Chapter 4:
As the weeks passed, Krista and Kinley joined the guys at the studio and even offered to help out the show's massage therapist with the stars and professional dancers. Each week, one dancing couple was eliminated and each week, John and Randy were safe. As they got to meet the other stars and dancers, John and Randy introduced the girls as their girlfriends.
They were now 6 weeks into the show and both guys were still performing. Krista loved having John around each and every day and he felt the same way. John was even considering selling his house in Tampa to be with Krista. It was the beginning of the 7th week of the show and Krista was not feeling well.
"I hate being sick." Krista stated as she sat down at the breakfast table.
"I'm sorry babe. What I can do to make you feel better?" John asked.
"Some toast and juice." Krista answered.
After eating her toast, Krista started to feel a little better. She decided to take the day off and go see her doctor. John opted to take her while Randy had some things to do in town while Kinley was at work. John drove Krista to her appointment and as they waited, Krista rested her head on John's shoulder.
"Krista Eaton." A nurse called.
Krista and John followed the nurse into an exam room. The nurse took Krista's vitals and told them that Dr. Miller would be in shortly. Krista just wanted to curl up with John and relax. Soon, Dr. Miller walked into the room.
"Hello, Krista. What brings you in today?" Dr. Miller asked. "And who is this?"
"I'm her boyfriend John." John introduced himself.
"I woke up feeling sick." Krista answered.
"Ok. Let me take a listen to your heart and lungs." Dr. Miller responded as she listened. "Everything sounds clear. I'm going to send you down to the lab to have some blood work done. I will call you as soon as I get the results."
"Ok. Thank you." Krista stated.
Krista and John headed down to the lab where they drew a few vials of blood. After leaving the clinic, John drove Krista back to the house. John fixed them a light lunch while Krista laid down on the couch and turned on a movie. Krista was feeling a little better after eating, but wondered why she woke up feeling like she did.
Krista dozed off during the movie just to be woken up by her phone ringing. It was Dr. Miller calling with her lab results. The doctor didn't want to give the results over the phone and asked if John and Krista could come back in. John and Krista headed back to Dr. Miller's office and waited for her to come in and give them the results.
"Thank you for coming in so quickly. I have Krista's lab results. Everything came back negative except for one. Krista, you're pregnant." Dr. Miller stated. "Congratulations."
"Pregnant?" Krista asked.
"Yes. And from the lab work I would say about 6 weeks, which would make your due date December 7th 2011." Dr. Miller answered. "Here is a prescription for prenatal vitamins. Take one in the morning and one in the evening."
"Thank you Dr. Miller." Krista responded not knowing what else to say.
John and Krista headed back towards the car. John was in shock that Krista was pregnant. He didn't know what to say at the very moment. He had always wanted to have a family one day and now that it was really happening, he didn't know what to do.
"John, you've been very quiet since we found out. Are you ok?" Krista asked as they got in the car.
"Yeah. Just letting the news soak in." John answered.
"I know this wasn't planned and I wouldn't blame you if you didn't want to stick around." Krista started to respond.
"Krista, I'm not going anywhere. Yeah I'm in shock, but that doesn't mean that I don't love you or the baby. That is our baby you're carrying and I plan on being there as much as humanly possible." John stated.
"I love you too." Krista responded.
Once they got back to the house, Krista sat down and wrote everything down on the calendar. John and Krista decided to tell Kinley and Randy that night at dinner about the baby. John headed into the kitchen and pulled stuff out to make for dinner. Krista knew that John could cook and didn't mind letting him either.
Kinley and Randy walked through the garage door right at 5:30. Kinley headed upstairs to change clothes while Randy joined Krista in the living room. He could tell that something was on her mind. He also knew that she had stayed home from work that day.
"Are you feeling any better?" Randy asked.
"Yeah. I went to the doctor and she did some lab work." Krista answered.
"Ok. Did she find out what was bothering you?" Randy asked.
"Yeah." Krista answered with a soft smile.
Soon Kinley joined them in the living room while John finished up dinner. They decided to eat at the kitchen island instead of the dinning room since it was just the four of them. John and Krista exchanged looks a few times and Kinley started to wonder what it was all about.
"What's going on with the two of you?" Kinley asked.
"What do you mean?" Krista answered.
"You and John keep looking up at each other and I know something has to be going on. And why weren't you at work today?" Kinley asked.
"I wasn't feeling good this morning and I went to see Dr. Miller." Krista answered.
"Ok. What did Dr. Miller say was wrong with you?" Kinley asked.
"Nothing is really wrong." Krista answered.
"Ok. Then what is going on?" Kinley asked as John and Krista exchanged looks again.
"Might as well tell them." John stated.
"After having my blood drawn to find out what was bothering me, Dr. Miller called back and asked for me to come back into her office. John and I drove back to hear the results." Krista started to tell them.
"Well, what's going on?" Kinley asked.
"I'm 6 weeks pregnant and due the first week in December." Krista answered.
"Pregnant?" Kinley responded. "How could you be pregnant? Did you stop and think about using protection?"
"Kinley, obviously this wasn't a planned pregnancy, but John and I are happy none the less. Can't you be happy for us just once?" Krista asked with tears in her eyes.
"You know how much this hurts me? We made promises that neither of us would have a baby without being married first. How could you do this?" Kinley answered.
"Look, I know how much you want to have a baby, but taking it out on me is not the best way to deal with your anger." Krista responded. "It seems like you are only thinking about yourself and not the fact that there are others around here."
"Congrats, bro." Randy stated.
"Thanks." John responded.
Kinley stormed off to her room while Krista sat at the counter and cried. John wrapped his arms around her and just held her. He could tell that Randy's comment wasn't heartfelt but didn't say anything. He couldn't figure out why Randy would be upset with him, but now wasn't the time to ask.
Krista and John put dinner away and then headed up to their room. Krista still couldn't believe that Kinley would only think of herself during all this. It wasn't fair to Krista and John who were actually happy about becoming parents. Krista laid down on the bed and John just held her in his arms. It was long before Krista fell asleep against John's chest.
Down the hall, Kinley was still fuming mad. Krista knew how much she wanted a baby and they both had agreed to wait until they were married before having a family. Kinley just didn't understand why Krista would get pregnant before getting married.
Randy on the other hand, was upset that John was going to be a father before him. Randy would have been a daddy to a 3 year old at this point had his girlfriend at the time not gone behind his back and aborted the pregnancy. Randy soon realized that John wasn't doing it to rub it in his face and thought about how cool it would be to be an Uncle and spoil the kid.
