Coop, I have To Tell You Something: Part One
Written By Natasha Hagan
Disclaimer: I do not own Private Practice or the characters within, they are creations of Shonda Rhimes and I am simply borrowing them for my own entertainment.
(This scene starts from the 4x18 episode still of Charlotte and Cooper holding hands. This is my interpretation of what I think could happen.)
(Charlotte grabs Cooper's hands into hers and rubs them because she is fidgety about what she has to tell him. She is also very nervous and excited at the same time and wonders how he will react to the news.)
Charlotte: (takes a deep breath in) Coop I have to tell you something...
(Cooper looks very concerned and in his mind immediately thinks it is a bad thing she is about to tell him.)
3days Before
Charlotte and Cooper's Bedroom
(Charlotte wakes up in the middle of the night and is unable to go back to sleep. She has been trying to get back to sleep for at least an hour but has way too much on her mind to sleep so she decides to try and wake up Cooper.)
Charlotte: (sounding concerned) Coop? Coop? Are you awake?
Cooper: I am now... ( looks at his side clock) It's 2am charlotte, why are you not sleeping?
Charlotte: I can't sleep! Too much on my mind!
(Cooper looks sleepy and is about to roll over and go back to sleep but Charlotte gives him a smirk)
Cooper: (half asleep) Okay you want to talk about it?
Charlotte: (sounding stressed) Aren't you freaking out about our wedding?
Cooper: No why are you?
Charlotte: Oh don't get me wrong, I want to marry you! I want everything with you and for life but...
Cooper: But what Charlotte?
Charlotte: With the date so close now, I am just starting to worry if we have gotten everything set and your parents are coming up next week. (starts to panic) Then there is my mother, Duke, and Laundry... Oh my god I am going to be sick!
(Cooper can see Charlotte getting stressed so he tries to calm her down.)
Cooper: Charlotte just breathe for a minute. It is all going to work out, I know it will! I just want to marry you!
Charlotte: No seriously Coop I am really going to be sick..
(Charlotte runs to the bathroom so fast she almost doesn't make it in time. Cooper looks extremely worried and follows her to the bathroom a minute later. Cooper is outside of the bathroom but not sure if he should open the door or not so he decides to wait until Charlotte has recovered.)
Charlotte and Cooper's Bathroom
Cooper: (sounding worried) Are you okay?
(Charlotte is leaning against the toilet trying to recover and hears the bathroom door open knowing it is Cooper.)
Charlotte: (trying to convince herself) Yeah, it must be all of the stress.
Cooper: I told you that Violet can help you with the wedding because she has insisted to be your wedding planner since we first announced the date.
(Charlotte is not thinking about what they were previously talking about but more concentrating on why she is feeling so sick and she is sure it is not just stress.)
Charlotte: Coop I told you, it's my wedding so I want to plan it!
Cooper: Okay but please Char just look after your-self! Now let's get out of the cold and go back to bed.
Charlotte: Right. Just give me one minute okay. (Cooper gives her a funny look) I need to brush my teeth unless you prefer me not too.
(Charlotte needs to show Cooper that she is fine and that there is nothing worrying her. She also is just going to make him believe it is about the wedding and nothing more because at the back of her mind she knows it is probably more than that.)
Cooper: Oh no please go brush. While we are up, you want to make out with this sexy man who has the hottest fiancé in the world?
Charlotte: It depends on what this hot guy brings to the table. (Charlotte gives Cooper a flirty wink)
Cooper: Okay i will be waiting.
(Charlotte smiles to Coop and shuts the bathroom door behind her)
Charlotte and Cooper's Bathroom
(Charlotte is staring in the mirror while brushing her teeth. After she has finished brushing her teeth she pulls open her bathroom drawer to pull out her diaphragm. As she is about to take her next pill Charlotte gasps to realize she has missed taking the pill for the last 7days. She is now piecing together symptoms she has been having that she thought was just stress related. Charlotte puts her head in her hands realizing she could be pregnant. She has noticed that her moods have been up and down, while feeling nauseous a lot. She then shakes her head and rethinks the idea back to just stress about the wedding.)
