A/N Chapter 7 is up! Where did we leave it? Oh yes, Elizabeth and Will are engaged and her parents now know she is pregnant! But in this chapter, they get some rather frightening news that could harm their unborn child.
Chapter 7: Confrontations and Bryan Adams
Elizabeth is 6 months pregnant
"Will, I'm back" Elizabeth opened the door, laden down with various plastic bags.
"I'm coming" Will stepped into the kitchen, dripping wet from head to toe.
"Well this is a nice vision to be seeing first thing in the afternoon" Elizabeth smiled as Will stared down and tiptoed into the bathroom to cover himself modestly with a towel.
"Oh I have news on the job front, I was walking through Carnaby Street and I came across a notice for a new artist's post at the Tate" Elizabeth unfolded the crumpled paper she had concealed in her pocket.
"What you aren't on maternity leave or something?" Will shook his head wildly, running his hand through his wet hair.
"No I'm not, I figured since the baby isn't coming for another three months now, I can still keep working till at least at eight months" Elizabeth emptied the rest of the groceries into the various cupboards.
"I just don't think you are capable to handle the heavy workload with your due date getting nearer" Will watched Elizabeth's face redden, he pursed his lips as she marched into his eyesight.
"Me, incapable. ME, INCAPABLE" Elizabeth thumped Will's naked chest trying to vent her frustration out on him.
"Look I'm trying to look out for you. What if you go into labour on the gallery floor?" Will stroked Elizabeth's soft honey blonde curls comfortingly.
"You have always been the sole breadwinner in this relationship, I want to do something that I enjoy and something that I believe to be worthwhile" Elizabeth pulled away from Will's warm embrace.
"I bet your ancestors didn't have this much trouble" Will decided this was the opportune moment to slip the minor detail into a conversation.
"Ancestors? What are you talking about?" Elizabeth sat bemused in the lounge, rubbing her hands up and down her protuberant stomach.
"You know Rose and Edward" Will smirked as Elizabeth raised her eyebrow confusedly.
"You've looking through my private photos" Elizabeth suddenly grasped onto what Will had insinuated.
"He's part of my family too" Will held his hand to his chest, acting hurt by Elizabeth's statement.
"Yes but only just, he's your great-great uncle's cousin twice removed" Elizabeth took some papers out of the drawer beside her and began to rifle through them.
"What are these?" Will took the folios that were handed to him and stared at the revealing pages.
"Your ancestor's family tree, birth certificates, death certificates, all sorts of documents" Elizabeth watched as Will's smile grew the deeper he delved into his family history.
"Wow Liz, this is fantastic. Why'd you do it?" Will looked up gleefully.
"I just wanted to know what kind of family I was marrying into" Elizabeth held up her wedding finger cheekily.
"I think we'd better sort that little problem out" Will led Elizabeth by the hand into the small box room.
Will uncovered various boxes from the floor, clicking his fingers when he had found the item he wanted.
"This ring was handed down from my great-great grandmother to my great grandmother to my grandmother to my mother and to you. Five generations of Turner women have inherited this ring, including you, my wife and soul-mate" Will slipped the delicate floral ring on Elizabeth's slender finger.
"This ring is just astoundingly beautiful" Elizabeth stared mesmerised by the glimmering emerald set in the band.
"Just like the person who's wearing it" Will smiled as he watched Elizabeth gazing into the ring's semiprecious stone.
A loud tedious banging thundered on the apartment door. Elizabeth tiptoed through the corridor and spied on their visitor through the peep-hole.
"Oh shit, it's my mum and dad. My dad is fuming" Elizabeth began to wrench the door slowly and carefully.
"Elizabeth, what the bloody hell do you think you were doing telling us that your pimp of a boyfriend got you pregnant because the condom split over the telephone" Mrs Swann stood back as her husband took the lead dominantly.
"Dad, would you please calm down?" Elizabeth tried to silence her father for the sake of their ears which couldn't stand any more perforation.
"No I won't calm until I have this hoodlum arrested for indecent assault" Mr Swann reached deep into his pocket and picked out his phone and began to dial the numbers.
"Weatherby, you are overreacting" Mrs Swann piped up for the first time since this argument started.
"Dad, it is not as though this baby's going to be a bastard" Elizabeth held up her wedding finger and showed her parents the shining emerald ring Will had just given her.
"Oh darling!" Mrs Swann hugged her daughter supportively much to Weatherby's dismay, his brow furrowed displaying his wrinkled features.
