The next morning Josh woke up to sounds of Andy puking in the bathroom. Josh quickly got out of bed and went to the bathroom to find Andy on her knees with her head in the bowl of the toilet. He had a flashback in his mind about the many times he's seen Andy in that very position. The times she was puking from her chemotherapy treatments. He quickly got out of his gaze, he got when thinking and rushed over to Andy and gathered up all of her hair.
"You okay?" Josh asked.
"I…" Andy began, and then puked once again. "I'm fine. Call Lori."
"What?! Why!?"
"Just call Lori!" Andy demanded.
"Alright, I'll go call her," Josh said, walking out of the bathroom, to the kitchen.
He picked up the phone and dialed Lori's phone number.
"Hello?" Declan answered.
"Hey, Declan, is sleeping beauty awake yet?"
"Yeah hold on a sec."
"What?" Lori asked as she got on the phone.
"Andy's puking and she wants to talk to you.
"Why?! Is she okay?" Lori asked worriedly.
"She's fine. We think she's pregnant!" Josh said excitedly.
"Oh my God, my little baby bro's going to be a daddy."
"I know. I think I'll do well I have Andy in my corner."
"Alright now put Andy on the phone before I turn into mom and start being an emotional woman."
"You're way past emotional, you are mom. Minus the daughter," Josh joked, walking back to the bedroom where he found Andy on their bed, her eyes closed.
"Andy, Lori's on the phone."
"Okay," Andy said, taking the phone from Josh.
"Hi, Lori, can we do something later?"
"Yeah, Andy, I'll be over around one or so."
"Alright Lori thanks bye."
"You're going to go to hang out with my sister? What about the doctors' appointment?"
"I was thinking that I could go with Lori," Andy said in a low voice, not knowing what Josh would think about it.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, is that okay?"
"It's okay, Andy," Josh reassured her smiling.
"Thanks," Andy said, getting up from the bed and going to the bathroom.
She picked up a brush and began to brush through her hair. She thought about how lucky she was to have a husband like Josh. When they first started being friends the many years ago, she never thought they'd end up getting married and having a baby together.
Josh went to the living room and picked up the pizza he left on the coffee table the night before and went to the kitchen to dispose of the day old pizza. After throwing away the pizza he walked to the refrigerator and pulled out a carton of eggs and a pack of maple flavored sausages, Andy's favorite.
"What you making?" Andy asked, entering the kitchen, perching herself up on a stool.
"Breakfast, for you, me and the little baby inside of you," Josh said, dropping an egg shell in the garbage.
"Josh, not this again."
"I'm sorry but it's pretty clear to anyone with two eyes your pregnant."
"I might not be!"
"Andy…"
"Alright, fine! I might be pregnant."
"Good girl," Josh smiled, Andy glaring, then smiling.
They ate their breakfast smiling, sneaking glimpses at each other. When they finished they put their plates in the sink and Andy went to the living room and got a phone book of the shelf that stood in the corner of the room. She sat down on the dark blue couch and opened her phone book where she kept all of her friends, family, and important phone numbers in.
"Whatcha doing?" Josh asked, plopping down next to Andy on the couch.
"Looking up the doctors' office phone number," Andy answered, turning the page she was once looking at.
"The minute you find out you're truly pregnant…" He got a death glare from Andy "Or not pregnant, come straight home."
"Alrightie," Andy said, getting up from her place on the couch, then walking to the kitchen to call the doctors office.
Andy called the doctors office and made an appointment for 1:30. It was 11:30 and Andy decided to take a shower.
"Josh, I'm going to take a shower."
"Okay, I think I'm going to kick some little kids' ass on G-Force."
"You know, I'm not surprised you and I still play G-Force. But I am surprised you've only beaten me one time out of all the times we've played."
"I'll beat you again one day."
"Yeah, when hell freezes over," Andy said walking to the bathroom.
