Riley just stared at the tater tots and pasta on her plate, and then she turn to the right to look at maya's tray and stared at her sloppy joe.
"Why the tater tots smelled weird?" riley question.
"What's wrong with you, the tater tots smell fine, are you sure you're okay Riles?"
"I don't know, maybe its your sloppy joe, are you sure they are fine?" Riley raising one of her eyebrows."Thank god we have the pudding, gosh I love pudding," she grabbed the spoon and ate it.
"Since when you love pudding?" now maya is raising her eyebrows staring at her friend with utter weirdness as her friend almost finish the pudding less than a minute.
"Are you eating yours?" riley asked.
"Really riles? You've been eating a lot and not the things you use to eat, you're eating things that you barely even touch before, and what's with the exhausted face like all the time, I thought you always sleep early. Are you hiding something from me?"
Riley just keep eating the pudding and pretend she did not hear what she said.
"Hey ladies," Riley was relieved that Farkle interrupted the conversation.
"Thank god you're here," Riley exclaimed excitingly.
"When are you so excited to see Farkle?" maya asked with a soft laughter.
"Since I carry around this," he unzip his bag and pull out a bottle of ketchup.
"YASSSS," Riley exclaimed. She grabbed the bottle of ketchup in his hands and put the ketchup on her pudding.
"Oh my god Riles, you're making me wanna throw up, please don't tell me you're eating that," maya said before she start making the puking sound. "And Farkle, since when you bring ketchup in your bag and how the hell you know she need it?"
"Ummm," farkle hesitated on what to respond to Maya's question. "She texted me this morning telling me she need one."
Maya was unconvinced because how awkward Farkle reacted to the question, Maya knew that Farkle and Riley is hiding things from her.
"Okay sure, whatever, today I'm gonna pretend I believe you, next time, you won't get to see your new pretty hair anymore, by the way, I got to go Riles, I cannot bare looking at you and your pudding and the ketchup altogether. I think I cannot see pudding for a while after this,"
Farkle waved at Maya as she walked away from them.
"I think its time,"
"It's time for what? To tell our parents?" riley asked.
"Yes, but no, I was thinking that maybe we should go to a checkup, you know to make sure our baby is okay,"
The fact farkle said our baby is giving her the tingling feeling, making it more real knowing there's a baby inside of her. Her baby. Farkle's baby. Their baby.
"Oh, we can't go to the doctors here, my mom knows everybody in the community like all the doctors and I bet that they would tell my mother once they found out that I went for a checkup and I'm not ready to tell them," Riley said with worried that people will start realizing and talking about her.
"Riles, I've thought about that, and I book us an appointment with this private doctor, a bit far from here, and trust me even if the doctor knew your mom, he won't tell a soul because, first it's confidential and second, I pay him a lot, he won't tell, trust me," Farkle said it calmly and so assuring that it made Riley relieved and convinced that everything would be fine until they are ready to tell their parents.
"So when's the appointment?"
"After school, just tell your parents that you need tutoring and I'm helping you with it, sure your dad will understand because Hambone, well, he trust me," raising one of his eyebrows while giving riley a smirk trying to be all cute with her.
After school, Riley avoided Maya or Lucas and make sure that she did not bump into someone she recognize. She went straight to the parking lot and saw Farkle leaning at his car, with his driver in it.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
I gave a big sigh, "yeah."
It took less than two hours to get there and Riley rest her head on Farkle's lap because she was feeling nauseous being in the car but she don't know somehow, Farkle's scent make her feel better. The smell of mint chocolate chip. Farkle has always smell like that, but she never knew that his scent would make her feel calm and also making her horny and wanting to kiss him.
"Riley Mathews," the nurse called her name and they both went in the doctors room while holding hands. Riley was so nervous, her heart started beating so loud that she's afraid that the doctor might hear it.
"Hello there, I'm Dr Stevens, I'll be your doctor for the rest of your pregnancy,"
"Umm, sorry. What?" riley was confused.
"Your boyfriend called earlier about all the appointments for the rest of your pregnancy," Riley just kinda pissed that Farkle made the decision by himself without letting her know about. She doesn't even know if the doctor know her parents. What if she knew and told them? What's gonna happen after riley and farkle told their parents about it? Since when Farkle is my boyfriend? All the way here for an appointment every month? She was scared and overthinking stuff..
"I was told that this is your first appointment, how far long are you?"
"Umm," Riley suddenly out of words.
"Nine weeks since the conception date," Farkle interrupt.
"How's your morning sickness? Any unusual stuff?"
"I manage to control it by day, during late night was the worst and it's called morning sickness," Riley fake a small laugh.
"Okay that sounds about normal, okay, now lets see your baby,"
"Okay, Riley you can lay down and stay calm, you can pull your pants below your abdomen and please lift up your shirt, it might be cold," Riley nodded. She jumped a little feeling sudden cold on her abdomen.
Riley pull Farkle's t-shirt as he was standing next her because she needed whisper to tell him how she is not ready for this when suddenly,
Thump, thump, thump, thump
Their focus leads to the sound and the monitor beside the doctor.
"Well, congratulations young parents, that's your baby's heartbeat. The baby is fine, healthy and the he baby is still small to see it clearly."
Riley gripped Farkle's hand hard, she was out of words, for a second there she thought her heart stopped.
"You want me to print the ultrasound?"
They both nodded.
"I'm going to give you guys time alone," and the doctor left.
Riley started to loose the gripped and started crying. Farkle on the other hand was speechless. As much as he want to comfort Riley, he was in a shock mode and all he can do was put his hands onto Riley's, hold it and kiss the back of her hands. Letting her know that everything will be fine.
On the way home, Riley could not sleep. She was staring outside the window while holding the ultrasound picture. She can't believe that she is taking care of another human being and she can't even take care of herself. She has the habit of tripping and falling over things. What if something happen to the baby the next time she did tripped? If the baby died would it be her fault? She was so scared because she was so young for this. She turn to look at Farkle who was lost in his thoughts.
"What if something happen to the baby? I can't even take care of myself Farkle."
"Then, I'll be there, I'll take care of you, I mean you both, I will always be there," he said.
Although it sounds possible for Farkle to always be there since they are not with each other 24/7 but she was relieved knowing that he will be there most of the time he can.
As they reached Riley's apartment building, Farkle sit closer to Riley and gave her a kiss on her forehead, telling her that everything will be fine. Then he hand in the prenatal pills and the vitamins that she needed.
"I can't take that, my parents will ask what's that ,the moment I walk into the door,"
"It's okay then, I'll come tonight bringing the pills, you make sure you take care of yourself, please eat healthy and stop putting ketchup on everything."
"Sure do," Riley gave Farkle a weak smile before she get out from the car.
