Author's Note: The next part of the Kaylee Series, A Little Miracle. If you haven't guessed it yet, this is Kaylee and Dustin's journey through pregnancy... but they aren't the only ones expecting a little gift.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Power Rangers characters that appear in this story. However, I do own Kaylee and the idea for this story.
Kaylee sat in her car, her head resting on the steering wheel as tears fell freely from her eyes. Her car was sitting in the parking lot of the doctor's office, and had been there for a good thirty minutes.
Kaylee had not been feeling well at all in the last few days, and was finally told by Ronny to go to her family doctor. Seeing as Ronny was married to a doctor, Kaylee decided to take her advice and booked an appointment as soon as possible.
It was like any other visit at first. Kaylee walked into the building, having to take the elevator to the second floor where the office was located. Naturally, Kaylee hated the elevator ride because of the small, enclosed space, so it had been a long ride. When she heard the ding, and the doors opened, she ran out, all the way into the office and told the secretary she was there. The secretary took her into her room, and she sat on a chair, waiting for her doctor.
The rest was a blur. Kaylee had no idea what had gone on. She told the doctor she had felt nauseous, and had been throwing up a lot. Kaylee was not one to throw up easily. Her stomach was very tolerant of everything. After all, she had to sleep in the same room as Ronny and her lucky socks for a year.
She also told the doctor she had been going to the bathroom often. Occasionally, it felt like she would spend her evenings in the bathroom. Well, it was either the bathroom, or the bed. Kaylee had been extremely tired in the last few weeks. Nothing could keep her awake. Hell, she had nearly fallen asleep while at the track, watching Ronny race.
Finally, Kaylee had missed a period. She had been told by her mother and Tori that when she didn't weigh enough, she would miss a period, and it would happen every once in a while to the small girl. She was nowhere near underweight, but her small size didn't allow her to be far over a hundred pounds. Normally, Kaylee missing a period wouldn't have been much to worry about, but this time, Kaylee had been gaining weight.
She was afraid of what the doctor might say. Kaylee sat in the room, listening to the doctor rant about what was happening to her, but she wasn't paying attention. She had slipped away after hearing the two words that scared the shit out of her.
"Congratulations Kaylee, you're pregnant."
"I can't be..." Kaylee sobbed, finally leaning back on her seat, allowing the people walking past her car to see the mascara streaks running down her face. "It's too soon... I was just pregnant with Sammy... I can't do this again. I can't lose another baby."
"Kaylee..."
Kaylee heard a knock on the window and turned, seeing Lily standing outside her car, with a worried look. She turned on the car and rolled down the window.
"Kaylee, what's wrong, are you okay?" Lily asked, noticing that Kaylee looked like hell.
"Lily... why are you..."
"Casey and I are ready for kids... I was just going to ask the doctor if there was anything I needed to know," Lily explained. "But what happened to you, you look like you like hell."
"You... you're trying to get pregnant?" Kaylee asked, finding it strange that Lily was trying to get pregnant, just as Kaylee received the horrible news.
"Yeah... wait, that's not why you're here, is it?" Lily frowned, opening Kaylee's door and kneeling beside the blond to comfort her, putting her hand on Kaylee's thigh.
"No..."
Lily frowned, slapping the older girl's leg as she looked up at Kaylee.
"You're lying. I saw the visit," she said.
"Stupid powers, can't keep anything secret from Lils," Kaylee muttered, slamming her head on the steering wheel, causing the horn to go off.
Lily jumped at the noise before gently pulling Kaylee's head off the horn.
"You should be happy, Kayl!" Lily smiled. "You're having a baby! A little miracle!"
"But what if..."
"Sammy's not going to happen again," Lily said, reaching for Kaylee's hand and pulling her out of the driver's seat. "This baby is going to be perfectly healthy. I promise you. It's going to see the light of day."
Lily took Kaylee's spot, forcing her to sit shotgun.
-----A-Little-Miracle-----
Dustin looked out the window, seeing the yellow car pull up in the driveway. He frowned when he saw Lily was driving Kaylee's car, and Kaylee sat in the passenger's seat. Wasn't Kaylee supposed to go to the doctor?
The two girls walked into the house, and Dustin ran for the door.
"Did you go to the doctor?" he asked quickly. "What did she say? Are you okay? Why's Lily here? Do I have to worry?"
"She's perfectly fine," Lily laughed, patting Dustin on the shoulder as she led Kaylee to the couch. "Just a little... well, let's just say, she's not going through it alone."
Dustin raised an eyebrow as he turned to Kaylee. She noticed his look and got up from the couch. Taking his hand, she had him sit down as she knelt in front of him.
"Dustin... I'm pregnant."
Dustin smiled wide as he grabbed Kaylee in a hug.
"I'm going to be a father!" he exclaimed, standing up and spinning her around. "Kaylee, this is great news! Why aren't you happy?"
"Because Sammy..."
"Kaylee," Dustin said, putting his wife down and holding her close. "Sammy's not happening again. It wasn't your fault. There's nothing wrong with you. This pregnancy will go smoothly. You'll see."
"Promise?" Kaylee smiled, looking up at Dustin.
