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Chapter 13

'10th August, the date for Ecklie' trial'

"I can't deal with this Gil. First finding out I'm pregnant, then I've got to get an abortion and now the trial is in a few days". Sara said.

"Sara it will be okay. Look at it this way. In a few days it will all be over there will be no more worrying about Ecklie he will be behind bars where he belongs"

"I can't give evidence at the trial Gil".

"Sara, if you don't then there is a chance he won't go to jail".

"Catherine has my statement; everything the jury and the judge need to know is in there"

"I know but it would be better if you were to say it yourself".

"Gil, please just stop, I can't do it, and that's final". Sara said putting her foot down.

"Okay, we'll discuss it with Catherine". Gil said dropping the subject and he could see it was distressing Sara.

There were a few minutes silence when they both pretended to be reading mail but were thinking about the upcoming trial. Finally Sara spoke.

"I'm going to go and call the clinic and see if they have any slots available today, I just want it over with" Sara said getting up off the bed and heading towards the door.

"Sara, I'll do that if you want, why don't you go and put your feet up for a bit" Gil offered.

"No its okay Gil, if I sit down I'll think and I'll remember and right now, I don't want to do either of those. Thanks anyway" Sara said giving Gil a small smile before walking towards him, and just giving him a gentle kiss on the lips. "I love you".

Gil smiled before pulling her into a hug. She was now sitting on his lap. "I love you too Sara" he said kissing her forehead.

Sara got up and walked into the hall to flick through the phone book to find the appropriate clinic. Eventually Sara found one within 5 miles of the house and called it.

"Good Morning, Sunnydale clinics how may I help you?" said the voice on the other end of the line.

"Erm I..." Sara stuttered.

"Hello is anyone there"

"Yes I'm here could you just hang on one sec"

"Miss the line is busy, you will have to call back, I cannot hold"

"Just please wait...GIL" Sara shouted. Gil appeared at the top of the hallway. "I can't do it, can you book it for me please". Gil walked towards her and took the phone.

"Are you sure you want this Sara" Gil asked stroking Sara's arm. Sara looked at him and nodded, before leaning against his chest while Gil spoke on the phone.

"Yes we need an abortion today if possible" Gil said. Sara noticed how he said 'we'. She realised then that he really meant it when he said they really were in it together. Sara didn't listen to the conversation after that. She only registered Gil moving to put the phone down. Sara just looked at him. Gil breathed out.

"Today at 1:15".

"Thank You" She replied before resuming her position by placing her head back on his chest.

After a few moments of standing there in silence, Gil spoke.

"I think we should call into the lab on the way to the clinic, we need to discuss the trial and what is going to happen".

Sara agreed.

At 11:30 they left the house and made their way to the lab. They pulled into the car park and just sat staring out the window.

"Will Nick be here" Sara asked.

"I don't know. Why?"

"I just want to sit in the break room with him while you speak to Catherine, I don't want to be on my own".

"I'm not sure but wouldn't you rather be with a female? I'm sure Wendy could..."

"No. I want Nick. I know he won't hurt me and I'll feel safer with him"

Gil understood what she was saying and eventually got out of the car and Sara followed. They locked the car and walked into the building. They signed in and made their way to the break room. Sara noticed Nick in there on his own doing some paperwork. Sara stopped and turned to Gil.

"I'll be okay now Gil, just don't forget we need to leave 12:45. And please don't tell anyone"

"I won't, he promised. I love you"

"I love you too" They gave each other a quick peck and Sara went to sit with Nick and Gil went to find Catherine.

"Sara" Nick welcomed. He got up at walked towards her. He went to hug her and stopped himself.

"Hey Nick" Sara replied. "What are you doing?"

"Just paperwork, do you want to do it for me" He said joking.

"Sure" Sara said. Nick looked at her.

"Sara I was joking"

"No really I want to do it. I'll help you; it will keep my mind busy"

"Oh right, the trials in a few days isn't it"

"Yeah"

"Where's Gil, and how come your here?"

"He's gone to find Catherine to discuss the trial. Shall we get started on this" Sara said looking at the paperwork.

"Ummm yeah Okay" Nick replied, as they both took seats next to each other.

Nick and Sara gave idle chit chat while doing the paperwork.

"Gil she needs to do it in order to secure a conviction" Catherine said.

"I know but she said she can't do it"

"Would she do it via video link"?

"I don't think she will do it at all. She says every bit of detail you will need to know is in her statement"

"It may well be, but the jury will listen better if it comes from Sara's mouth"

"I know Catherine, I have told her all of this, but she won't do it, she has got more going on now than you could ever imagine"

"What do you mean? Is this something that could help the case"?

"No, this is personal to Sara" Gil said, which wasn't the whole truth. It may well benefit the case if she baby was Ecklie's. But Gil had made a promise to Sara that he wouldn't say a thing about it to anyone.

"Ok, I will read Sara's statement, but I want her at the trial even if she is only observing, in case I need to get any more details from her. I can't get any fairer than that. In the meantime, I want you to take the rest of the week off o comfort Sara. I will see you on Tuesday at the trial"

"Ok Catherine, thank you"

"If you need me, call me"

"I will thank Catherine" Gil said with a smile before he left.

Sara and Nick had just finished the paperwork and were now filing it when Gil came it to get Sara.

"Sara honey, we need to get going, or we'll be late" Gil said.

"Going somewhere nice" Nick asked without looking up from the file he was holding.

Sara's heart quickened.

"I'm just taking Sara to dinner"

"Well you two have fun, and don't stay out too late" Nick joked.

