Chapter 11

8 months later...January 3rd,2015

Just like that, 8 months had passed since the wedding, not to mention the fact that, as of today, Jackson and April's beautiful little girl, Kaitlyn was just 1 month shy of turning 2. They had recently started talking about having another baby, but hadn't actively started trying.

You can imagine how surprised April was then, when she woke up this particular morning with awfully familiar symptoms. In fact, she had been exhibiting them for the last few days now. This morning was different, though. This morning, the queasy stomach had actually woken her up. No sooner had she set both feet on the floor, then it happened. The morning sickness hit her with full force, sending her flying into the bathroom, and before she knew it, she was kneeling on the floor and hurling into the toilet.

Since she had felt icky the last few mornings, she hadn't gone in to work, but Jackson had. Thankfully, there was a daycare at the hospital, so he had taken Kaitlyn with him, which was a good thing. This way, neither one of them would have hear all this.

* Mhmm * she thought to herself during this brief respite. * this scenario seems awfully familiar. Wait a minute. This was exactly the way things played out before...oh no, could I be pregnant again?We've only been married 6 months. We hadn't even been trying. Well, just to be sure, I'll go out and buy a test, then make an appointment with Dr. Jackson. That is, if I can drag myself up off the floor without hurling again. *

She was just about to get up off the floor, but before she was even able to push herself up, it struck again. * Man, I hate this part. *

30 minutes later...11:00 am.

Eventually, she was able to get up off the floor and get herself ready. She grabbed her purse and her keys, then headed out, closing and locking the door behind her. She went to the nearest store, and was back at the house about 20 minutes later, holding a small paper bag with two tests in it. She set everything else down, and headed into bathroom. Once inside, she took the tests out of the bag, and took each of them. She had to wait 2 minutes for each, and the waiting seemed to go on forever. Finally, though, they both dinged, and she went over to look at them. Despite the fact that they hadn't been trying, she started to feel something that she hadn't expected to feel- joy. As far as these tests were concerned, she and Jackson were expecting their second child. Now, she just had to think of a way to tell him.

April headed back downstairs, called the hospital, and was able to arrange an appointment with Dr. Jackson for 1:30 that day.

She looked up at the clock— 12:30. She grabbed her purse and keys, walked out, and locked the door. She then got in her car, and drove the 45 minutes to the hospital. After parking the car, she walked inside and checked in, before going over to sit in the waiting area. * 1:15- yes,* she thought. *just 15 more minutes. * Luckily for her, those 1 minutes just flew by, and before she knew it, a nurse had come out to get her.

"April Avery?"

She stood up.

"Come with me, please."

She followed the nurse down the long hallway, and into one of the rooms. "Just have a seat, and Dr. Jackson will be with you in a few minutes. She's just finishing up with another patient."

"Thank you."

About 5 minutes later, Dr. Jackson walked in.

"Hello again, April. I didn't expect to see you back in here so soon. How long has it been, exactly?"

"23 months, actually. Kaitlyn will be turning 2 next month."

"And how is she doing?"

"Oh, she's doing great. She's really shooting up, and, except for the hair, is the perfect spitting image of her father."

"That's wonderful. So, what brings you in today?"

"Well, I've once again been feeling queasy and nauseous, and I've been more tired than usual. Today was the worst day for the nauseousness so far. Anyway, I bought two tests, and they both came out positive. Like the last time, I decided to come in just to find out if the tests were right."

"All right, then. Why don't you just wait here, and I'll go get what I need." She left the room, but was back about 5 minutes later.

"Now, let's get started."

30 minutes later: 2:00 pm.

This was taking forever. * Where on Earth is she? What's taking her so long? * Then, just when she thought she couldn't wait any longer, Dr. Jackson walked back in.

"Welllll?"

"Well, it looks like the tests were right. Congratulations, you're pregnant again.

Once again, a huge smile spread across April's face. "I can't believe it. This is wonderful."

"Now then, let's do an ultrasound so that we can check on the baby. Just lay back her, and lift up your shirt." April did as she was told. Dr. Jackson squeezed some gel onto her stomach, then turned the machine on, and started moving the wand around.

"And there's your baby right there." She pointed to a rather small spot on the screen. She still can''t believe this was really happening again, and started to cry a little bit.

"Okay then. Everything looks good. Based on all of this, I would say that you are again about 2 months along. That means that the baby was conceived around November 3rd of last year, and is due around August 3rd of next year."

She printed off a picture, and handed it to April. "Once again, I want to see you here every month for check ups. I also want you to start back up with those prenatal vitamins."

"All right, I will. Thanks again, Dr. Jackson. I'll see you next month."

As soon as she left, April grabbed her purse, and walked out of the room. After going up to the front desk to schedule another appointment, she headed back out to her car.

That part was done. Now all she had to do was tell Jackson, and she knew exactly how she was going to do it.