Hello everyone. This is just a story I started working on because someone asked for a fic like this. I'm still working on Imagine which I will conclude shortly. I would like feedback as to whether I should continue with this, though I know that most will read and not review. But I'd like a general consensus as to whether people like this story or not. I won't waste my time or yours if people don't like this story. So feedback is greatly appreciated and reviews are hugs! I hope you enjoy!
Lacey Desai was laying in bed when her eyes just popped open. Their alarm hadn't went off so she just glanced at the clock on her nightstand. When she saw that she could still have been asleep instead of waking up before it was necessary agitated her a little. She needed all the rest she could get. She was feeling tired and run down all of a sudden. She looked over at her husband of 3 years, Danny Desai. They had pretty much been in love with each other since childhood, and went through things ordinary couples would never experience. From him confessing to killing his aunt and going to juvie when they were 11, to him spending 5 years there and getting out when they were 16, to him returning to Green Grove and being a pariah, to being accused of killing her best friend Regina, him confessing that he never killed his aunt, he just took the blame for his father Vikram. That isn't even all of it. He was cleared of killing Regina to then accidentally became involved in his father's death still at the age of 16. The guilt from feeling responsible for that almost ate Danny alive. It even cost Lacey and Danny their relationship. Danny was so distraught and so far out of the realm of reality, that Lacey and Danny both thought that Danny somehow fell in love with their childhood friend Jo Masterson. His need to incessantly protect Jo caused his father's death and in turn joined him to Jo. He instead labeled that as love and lost Lacey in the process. It caused Lacey to question his motives and made her question herself. She felt like she wasn't as important to Danny as Jo was. He had a hard time expressing how he felt bout Lacey, though he never had problems expressing how special he thought Jo was. The truth was that Danny loved Lacey in a way that he could never love Jo and felt unworthy of her. He feared losing her and in complete irony, pushed her away. Once he finally got psychological help and let the burden of his father dying go, he became a much better person to and for Lacey. He had an uphill battle to climb, but he eventually got back into her good graces.
He got over the guilt, flashing his millions around, and thinking that he had more than sisterly love for Jo out of his system. Danny and Lacey got back together when they were 17, and have been together since. They are by no means perfect, but they really are meant to be together. They have had breakups through the years that never lasted longer than a week or so. They both went to college, and got married when they both were 25. Them actually getting married seemed to really bound them and made their relationship unbreakable. They were now past the honeymoon phase, though they still acted like newlyweds from time to time. Like the previous night for instance. They had one of their lovemaking sessions that completely wore both of them out. So Lacey was confused as to why she woke up a lot earlier than she intended. Danny was still out for the count as she looked over at his sleeping form. He still had the long hair that she loved. He got a little taller and added more muscle to his body so he wasn't as thin as he was when they were teenagers. He was and looked like a grown man now. He had a goatee and still had the ear-piercing he had when they were younger. Lacey was still as gorgeous as ever, and looked exactly the same although she cut her hair. Danny's hair was actually longer than hers now. She didn't care at all because Danny's hair was a part of him and she really couldn't picture him without it. She remembered him having short hair when they were kids, but she really didn't think of him as the Danny she's married to. She pictured their son looking like that. Whenever they got around to having one.
Lacey rolled over in the bed and for some reason, thought of their wedding day...
Lacey awoke that morning excited because it was her wedding day. She was finally marrying the man she loved since she was a little girl. She was finally becoming Mrs. Lacey Desai. It tickled her to think of it. She had her mother Judy, and Danny's mother Karen rambling and moving around her. Her younger sister Clara was her saving grace. Clara was her maid of honor, while Phoebe and Whitney and her sorority sister Monica were her bridesmaids. She and Sarita never became friends again, and she dealt with Jo from a distance. She invited her to the wedding, but she and Jo never rekindled their friendship to the way it was, and that was fine with Lacey. Jo had a problem with loyalty and wanting to have people in her life on her terms. And she felt the need to break the girl code of trying to get Danny behind her back. Lacey did not trust Jo as far as she could throw her. She and Phoebe bonded and so did she and Whitney. After Whitney went through a confusing stage in her life by trying to figure out her sexuality, she developed an attraction to Lacey. Whitney even kissed Lacey after they went out one night. Lacey in no way returned her feelings, but wanted to support her friend. She had to considering she has a gay father. Lacey was a true and genuine friend to Whitney. Once Whitney finally realized that she is indeed a lesbian, she felt really bad about kissing Lacey. But they put it behind them, and it never became an issue again.
