CHAPTER 6

"Is something wrong with Lacy? Is there something wrong with the baby?" Billy asked as he sat down with Joe.

"The baby's fine. It's his mother that I'm concerned about. Has Lacy been under any stress lately?" Dr. Bassaly asked as he looked at Billy.

"Not that I know of. I know she's been wanting to get the baby's room done. She's been trying to work on it as hard as she can."

"Well, she can't be stressing out like she does. She needs to be calm for the baby."

"Is that why she's in pain?"

"No. I probably already asked her this when she's been in my office, but is this her first child?"

"Yeah, I mean I think so. She never talked about having any other kids."

"Well, with this being her first child, the reason for the pain would be that the muscles in her stomach are stretching to make room for the baby that is growing inside of her. That will cause some discomfort for the first couple of months. Has she been eating enough?"

"I think so. I haven't really been with her a lot because of work," Billy said as he glanced at Joe.

"Well, I recommend for you to urge her to eat whenever she feels hungry. She at least needs to eat six small meals a day-,"

"That's nice. I'm sure she knows about that with all the magazines and books she reads. I just want to see her to make sure that she's okay and that the baby's okay," Billy said as he stood up.

"I'm fine," I said as I walked up behind Billy.

"You sure?" Billy asked as he looked at me.

"Yeah, I just want to go home," I said as I stood there.

"Just make sure you eat enough and relax," Dr. Bassaly said as I walked past him.

Billy and Joe walked me out to the car. Billy opened up the door and I got in. Joe got in the back seat from the driver's side and then Billy got in and started the car. He started to pull out of the parking lot.

"You sure you're alright?" Billy asked as he kept glancing over at me.

"Yeah, I just want to go to sleep. I'm tired."

"Joe had me scared to death," Billy said as he turned onto another street. "He was panicking like you were dying."

"Shut up, bro. I didn't know what was going on. She was in pain and that is what hospitals are for," Joe said as he looked out the window.

"It's okay, Joe. I didn't even know what was going on myself," I said as I rested my head up against the seat and looked out the window.

I felt Billy reach over and he took my hand and rubbed it. I looked out the window as we pulled into my driveway. Billy got out of the car and let Joe out. He came over to my side and helped me out of the car. He helped me into the house and walked me up the steps.

"See you two in the morning," Joe said before he closed the door to his room.

Billy walked me down the hall and into my room. He helped me change back into my shorts and tank top and I layed down in the bed. He pulled the covers over me and kissed my forehead.

"You staying here for the rest of the night?" I asked as I looked at him.

"Yeah, I just want to make sure you're alright," Billy said as he kneeled beside my bed.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just tired," I said as I yawned.

Billy took off his boots and shirt. He got into the bed beside me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I started to doze off. He held me close and whispered in my ear.

"I love you."

I woke up the next morning and felt Billy's arm around my waist. I carefully got out of bed and walked into the bathroom. I pulled my hair up and ponytail and grabbed my toothbrush. I put some toothpaste on it and started to brush my teeth. I spit the toothpaste out and rinsed my mouth and the sink. I walked down the steps and into the kitchen. I decided that I would make breakfast. I got some pans out and put some bacon and sausage in one pan and started to make scrambled eggs in the other. I heard someone coming down the steps and I looked over.

"What are you doing?" Billy asked with a yawn as he walked into the kitchen.

"Making some breakfast. Good morning," I said as I kissed his lips.

"Did you sleep good?" Billy asked as he wrapped his arms around me.

"Yeah," I said as I moved the eggs around in the pan. "Is Joe up?"

"I don't think so, but he can eat when he gets up," Billy said before he kissed my neck.

I finished making breakfast and I put everything on plates and sat down at the table with Billy.

"So, I was thinking that we should start getting other things for the baby's room. We need a changing table and clothes and bath stuff," I said as I ate my breakfast.

"Okay, well, don't stress. Remember what the doctor said yesterday," Billy said as he looked at me.

"I know, I know. Take it easy and relax. He says that to me every time I go in there," I said with a smile before I took a sip of juice.

"You start without me?" Joe asked as he walked into the kitchen.

"If you would get the fuck out of the bed, then we wouldn't have," Billy said as he looked at Joe.

A COUPLE MONTHS LATER

I was now 8 months pregnant and I still couldn't believe that I was going to be a mother. My morning sickness was completely gone and my tummy was getting so big, I didn't think that I would make it to my ninth month. Billy and I had gotten more stuff for Caleb's room. Everything was ready to go. The clothes were washed and the bottles were sterilized. All that we needed now was for Caleb to enter the world.

I was in Caleb's room, folding his clothes when Billy came through the front door.

"You here?" Billy yelled from the living room.

"I'm in Caleb's room!" I yelled as I continued to fold his clothes.

Billy walked to Caleb's room and stood in the doorway.

