WARNINGS: throwing up, white toilet bowls, scared eli's, possible pregnancy, pregnancy tests, condoms XD, brown bags, mistakes, signs, and menopause talk! (WTF?)
Chapter Eleven: Four Times The Charm (Clare's POV)
Few Hours Prior To Chapter 10..
Who would've thought the toilet would be my new best friend. My head sticking in, my contents being emptied into the white bowl. "Ugh." I groaned loudly, tasting the awful vomit in my mouth. Thinking of that taste sent my stomach into a frenzy and I pulled my head over the bowl to empty my contents and become best friends. Once I felt as if the vomiting was over, I heaved myself up and grabbed onto the edge of the sink and stared into my haggard and distraught look. I looked as if I was a cat who had been drowned and almost ran over by a dog lover. As if Eli would even glance at me before wondering what had happened, sending him into a protective stance. After brushing my vomit stained teeth, I stumbled into the bedroom, ready to fall onto the bed only to find Eli was sitting on the bed with his arms crossed across his chest. "Are you okay?" Eli asked suddenly as he jumped to my aide, I hadn't realized that I was trying to stand. "Never been better." I croaked. Eli rolled his eyes and laid my gently on my side on the bed, pulling sheets over my body. "No offense but you kind of look like shit." Eli said with a nervous laugh. I scoffed. "Thanks a lot husband." I scowled. Eli smirked and kissed my cheek with his soft pink lips. Although soon after his hand going to my forehead immediately, feeling my forehead and cheeks, "No temperature." Eli murmured oddly. "Maybe you ate something bad last night." Eli suggested. "And possibly the night before and the night before that. I've been puking my guts up for the past week, Eli. You know that." I said knowingly. Eli nodded before sitting on the edge next to me. There was a long bout of silence that filled the room besides Eli's ragged breathing. "No.. It can't be." Eli mumbled to himself. I looked up at his face, it was pinched up with confusion. "We used.. No.. We.." Eli again mumbled odd words, his face completely and utterly confused. "Tell me Eli." I asked, I slowly sat up and tried to not upset my stomach. "Your off the pill aren't you?" Eli asked slowly. I thought and pondered for a moment. Did I forget to take my pills? I couldn't have. The only time I ever did that was when me and Eli were trying.. Trying for Julia, Willow and Bentley. Well.. Julia was more of a surprise. "Not that I know of.. Why are you asking?" I questioned, leaning forward for the answer. Eli bit his bottom lip and glanced around nervously. There was more silence between us as Eli continued to look around the room, expecting something exuberant to happen. I sighed heavily and Eli quickly looked at me, his emerald eyes were thick with concern. Eli took a deep breath and exhaled. "I think you should take a pregnancy test." Eli breathed quickly. My oceans widened at his conclusion. "Pregnancy test?" I gasped with a nervous look. Eli nodded. "I haven't exactly been wearing the rubber and.. Well you don't remember if you took your pill. You've been throwing up in the mornings. It all leads to-" I quickly cut Eli off mid sentence with a scoff. "I can't be pregnant Eli. I'm 37. My body should know better than to get pregnant." I said exasperated. Eli chuckled lowly. "Don't be so dense Clare. You haven't hit menopause. You can't just tell your body not to get pregnant with my sperm." Eli chuckled. I crossed my arms across my chest. "This is unbelievable. We agreed on three children." I spat back at Eli. Eli rolled his eyes. "I know we did. But our bodies didn't three weeks ago." I quickly punched his shoulder and Eli yelped. "Damn Clare.. I'm just saying." Eli quickly covered for himself. "Then don't." I sneered. "I'm not pregnant. I just have a bad bout of food poisoning, that's all." I said through clenched teeth. Eli raised a brow. "Really?" Eli questioned. I nodded a firm nod. "A food poisoning that takes away your period too?" Eli quipped with a smirk. I opened my mouth to reject that, but I suddenly remembered. I have missed my period for a week. Just blamed it on stress. Stress of having a sixteen year old daughter hanging out with an abusive boyfriend's son, the stress of having to take care of a eight year old and the stress of having to deal with Eli during his episodes that make me want to pull my hair out. The only thing having me keep going is that, the little Eli is still in there. Dying for a way out of insanity. "I'll go out and buy a pregnancy test. Just stay here." Eli advised as he jumped from the bed and grabbed his car keys from the dresser. "Eli?" I said in a soft voice from the bed. Eli turned around and faced me. "Yeah?" I gulped. "Don't be too long.. I'm scared." I admitted in a small voice. Eli smiled softly, a smile that touched his emerald eyes. He approached me and quickly kissed my lips and smiled. "I won't be long. Count the seconds I'm gone." Eli suggested with a quick Goldsworthy smirk.
A thousand seconds later, Eli finally came through the bedroom door with a brown paper bag in his hand. I stayed where I was, my eyes on the brown paper bag. I couldn't believe that my husband had bought a pregnancy test for me, usually Alli or Fiona did that. I was too embarrassed to even walk down the aisle with the sign "Family Planning" knowing of the Trojan condoms and Clearblu Pregnancy tests would glare at me. "Ready?" Eli asked, he had a hand outstretched and a clear smile on his beautiful face. I took a deep breath and nodded, taking Eli's hand and allowing him to help me off the bed and walk me into the bathroom, where he locked the door and handed me the paper bag. "Do you want me to leave or-" I pressed a finger to his sideways lips and smiled. "Stay. I want you too." I said with a sweet smile. Eli took a deep breath. "Okay. But I'll be turned around when your peeing on the stick. That's just a little too awkward." Eli admitted with red cheeks.
"How can three minutes feel like three years?" I said with a nervous eyes. Eli looked into my oceans. Emeralds and oceans colliding again. I felt his hand clasped around mine and squeeze it tight. "It's been two minutes Clare. I'll be here with you." Eli murmured the real words to me. I closed my eyes and leaned my head onto Eli's shoulder as the seconds ticked away. I felt myself slowly fall asleep until Eli gently shook me, my eye's flying open. "Time of truth." Eli said with his own pair of nervous eyes. I gulped and nodded as we stood up and approached the pregnancy test which sat lone on the counter. Eli's hand seemed to squeeze tighter as he came into view of the test. I quickly caught with his steps and saw what he saw. A pink plus sign that shone in the bathroom lights. My breathing stopped and Eli's hand grip grew tighter. "This ones a miracle."
DUNDUNDUN! Clare's got a bun in the oven! This baby was the main reason of the sequel, well part of it. Julia was a part, the baby and one other part that'll be revealed. Also, I just thought I'd share that isn't it awkward walking down the family planning aisle and seeing the condoms and tests glare at you? Almost like "Have sex and then buy me!" That's what it feels like to me :/ . OMG! TOMORROW IS DEGRASSI! I have no idea if I'll be posting at all! I mean I'll be caught up with Degrassi! AHHHHHHHHH! (include Demi Lovato's scream during Camp Rock) Lmao! The next chapter will be in Teddy's POV and then Eli's POV :D. More Julia/Teddy/KC Drama coming up! && Don't forget too..
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