Chapter 14: New Year's Eve Surprises
It was December thirty first and Rachel and Kori were heading to the drugstore to buy a pregnancy test. Rachel was scared she had gotten pregnant. She hadn't missed a period yet, but she just wanted to be sure. She knew this test might not be accurate though.
"Ok Rae you ready?" Kori asked as they entered the store. Rachel shook her head.
"I can't do this," Rachel said.
"I'll buy it you can wait out here," Kori offered. Rachel nodded and Kori headed inside only to come out a minute later carrying a bag. "You ready?" she asked.
"Dad why do you have to go out tonight," Marie asked. She crossed her arms over her chest. She was angry, she and Richard had planned to spend the night together.
"Mar, Babs set me up with as friend of hers and she'll be there with a date too," Richard. "Besides Kori's going to baby-sit you," he said. Marie's eyes lit up. He knew that would excite her.
"Really?" she asked, "when will you be home?" she asked.
"If things go as planned I'd say eleven," Richard said thinking.
"So does Babs friend have a name?" Marie asked curiously.
"Uh I think is was Emily," Richard said. "Or was it Karen?" he said trying to remember what Barbra had told him.
"Dad can my friend Jesse come over to play?" Mari asked.
"Uh who's Jesse?" Richard asked. He only knew one Jesse in Marie's class and she despised him.
"He's a boy in my class and he's my friend," she said, "so can he come over I already told him he could." she added.
"I guess," Richard said. Marie jumped up and down excitedly.
"Gar are you ok?" Sarah asked. Gar seemed to be a little less Gar for the last couple days. She had noticed the change after Rachel stopped talking to him.
"Yeah fine," he lied.
"I haven't seen Rachel in a while what happened?" Sarah asked curiously.
"I don't know, she won't return my calls, she avoiding me, and I don't know why she's acting so weird," Gar said.
"What happened between you two after you dropped of off at our motel?" Sarah asked.
"Well one thing lead to another and we had sex," Gar said his face began to get red.
"Oh I see," Sarah said. "Maybe your just bad at it," she teased.
"I am not," Gar said defensively.
"How do you know?" Sarah asked.
"Because the next morning she told me that she loved me and I said it back," Gar said his face getting redder. This was not the conversation he wanted to and with Sarah of all people.
"So what's the problem?" Sarah asked.
"That's just it I don't know," Gar said. He had no idea why Rachel was acting so weird. He had t done anything wrong. At least he thought so.
"Ok Rae it's time to check," Kori said. Rachel took a deep breath. This was it. It was now or never.
"I can't do it," she said turning around. "You do it." Kori nodded and grabbed the test. She looked at it for a moment.
"It's negative," She said.
"Oh," Rachel said sounding kind of relieved and kind of upset. "It's not like I wanted this or anything," she said close to tears.
"So are you saying you wanted this?" Kori asked.
"Well maybe," Rachel said.
"Good cause it's Positive," Kori said.
"What?" Rachel asked she grabbed the test from Kori and it was positive. "You tricky little-I'm gonna kill you," She said.
"So how are you gonna tell the father to be?" Kori asked. Rachel stopped to think. How was she gonna tell Gar? There was a knock at the door.
"Hold on," she said. She threw the test in the garbage and made her way to the door. She opened it and saw Gar standing there.
"Rachel I want to know what's going on, and I'm not leaving until I get some answers," Gar said standing his ground.
"Gar we need to talk could you come inside for a moment," Rachel said. Gar, confused, nodded and stepped inside. Rachel lead him to the living room. "Your gonna wanna have a seat," she said gesturing to the couch. Gar sat down.
"What's with you why haven't you returned my calls?" Gar asked.
"I don't know exactly how to say this," Rachel said. She sat on the couch next to Gar. She bit her lip as she thought about what she was about to say. There really was no easy way to say it. "You remember Christmas Eve?" she asked.
"Of course why wouldn't I?" Gar asked.
"Well there's something you need to know," Rachel said she took Gar's hands in her. "I'm pregnant," she said she closed her eyes waiting for Gar to yell. When he didn't she opened her eyes and saw Gar was frozen.
"A-Are you sure?" he asked.
"Well I'm like ninety percent sure I'm going to set up a doctor's appointment as soon as I can," she said.
"Rae who was at the door?" Kori asked as she entered the living room. "Oh hey Gar," she said. "So did you tell him?" she asked.
"Yes," Rachel said.
"So this is really happening?" Gar asked."So Jesse what do you wanna do?" Marie asked the two were in the living room. Jesse had just arrived.
"Do you have a wii?" Jesse asked Marie nodded.
"What games do you have," Jesse asked. The two began playing Mario karts. They raced against echoer and on a team. An hour later Richard walked into the living room followed by Kori. He stood there a moment watching them.
"Mar I'm going," Richard said. Marie paused their game and ran to Richard she jumped into his arms.
"Don't stay out to late," she said as she kissed Richard's cheek.
"Gee Richard you have a strict daughter," Kori joked. Richard nodded and put Marie down. She returned to her game with Jesse.
"Ok Kori since it's new year's eve she can stay up as long as she can which is usually around 12:30," Richard said Kori nodded. "and Jesse has to go home by 7:30 and I'll be home by 11," he said.
"Anything else?" Kori asked. Richard shook his head. "Well have a great time," she said
"Will do," he said and he left.
"Gar we have tell your parents," Rachel said. The two were out at a party. Steve, Rita, and Sarah had said they be here.
"Do we have to?" Gar asked. Rachel gave Gar a stern look that said 'I'll tell Kori everything your mom told me the other night.'
"Ok, Ok, let's do it," Gar said and he turned to his parents, "Mom, Dad," he said getting his parents attention.
"What is it hon?" Rita asked.
"Well the other night things happened and well Rachel is kind of pregnant," Gar said scratching the back of his head nervously.
"What?" Steve asked, making sure he heard Gar correctly.
"We made a mistake and Rachel is carrying my child," Gar said.
"Oh we're so happy for you," Rita said hugging Gar. "So where is the mother to be?" she asked. Gar pointed to Rachel standing a few feet away.
Richard was waiting for Barbra's friend.
"Richard Karen called me she's going to be a little late," Babs said.
"How late?" Richard asked.
"The last flight out of New York was ten minutes ago," Barbra said.
"So I came here for nothing?" Richard asked his arms crossed over his chest.
"Oh come on Richard loosen up," Barbra said.
'this is just great,' Richard thought. He looked away from his long time friend. "So what am I supposed to do now?" he asked. He had only come here to shut Barbra up about his dating life.
"Get inside and find a date," Barbra said. It was then Richard realized something very important.
"So Kori how long will my dad be gone?" Marie asked. Jesse had gone home and it was just the two of them now.
"I think he said eleven," Kori said.
"What time is it now?" Marie asked.
"Eight o'clock," Kori said as she looked at the clock on the wall. Marie groaned. "Wanna take Starfire for a walk?" Kori asked Marie jumped up, from her seat on the floor.
"Yeah," she said excitedly.