The Universal Price
Spoilers: All Seasons
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After speaking with Nina, who was thrilled at a grandchild but shocked Olivia hadn't told her, Peter arranged to have a couple of scans done to relieve Olivia's fears about the pregnancy. Hopefully let her see everything was alright with the baby. Conventional scans could tell them some medical issues if any were present and even if they were having a boy or girl, but Peter was determined to know everything so it would help Olivia through it. She still didn't talk to him about what was bothering her and he let it go, knowing that pushing hadn't been the right thing to do in the first place. She would tell him in her own time, he was just unaware how explosive she'd be when they arrived at Massive Dynamic.
18 Weeks: Secrets Revealed
Olivia looked out the window as they drove through New York, Peter had told her they'd be spending the day in New York and it made her feel a bit better to get out of Boston for a while.
"So what's the plan?" She smiled at him and he shrugged, "Peter...I don't like surprises." They drove into the underground parking lot of Massive Dynamic, her car had an automatic pass on it. "Massive Dynamic...what are we doing here?"
He parked after a few moments and turned off the car. "I spoke with Nina...she's arranged to have a full set of neonatal scans done. DNA tests will show us if there's anything to worry about and I doubt there will be. Olivia I'm trying to help..."
Olivia shook her head, "no...I want to go home."
"You're upset about the pregnancy, afraid of something...whatever it is we can work through it. These tests will help all of us..."
"I don't want tests, I don't want anything...I want to go back to Boston and forget this ever happened."
He was angry but he reeled in his anger, he swore he'd never unleash it on Olivia after everything she endured with her stepfather. Calmly he spoke, "what are you afraid of? Olivia I'm trying to help, everything I do just puts miles between us...you don't talk anymore. I honestly feel like we were closer when you didn't remember our life together...please tell me what I can do, please!"
She looked at him and had tears in her eyes, "if we do these tests, you'll never forgive me. I did something unthinkable and I can't risk the idea of you hating me for the rest of our life. In this instance, ignorance is bliss."
"Whatever you did you can tell me..." he took a deep breath and asked a question he never thought he'd ask. "Did...were you unfaithful? Do you think this baby isn't mine..."
Olivia shook her head, "no...never, I know this baby is yours. I know that with certainty, I'd never...just please don't do this."
"Whatever the results are I could never hate you..." he leaned over and cupped her cheek. "I don't care...I love you Olivia and repeatedly I've made that clear. Time and space can't stop it, death can't stop it...I love you and no matter what happens today or tomorrow, that won't change."
"You say that now..."
"I mean it, always. You belong with me...always." He leaned his head against hers, "please just do this and let's find out if everything is okay with our baby." Pulling back he looked at her, pushing hair back. "I'll be right here with you...no matter what. Trust me please, nothing shown today will change that."
Olivia let a tear fall and he wiped it away, "please...Peter I can't."
He saw the pain on her face and something was scaring her, something that not even facing it head on could fix. Never in his entire life had he seen Olivia Dunham as scared or broken as she was at that moment. Something had happened, something she was afraid of and everything he could think of wasn't it. She didn't want an abortion, she hadn't betrayed him and now the tests...the tests scared her the most. Something that would show up on the tests scared her beyond belief and he just couldn't do that to her.
He went upstairs and found Nina waiting, "Peter...where's Olivia?"
"I made an error Nina and I apologize, maybe we'll reconsider the scans in a few months but right now she's not up for them."
Nina nodded and sat down on a small couch in the hall, Peter sat down beside her. "How is she?"
"Olivia is Olivia, set in her ways. She doesn't want these tests and that's how it's going to be. Nothing I said could convince her otherwise." Telling Walter that Olivia was lost and distant was one thing but telling Nina was like exposing a secret that would do more harm than good. Leaving Olivia to the wolves was the last thing he'd ever do so he decided stubbornness was the way to go. "Dr. Sheldon has said the baby is good, was at the last checkup. No signs of anything, Olivia doesn't want to know the sex so we're going to let it be a surprise. She's feeling movements so we know everything is fine."
"As long as the baby is fine I won't object, just let me know when you would like to have the scans run." She patted his leg, "as my future son-in-law you have first priority after Olivia...whatever you need. Do me a favor, I know she's in the car, just take her to a spa and let her relax for a few hours, I'll call my spa and have them set up an immediate appointment for a prenatal massage. Also seeing Arrow will help, take her to the stables afterward. That horse has always been able to calm her...she's her old riding mare's foal."
Peter chuckled, "being a mom...I'll see what I can do to convince her to do anything besides go home."
He found Olivia in the car rubbing her belly, the baby had obviously been kicking. She looked at him as he got in, she watched him smile. "What did she say to my behavior?"
"I just told her you were being stubborn, I'm not going to tell her you broke down or are scared. I said we'd see about the tests later on if you're up for it. Being the mom that she is...she kinda knows what happened without me saying anything. She's calling you in a massage at her spa and after I have a surprise for you...no tests, no nothing that's stressful. It's something you'll enjoy completely."
Olivia smiled fully for the first time in weeks, Peter's heart broke at the sight of her happy. "So after I reject everything you've done you still want to surprise me with something?"
"I want you happy Olivia, that's all I want is for you to be happy. If you don't want tests, we'll go the tradition route with the pregnancy like every other woman in the world. As for surprising you..." he smiled at her. "No matter what happens, I will never stop surprising you, making you happy or loving you." Peter leaned over and kissed her. "So up for a day in New York?"
"With you...always."
After the spa, Peter drove Olivia to the stables that he knew Nina Sharp frequented. The agent brightened at the sight of the building as they parked. Getting out she looked around and waited for him. "So...I'm told you have someone to introduce me to, maybe even someone our little one will ride with one day."
Olivia was vibrant for the first time since she told him she was pregnant, she pulled him into the stables and to a stall where a bay horse was munching on hay. His head immediately came through the window and she petted his face. "Hey there Arrow...you remember me don't you boy." She looked at Peter, "this is Bangladesh's baby, my old riding horse. Nina told me he sired a filly two years ago, she bought her and now she's down about two stalls. I got to name her and one name always stuck in my head."
Peter petted the horse's neck, "yeah what was that?"
"Petra...I know why now. She'll be perfect for our son to ride when he's a little older." She turned back and Peter shook his head.
"It's a boy?" He whispered and Olivia smiled, nodding. "How do you know?"
Looking at him with her smile still wide she shrugged, "I feel it...it's a boy." He smiled at that, it was a start.
A/N: Okay if anyone knows my fics, most of the long ones have a twist in them and trust me in two chapters you are going to get a twist you will not expect. Chapter 5 will leave you wondering what the hell is going on and it's going to get crazy in Chapter 6.
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