Disclaimer: See first chapter.
Hello again my peeps, we bring you yet another chapter of Welcome To Family! This one is ment for mature readers only, as it touches on some sensitive subjects. You have been warned. Anyway, read and enjoy.
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Jen woke up with a small groan, blinking slowly as sunlight filtered into the bedroom. For the fifth morning in a row, she felt like her stomach was doing backflips
James heard her groan and asked, "still sick, hon?"
"Yeah..." Came her muffled reply. "Must be a bug or something..." She looked over at him and saw that he was already dressed for the day. "How long have you been up...?"
James shrugged. "Not long...maybe you should see Doc about that bug...just incase..."
She shook her head while slowly pushing herself up. "No, I'm sure it's nothing...remember when I had that fever? That was-" She cut herself off before she could say anything else, turning slightly green. Quickly rushing past James, she ran to the bathroom and promptly threw up into the toilet.
"You're going to see Doc when you're finished throwing up."
"No...I'm not...!" Breathing hard, she threw up again and leaned against the tub, one hand resting on her twisting stomach.
"Yes, you are." Said James firmly.
She mearly groaned again before waving him off, knowing by now he'd be watching her from the doorway, frowning slightly when he said he would get Zack over here if she didn't go. "Don't drag my brother into this..."
"Then go to Doc, have him take a look, and then come back."
"Ugh, fine..." She waited until he left before she pushed herself up and headed back to their room, quickly getting dressed before going downstairs and heading out the door.
James was waiting for her at the door. "Please, allow me to walk you there."
Jen gave him a small smile. "You just want to make sure I really go there..." But she still took his hand and waited for him to close the door behind them before heading off down the street. "So...you have anything planned for the day?"
"Not really" Said James, "I was just planning on doing a payback prank on Evan...throwing a balloon of water onto him...but I had Rocket tip him off...so I'm counter pranking him..."
"I will never understand you boys and your need to prank one another...and really? Counter pranking? What happened to a good old pie in the face?"
"That was on Zack, and Evan dumped punch on Rocket at our wedding, so he's gonna get it back."
"I always wondered why Rocket was suddenly chasing Evan around..." They stopped in front of the clinic and knocked, going in when Doc said the door was open.
James kissed her cheek. "Honey, this is where I leave you. I'll see you later. I love you."
Smiling tiredly, Jen gave him a quick kiss back and watched him go, sighing when Doc asked what the problem was. "I think I have a stomach bug...been throwing up for most of the week already."
Doc nodded. "A diagnosis comes to mind, but youd better get on the table...I'm going to run a couple tests, just to be sure."
Doing as she was told, Jen got up onto the padded table and relaxed. "It's just a stomach bug, I use to get them all the time as a kid...just ask Rocket, he always looked after me."
"That might be true, but i'd rather be sure." Said Doc.
"I know I know...after everything that happened within the last year, you don't want to take any chances..." With that said, she allowed Doc to do his tests, looking fairly bored but no longer green.
A short time later, Jen pulled her jeans back up while Doc swirled a test tube. "OK, now we just need to wait 90 seconds..."
"Did I really have to do that?" Jen mumbled to herself while buttoning up her jean, watching Doc closely. "What's that test for anyway? I'm telling you, it's a stomach bug."
"It probably is..." said Doc, "But I need to be sure."
"You've been saying that for the past twenty minutes..." She leaned against the table and watched, frowning slightly when the test tube suddenly turned blue.
"Just as I suspected." said Doc, holding up the test tube.
She moved to stand beside him, looking at the blue tube. "And that means...c'mon Doc, don't leave me hanging here."
Doc smiled and said, "It means...you're pregnant."
Jen blinked at him, unsure if he was kidding or not. When it became clear he was serious, her eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. "I'm WHAT?!"
"You're with child." Doc said calmly. "That test tube was a pregnancy test...you were showing symptoms of morning sickness, a bullseye indicator of the early signs of pregnancy."
She continued to stare, turning slightly green again. She quickly headed over to the garbage can Doc now kept in his clinic and threw up yet again, groaning when she was finished. "Fuck..."
"Honestly" said Doc, "As healthy as your love life has been since the wedding, I'm surprised it took just over a year..."
Wiping the her mouth with the back of her hand, Jen slowly stood up, one hand on her stomach again but for a whole new reason. "Rule number one...no talking about my love life...please...little weird for me..." She shook slightly while looking at him. "Shit Doc, you're 100% sure about this...?"
"Sorry" said Doc. He nodded to the test tube and said, "The test tube doesn't lie...but just to be sure, when was your last period?
She made a face. "Dude, getting a little personal there..." She glanced away when Doc raised an eyeridge and waited, after a moment. "Almost two months ago...but my cycle was never normal!"
Doc nodded. "Uh huh...I'm sorry these questions are a little personal, but I need to know to be sure... Here, I'll let you write the answer to the next question... " he slid her a questinaire on it. She looked and saw the next question was 'In the last month, during intercourse, has your partner ejaculated into your birth canal?'