"You doing alright?" Billy asked as he looked at me.

"Yeah. Just getting everything finished up. I wanted to wash all of his clothes and get them folded before I can't do anything anymore. How did it go tonight with the guys?" I asked as I looked over at Billy while I folded a shirt.

"Good. We just talked about things," Billy said as he came into Caleb's room and looked at all the stuff.

"What kinda things?" I said as I placed the shirts into Caleb's dresser.

"We were talking about Joe joining the gang," Billy said before he looked over at me.

"Billy, are you sure that you really want your brother in your gang?" I asked as I stopped and looked over at Billy.

"Well, I think that he would be able to handle it. He's helped me out with the drugs and I think that he would be able to take on the role of being part of the gang."

"I know, Billy, but what if something would go wrong and something would happen to him. He would end up getting hurt or even killed doing the things that you guys do."

"We talked about that, but I know my brother. I know that Joe would be able to handle everything and I know that he would be a great asset to the group."

"Did you talk to Joe about it?" I asked as I started to stack the diapers.

"Not yet. I wanted to wait until he got home to tell him. It'll be okay though. He's my brother and I love him."

"Okay, well, just watch out for him when he does get into the group," I said as I walked over to Billy.

"I will," Billy said as he leaned in to kiss me.

I kissed him on his lips and wrapped my arms around him. I looked at the room with him and looked up at him.

"Do you think Caleb will like his room?"

"Yeah. His mom did a good job on it," Billy said before he kissed me again.

"You hungry?" I asked as I pulled away.

"Yeah, are you?"

"You don't even have to ask that. I'm always hungry. Do you want to order something?" I asked as I walked into the kitchen.

"Doesn't matter," Billy said as he sat down on the couch in the living room.

"I'll order us a pizza," I said as I grabbed the phone book.

I looked through the pages and picked a pizza place that I liked. I picked up the phone and dialed the number.

"Yes, I would like to place an order. I want an 8-cut pizza with extra cheese. I also wanted to get an order of cheese sticks. No, that will be all. I live on 387 Brooklyn Ave. Okay, thank you," I said before I hung up the phone.

I walked into the living room and sat down on the couch with Billy. I rested my hands on my tummy and smiled.

"Something funny?" Billy asked as he looked over at me.

"No. Just feeling the baby move," I said as I looked down at my tummy.

"Can I feel?" Billy asked as he sat up.

"Yeah. Give me your hand," I said as I held my hand out.

I took Billy's hand and brought it over to my belly. I placed his hand on the spot where I felt the baby move. The baby moved around and I looked over at Billy.

"Did you feel that?" I asked with a smile.

"Yeah. That doesn't hurt?" Billy asked as he felt the baby move.

"Not really. At first, it felt kinda awkward, but I got used to it after awhile. He's been moving around a lot lately. Sometimes, I wake up at night and he moves around," I said as I rested my head on Billy's shoulder.

Joe came walking through the door.

"Hey guys. What's up?" Joe asked as he closed the door behind him and took off his jacket.

"Hi, Joe," I said as I looked over.

"Joe, I need to talk to you about something. The guys and I were wondering if you would be interested in joining the gang," Billy said as he stood up.

"What? Really? When?" Joe said with an excited look on his face.

"Well, we need you to do an initiation in order to be in the group. I'm not going to tell you what that is until the night comes, but are you willing to be in the gang?"

"Yes, definitely," Joe said as he smiled.

"Alright. I'll let you know when it's going to go down," Billy said before he walked over and sat back down on the couch.

I saw headlights pull into the driveway and I looked out the window.

"Pizza's here," I said as I went to get up.

"I'll get it," Billy said as he stood up. "You stay put."

Billy walked to the door and opened it as the pizza guy was coming to the door.

"How much do I owe you?" Billy asked the pizza guy.

"$15.00," the pizza guy said as he looked at the bill.

Billy gave him $20 and said, "Keep the change."

"Thanks," the pizza guy said before Billy closed the door.

I sat up as Billy brought the pizza over to the table and sat it down. He opened the box and we started to eat.

"Oh! Ouch!" I said as I chewed up the bite of pizza.

"What's wrong?" Billy asked as he laughed.

"Too hot," I said as I blew steam out of my mouth.

"That's why you should have blowed on it first."

"Well, I was starving. The baby's hungry too," I said as I took another bite.

Billy and I continued to eat the pizza and talk. Hopefully, Billy had changed for the better, but I didn't know what was coming for the future.

I'm glad that everyone is enjoying this story. This is actually my first Death Sentence fic. I have watched Death Sentence probably 50 times since it first came out and it will never get old to me. I have to say, with this chapter, I had this happen to me when I was pregnant, so this is from life experiences. The next chapter will get into the movie. I hope everyone continues to read! Thanks!