Charlotte: (talks out loud to herself) Just breathe, God Damn it, just breathe!
(Charlotte lets out a big sigh and exhale. She then opens the bathroom door to exit back to their bedroom where Cooper is waiting for her in bed.)
Charlotte and Cooper's Bedroom
(Charlotte climbs back into their nice warm bed and scoots close to Cooper's side where she is greeted with his nice warm body to snuggle up too.)
Cooper: Hey you! Aren't you Miss Cuddly tonight?
(Charlotte is trying not to think about if she is pregnant or not but is struggling and all she wants to do is just cry and cuddle Cooper to sleep.)
Charlotte: Just a little.
Cooper: (sounding a little concerned) Are you feeling a bit better now?
Charlotte: I am now that I have you to keep me warm. (pause of silence) You are definitely right! I do need to stress less and just go with it, but like i said it is our wedding and I just want to do it our way, you know.
Cooper: Well you do not have to worry because my parents are going to love you, just as much as I do! They are already planning on what they are going to buy for the grandkids we give them.
(Cooper notices Charlotte's body tense after hearing the word 'Grandkids' so he stops the conversation and tries to reassure her there is no rush.)
Cooper: Hey there's no rush Char! It was just my mother, you know what she can be like but do not worry! I told her we are just looking forward to getting married first and then we will see how things go.
(Charlotte looks semi-disappointed but relieved at the same time. She is starting to have conflicted emotions about the topic of babies and children, but tries to hide them from Cooper so he doesn't suspect anything.)
Charlotte: (whispers hesitantly) Okay...
(Cooper can see her worry so he opens his arms wide open, gesturing for a cuddle from her.)
Cooper: Now come here Woman!
(Cooper and Charlotte cuddle. Cooper then moves his hands up and down her back and gives her a kiss on the lips. They both stare at each other intently. He then goes in for a more passionate kiss. It starts to intensify and within 10 minutes they were removing clothing until they had nothing to take off but Cooper stops to ask her something.)
Cooper: Are you sure you okay?
Charlotte: Just get back on top of me before I change my mind.
Next Morning
Charlotte and Cooper's Bedroom
(Cooper wakes up groggy at 6:30am to the sound of Charlotte's alarm clock. He gives her a kiss on the forehead as he slowly rolls Charlotte back onto her side of the bed and turns off the alarm. Charlotte doesn't even stir so he decides to wake her up. He gives her a slight nudge and calls out her name a couple of times. She finally opens her heavy eyelids to see Cooper staring right at her with his adorable puppy dog eyes.)
Cooper: Morning sleepy head
(Cooper gives Charlotte another kiss on the forehead)
Charlotte: (stretches and lets out a groan) What is the time?
Cooper: It's 6:30am. Your alarm went off. You have a meeting at 8 don't you?
Charlotte: (seems confused) I do?
(Charlotte goes to sit up in bed but fails as she starts to feel light-headed and dizzy. She tries to hide how rotten she feels to Cooper but he can see right through it.)
Charlotte: Aw Coop can you go grab me a glass of water? I have a killer headache that is making me feel right dizzy.
(Cooper puts his hand to her forehead while Charlotte gives him a funny look)
Charlotte: it is a headache Coop, no biggy!
Cooper: Well I must have worked you out too hard last night.
(Cooper has a cheeky grin on his face but as soon as he sees Charlotte not looking so great, it chances to a worried one.)
Cooper: Sorry if I had known you were going to feel this bad, I would have refused the 3rd round last night.
Charlotte: Just get me that last glass of water Coop.
(As soon as Cooper gets out of bed, gets his pants on and walks out of the room to head towards the kitchen, Charlotte opens her bedside drawer and grabs a rectangular box out. She starts to take off the seal and plastic wrapper but as she does this, she hears Coop coming back so she throws it under her pillow so he does not see it.)