Jen turned a dark shade of red Doc had never seen on a human before but quickly wrote down her answer before handing it back to him.
Doc glanced at her answer and put the clipboard away. "Well, that's all there is to it. You have a baby inside you..."
For a moment, it looked like she was going to panic. Instead, she got a blank look on her face. "Is there anything else I should know, or can I go now...?"
Doc said, "There's a few things..." He listed off the foods she shouldn't eat, things she shouldn't do, and other warnings about pregnancy.
Nodding, Jen waited until he was done before she turned and left for home. She couldn't tell James, not yet...if what Doc said was true, she wasn't even two months along...and the test could be wrong, there was no saying for sure.
Meanwhile, over at the cafe, Evan was laying on top of one of the awnings waiting for James, while James was on top of the cafe, taking aim with a water gallon.
"He'll never get me up here...just gotta keep my eyes peeled for him HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!" Everyone there looked up just in time to see Evan getting soaked with ice cold water while James just grinned and looked mighty pleased with himself.
"PAYBACKS A BITCH, BITCH!" James yelled at the now soaked Evan.
"You're gonna pay for that James!" Evan yelled back as he slowly climbed down from his spot and walked towards the small house he shared with his sister.
James, on the other hand, was laughing so hard he could barely climb down.
Everyone knew better by now then to get involved between the humans need to prank one another. It seemed like a game of sorts to them, always trying to out do the other. Sarge on the other tire, was annoyed by this and quickly rolled out, heading towards his home. On the way he saw Jen walking back, but when he went to greet her, she suddenly turned and threw up into a trash bin.
"Uh oh." said Sarge, "You ok, kid? Still got the stomach flu?"
"I'm fine Sarge...and yeah...stomach flu...shit on a stick..."
"Then you should go home and get some rest."
"Belive me, no amount of rest is going to make this better..." She shook her head when he asked what she ment. "Nothing..."
"Ok, I won't pry." said Sarge.
"Thanks...if you see James, tell him I'm home..." With that said, she slowly started walking again.
"Want a ride?" Sarge asked.
For a moment, it looked like she would say no, her stubborness showing clear through what ailed her...but much to Sarge's surprise, she nodded her head and headed back towards him. "I'm sorry in advance if I throw up on you..."
"Its ok, I can get washed."
"Thanks..." With a bit of struggle, Jen climbed up onto Sarge's roof and relaxed as he turned and headed back to her place.
Sarge pulled off the road and right up to the front steps. "Here you are. I'll let James know you're here."
Much to Sarge's surprise again, she didn't jump off like she normally did. Instead, Jen slowly climbed back down, mumbled her thanks and went inside, closing the door quietly behind her.
Sarge drove back to the Café and let james know where Jen was.
"That stomach flu of hers must be pretty bad. Haven't seen her this worn out since she had that fever a couple summers ago."
"When Jen gets sick, it takes a toll on her...give her a few more weeks and she'll be back to normal." Rocket said while watching James leave to go check on her.
"I'm starting to think its not a stomach flu..." James said to himself as he walked back to the house.
"My sister caught something, just give her time to get over it." Rocket called after him.
James walked onto the porch and through the door. "Honey, I'm home!"
"Living room..." Walking into the room, James saw Jen resting on the couch, one arm covering her face while she layed on her back.
"Hi baby..." said James, "Want me to make you some broth?"
A small groan and a nod were his only answers.
He went into the kitchen, filled a pot with water, and threw a couple boulon cubes into it and placed it on the stove.
Back in the living room, Jen slowly placed her other hand on her stomach, wondering how she was going to tell James. They were only married for a little more then a year, and now...she didn't know what to do.
"So..." James said from the kitchen, "Did Doc saynwhat was wrong?"
"Y...yeah, he did...said it'll go away in a few more weeks...just gotta be careful of what I eat for a while."
"Are you sure?" James asked, "because it seems a lot like morning sickness..."
Darn it all, she hated lying to him...but she needed time to herself, to have this small secret...she would tell him in the end, she couldn't keep this from him forever, but she needed time. "I'm sure hun...everything's okay..."
"Ok." James said, taking the pot off the stove. "But I'll ask doc if he can give you a bottle of that pink, bismuth based anti-nauesa medicine that I can't remember the name of."
"If you value your hand, you'll keep that crap away from me...it tastes like shit." She rolled over onto her side when he said she doesn't really have much of a choice, pulling the pillow they kept on the couch over her head.
"Im sorry, honey, but its really bad for you to be throwing up this much, especially when you can't keep solid food down..."
Knowing that there was no way she could win, Jen let out another groan and held the pillow over her head.
At that time, James entered the living room carrying a tray. "Now let's get some broth in you."
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Bit of a slow ending, but it was the best we could come up with...
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