Sorry this one is a little late it does have a little extra content then the original so without further ado the secret lies with Charlotte chapter seven revamp

Charlotte POV

"Charlotte would you hurry up" mum hollered from down stairs.

While I ran around my room like a headless chook, trying to get ready for my first ultrasound, what on earth do you wear to these things anyway. Pulling out cloths after cloths all I seemed to accomplish was making my room a mess, well pants and a shirt it would have to be.

"Charlotte hurry it up will you we were meant to leave twenty minutes ago" Mum hollered again.

Quickly shimmying into my pants and pulling my shirt on I called out, "Just give me a second, I just need to grab my bag."

When really I was no where near ready.

"Alright, I'll be down by the car, we are taking mine ok" she replied.

"Ok, I'll be down in a minute" I said as she shut the front door.

Grabbing my bag I was just about to head down stairs, when I caught sight of my reflection in the full length mirror that stood in the corner of my room, I looked at myself dressed in a baggy grey t-shirt and jeans, my red hair framing my face. What would I look like when I started to show, would I just look like I was getting fatter, or would people begin to notice.

I lifted up my shirt turning to the side my hand resting on my stomach. I wasn't showing yet but they say you don't normally show until at least the third month, I stood there staring at my reflection for a few more seconds until I heard a shout.

"CHARLOTTE" mum cried.

"I'm coming, I'm coming" I laughed, running down the stairs to the car, closing the door behind me, before hopping into the passenger seat, smiling at her as I put my belt on.

"You took your time. I thought you said you were only going to be a second" mum whinged, starting the car and leaving the driveway.

"Sorry" I smiled.

She grinned back at me, then we where on our way to see my baby for the first time.

"So is Lewis going to be here anytime soon" mum grunted in annoyance.

Because it wasn't evident enough, that she didn't like Lewis. It had become a new habit of hers, belittling Lewis whenever she could. Though usually she had a little more tact.

"Yes mum, he said he would be here any second, just give him a few minutes" I assured her.

Though to be honest, my faith was wavering.

"We don't have a few minutes, your appointment is at 10 o'clock and it's three minutes past, so no, we can not give him a few minutes." mum quietly shouted back.

How she manages that, I have no idea. Maybe it's a trick all mothers learn, ether way I laughed at her antics. I think she is still a little freaked out, seeing as her almost seventeen year old daughter, is at her first ultrasound, hell I'm still freaking out.

And Lewis not being here is not making it any better.

"Charlotte Watsford" a small looking woman with a warm smile, called out.

Mum and I made our way over to the doctor, I looked towards the entrance once more, but there was no sign of him.

"Charlotte Watsford" the doctor asked.

"That's me"

"Hello Charlotte, please come in" she urged gesturing me and mum into the room. One more glance. Still nothing.

Shutting the door behind me, the doctor gestured mum and I to sit down, before getting down to business.

"So Charlotte. My name is Dr Apline. But you can call me Belle, I will be your doctor from now until you have reached full term, so if you ever have any questions don't hesitate to ask me ok" Belle smiled.

Full term. Holy shit this is getting real.

"Ok...Belle" I said hesitantly.

She grinned, then proceeded to tell me all the gory details that were involved in pregnancy and child birth. Let's just say it isn't pretty and leave it at that. Now it's time for the even scarier part.

"So are you ready to see your baby" She asked.

I suppose I'm as ready as I'll ever be, though having Lewis here for this would be better.

"Yes" I stammer, butterfly's filling my stomach.

"Well if you'd like to make your way over to the chair, then we will begin". Belle smiles.

I am so nervous when Belle comes over, putting gloves on and grabbing a clear container with blue gel inside it.

I think I'm gonna be sick.

"Now Charlotte. I am going to put this on your stomach, it will help us to see your baby, please lift your shirt up for me"

I pull up my shirt slowly and revel my stomach, I usually don't like to show my stomach the only time I did was when I was a mermaid even then no one really saw me except Lewis.