Josh smiled and set up G-Force. They were twenty-two years old and still and played G-Force. But they wouldn't change for anyone. He creamed some sorry little kid and Andy was out of the shower and was now braiding her hair.
Just as Andy was putting a hair tie in her hair they heard a knock at the door.
"I got it," Josh said, rushing over to the door.
"Hey, little brother," Lori said, walking past Josh and into the kitchen of the apartment.
"Ready Lori?" Andy asked, appearing in the room.
"Yeah," she answered.
"Bye, Josh," Andy said, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek.
"Bye."
"Bye little brother," Lori said.
They walked out of the door, down the hall and took the stairs to the main floor silently.
"Okay, what's up?" Lori asked.
"Will you come with me to my doctors' appointment?" Andy asked.
"Sure, Sam's with Amanda and Kyle and Declan's working."
"I think I'm pregnant," Andy said, opening the passenger side door to Lori's vehicle.
"I know Josh told me."
"I'm going to kill him."
"Why?"
"Because I wanted it to be a secret until I actually found out I was pregnant, or not pregnant."
"He only told me and I'm not planning to tell anyone."
"Thanks," Andy said, fastening her seat belt.
"So, how is it being married to my little brother? I still can't believe he's married," Lori said backing out from the place her car was parked.
"He's so good to me. He makes me meals, he gives me everything."
"My little brother has a heart?"
"Yeah, I know I was surprised too," Andy said laughed.
"You want to go to the doctors now?" Lori asked, turning.
"Yeah, my appointment's at one-thirty and its one-ten now."
They turned into the doctors' office parking lot.
"You ready?" Lori asked, taking the key out of the ignition.
"Were you scared when you came to the doctor to find out if you were pregnant?"
"Honestly? I was scared to death I wouldn't make a good mother. But Andy you have nothing to worry about. You and Josh will make awesome parents."
"Thanks, but I'm scared Lori, I'm scared the baby might get cancer in the future."
"Hey, don't think that way. You don't want to worry Josh. And if that happens, you'll be strong."
"I guess. Let's go in now," Andy said, opening the door.
They walked through the parking lot to the door. Andy went to the desk and the lady gave her forum to fill out. They went to the waiting room and Andy filled the paper out while Lori stared blankly into space. Andy got up and gave the lady her form and they waited another ten minutes and a nurse came out and Andy could go in.
"Andy," the nurse called. Exaggerating
Andy and Lori got up and followed the nurse through the door that led to a long narrow white hallway. The nurse led them to a room and they went in.
"Oh my God!" Andy screamed, from happiness.
"Andy!" Lori yelled, hugging Andy.
"Congratulations Andy," Andy's doctor's said.
"Oh My God, I have to tell Josh."
"Andy, we want you back here on the twenty-third next month."
"Okay."
Lori and Andy went back to Josh and Andy's apartment to give Josh the good news.
"Josh, wake up," Andy said, shaking Josh gently.
"What? You're back?! What happened?" Josh asked, jumping up from the couch.
Andy looked over at Lori, "I think I'll leave. Bye Andy, little brother," Lori said, walking towards the door.
"Now spill. Did you make me a daddy?"
"No, you made yourself a daddy," Andy said smiling.
"Really?"
"Really."
"Oh my God. What do we name the baby?"
"Jeez Josh, we don't even know if the baby's a boy or girl yet."
"I know, but what if the baby's girl what do you want the name to be?"
"Jade," Andy said, simply.
"Jade? I thought that was a boy's name."
"It can be a boy or girls name just like Andy," Andy said, glaring.
"Sorry, I love that name," Josh said, giving Andy a kiss on the cheek.
"Um, that's not how you do it," Andy said, leaning over and kissing Josh like she did when the first kissed.
"Andy, I'm sorry."
"About what?" Andy asked, confused.
"I never told you that I was sorry that I made you scream your secret in front of people."
"Well, if I didn't I wouldn't have came and found you that night and I would of never kissed you."
"I guess."
Josh leaned over kissing Andy again.