"Cross my duck and hope to zwip!" Dustin said.
"I'm going to be a mom!" Kaylee exclaimed, hopping up and down as she ran to the phone to call her sister.
Lily smiled at Dustin and pulled him into a hug to congratulate him, but when she did, she felt a wave of sadness wash through her. She pulled away from the future father and frowned.
"You're not happy."
"I'm scared shitless," Dustin admitted. "I just didn't want Kaylee to be. If she starts stressing out, it could affect the baby and..."
"Promise me you'll take care of her?" Lily asked. Dustin nodded.
"Of course."
"Then everything will be perfect. In seven months and one week, you should have a beautiful little baby in your arms."
"Thanks Lil," Dustin smiled, pulling the cheetah in his arms and hugging her. "You're the best... wait... seven months to go already? What the hell happened to the first two? Holy shit!"
"Calm down, she's only seven weeks pregnant," Lily laughed. "Geez, you two can never catch pregnancy early."
"Apparently not," Dustin chuckled.
-----A-Little-Miracle-----
"...alright, so I should have the baby on... February 1st 2010," Kaylee calculated, tapping her pencil on the table. "Plus or minus a few days, naturally, but still, awesomeness!"
"What are you cheering about?" Tori laughed, walking into the kitchen and sitting beside her sister. "And are you doing math? The zwop? We throw a party for you and Dustin, last minute to celebrate you being pregnant, and you finally decided to finish your homework?"
As soon as Tori heard her sister was pregnant, she called Kelly, RJ, Leanne, Cam, Shane, Kira, Conner, Ronny and David to celebrate. Because it was last minute, she decided to keep the party small, inviting only people who were extremely close to either Kaylee or Dustin. Lily had called Casey to invite him, seeing as she was already at the Brooks'.
Kaylee had just learned she was pregnant that morning, and already she was being bombed with "congratulations" from her six "sisters", and huge groans from the boys. They knew these next few months were going to be hell for them.
"I'm not doing homework... eww I'll never do my homework," Kaylee frowned, throwing her pencil to show her sister her hatred for homework. "I was just seeing when junior was supposed to be born!"
"Ohh, when?" Tori asked, ignoring Blake's calls for help as Mike once again spit up on him. She was more interested in her future niece or nephew.
"February 1st, 2010!" Kaylee exclaimed, pointing to the bottom of the page where the date was. "In February, I'm going to be a real mom!"
"Congrats, Kayl," Tori smiled. "Now, how about we spread the news... Kayl?"
"Be right back!" Kaylee yelled, taking off down the hall, holding her hand to her mouth as her face flashed green. Tori groaned and turned to the living room to catch Dustin's attention, but as soon as she saw how happy he was, telling his friends he was going to have a baby, she decided against it.
"He can miss holding her hair back, this once," Tori said to herself as she followed Kaylee. "That, and I totally owe Kaylee for when I was pregnant with Mike... poor girl."
-----A-Little-Miracle-----
"... and then, she sat me down, and told me the news!" Dustin exclaimed, retelling the tale for the umpteenth time that night.
"Dustin, I know, I was right there beside you," Lily laughed, patting the yellow ninja Ranger on the head as she walked away.
"Oh..." Dustin sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly. "Right... maybe I should tell your sister."
"Already heard it!" Ronny called from the other side of the room.
"Try telling..." Lily paused as she looked around the room, searching for someone who hadn't heard the story. She spotted a pillow on the couch and smiled, picking it up and shoving it in Dustin's arms. "Here, tell the pillow."
Lily bolted to the kitchen, hoping to escape Dustin. She didn't have to worry though, because as soon as she left, Blake walked up to Dustin, holding a beer and chugging it desperately.
"You have to help me, bro," he said, crunching the can and tossing it into the garbage bag.
"Blake, dude, you don't look so good," Dustin laughed. "Maybe, you should lay off the beers for the rest of the night."
"I can't!" Blake frowned. "Kaylee's pregnant!"
"I know!" Dustin exclaimed, happy he could once again tell share the news. "Isn't it awesome!"
"Dude, you don't get it!" Blake frowned, crashing Dustin's celebration. "She's going to be pregnant, and hormonal, and have strange midnight cravings, and get pissed off for no reason, and be sore all the time."
"Bro, that's my problem now," Dustin laughed. "You just worry about Tori's next baby."
"I'm going to be on the other end of her fist, dude!" Blake spit out. "She already hates me! Imagine how she's going to be when she's moody!"
Dustin laughed as realisation hit. Kaylee being pregnant could be Blake's death.
"You are totally screwed, Bradley," he chuckled, putting a hand on Blake's shoulder.
"And dude, where do you think Kaylee's going to go when you're at work, or on the track clearing your head?" Blake asked.
"I don't know... Kira's, Ronny's, Leah's, Kelly's..."
"HERE!" Blake interrupted, wanting Dustin to catch up. "She's going to come here, because Tori's her sister! And that means..."
"Blake... it was nice knowing you," Dustin laughed.
"BRADLEY!" Kaylee called from the hallway, putting the fear of God into the younger Bradley brother. "Bradley! Where the zwop are you?"