The women all went and got their hair done for the ceremony and reception afterwards. When Judy and Clara helped Lacey into her princess style wedding gown that had lots of sparkly detail and hugged her torso and flared out at her tiny waist, all of the women cried. Lacey had to hold back tears when she looked at herself in the mirror for fear of ruining her makeup and her dress. When her father Samuel walked her down the aisle, Danny actually cried at seeing how beautiful Lacey looked. He remembered how she walked away from him when they were teenagers, and now she was becoming his wife. They both cried saying their vows as they pledged their undying love on their beautiful summer wedding day. She remembered how they danced and all of the pictures that they took. Her throwing the bouquet to Phoebe who made a huge production of being the next bride. They honeymooned in the Bahamas before they started their lives as husband and wife back in Green Grove.
Lacey was still thinking of their wedding day and how blissfully happy she was that day. She's still that happy. She was so engrossed in remembering that day that she hardly noticed that Danny was awake and staring at her thinking and smiling. "What are you thinking about, Lace?" Danny asks as he smiles himself looking at his beautiful wife.
Lacey continues to smile as she looks over at him. "I was just remembering our wedding day." Lacey says as she looks at her husband.
"That was a great day. As of now, the best day of my life." Danny says as he smiles at her.
"Yeah, mine too." Lacey says.
"How long have you been up?" Danny asks.
"Not long. I don't know why I woke up like that when I feel so tired." Lacey says.
"Are you that tired from last night?" Danny asks.
"I guess so. Or maybe I need to take some vitamins or something." Lacey says.
"Maybe it's because we're getting old." Danny jokes.
Lacey looks over at him. "Speak for yourself. I'm only 28. I feel tired though." Lacey says as she turns off the alarm and gets out of the bed and walks into their bathroom. She relieves herself and stands at the sink to brush her teeth when Danny walks in and does the same. The minute she starts to brush her teeth, she feels sick and runs to the toilet to throw up. Danny watches in concern as she heaves into the toilet.
"Are you ok?" Danny asks as he stands at his sink.
Lacey continues to throw up before she flushes the toilet and goes to brush her teeth again. "I'm fine." Lacey says as she tries not to gag as she brushes her teeth.
"Are you sure? I've never seen you just throw up randomly like that." Danny admits.
"Yes. It must have been something I ate." Lacey says as she rinsed her mouth out.
"Are you sure you aren't pregnant?" Danny asks as he brushes his own teeth.
Lacey looks at him through the mirror with an unamused expression on her face. "No I'm not pregnant. I take my birth control faithfully." Lacey says.
"So?" Danny asks.
"So, it's supposed to work. I'm not pregnant, Danny." Lacey says in assurance.
"If you say so." Danny says as he goes to turn on the shower and steps in. Lacey joins him moments later as they shower and get ready to start their day.