Imagine if they did this while I was still a mermaid. I would have had to get Lewis to test the gel first, to see if I'd grow a tail in front of the Doctor. Wouldn't that have been a sight.

"This will be cold" I heard Belle say, as mum grabbed one of my hand's. It was at that moment the door slammed open.

"Sorry, I'm late" Lewis panted, a look of embarrassment passing across his face, but a smile lit up on mine.

"Lewis" I beamed.

Fina-fucking-ly. Ignore my language, but you'd be happy to if your thought your child's father had bailed on you.

"I assume this is the father" Belle whispered so only I could hear. A flush of red filled my checks, as I nodded.

"So what did I miss" Lewis asked, clasping his hands together.

"Well you almost missed seeing your child for the first time, but other than that you didn't miss much" mum snarked, the anger eminent on her face.

"Mother!", Seriously this is not what I need right now.

"I'm sorry Annette, I was busy. But I'm here now aren't I" Lewis remarked a little irritated but still keeping his passive nature.

"I guess, but that is no excuse. The appointment was at ten, not half past ten" mum shrieked.

God here we go.

"Look. I already said I was sorry, and I'm here now so let's get on with the appointment" Lewis retorted. Like that would appease my mother when she got going, he was in for it, and in for it big time.

"I think not. I want to know what is more important than your child, and why you couldn't be here on time" mum yelled back.

Told ya.

"I was with cleo! Are you happy now. That's why I was late and I couldn't exactly tell her that I had to leave because, I have to be at my child's ultrasound could I." He whispered slash shouted to mum so I wouldn't be able to hear. He failed.

I have to admit it hurt. Not the fact that he was with Cleo, I'd come to accept that, but that our child had to remain a dirty little secret.

"You still haven't told her yet! What. Are you going to wait until the baby's born, have you even told your parents!" Mum retorted.

"Yes I have told my parents. I just don't know how to tell Cleo" he stated.

For the love of God. would these two give it a rest.

"Excuse me, but if you two don't stop acting like children this Instant, I will have to ask you to leave and nether of you will see the baby, understood" Belle exclaimed.

You read my mind. I have a feeling I'm going to like this doctor.

Soon after her outburst mum and Lewis stopped fighting, and Belle continued with the ultrasound. Belle was right that jell was cold but I didn't care because what I heard next was possibly the best sound I have ever heard in my life, my baby's heartbeat.

I looked up at the screen at what looked like a giant jellybean, Belle pointing out the heart. I had already made up my mind before but now I was certain, I was not giving my baby up for anything or anyone. I looked up at Lewis and I think we were in agreement we're keeping this baby no matter what happens.

"That's our baby" Lewis gasped.

"Yeah" I looked up at him, "Thats our baby".

"Well, Charlotte, Lewis. It looks like your baby is just at the two month mark, which means that he or she should be due on the 5th of June. So until then we will be having regular appointments, so we can keep up to date with everything that is happening in that belly of yours. I will book our next appointment for, four weeks from now is that ok with you" belle explained.

"Yes" we replied.

"Are we all finished now Dr Apline" mum asked.

"Yes we are, I have just got to clean Charlotte up, and print out the ultrasound pictures and we are all done" she smiled.

"Charlotte, are you going to be ok if I leave you for a seconded, I have to talk to Lewis for a moment"

"Yes mum I'm fine, but do you have to fight with Lewis" I sighed in annoyance.

"I am not going to fight with him, I am just going to have a little chat with him that's all" she said heading to the door. "Come on Lewis, we need to talk"

Lewis looked at me and I mouthed "sorry" as he started to leave. Before he left I called out to him, "Lewis can you wait for me outside until I'm finished"

"Of course I will" he smiled before heading to face my mother.

After Belle finished booking me in for my next appointment, she came back over to clean the jell of my stomach.

"Your very lucky you know" Belle said as she wiped the jell of my belly.

"Yeah, lucky. I'm so lucky, that I got knocked up at 16, don't get me wrong I mean I love my baby already an I plan on keeping it but, I wouldn't call that lucky" I bemoaned looking up at Belle.