"Okay dad we won't" Sara joked back.

Gil liked this Sara, the funny, normal Sara.

"See you later Nick" Sara and Gil both said as then left.

"See you later guys"

Sara and Gil pulled up outside the clinic 20 minutes later. It was now 1:10. Her appointment was in 5 minutes.

"People on the road nowadays couldn't drive any slower, if they tried" Sara said aggravated. What should have been a 5 minute drive took 20 minutes, due to slow drivers, and a R.T.A (Road traffic accident).

Sara and Gil made their way into the clinic booked in to see Doctor Cullen (Twilight Nerd), and took a seat to wait.

There were 6 women dotted around the room, and only 2 men, one of those being Gil. She noticed one woman was very far along into her pregnancy. It made Sara wonder how she could abort the baby, she had to be able to feel it move and kick.

"Are you sure you want this Sara, you need to be sure. Once you've took the pill Sara there is no going back".

"I know Gil, and I'm ready. I am sorry"

"What are you sorry for?"

"You must hate me. There is a chance that the baby is yours but there is also a chance that the baby is his, so I cannot risk it."

"Sara, I do not hate you, I understand why you are doing this, and I just wish you didn't have to. But I have said it before and I will say it again. I love you Sara, and no matter what you decide I will stand by you. I am here standing by you while you getting an abortion. If you choose to stand up now and leave I will stand by you. If you choose to have the baby and give it up for adoption, I will stand by you. No matter what I will stand by you, and I will not judge you for your decision".

Sara looked at him and smiled. "Thank You Gil, but I still stand by my decision. I cant continue with this pregnancy".

"Then I stand by you" Gil said reaching for her hand.

A door opened and a doctor emerged.

"Miss Sidle?" the doctor asked.

"Here" Sara replied standing up.

"Would you like to come in"

Gil and Sara followed the doctor in and Gil shut the door behind them.

"Please take a seat" The doctor said gesturing to the two seats opposite his desk, before he took his own seat".

"I am Doctor Cullen and I have read through your notes and I am aware of the situation regarding you pregnancy, I am willing to give you the abortion pill, if you are sure that you want it"

Sara looked at Gil, before looking back at the doctor. "I am" she simply said.

"Well then first I need to give you an ultrasound to determine how far along you are"

"Okay"

"If you could just lie on the bed and we'll get started"

Sara did as she was told. "Gil can you hold my hand please".

"Of course I can" said Gil while he got up.

"This will be cold and may tickle a bit" Doctor Cullen said before he put the Gel onto her abdomen and applied the ultrasound stick. (Yes that is the technical term. Well its not but I don't know what it is called! Ultrasound Machine maybe?)

Sara knew she shouldn't look at the screen but she couldn't help herself. There was a little sack and inside was nothing but a black blob. She couldn't stop looking at it.

"Ummm..." Doctor Cullen said bringing Sara's eyes away from the screen. "...I'll be back in a second, I need a second opinion on something".

"Is there something wrong" Gil asked

"I'm not sure, I need to go a collegue of mine to confirm my suspicions" and with that he left the room.

Sara looked at Gil and then back at the frozen screen, with the image of her baby.

"Look at it" Sara said to Gil, but never taking her eye's off the screen.

"I know" Gil replied. Gil just stared at Sara trying to figure out what was on her mind.

"Thats our baby" Sara Said

'Our, did she just say Our' Gil thought.

"I can't do this Gil" Sars said finally ripping her eyes from the screen and sitting up. "That is our son or daughter".

"You want to keep it"?

Sara looked back at screen before grabbing a paper towel and wiping the gel off her stomach. She got down off the bed and turned to look at Gil. "Yes I do" Sara said smiling at him before looking back at the screen. Then the doctor entered.

"Miss Sidle I need you to get back on the bed so we can examine you again" Doctor Cullen said.

"There's no need" Sara said looking at the two doctors. "I've decided to keep it" Sara said looking at Gil and back at teh screen before smiling again.

"Thats great, but I still need to give you a quick examination"

Sara's heart sank. "Is there something wrong with my baby" Sara asked. Gil's arms were around her.

"Is there" Gil asked the doctor. Sara couldn't belive this, she had just decided to keep her and Gil's baby, and she was going to lose it anyway.

"I do not believe anything to be wrong, its just I need to give you an examination"

"Just tell me what it is" Sara said with pleading eyes.

"I promise I will tell you once I have examined you. I do not want to get your hopes up, or crush them"

Sara didn't remember getting on the bed, but the next thing she knew, she back in the same position, with Gil holding her hand, looking at the screen. This doctor seemed to take forever, he put the Ultrasound 'stick', all over her abdomen, and even her sides.

"Oh God, something is seriously wrong" Sara said looking at Gil. A single tear escaped her eye, but Gil caught it wiping it away.

"Nothing is wrong with your baby" the Second Doctor said.

Sara looked back at the doctor and then at the screen. This time Sara could see something weird. She could see her uterus and the sack. She looked at Gil and he could see it to. There wasn't just one little blob in there. There were three.

"Congratulations Miss Sidle, you are going to be a mother to triplets".

AWWWWWWWWWWW! What do you think? I was never going to have Sara have an abortion. I am 100% against abortion under every single circumstance ~ including rape. The trial will be in the next chapter! What do you think about this chapter? Also I have around 20 people with this story in the 'favourite stories' and 'story alert' but only 3 people review. Please review or I may not continue with this story. Thank You. I have no idea when the next chapter will be up. So keep checking back.