A/N: I haven't written anything in a while and I'm not sure I want to continue with story either, but I thought I'd put it up to see if anyone is interested... or maybe someone wants to write it for me? I apologize for it being so short.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Plum world.
I sat on the toilet seat staring hard at the piece of plastic and the spot of blue on it. Blue means… negative right? My hand shook as I reached for the box sitting on the sink corner. Deep breathes Stephanie. I turned the box over and tried to focus my eyes…. There it was… blue… it means…
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"What are you doing with your life Stephanie?" My mother asked me as I sat to the kitchen table putting away another donut on a Sunday morning. I came here for the free donut but instead I get free lectures. "You're not as young as you used to be," she looked up at me. "I thought you gave up sugar?" but she moved right along with her lecture. "When are you going to give me grandchildren? I'm not going to live much longer either."
I almost dropped my donut at this. I decided to take a quick exit now before I said anything I would regret. "I got to go mom. I told Morelli I would meet him for lunch."
"Ask him to come here."
"Sorry Mom, he's working, I'm meeting him at Pino's."
"He's working on a Sunday?"
"Yea, sorry." I stood up and eyed the donuts in the box… considered taking the whole box but instead only grabbed one extra donut on my way out.
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I sat at Pino's, hot steaming pizza in front of me. If Morelli isn't here in the next minute I'm going to eat the whole thing and my waistband really can't afford it right now. In fact I should probably start working out again.
"Hey Cupcake." Morelli walked up next to me, kissed me on the forehead and backed onto the other side of the booth into his seat. "You didn't start?"
"I was waiting for you!"
"Sorry, it's this case I'm working on."
I picked up a slice and made it disappear in under a minute.
"Hungry?" Joe asked me laughing.
I glared at him. "It's your fault!"
"Have you told your mother yet? That's where you were this morning right?"
"Yea, but I couldn't tell her." I said through a mouthful of pizza. "What will she think! She wants grandchildren, but I'm not even married yet."
"You're going to have to tell her sometime. Have you told him yet?"
I almost choked on my pizza. "No. no." I choked out.
"Well you better hurry up, before he finds out for himself."
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I was sitting in Mary Lou's kitchen eating ice cream and pickles. Mary Lou was only having some ice cream.
"I don't know how you eat that." She commented making a gross face.
"It's good!" She gave me a questioning look. "What?"
"Nothing. So tell me how things are going. Have you told everyone?"
"Joe knows."
"You mean you didn't tell your mom?" I shook my head. "Your sister? Or him?"
"No." I shoved a spoon full of ice cream in my mouth and worked it around.
"Have you decided what you're going to do?"
My turn to give her a questioning look. We never have a real say in what we're going to do. Tradition and strong beliefs only allow for one thing.
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I lay in bed, in my own apartment for a change. It was nearly two in the morning and I couldn't turn off my mind long enough to fall asleep.
My whole body went into high alert when I heard a noise at the front door. I sat up in bed, straining my ears to hear anything else. There was suddenly a large dark figure standing at the doorway.
"Ranger! You scared me!"
He walked into my bathroom and grabbed the nightlight I keep in there and plugged it in, lighting up my room a little. I could see him a little better now.
I could see he looked a little tired at he sat by me on my bed.
"You want to tell me something Babe?" His voice was quiet. Serious Ranger, not to be messed with Ranger. But am I ready to tell him?
"Ugh… I… You…." I shook my head to clear my head and reform my thoughts. "Um… Ranger. I don't know if you want to hear this." He nodded in encouragement. "I-I'm pregnant."
He stared at me for a little while. He nodded his head and stood up. "I need to think. I'll call you." He said before he turned and walked away.
I was a little surprised at his reaction; it was calm. I came back to my senses and called to him but he was gone.
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After Ranger's visit I hadn't been able to sleep. I had stayed up all night watching my comfort movies, eating olives and popcorn.
It was 7 o'clock on a Monday morning. I could go to work or call in sick. I could stay at home, but then I would only spend the day worrying about what Ranger will say next. But if I show to work, there's the chance that I will run into Ranger.
Decisions, decisions.
I proceeded to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready.
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"Hey Hal, monitor duty again?"
"Yep." He said turning in his chair to look at me. "Uh Stephanie, you want to join me in the gym tomorrow morning?"
"Are you trying to tell me I'm fat Hal?"
"Uh, no! No! Not that!"
I laughed, Hal was an easy target, but he was right… I'm getting fat he just thinks its because I eat too much.