"Well it does resolve the fact that this child you are so content to bring into this world will actually be born in wedlock" Weatherby simmered his anger down as he took a glance at the gleaming jewel imbedded in the delicate band of silver.
"Right now all this tension has simmered down, who wants some grub?" Will rubbed his hands hungrily as his soon to be father-in-law rose from his chair and took his keys from the kitchen table.
"Juliana, Will and I are popping out to get something for dinner tonight" Will kissed Elizabeth softly and took his coat from the wicker chair.
"Oh Mum, these last few months have been fantastic. I'm just sorry for not telling you sooner" Elizabeth stroked her stomach maternally.
"It is perfectly fine, I fully understand" Juliana turned to face her daughter and smiled to put her mind at ease.
"Mum, did you have any weird cravings when you had me?" Elizabeth asked out of curiosity.
"I did, Serrano ham and Branston pickle sandwiches" Juliana laughed at her younger years when she was pregnant with Elizabeth.
"Mine aren't quite as extreme as yours, Mum. Ben and Jerry's ice cream and scrambled egg with brown sauce" Elizabeth smiled as she felt her child give a sharp kick down the side of her abdomen.
"The baby kicking you?" Juliana asked inquisitively as she noticed her daughter was in immense pain.
"No, it isn't that. It doesn't feel the same as before" Elizabeth winced as the pain gradually worsened.
"Okay we're going to get you to hospital, I'll call Will and your father and tell them to meet us there" Juliana lifted her daughter onto her right hand side and helped her hobble towards the door.
"Hello Will, it's Juliana. Listen Elizabeth is complaining about pain in her abdomen, so I'm going to take her to the hospital. Meet us there, it's Princess Diana Memorial Hospital" Juliana closed the flap of her phone and continued to help Elizabeth towards the exit of the apartments.
"Taxi, please. It's my daughter" Juliana flagged down a cab and explained their current situation.
"We're almost there, sweetheart" Elizabeth's face dripped with sweat nervously as her mother directed her through the automatic doors.
"It's my daughter, she's complaining of severe stomach pains and she is six months pregnant" Juliana leant over the desk and spoke authoritatively to the receptionist.
"Okay, Dr. Julian, this lady needs your help, she is complaining about pains in her stomach, she's six months pregnant" The receptionist wandered over to a doctor who seemed to be distracted with various papers.
"Yes, well if you would like to follow me through" Dr Julian pulled them into a quiet room aside from all the trauma that was going on outside.
"Elizabeth!" Will ran through the crowd, scouring the busy waiting room.
"Will, is that you?" Juliana poked her head out of the room, her flustered look disappearing with Will's arrival.
"Elizabeth, is everything alright?" Will hastily ran to her bedside whilst the doctor washed his hands absentmindedly.
"Well, I'm not sure, I just started getting these really sharp pains down the side of my stomach. At first I thought the baby was kicking but it's not" Elizabeth cupped her head helplessly.
"I'm sure it'll be fine" Will kissed her lips softly to reassure her, her hands trembling with apprehension.
The doctor examined Elizabeth's stomach intently and pursed his lips.
"Well it appears that the baby has moved to the breech position as opposed to the normal head position. If the baby does not move during the last three months of you pregnancy, I'm afraid it could create a risk for you and the baby" Dr. Julian held his hands behind his waist solemnly.
"Is there any chance of the baby moving to the 'normal' position?" Will still holding onto Elizabeth's hand.
"At this stage, I believe there is some chance of the baby moving back. Yes" Dr Julian sat at his desk and scribbled some notes down on his pad.
"Can we go now, Doctor?" Elizabeth piped up timidly, her palms sweaty and warm.
"Yes of course" Dr Julian shook his hand at the pair to dismiss them as he continued writing down his diagnoses.
"Elizabeth, you will be alright, won't you?" Will placed a comforting arm around her shoulders.
"Yes I'm fine" Elizabeth stroked her abdomen maternally and looked despairingly into Will's dark brown eyes.
"Look the baby will turn, I promise" Will pressed his forehead against hers and looked encouragingly at her tearful eyes.
"What did the doctor say?" Juliana stood up closely followed by her husband.
"The baby is in breech" Will took over from Elizabeth helpfully, watching her tears fall down her cheek.
"Oh Will, I'm so sorry" Juliana put her hand to her mouth sympathetically.
"It's alright, we'll get through it" Will held Elizabeth round her waist protectively.
"If you need some time alone, we'll be in the car" Weatherby directed Juliana through the doors and into the car park.
