*This chapter has been slightly revised*
2 days later…
Ben Boykewich and Adrian Lee walked through Grant High's hallways fingers intertwined, walking to Adrian's locker.
Who knew that Ben and Adrian would ever be together like this?
Ever since they kissed at the beach, things changed.
Ben and Adrian were pretty much inseparable.
At first they were not sure where they stood relationship wise after the kiss but they decided they would keep things as they were. They were each other's comfort and there for each other. Some people would say that they were together-especially seeing them holding hands walking through the hallways- but they wanted to see where things went and go from there.
So they were technically together, just if you wanted to get technical.
Adrian got home and threw her bag down with a huff.
She was so tired today and she wasn't feeling good. She looked down at her stomach and sighed.
She walked into the kitchen to find her mom and dad sitting at the table reading magazines. Adrian coughed and they looked at her.
"Oh hi honey. How was school?" Cindy asked casually.
"It was good," Adrian answered while pouring herself a glass of water. "How was your day?" Adrian looked at her mom holding the glass waiting for a response.
"It was good. I booked your appointment with the doctor. She said she could fit you in tomorrow; you can find out the sex of the baby!" Adrian's mom smiled widely. She got giddy and excited and so did Adrian.
"Oh wow. That made my day, now I have something to look forward to tomorrow, but I'm nervous." Adrian smiled at her mother and father.
"Are you inviting Ben?" Rueben inquired.
"Of course, it's his baby too."
With that, Adrian turned around and went upstairs. She hurried up the stairs and ran into her bedroom. She took her phone out of her pocket and dialled the phone number on speed dial.
Ring, Ring, Ring!
"Hey!" Ben said perky.
"You sound happy! So am I!" Adrian squealed to Ben.
"Now why would this be Adrian?" Ben asked seductively.
"My mom booked us an appointment with the doctor tomorrow. We are going to find out the sex of the baby." Adrian told him. On the other line, Ben smiled.
"I hope you have fun. Tell me right away and take a picture of the monitor," Ben said.
"What are you talking about Ben? You want to be there right?" Adrian questioned. She was truly confused.
"You're saying I can go?" Ben questioned.
"Why wouldn't you go?"
"Well Amy didn't let me go with her."
Adrian was kind of hurt by this.
"Ben, this is your baby and I'm not Amy. I want you there." Adrian stated clearly. She really did want him there.
"Oh my god. I just didn't know what you were comfortable with me being there. I just need you to be happy Adrian." Adrian smiled at Ben's statement. It warmed her heart that he actually cared.
"Be there Ben. It's at one o'clock. I'll talk to you later." Adrian hung up right away not even listening for his response.
Adrian sighed and walked downstairs to her parents. They were still in the same position accepting now there was food in the frying pan. They obviously got up while she was on the phone.
"What's for supper?" Adrian looked at her parents and raised an eyebrow.
"Vegetables, steak and potatoes, you hungry?" Rueben answered and asked.
"A little bit. I think I'm going to go see Amy for a second."
Adrian walked out of the house. As soon as she opened the door the sun hit her face and the warm breeze filled the air. She smelled the faint smell of someone having a barbeque and she walked down her front lawn. She continued walking to the front door and knocked three times.
She heard noises in the house and finally the door opened. Adrian immediately daw George standing in the front door and his eyes dropped to her stomach immediately. He couldn't get over the fact that Adrian was pregnant.
"Hi, is Amy home?" George gave her a look that confused Adrian.
"Yeah, she's right upstairs. Go on up!" Adrian nodded to George and walked up the stairs hesitantly. She reached the top and turned down the hallway and came to Amy's door. She was about to knock when Ricky walked out of the nursery.
"Oh, hi." Ricky looked very surprised to see Adrian standing there.
"Hi Ricky, is Amy here?" Adrian asked. Ricky's eyes fell to her stomach as well… she hated when people did that. Adrian snapped and his eyes darted back to her face.
"Yeah she is in her room." Adrian nodded and walked into Amy's room. Amy was sitting on the bed folding John's clothes.
"Hi, Amy," Adrian waved nervously.
"Oh, hi Adrian, come sit down! I bet you your back is killing you!" Amy moved all the clothes off the bed and into the basket. Adrian walked over to the bed and sat down. She breathed a long breath and then looked at Amy.
"So how's everything with you Amy?" Adrian asked trying to spark conversation.
"Everything is great. John's getting so big and speaks a little now. Ricky and I are doing really good in our relationship. What about you Adrian, how have you been?" Amy asked with concern. Amy and Adrian hadn't really seen each other much and they didn't really talk either.
"I've been good. I need to ask you something though," Adrian told Amy. Amy's eyes widened.
"Go for it." Amy moved her bangs out of her face and looked intently at Adrian.
"I'm scared and I don't know what to expect." Adrian felt her bottom lip tremble. Amy embraced her in a loving hug.
"Adrian, don't worry. Everyone is here for you and we all support you."
Amy let go of Adrian and Adrian used the tip of her index finger to wipe away a single tear that was rolling down her cheek.
"Thanks Amy." They both smiled at each other than Adrian stopped and put on a serious face. "Does it hurt?" Adrian asked with a stern face. Amy laughed.
"Immensely," Amy sighed.
"Looking forward to it," Adrian rolled her eyes. Her voice was pure sarcasm. Adrian lifted herself up off of Amy's bed and walked out of her room. She almost bumped into Ricky.
"Were you listening?" Adrian cocked an eyebrow. Ricky's cheeks became a dark red. Ricky smirked at Adrian and she pouted her lips, they just stared at each other. Ricky touched Adrian's shoulder and pulled her into a hug. They hadn't shared a moment like this in over 5 months. They let go of each other and Ricky touched Adrian's cheek lightly.
