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Chapter Twenty-One
The pain was gone, was the first thing that Payson realize when she open her eyes. The second was that she was no longer at the meet. She then noticed the beeping of a machine, and wire that seemed to be connected to her to the machine; Payson realized she was in hospital. She looked around noticing a disgruntled Austin Tucker, his face covering his hands.
"Austin,' Payson said weakly. "What happened?"
Austin's head popped up at the sound of her voice, a slight smile forming on his face. "Pay," he said wearily. "You're up?"
Payson could tell from the sound of his voice that something was wrong. "Yeah, I haven't been out long, have I?"
"No, not that long." Austin replied getting up from his seat, "Three hours at the most, not even that." He paused. "I'll be back in a second; I need to go tell the nurse you up." Austin kissed her forehead, before he left the room. Payson realized that he hadn't told her what had happened or what was wrong with her. She sighed, Austin probably didn't know since hospitals usually didn't tell non-family members anything.
The door open, to revel a doctor with a white lab coat on, and a file of folders underneath his arm; Payson notice that Austin didn't follow him as the doctor close the door behind him. "Hello, Payson its good to see you up, I am Dr. Grey." Dr. Grey said, pulling the chair that Austin had sat in to the bottom edge of the bed. Dr. Grey sat in the chair and opened the file and start to scribble something on a file.
"What was the last thing you remember?" Dr. Grey asked.
Payson thought for a second; she remember feeling horrible and her stomach cramping horribly right when she was about to go check on the girls. "I got up to go check on my girls, and my stomach was cramping really bad." She answered.
The doctor nodded as wrote what Payson had said down. "Payson the cramping you experienced wasn't just normal cramping." The doctor sighed, "Payson the reason you passed out, and suffered from cramps, was because you miscarried a twin."
The world seemed to stop. Payson was stunned, how could she have lost a twin? She wasn't even pregnant, it couldn't be true, Payson thought; the doctor must have gone to the wrong room.
"I am not pregnant." Payson asserted.
"You didn't know?" The doctor questioned. "You are almost six weeks along."
Payson was confused, "I am pregnant with twins?"
The doctor shook his head, "No, Payson. You miscarried one twin, when you passed out today. Miscarriages of a twin are common in the first trimester; I know that it may be a little more shocking since you didn't even know you were pregnant."
Everything started to sink into Payson's brain; she had been pregnant with twins, but she had lost one. Payson bit her lip; she should have known that she was pregnant and she should of gone to the doctor when she started getting sick in the morning.
"Now, I suggest that you see a OB/GYN or a midwife the sooner the better, just to make sure that everything is okay." Dr. Grey said clicking his pen, and putting it in his pocket. He slowly got up and unhook the wire that connect Payson from the machine "I hope that everything turns out okay. You're free to go, when you ready."
"Thank you," Payson managed to say as Dr. Grey walked out of the room.
"You're welcome." The doctor replied closing the door.
Payson closed her eyes; she couldn't believe that she was pregnant or that she had lost a baby. She opened her eyes at the sound of the door opening, it was Austin. Payson's eyes widen, how would she tell Austin? He would be just as shocked as her, probably more.
"The doctor wouldn't let me come in early, I am sorry." Austin apologized as he moved the chair back next to the side of the bed and sat down. "So is everything okay?"
Payson cracked; she realized it was Austin's baby also that she had lost and she couldn't help but start crying hysterically. "I-I" She stuttered as Austin wrapped his arms around, pulling her to his chest.
Austin let Payson cried for a second, "What's wrong Pay?" He asked worried
"I am sorry, I am sorry." Payson cried. "I am so sorry, Austin."
Austin looked at Payson's who had tears streaming down her checks, "Payson what are you sorry about?"
"I didn't know," She blubbered. "I should have known."
"Okay, Payson you need to calm down." Austin instructed grabbing tissues out of the tissue box on the nightstand. He carefully wiped Payson's tears for her, "Now can you tell me what the doctor said?"
Payson nodded, "I was." She paused, mustering up the strength to tell Austin. It seemed harder to tell him the doctor's diagnosis then any gymnastics routine she ever perform. "I was pregnant with twin, I didn't know, and the reason I passed out was because I miscarried one." Payson breathed out, she had finally said it.
Austin tighten his grip on Payson, pulling her closer to him; he didn't know what to say or do. "I love you," He began. "Just to tell me what I need to do and I'll do it, Payson."
"Can we go home?" Payson asked, "We can talk about everything on the way home, I just want out of here."
...
They were silent as Austin drove out of the hospital parking lot; neither had no clue what to say each other.
"Are you hungry are anything?" Austin was the first one to speak.
Payson shook her head 'no'. "I don't know what to say, or do Austin." Payson admitted.
"I really don't know either, Pay." He sighed. "We just need to take this one step at time. First step is go the doctor I guess."
"Dr. Grey said I should go to a OB/GYN or a midwife soon to make sure everything is okay." Payson said.
"Okay, so we'll start with that." Austin began "Second, you probably should tell your parents, especially your mom she always knows what to do."
"Great," Payson muttered. "You didn't tell them I was in the hospital did you?"
"I called them," Austin replied.
Payson rolled her eyes, "Please tell me you told them I was okay, and they are not freaking out?"
"I told them that you were okay, and they were not freaking out," Austin paused, "But they were coming home a day early from visiting Becca."
Payson but her lip, "My dad is going to kill you when we tell them."
"Okay, maybe wait to do that until I but a bullet proof vest or something." Austin suggested.
Payson couldn't help but smile a little, "Fine. We need to but all those baby books."
"We need to decide on where we're going to live." Austin stated. "Your apartment or my house?"
"What happened to the bet?" Payson asked.
Austin shrugged, "I don't how the meet turned out."
"Oh my gosh the girls are probably freaking out!" Payson raised her voice.
"Don't panic, I called Sasha to tell them your okay when you were out still." Austin replied. "Check and see if someone has text the score to my phone."
Payson grabbed Austin's phone from the cup holder. The screen said it had three new messages, Payson opened them quickly. The first one was from Sasha it read: US won four medals two silver, one bronze, and one gold.
"We only won four." Payson announced. "Two silver, one bronze, and one gold." Austin nodded. She opened the next message: I won gold on beam! Tell Payson please-Eliza. Payson smiled, she was proud that Eliza had medal on beam.
"I have an idea," Austin said, before Payson could read the next text message. "I say since neither of us won the bet, that we get a totally new place for you, me, and the baby."
It was the first time Austin had said baby, and it was then that Payson really realized that she and Austin were going to have a baby.
Author's Note: I hoped you enjoyed this chapter! So what do you think of Payson being pregnant? Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter and please keep reviewing! Look out for Chapter Twenty-Two.