They get dressed and head downstairs to have breakfast. Lacey fixes bacon and eggs for both of them though her stomach is letting her know that eating that will not be a good idea. But she forces herself to eat so she won't have to hear stupid questions from Danny. They finish up their breakfast and head out to their cars. Lacey kisses Danny on the lips before she hops in her car to head to her job as a Public Relations Manager at a firm she works at. Danny gets into his car to head to his job in managing hedge funds. Lacey felt sick again on her way to work. She rode up on the elevator and felt like she was going to vomit at any moment. She headed straight for her office to put her things down before she darted to the bathroom to throw up again. Lacey was mad at herself because she knew she shouldn't have eaten that bacon and eggs. She wonders why she's feeling sick, and does not think she's pregnant at all. Lacey heads back to her office after rinsing her mouth out. She works straight through until lunch time. She's starving because she threw up what was on her stomach. She headed down to the cafeteria and looks around. She suddenly wants to eat everything in sight. She got herself a grilled chicken sandwich and french fries. She was eyeing the red velvet cupcakes they had and got herself two. She retreated to her office and ate all of her food plus the two cupcakes, and she was still hungry. She was glad that she didn't throw up and assumed that whatever little stomach bug she had was gone. She finished out the rest of her day and headed home. She went straight to the kitchen and headed for the fridge. She stood in front of it as she ate ice cream straight from the container. After her little sweet tooth was satisfied, she took out what she planned to cook for dinner and headed upstairs. She undressed and went into their bathroom to take a quick shower. When she was finished, she returned to their bed. She was sleepier than she realized and dozed off. She awoke to Danny sitting next to her on the bed.
"Hi honey. How long were you sitting there?" Lacey asks.
"Not long. I see you decided to take a nap." Danny says.
"I didn't even plan to, I just fell asleep." Lacey says as she sits up and she notices the bag in his hand. "What's that?" Lacey asks as she points.
"Pregnancy tests. The woman at the pharmacy told me it's best to take it in the morning, so I got more than one." Danny says.
"I don't need a pregnancy test because I'm not pregnant." Lacey says as she looks at Danny like he has lost his mind.
"We have nothing to lose. I didn't spend much on these at all." Danny says.
"And it was a waste of money because I'm not pregnant." Lacey insists.
"Humor me." Danny says as he smiles at his wife.
"Fine." Lacey says as she hops out of the bed and walks into their bathroom with Danny following her. He dumped the bag out on the counter revealing 5 different pregnancy tests. Lacey looked at it and then looked at him like he was crazy. "Did you really have to buy 5?" Lacey asks.
"I just want to be sure." Danny says as he reaches into the cabinet to get a paper cup. They have been through this before though a long time ago when they were much more scared and younger. Lacey peed into the cup and Danny opened one of the tests and handed it to her. Lacey held it into the cup and closed the cap and sat it on the counter before washing her hands and attempting to leave the bathroom. "You aren't going to stay and wait?" Danny asks.
"I wasn't planning on it. I know I'm not pregnant Danny." Lacey says as she stands in the doorway.
"Just stay. Please. For me so we can check together." Danny says as he smiles at her.
"Ok." Lacey says as she walks back over and closed the toilet lid and sits down. They sit in silence until they think it has been long enough. Lacey reached over and looked at the test and saw the pink and blue lines and her eyes nearly popped out of her head. "Well, this test is broken." Lacey says.
"Broken? Broken how?" Danny asks as he looks at it.
"Both of the lines showed up. It's broken." Lacey says tensely.
Danny looks at the test and the box and then back at Lacey. "It's supposed to do that. You're pregnant." Danny says.
"I'm not pregnant. Do it again." Lacey says.
Danny just looks at her and his face lights up. "Ok. We'll do it again." Danny says as he opens another test and hands it to her. She dips the test in and closes the cap. They wait again in silence and this time Danny checks it. "It says positive." Danny says as he smiles at Lacey.
Lacey takes it from his hand and looks at it. "Oh my god. I'm pregnant." Lacey says as she stares at the test. "Oh my god, I'm pregnant." Lacey says again.
"I told you you were." Danny's face forms into a huge grin and he picks Lacey up and hugs her. "Lace, we're having a baby!" Danny screams in joy.
Lacey is finally on board and she's now happy and excited too. "We're having a baby!" Lacey screams in joy as she hugs her husband. The man she loves more than anything. That she has loved all her life. And she couldn't be happier as he pulls her in for a kiss.
Danny and Lacey are having a baby.