"Thanks, Julie" Will waved them goodbye and sat down beside Elizabeth.
"Please Will. Tell me we're doing everything right" Elizabeth held his hand helplessly and turned to face her fiancee.
"Liz, we're doing everything right. It was just one of those things" Will rubbed Elizabeth's leg up and down.
"It's not one of those things, I realise that you probably can't understand being as you think that I'm incapable to carry my baby and keep working" Elizabeth walked away as Will held onto Elizabeth's hand to stop her.
"I do understand. We will sort this out. We'll have extra sex, if we have to! I will do anything to get this baby to turn on us" Elizabeth laughed weakly as they slowly made it towards the automatic doors, hand in hand and side by side.
"We'll drop you off and get back to our place" Juliana looked back at the happy couple, giggling in the back of the car.
"Thanks Mum, you too Dad" Elizabeth wriggled over to kiss her dad's balding head and he grasped onto Elizabeth's hand and squeezed it softly.
"Will, about that extra sex" Elizabeth whispered seductively, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Yeah" Will smiled, knowing what she would say next.
"Umm, I not sure I feel like it tonight" Elizabeth watched a wave of disappointment wash over Will's face as soon as the words crept her lips.
Will suddenly regained his composure and began to speak. "Well this isn't what I was expecting"
"Sorry, I feel a bit euurgh" Elizabeth pulled a rather disgusted face as she tried to explain. "It's just with everything that's happened today, I just want to settle down and watch a Dvd or listen to some music"
"Okay, then but you promise me that you'll think about it" Will kissed her hand softly and romantically.
"I promise you. On my life" Elizabeth crossed her heart and smiled into his deep eyes.
"Right this is your stop" Will looked up at the bleak landscape. He inhaled deeply, opened the door and led Elizabeth to the entrance.
"Thank you, Julie" Will waved as the car slowly pulled away from the apartment building.
"I love you so much" Elizabeth pulled Will towards her as they stepped through the door.
"I thought you said sex wasn't on the agenda tonight" Will raised his eyebrow as Elizabeth continued to kiss his lips.
"Oh well" Elizabeth danced towards the CD player and pressed the button as the song began.
"Ha-ha this is our song from back when we were fifteen at the new year's eve party" Will smiled as Elizabeth entwined her arms round his neck, bobbing to the music.
Don't tell me it's not worth trying for You can't tell me it's not worth dying for You know it's true Everything I do - I do it for you
"We were so young back then" Elizabeth giggled as Will blew softly on her neck.
"I used to have really long hair back at college" Elizabeth pulled Will's hair from the band it had been tied in.
"You still do" Will ran his fingers down Elizabeth's cheek, she slipped her arms round Will's waist.
"But thinking to what was going on back just makes me thankful that we're still together, eight years later" Will pulled Elizabeth's hands, causing them to fall beside her prominent stomach.
"Oh Will. We were but teenage lovers back then" Elizabeth kissed Will's cheek softly, catching him unawares.
"What are we now?" Will smiled as Elizabeth gently placed her soft rosebud lips against his, nothing separating them.
"We're more than that, we're soon to be parents. We're going responsible for another being" Will felt the baby move slowly inside his beloved's abdomen.
"It is gonna be so weird" Will stroked Elizabeth's soft left-over curls that were gently cascading down her neck and smiled into her deep brown eyes.
"William Jonathan Turner, I love you" Elizabeth undid her clipped hair and shook it loosely.
Look into your heart you will find
There's nothing there to hide
Take me as I am take my life
I would give it all I would sacrifice
Don't tell me it's not worth fighting for
I can't help it there's nothing I want more
You know it's true
Everything I do I do it for you
"Liz, have you ever wondered if you could have your life replayed from the start, whether you would change anything?" Will held Elizabeth close to his chest and hugged her with all his might.
"No of course not, I would not change anything about my life, the nineties oh those were the best days of my life" Elizabeth leant her head against Will's neck and sighed deeply.
"I love you with all my heart" Will held Elizabeth's hand and kissed it softly, her face glowing with pride.
"So do I" Elizabeth grinned cheerily, her glass like eyes shining brightly.
Slowly they danced until the song ended and then Will and Elizabeth retired to bed, still remembering the meaningful lyrics.
You know it's true Everything I do - I do it for you
A/N That was it, chapter 6! Yes it is a bit of a sad chapter!! Let's hope the baby doesn't stay in breech for long. Sorry if some of the medical mumbo-jumbo isn't correct! R+R please, you get a cookie and my soul if you do!