"We are here for you Adrian."
They both smiled. Adrian walked down the hallway and through the living room.
She opened the door and walked straight to the kitchen following the scent of the cooking food, it smelled burnt though. Adrian was starving so if it was, she would be upset.
"When's supper ready?" Adrian asked impatiently. Her parents looked at each other.
"Actually, I accidentally burned the steak," Cindy bit her lip. Adrian shrugged. She walked upstairs to where her cell phone was. She dialled his number.
"Hey, Ben. Call me back right away." Adrian hung up and within one minute Ben called back Adrian.
"Hey Adrian, Sorry, I just walked into the butcher shop to grab my cheque and I left my cell phone in the car. What do you need?"
"I need you to go to the dairy shack and get me a burger," Adrian simply told Ben.
"I'll go get it and I'll be right there." Adrian shrugged.
"Hurry!" Ben grunted at her demands.
"Pregnant women and their hormones, and what's up with them wanting dairy shack?" Ben asked but hung up before Adrian could even respond. After he hung up Adrian yelled into the phone..
"If you could see me I'd be glaring at you!" Adrian snapped her phone shut.
5 minutes later…
Adrian tapped her finger nails lightly on the kitchen table waiting for Ben to bring her a dairy shack burger. Her parents decided they would go out for a romantic dinner after Adrian insisted that Ben was bringing her a burger and they should leave.
Finally Ben came rushing through the door juggling a burger, a lemon tea and a big cookie. Adrian sighed in relief and got out of her chair.
"It's about time! I'm STARVING!" Adrian grabbed it from him and sat down to dig in right away.
"You're welcome?" Ben said. Adrian's eyes looked apologetic.
"I'm sorry Ben, I can't help it. One second I feel like throwing up and the next I'm starving. I'm sorry." She got up from her seat and hugged him. He rubbed circles on her back and held her close.
"Just sit down and eat then we can watch movies." Adrian nodded and ate the rest of her food.
After that, she and Ben sat in the living room snuggled on the couch watching television. Adrian sipped at her lemon tea and laughed occasionally.
Eventually they fell asleep.
Of course that was interrupted by Cindy and Rueben.
Mostly Rueben.
..
The next morning Adrian woke up in her bed and felt excited right away by the thought she would find out the gender of her baby today.
She went to her closet and grabbed a pair of maternity jeans and a white V-neck t-shirt along with a navy zip up sweater. She put on a pair of flip flops and curled her brown locks. She smiled with satisfaction to herself in the mirror and went downstairs. She grabbed her bag and her car keys with a bottle of water and went to her car. Outside, she felt the warm rays of sun rain down on her and she smiled with bliss.
This day is already going great, she thought.
She pulled out of the driveway to make her way to Grant High with her sunglasses on and a smile plastered on her face.
She filled made it there and she got out and walked to the building flooding with adolescence. She was marching up the steps when she saw Ben standing there for her. He was holding a baby book in one hand and a coffee for himself in the other.
She approached him and smiled. Her eyes darted to the book he was holding and he smiled mockingly. She rolled her eyes and walked to her locker. He lay against the other locker beside hers.
"What are we going to do Adrian?" Ben asked.
"What do you mean?" Adrian was so confused.
"When the baby comes…" Ben stared at Adrian's face searching for her change in facial features but she looked distracted.
"Sorry Ben. I don't want to talk about this today; I'm excited for one o'clock so let's focus on that alright?" Adrian stated. Ben just nodded in agreement but he still wanted to know.
…
The day went by slow for Adrian and Ben. The clock ticked but time didn't seem to change.
Finally it was twelve fifty and Adrian and Ben left the building to go to the hospital. They pulled in the hospital parking lot and Adrian immediately seen her mom's car there already. Ben reached for Adrian's hand and she graciously accepted. They walked into the building and went in the elevator where they fell into a comfortable silence.
They grew impatient but finally they reached the Maternity/Birth floor. They looked in the waiting room and seen Adrian's mom sitting in a chair flipping through a magazine. They walked over to her and her eyes lit up when she saw them. They sat down beside her, waiting for their names to be called.
After fifteen minutes, a nurse yelled.
"Adrian Lee!"
Adrian got up instantly and so did Ben. Her mom stayed in place and Adrian turned around.
"Are you coming?" Adrian's mom smiled. She rose from her seat and walked behind Ben and Adrian to the room.
They walked to the door and the nurse ushered them in. Ben and Cindy took a seat by the chairs in the room. They waited a few minutes and the doctor walked into the room and joined them.
"Hi, Adrian. Nice to see you again," she reached for her hand and Adrian accepted. The doctor turned to Ben.
"Ben, right?" the doctor inquired.
Ben stood up nervously.
"Hi yes, I'm Ben. The father," they shook hands and Adrian just rolled her eyes dramatically.
"Okay, so I'm going to check your blood work and stuff and then we shall check on the baby. Do you want to know the gender?" The doctor asked.
"Yes please." Adrian told her. The doctor just nodded.
The doctor did blood work and asked Adrian about her sickness and how she had been doing emotionally. Finally the doctor asked her to lie down.
Adrian lifted up her shirt and the doctor put on cold liquid. Adrian squirmed at the change in temperature but then it became better.
The women put the machine on her stomach and Adrian's eyes were glued to the screen.
There was a small baby on the screen squirming in Adrian's stomach. She could clearly see it.
Ben was mesmerized. He had never seen this before and it was so, beautiful, to him. He stood up and walked over to the screen to see closer. He was in a trace and so was Adrian.
"Miss. Adrian, it seems you are having a girl!" The doctor smiled.
All Adrian could think was,
My baby girl.
Our baby girl.