"I have seen a lot of teen pregnancies in my time, and a lot of teen mothers who are here by themselves, all alone they have no parents with them, and most of the fathers never even show up, even when the odd few do come, they especially don't look at their girlfriends the way yours looked at you. when you saw the baby for the first time" Belle declared as she finished cleaning me off. "You can pull your shirt down know, and stand up now just make your way over to my desk to collect your baby's first picture"

I pulled my shirt down in utter confusion and made my way over to Belle's desk.

"He's not my boyfriend"

"Pardon" Belle queried.

"Lewis, he's not my boyfriend" I assured her.

"Oh I just assumed that you were, sorry my mistake it's just the way he looked at you" Belle pleaded.

"He was once, and that's how this happened, but he has a girlfriend that's the reason he was late, he was with her" I sighed.

Not that I care because I don't. I don't.

"As I said your lucky, other fathers who have another girlfriend refuse to acknowledge they have a child, but he still came. Here are your baby's photos there's one for you and Lewis, I'll see you in four weeks" Belle said with a smile.

"Thank you, I'll see you next time" I smiled.

After exiting the office to find my mother and Lewis in a tense atmosphere I gave Lewis the photo of our child before leaving, I was exhausted and as soon as I got home I ran upstairs and fell straight to sleep.

Cleo's POV

"Lewis" I yelled as I threw a pillow from my bed at him.

"Huh" Lewis said a little distracted. As the pillow fell from his face.

"What's up with you, ever since you came back from helping your brother at the nursery you have been, I don't know a little out of it".

Not that this wasn't an odd thing for Lewis he was often in a world of his own.

"I'm sorry, I'm just distracted you know" He replied. While fiddling with the pillow I'd just chucked at him.

"What by" I asked a little concerned.

"The fish" he mumbled.

What?

"The fish" I clarified with a condescending tone. "Lewis what the hell are you talking about".

The fish, what is he talking about god he is an idiot sometimes.

"Yeah they haven't been biting, maybe they don't like my new lure" he wondered looking at me in absolute seriousness.

"Lewis you are a complete and utter idiot" I chuckled.

"Why are you laughing at me I'm serious" he beamed.

I just kept laughing at him, before leaning in and kissing him which lead to making out.

"Eewww, dad Cleo's making out with Lewis" Kim hollered standing in my bedroom door.

"KIM, what are you doing in my room, god one of these days I will kill you." I snapped running to Shut my door, before I could though dad called out.

"Cleo no kissing while I'm under this roof, got it" dad called from downstairs.

"Dad" I whined.

"Got it" yelled dad.

"Yes dad" I grumbled.

God Kim is such a brat, I can't wait till school starts so I don't have to deal with her pestering me all day.

"Sorry about that" I apologised to Lewis.

"That's ok, I know how much of a pain Kim can be" Lewis replied.

"How about we get out of here, up for a smoothie at the juice net with the girls" I asked walking over to sit on Lewis lap.

"Sure" he smiled as he warped his arms around me.

"Great I'll text the girls"

Rikki's POV

There is nothing quite like swimming as a mermaid, I can't even remember what it was like to swim without a tail, but the Dolphins and turtles will have to wait because I have a date with my sister mermaids.

"Move over will you" I smirked making my way over to the booth where Cleo,Lewis and Emma were all waiting for me.

"Nice to see you to Rikki" Lewis jested.

"Charmed" I retorted.

"So what do you guys want" Lewis asked.

"I'll have banana smoothie if your shouting" I stated.

"Rikki" Emma exclaimed with a disapproving tone as usual.

"He asked us what we wanted" I countered gesturing towards Lewis.

"It's ok Emma it's my shout" Lewis explained.

"What's got into you Lewis" I marvelled.

"Fish" cleo giggled.

"What" I wondered.

"Nothing" Lewis grinned, "what would you like Emma".

"Oh I'll come up there with you, I want to talk to Ash" Emma added.

Lewis and the girls went up to order while I looked after the booth. Before Lewis made a quick turn around coming back to the booth.

