Secret Out
"Ok lets open up the gifts," my mom said. I was now eight months pregnant with my son and today was the baby shower. Mya, Jeff, Matt, and Tatyana came like I knew they would along with the rest of the cheer squad. My father couldn't be there due to a school board meeting but that made it easier for Randy to come. He had told my mom that he wanted to show me some support and that's why he came to the baby shower. She actually fell for it…I also noticed that Matt and Jeff started acting a little awkward when Randy walked into the house. I mean they knew he was the father of my baby didn't they?
Everyone was nice enough to bring two gifts but of course Randy went over the top and got a few extra gifts. Once I had opened all the gifts we sat in the living room and played a few video games on the Wii. I had so much fun being with all of my friends and I sure was going to miss it once I became a mother. Once everyone was starting to leave, I got all of my new baby stuff and put it in the baby's temporary room. As I was putting things away, I started feeling a little pain. It faded after a little while but it came back almost ten minutes later.
"Hey mom…"
"Yes dear," she said from her room.
"I'm feeling some pain…some very excruciating pain." I said as I sat down in a chair.
She stopped whatever she was doing and come to my aid fast. "Has it been on and off?"
I nodded, "Yea every ten minutes so far…owwww"
She smiled, "Oh honey…I think your in labor."
I gasped, "What? No not now…I'm not due for another month," I cried.
"This happens sometimes honey, don't worry. Come on I'll get a bag packed for you and I'll call your father."
I nodded and then pulled my cell out and texted everyone who had just left my party. Of course, Randy was the first to reply, letting me know that he would be at the hospital as soon as he could.
When we were in the car, the pains began to grow to the point where I was in tears. My mom drove as fast as she could to get me to the hospital, but then out of nowhere…a car swerved into our lane and ran us off the road. We hit a tree head on, knocking my mom unconscious. I quickly called 911 and had them track us down. I then sent Randy a text to let him know what had happened. When the ambulance arrived, they pulled me and my mother out of the car and rushed us to the hospital. I was quickly taken to the delivery room but I was nowhere near ready to have the baby yet. My father walked into my room with a distraught look on his face.
"Are you alright?" he asked.
I nodded, "Where is mom? Is she alright?"
He sighed and then kissed my forehead, "Listen, I'm going to go check on her…just stay here and rest ok?"
I nodded and then watched him leave my room. Randy popped in soon after, also looking as distraught as my father did.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
I started crying, "I'm scared. My mom is somewhere else and I don't know what's going on with her…"
He kissed my lips and then hugged me, "I know you're scared babe, but I promise you that everything is going to be alright."
I nodded and hugged him again. Just as he pulled away, I saw my father standing in the doorway watching us. He had a blank stare on his face and I knew that only meant one thing…
"Mr. Orton?" he asked.
Randy turned and saw my father staring at him. He sighed, "I know what you're thinking sir…and I swear I can explain this."
My father shook his head, "No need to. This is the young lady you told me you met in Miami isn't it?"
He looked at me and then back at him, "Yes sir…"
My father nodded, "Alright then…everything makes sense to me now. Why didn't you just tell me?"
"Because at the time that I told you…I hadn't realized that she was your daughter. I kind of panicked."
My father turned his attention to me, "Ok…so why didn't you tell me?"
I sighed, "Are you kidding me? Dad you're the principal of the school. Put yourself in my shoes and tell me if you would have told you."
He nodded his head, "You've got a point…well I'm going to try and remain calm about this. We will talk more about this later do you understand?"
We both nodded and then watched as he turned to leave. I knew my father would never forgive me for this but I couldn't help who I fell in love with. Randy loves me and I love him and there was nothing in the world that could change that.
About three hours later I learned that my mother was in critical condition and that there was a chance she wouldn't make it through the night. That had upset me so much that my water ended up breaking and I gave birth to a baby boy, that I named Jake. He looked exactly like Randy especially when he was holding him. I felt like I couldn't get any rest after that until I found out how my mother was doing. Around 3 am, the doctor came in and told me that my mother had began to breath on her own which was an amazing turn around. I was finally able to get some sleep.
