I'm Pregnant
"Jac it's been two weeks, you HAVE to tell him" Mo warned her boss
"I don't HAVE to do anything, now do what you're paid to do" snapped the fiery consultant before she stalked off leaving a frustrated Mo watching. She wishes she could tell her best friend but she knew full well that she wouldn't live to see another day if she did. She sighed heavily before returning to her patients.
Jac stood in front of the mirror in the changing rooms in her bra staring at her flat belly. She knew Mo was right she'd have to tell Jonny that she was pregnant. But how? She was still shell shocked; just a few weeks ago she hadn't thought it was even possible with her condition and now that has all changed. She sighed before putting her scrub top on and leaving the changing rooms to do her ward rounds.
Mo and Jonny were at the nurses' station looking up patients notes, or Mo was as Jonny was staring into space but when she followed his gaze she realised what he was really staring at. Jac. She rolled her eyes and sighed "You're both idiots, you know that don't you" and she left him bewildered as to what she meant. He didn't realise that Mo had caught him staring at Jac, in fact she had caught him staring more than once. It was blatantly obvious to anyone, especially Mo and Ollie that Jac and Jonny still had feelings for each other. Mo knew she had to do something otherwise nine months will pass and Jonny would be none the wiser about the pregnancy until she drops.
Jac was with a stroppy teenage patient who needed a major heart op when Mo approached Jac and whispered "If you don't tell him, I will" then walking off to attend to her patients before Jac even had a chance to say anything.
"What's she banging on about?!" the patient demanded.
"It's none of your business" was her reply
"Rude" the patient scoffed.
"I know you are" Jac said sarcastically before leaving in pursuit of Mo. Jac had searched the whole of Darwin before she finally found Mo where she had last seen her.
"Miss Effanga, a word" Jac called. Mo rolled her eyes at the lack of Jac manners.
"What's the magic word?" Mo questioned walking over to Jac.
"Don't you dare think about telling him, because if you do I swear that will be the last thing you'll ever say, understand?" she hissed
"Come on Jac" Mo said exasperatedly
"DON'T call me Jac"
"You can't hide your pregnancy, before you know it you'll be showing, then what will you do?" Mo confronted her. "Listen I don't know why you're keeping it such a secret, there are already rumours flying around and I.." But before Mo could carry on Jac cut her off
"What rumours?! What are they saying about me?" then her eyes widened "Have you told someone" Jac said slowly
"No I haven't, look will you just shut up" Mo demanded not bothering to answer her questions "Jac I'm worried about you, why won't you tell him?" Jac didn't say anything; she just looked to the ground. "Jac?" Mo whispered placing a soft hand on Jac's arm. Jac looked up sadly and simply said "Because of my endometriosis" and then she walked away.
Mo was taken aback by that split second that Jac let her icy exterior down and she realised that there's more to Jac than the famous ice-queen reputation. Mo sighed thinking of a way to persuade Jac to tell Jonny, oblivious that their entire conversation was overheard by Jac's patient.
Jonny witnessed Jac and Mo's conversation but he couldn't make out what they were saying as he was stood at the opposite side of the ward. He was curious and a little surprised with what he saw because he was sure that for a tiny moment Jac looked upset. But then he reminded himself that they weren't together anymore so he resumed with his obs, trying to forget what he had just seen. But he couldn't stop thinking about how upset Jac looked and how Mo placed her hand on Jac's arm and she didn't even flinch. He made a vow to himself to take it up with Mo later.
"So" Jac's patient said smugly
"What?" Jac replied in her usual abrupt tone
"You're pregnant" Jac's head shot up from reading the notes to glare at the patient
"What?! How do you know that" she demanded.
Her patient smiled and said "Who's the father"
"Ellie" Jac said in her authoritive tone "Who told you that"
Just then Jac tensed as Jonny passed to attend to the patient in the next bed and she bent down to whisper to Ellie "Not. A. Word" Ellie's face turned from confusion to a smirk after she made the link between Jonny's presence and Jac's tension.
Jonny glanced over and saw Ellie's looking over at him and smirking, and Jac looking as stiff as a board. Something is definitely going in he thought to himself as he finished taking a patient's pulse and walked away. Jac exhaled deeply as Jonny left. "A nurse huh? Who would have thought, a CT surgeon like you" Ellie said pushing Jac's buttons. "AND you have endometriosis" she said shaking her head. Jac eyes popped out of her head when she said this. "Have you been listening to my private conversation?"
"It's not my fault you were discussing it publicly" she said cockily.
"Right that's it the sooner we get you in to surgery, the sooner I can shut you up" and she walked away leaving smug Ellie.
"Nurse Macconie, can you tell Mrs Butterfields we won't be doing her op today" Jac told Jonny
"What? Why?"
"Ellie needs her surgery as soon as possible"
"But Mrs Butterfields has been waiting ages for her op"
"Don't argue with me Nurse Macconie and just do it"
Jonny sighed and asked "Can I ask why Mrs Butterfields is being bumped?"
"No" and she stalked off to prep Ellie which Jonny thought was unusual as she would normally ask a nurse to prep a patient. But really Jac wanted to keep Jonny as far from Ellie as possible. Jonny was feeling very stressed and cut off as he could clearly see something was going on with Jac and Mo, Mo also seemed to be avoiding Jonny. He decided to confront Jac; he went over to her while she was wheeling Ellie to the theatre "Jac what's going on?" Jonny questioned
"Nothing" Jac stated and Ellie snorted, raising her eyebrows. Jonny looked at Ellie questionably and she glanced at Jac's belly much to her dismay. Jonny followed her gaze but it didn't click. Jac inwardly cursed Ellie but glad that Jonny wasn't the brightest spark in the plug and gave Ellie the coldest stare.
"Oh my god" Ellie exclaimed. "Really?! You're not going to tell him?!"
"Ellie I'm warning you" Jac hissed. She glanced up and saw Mo who met her eyes and detected desperation in her eyes so she walked over.
"Tell me what?" Jonny cried.
"Oh for crying out loud, Ms Effanga can you cover me and do this op, I need to have a chat with nurse Macconie" Mo nodded and wheeled off Ellie.
"My office" Jac stated as she turned on her heels and walked off in the direction of her office, Jonny power walking behind her to keep up.
"Whatever you did" Mo sighed shaking her head "Thanks, she's finally telling him"
Ellie grinned "It was simple" she said winking and Mo laughed.
Jonny closed the office door. Jac was glad Elliot wasn't in today otherwise they'd have no privacy. Jonny shuffled slightly feeling uncomfortable with the silence overwhelming him. He decided to break the silence. "So?..." he said quietly rocking on his feet. Jac sighed, running her hand through her magnificent long hair and looked deeply into his eyes, struggling to keep control of her tears and maintaining her iciness. Jonny searched her eyes and he could see that she was vulnerable as tears started filling up her feline emerald eyes. "Jac?" He prompted quietly.
She stood up abruptly and inhaled sharply "I'm pregnant" she stated.