"Hey Rikki can you please pass me my wallet, it's in my bag" Lewis pleaded.

I grunted then looked through his bag and found his wallet, before giving it to the forgetful idiot.

"Thanks Rikki" Lewis beamed as he walked off.

Turing back to his bag to zip it up I found a picture sticking out, naturally I took it out to see what it was.

A sonogram why on earth does lewis have a sonogram, god he is weird, I hope this isn't another one of his science experiments. Looking at the date I noticed it was taken today huh that's funny I wonder whose baby it is.

In the the top right corner I found my answer, Charlotte Watsford.

Charlotte's pregnant! That was not what I expecting, though it does serve her right for all the shit she tried to pull with us last year, but it does beg the question why does Lewis have a picture of Charlotte's baby. wait a minute how old is this baby, I find the age two months.

Son of a bitch this is Lewis baby.

Lewis and the girls are coming back, so I hide the picture in my front pocket. We drink our smoothies and I pretended that everything is the same as it was twenty minutes ago but it's not, and I don't think it ever will be again.

"Hey do you want to go to mako" I ask the girls.

"Sure lets go" says cleo as her and Emma get up.

I stay where I am

"Are you coming" Emma queries.

"Yeah I'll be there soon, you go ahead I'll catch up" I assure her.

"Ok suit yourself" She replies before making her way to Mako.

Cleo gives Lewis a kiss goodbye, while I quietly fill with rage, Lewis starts to make his way out the juice net before I grab his arm stoping him.

"Not so fast Lewis" I snarl not even trying to contain my anger.

"What is it now Rikki" Lewis chuckles.

"Sit" I order him. If he really thinks he's going to get away with this he has another thing coming.

"What is it Rikki" Lewis asks.

I grab the picture from my pocket and slam it on the table, just waiting for his reaction, and it was exactly the look I was hoping for, though for Cleo's sake I hoped I wouldn't see.

Fear.

"Lewis I really didn't want to see that face" I stated calmly, to my surprise.

"Rikki, I can explain" he pleads.

"What that you knocked someone up, and not just anyone Charlotte! How could you do that to Cleo." I hissed in anger breaking my calm façade.

"Cleo and I weren't together then so I don't see why your so angry." At this point I give him my best are you stupid look. "Ok I see why your angry. But Charlotte and I were in a relationship at the time, look me in the eye and tell me you haven't done the same thing with Zane." Lewis exclaimed.

"Of course I have. But this has nothing to do with me and Zane this is about you and miss thinks she's a super mermaid. Not to mention I wasn't stupid enough to get knocked up. I thought you of all people were smarter than that, after all your both science nerds, and she has been pregnant for two months how long have you known" I snarled.

"Well clearly we weren't thinking it happens on occasion some times people stuff up. And I only found out a couple weeks ago, I just haven't found a way to tell Cleo and I don't know if I should, I mean I know I should, I just don't want to ruin what we just got back" Lewis stated calmly.

God it infuriates me that this man can't get angry easily.

"Oh she is going to find out" I spat standing and taking the picture with me. I walked out to the jetty, and could hear as Lewis ran behind me.

"Rikki please give me the photo" Lewis pleaded worry flooding him.

"No, not unless you tell Cleo" I sneered looking him dead in the eyes.

"Rikki please, give me the picture, please." Lewis croaked his eyes starting to water.

"Are you crying? You really don't want Cleo to know that bad that you would resort to crying" I taunted with distain.

God really, I can't believe he would keep this from Cleo, and cry to do so.

"It's not that, it's just..., please if you give me the picture I will tell Cleo I promise I will. Just please give me my baby's picture" Lewis spluttered as if he was drained of energy.

"Fine I will give you your precious picture on one condition. You tell Cleo that Charlotte is pregnant, deal" I argued.

"Deal" Lewis agreed stretching his arm towards me.

I gave him back the picture, and watched as relief rushed over his face.

"I hope you understand that if you don't tell cleo the truth in one day, then I will." I challenged.

Before diving into the water and making my way to mako.

Thanks again lovely's :)