The smile faded off Parkers face when Sophie said this. Her heart in her mouth now. "Parker, are you ok? I thought I had lost you there for a second!" Sophie said while waving her hand in front of Parker. "S-so w-wha-what do I do now" Parker stuttered to Sophie. She started to cry again. Sophie hugged Parker tightly. "Well, you need to get some rest now but tomorrow we will go to the doctors and discuss your options". Parker's cries now reduced to sobs. Parker slowly fell asleep in Sophie's lap as she stroked her hair. "There is nothing we can do till tomorrow sweetie." We will just have to wait till then".