Chapter 14- It's a...
Julie slept until the early morning. Matt called Tami and told her that Julie was awake. Coach Taylor went down to the cafeteria to get some coffee for everyone, and he scheduled a sonogram with the nurse.
Julie slowly opened up her eyes. She thought she was at home, but then she quickly realized she was in a cold hospital room. Matt walked in carrying two bags of food and balloons. Matt set down the balloons down and got the breakfast food out for them to eat.
"I'm so sorry about Grandma Saracen. I didn't mean for any of this to happen," said Julie.
When they were finished eating the nurse came in to do the sonogram.
"Hello my name is Mary and I will be doing your sonogram today. There is no reason that is baby won't be perfectly fine. If we find a heartbeat then everything will be okay," said the nurse.
It was not until this baby could be taken away from Julie did she realize how much she wanted it. At first she was ashamed of the idea of becoming a teenage mother, but now she wanted it more than anything. She wanted to have this baby and most of all Matt's baby.
Matt held Julie's hand as she lifted her shirt to reveal her little baby bump. The nurse put gel on Julie's stomach.
"Oh that's cold," said Julie.
Julie squeezed Matt's hand even tighter as the nurse started to perform the sonogram.
Finally, they heard the heartbeat. Not just any heartbeat, the heartbeat of their baby. Matt let out a huge sigh of relief. He kissed Julie as a tear fell down her cheek.
"That is a strong heartbeat. Your baby boy is doing great and will be just fine," said the nurse.
"What? It is a boy?" asked Julie.
"Oh I am so sorry! Did you not want to know?" asked the nurse.
"No, it is fine!" explained Julie.
"It's a boy!" said Matt excitedly.
Just as the nurse walked out Coach Taylor, Tami and Gracie walked in. Tami rushed to her daughter's side.
"Guess what guys!" said Julie excitedly.
"What?" asked Tami smiling.
"The nurse just told us it is a boy!" said Julie.
"Oh my gosh! We are having a boy!" yelled Tami.
Coach Taylor smiled.
"You get a grandson Daddy. You can teach him to throw a football," said Julie.
"That's great news," said Coach Taylor.
"So did you win the game after you both left on Friday?" asked Julie.
"Yes we did," said Coach Taylor.
"Matt can I talk to you outside for a minute?" asked Tami.
Tami and Matt stepped outside the hospital room.
"I know this probably the last thing you want to be thinking about, but you are going to have to make arrangements for the funeral. I can help you in anyway that I can. You are going to have to get in touch with your father," said Tami.
"Thank you. I will probably need your help Mrs. Taylor, I will contact my father, but I highly doubt he will come home for the funeral. He doesn't know that Julie is pregnant. I really don't want him to know because he will just consider me even more of a failure," said Matt.
"Oh Matt sweetheart you are not a failure," said Tami reaching out to Matt trying to comfort him.
"In his eyes I am," said Matt.
Meanwhile back in the hospital room Julie was trying to see how her Dad felt about her having a boy.
"Are you glad the baby is going to be a boy Dad?" asked Julie.
"Yeah that is great," said Coach Taylor.
Julie was so happy. She was giving her Dad the boy that he had always wanted.