Cooper: What were you doing missy?
Charlotte: (trying to sound annoyed) Waiting for my god damn water! You took your time!
(Cooper passes the glass of water to Charlotte. She grabs it from his hands and starts to drink it.)
Cooper: Are you feeling a bit better? You want me to call work to say you are not coming in today?
Charlotte: No Coop! I have to go in! I have this meeting this morning remember. I can do this!
(Charlotte tries to get out of bed but fails. She gets dizzy and cannot stand up so she just sits on the edge of the bed and decides to go lye back down with Coop's approval.)
Charlotte: Fine! You win!
Cooper: You know I know what is best for you. Now rest up! (He gives her a kiss on her forehead)
Cooper's Office at OCW
(Cooper is sitting on his couch writing up his notes from the morning's patient that had just left with their parents. Violet walks passed his office to notice Cooper looking worried and stressed so she decides to go see what's wrong.)
Violet: (sounding chirpy but trying not to be at the same time) Hey stranger, why are you so flustered today?
Cooper: Just have all of this paper work I need to do and... (pause) oh nothing don't worry about me honest!
(Cooper puts his head back down with his head in his hands. Violet can see his stress and tries to be a good friend by trying to help sort his feelings out. She knew it would be about Charlotte and since Violet has been getting to know Charlotte a lot more and loves seeing him happy with her, Violet tries to help. Violet decides to sit on the couch next to Cooper so he knows she is there to listen and vent at.)
Violet: Coop, tell me what is on your mind. I am here to listen, no judgements.
Cooper: Okay well Charlotte has been rather stressed these days with the wedding and all, and i am starting to get worried.
Violet: Why worried? It's normal for any woman getting married to get stressed. I know I rushed into mine with Pete, but we as the bride-to-be always worry before the big day. We want everything to go perfectly! Plus she will be worrying about what your parents will think of her and what you have told them about her too.
Cooper: I know that Vi, but it is more than that. She has been feeling real nauseous, dizzy, and Oh My God so moody like you would not believe.
(Cooper seems clueless but Violet is starting to think it was not stress related but did not want to tell Cooper that until she speaks to Charlotte first)
Violet: Right... (pause) Well how about I go and stop by to see Charlotte on my way home? I have finished for the day now and it is kind of on the way home anyway.
(Cooper feels relieved to hear Violet say that because he has been worrying about Charlotte all morning and just wants to make sure she is okay.)
Cooper: Could you? I have tried to ring her a few times but she is not picking up the phone. I think she might be asleep but it would save me from all this worrying, if you could just check to see if she is okay for me.
Violet: No problem
(Violet starts to walk away but gets stopped by Cooper calling her back)
Cooper: Oh can you also tell her that I will be home as soon as I get all of this paperwork done and that I will bring us home some dinner tonight?
Violet: Of course. Now is there anything else?
Cooper: Nope! Just that and thanks Vi.
Violet: You're Welcome! Anytime.
(Violet gives Cooper a big hug to say everything will be okay and not to worry.)
Charlotte and Cooper's Apartment
(Charlotte is in the bathroom holding a pregnancy test in one hand and holding her watch in the other. She is pacing up and down in the bathroom while waiting for what seemed like forever. She started to think of the time where she thought she was pregnant with Coop's baby the first time. This was different because they are now in a proper committed relationship and in a good place in life to raise a child. She fell back into reality when the buzzer went off. It was time she thought to herself. Charlotte looks down at the test and just stares at it for at least 5 minutes not saying a word or making any facial and body expressions at all.)
(After the 5minutes of staring blankly at the test, Charlotte Starts to cry)
Charlotte: (talking to herself in shock amongst tears) I am going to have a baby. (pause)A baby. (pause) A baby. (inhales and then exhales) Oh my god I am having a baby.