*AN* This will be a little longer than I planned just a word of warning. I have the ending all set but I'm just stuck on a little turn to get to the end. This story is rated M not for language but because i may use some inappropriate language as far as cultural stereotypes and name calling.*
It had been only a few weeks since the rape and although she was battered and abused, verbally and physically by one of her best friends, Katie felt fine. She was scared as it happened and then shock set in after it was over but after a few days in the hospital to treat her injuries she was fine. James had no recollection of the event whatsoever and seemed kind of nonchalant when told about it. He shrugged it off as if it was nothing.
There was a rift between the band now as James' arrogance and the other guys' defense kept clashing. The entire thing was kept inside the network and never made media attention due to no charges being filed. However Katie did make a quick appearance in magazines and the news for her injuries but it was called out as just a rehearsal accident. Although there was no rehearsal that day for the show, the other network stars were filled in on the story to keep the story straight. They new nothing of what happened but figured the network had its reasons. Katie and the guys hung out a lot together, often just the 5 of them. It was probably just to keep ideas and rumors floating about regarding 1 girl hanging out with 4 guys.
The tour ended and after a short vacation away from each other it was back to the lot to record the new season. There was peace among the group although James and Katie were distant. The peace didn't last long before they argued and got close to fighting, more so than they did ever before. This wasn't brotherly fighting, this was a all out war. Katie played it off as she was fine which she pretty much was, her injuries had healed and she still had no feeling towards the event and just felt neutral about the entire thing.
They worked as a team in front of the camera but behind the scenes the constant fighting and distance drove staff nuts. They were constantly reprimanded and finally told to stay in their dressing rooms and away from each other when not on set. Katie had been in her room a lot since the rape and Carlos, Logan and Kendall were worried about her and made sure to keep an eye on her and include her in activities.
In recent weeks she hadn't been quite herself and seemed a little off but with all the stress going on, who wouldn't be? They were behind schedule and had a long season this year. They had early mornings and ran late into the night. Many nights were spent in their dressing rooms to get as much sleep as possible.
It was an early morning shoot one day and they got started right away. Around 11 they broke for lunch but Katie, who usually has a good appetite, barely touched her food. She ate a little something after Kendall forced her to eat by feeding her. She refused after a few bites after she felt nauseous. They returned to shooting and during a scene Katie ran off stage.
The director was stunned but also pissed. The guys were confused and after a few minutes, when she didn't return Carlos tried to find her. He eventually checked the bathroom and after knocking, opened the door a little to call out to her but heard her throwing up instead. He ran back to set.
"I don't know what's going on but she's throwing up a storm and it sounds really bad." he said. Logan and Kendall looked up as he spoke and took off towards the bathroom with several staff members in tow. Female members went in first to help and then male members. Kendall, Logan and Carlos made their way in without hesitation. She had stopped vomiting but was sitting on the floor, exhausted and light headed from the effort it took. No one was talking directly to her, rather with each other discussing what they should do.
After a few minutes she was helped up off the floor and brought to her dressing room to lay down for a while. A staff member grabbed a medical kit and took her temperature which came out normal and then gave her an ice pack in case she needed it. Another fetched her some water and crackers before everyone was kicked out and went back to work. Staff checked in on her every so often and she eventually fell asleep for a few hours. When she woke up she was extremely tired and weak. She ached all over and didn't want to move. The ice pack and water were no longer cold and she felt like she was burning up. She felt worse than ever and although she didn't want to, forced herself up and out of her room. Kendall was in his room across the way, reading a magazine. He tossed it aside when he saw Katie.
"Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Like crap…my head hurts, I feel dizzy and I hurt all over…"
"You should go to the hospital."
"I don't want to."
"It wasn't a suggestion, let's go." he said as he ducked back in to his room to grab his keys. He helped Katie to the car and drove her to the emergency room where they waited for almost an hour before being called. She was set up in a private room and Kendall sat in the chair beside the exam table, where they waited for several minutes before a nurse showed up to ask questions regarding registration at the hospital. After she left another nurse came in and began asking actual questions on Katie's current health. Kendall was in his own world listening to his ipod to give Katie privacy however he did hear the nurse ask if Katie was sexually active. He cringed at the though and his heart skipped a beat when she said yes in small voice.
"When was the last encounter?"
"About 2 months ago."
"Ok. According to your chart, you are infertile, so we at least have a start. We'll get started on some tests and in the mean time just sit tight ok?" she smiled. Katie didn't respond and just sat back. More waiting ensued but time passed quickly as her and Kendall just talked about whatever came to mind. Kendall had the imagination of the group; he came up with all sort of things and often thought outside the box.
An orderly interrupted them and wheeled Katie off to her first test, which was simple blood work. It took a while before they could actually get a decent sized sample from Katie that they could work with but after about 25 minutes they got what they needed and she was sent back to her room. The results came back within an hour and the doctor came in with a smile.
"Well, we figured out the problem nice and early which helps save us the headache of doing numerous tests but you could have saved the time, trouble and not to mention, finances, by going to the drug store your self." he began as he wrote on the chart. He held it up to read and frowned slightly. Kendall and Katie stared at him in confusion at what he was talking about "Wait a minute, hmm…I wonder if this is right, we might have a mistake here, I apologize. Let me get a nurse to assist you." he said as he left, closing the door behind him. The doors had a huge pane of glass in them so they could see the doctor talking with a nurse and showing her the chart but they couldn't hear him. The nurse disappeared out of sight and Kendall and Katie looked at each other but before they could say a word the nurse came back in.
"We need to double check the results but since you just gave blood, we cant have you give more so instead a urine sample will do." she said with a smile. Katie hung her hung in defeat she hated this. She took the cup from the nurse and the nurse left. Kendall was sitting in the chair pretending to be smiling at something on his ipod but Katie new better and threw her hat at him.
"Hey!" he said
"Laugh it up. It's easy for you to pee in a cup." she replied
"Want me to do it for you?" he offered with a straight face.
"Just shut up!" she said with a laugh. He smirked back and helped her up and she left for the bathroom next door. She came back in a few minutes and got settled back on the table. After another half hour the doctor came back in with a puzzled look on his face.
"Well, we got the test results back and they are the same so somehow something isn't adding up right. In any case we know what is ailing you so we can fix that first and then worry about the rest. Your test results say that you are indeed fertile and you are pregnant." he said
"What?" Kendall said in disbelief. Katie sat wide eyed in shock. "How did that happen?" he continued as he got up out of his chair. He quickly stopped himself "I know HOW it happened I mean…you know what I mean!"
"Are you the father?"
"No I'm not the father!"
"Would you like a paternity test?"
"NO!" Kendall continued "I'm not the father but I know who is. When I get through with him he'll wish he had never been born."
"Kendall! Calm down.
"Calm down? How the hell can I calm down? As a matter of fact how can you even be so calm! Your pregnant!" Kendall said
"Way to let the world know…Someone has got to keep a level head around here and since you have gone off the deep end planning your revenge, it falls onto me." she retorted
"So you're just going to let him get away with this? After how he's been treating all of us it wouldn't surprise me if he left you high and dry." he rebutted
"Well the only way to find out for sure is to talk in a calm and adult manner not with pitchforks and torches." she said sternly. Kendall calmed down and sighed in frustration and defeat. As he rested his hands on his waist.
"Fine. We'll do it your way." he said forced. Katie was released and they headed back to the studio, the entire way their phones constantly going off. They had received several text messages once they were outside where they could get a signal. No one knew they left but they figured they would just explain everything when they got there.