AN: Hello! This is my second update today, and I thought I wouldn't be able to update until later tomorrow! Anyway, as some of you have guessed, something is up with Willa, I'm taking a poll because I'm kind of spilt, should Willa be pregnant or not? She's not staying with her boyfriend either way and I already know who I want her with, this will just add some drama to the land. This story broke 400 reviews! NICE! Thank you all, this is beyond flattering, I hope you enjoy this update.
Chapter Twenty-Five
Dr. Bad News
The next morning was interesting. Of course, the night was something else as well. I really hope Quil was in his room because I had a few dreams that stared him, and-uh no shirt. But anyway, back to my morning. I woke up at seven in the morning and showered and changed into comfortable clothes and didn't bother with make up or fixing my hair, I just ate breakfast as Dad came up from his room with a worried look at me as he found me up so early.
"Should I be scared?" He asked fearfully.
"Willa wants to go shopping, I asked if I could go." I answered simply, shrugging my shoulders and looking at my cereal, because I can't lie to people when I look at them.
"Oh, that's nice, you two have fun." He said relieved.
That was ridiculously easy. Dad grabbed a frozen pancake and disappeared back into his room. Willa came down after his door shut and she eyed my bowl of cereal wearily. She was dressed slightly normal with dark jeans and a black tee shirt and no makeup.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Nothing, hurry up." She ordered, walking around me to the pile of shoes to pull out her black Converse.
"It's not even eight yet." I said through a mouthful of cornflakes, nodding to the clock in the kitchen.
"I said 'by eight', if we can, I want to leave earlier." She said annoyed, not looking at me as she tied her shoes tightly.
"Alright," I groaned. I shoveled the rest of my bowl down my throat and slipped into my rain boots.
"Lets go," She ordered just as I got my second boot on.
I was rushed out of the house and into Willa's gray '90's model Mustang. It smelt a little like an ashtray that was swimming in beer. It was as pleasant as it sounded. The air conditioning was busted so we had to roll down the windows to get any air circulation. She was an okay driver, but she made me nervous was she passed everyone on the one-oh-one at eighty miles an hour.
"So, woman doctor?" I asked tensely, clinging to the sides of my seat.
"Look, this is hard enough, having to take you don't make it harder." She snapped, jerking the steering wheel to squeeze behind a mini-van and in front of a semi.
Now is definitely not the time to confront her. "Okay," I said fearfully, slinking deeper into the seat. She turned the radio on and blared the CD. I don't know who the band was but the first thing I heard was screaming.
I was quiet for the rest of the drive up to Port Angles. Willa seemed very distracted and I knew something was on her mind that she wasn't saying. I was confused as to why she wanted me to come, but I might as well do this for her, it couldn't hurt me, she is the one going to the doctors after all.
Doctor Melissa Woodham had a very nice office just outside of downtown Port Angles, the parking lot was half empty I guessed it was because everyone was working. Willa parked her car at the very end of the parking lot, farthest away from the doctor's office. Why, I don't know. Willa strode into the office and up to the check in desk. I took a seat in the corner of the waiting room as Willa did what she had to at the desk. A few minutes later she walked back to where I was sitting and plopped down next to me.
"If this turns out badly, I'll need you to cover for me." She said calmly as she crossed her legs and stared out the window in front of her.
"Cover?" I asked confused.
"I might have to kill someone." She growled. The older woman nearby threw Willa a nasty look.
"Who?" I asked cautiously.
"That idiot boyfriend of mine." She seethed with narrowed eyes. I didn't even know she had a boyfriend. But why would she want to kill him, it doesn't… Oh my God.
"Are you pregnant?" I asked shocked.
"I don't know! I've been on the pill since I was fifteen and that stupid thing was supposed to work, and he used a friggin condom, so this better be a fucking flu." She hissed under her breath.
"You don't think it's the flu do you?" I asked gently.
"I cried when I watched a chick-flick with Rosa." She admitted sourly. "I don't cry when I watch chick-flicks!" She insisted angrily.
"I believe you." I said truthfully. I don't think much could make her cry.
"Remember, you tell Dad nothing until I do." She growled.
"Promise," I assured. I really didn't want Willa as an enemy, that wouldn't be best for my health. The older lady was still looking at us as if we were murderers when a tall, brunette, nurse came into the waiting room with a clip board and a bundled hospital gown.
"Willa Asher," She called out sweetly.
Willa hauled herself out of the chair and strode past the nurse and into the back, I smiled politely at the nurse and followed Willa as she strode into the only door that was open. I sat in the lone chair next to the exam table while the nurse handed the gown to Willa.
"Change into this gown and the doctor will be in soon." She said kindly as Willa snatched the gown from her.
"Thanks," Willa grumbled as the nurse turned and left. I looked down as Willa started to change.
"Haven't been to one of these in a while." I said to fill the silence as she threw her tee-shirt at me. I folded it while I continued to look down and be pelted by food.
"Yes, well Dr. Woodham knows me well." She hissed as I saw her Converse drop to the ground.
"Promiscuous?" I asked teasingly.
"I know how to have fun and I like to make sure there is nothing lingering after my fun has been had." She answered expertly. She would make a wonderful politician.
"Ah," I said as jeans were dropped on my head, I folded them and set them to the side and looked up to see Willa lounging on the exam table casually.
"Yeah, so don't tell Dad, he flipped during Dana's pregnancy scare. I told her not to say anything, but who listens to a thirteen year old?" She asked harshly.
"Right, so ignorance in bliss?" I asked smiling.
"At the moment, yes." She answered firmly. A silence started to settle but it seemed to unnerve Willa and she started talking again. "Did you really kiss Quil yesterday?" She asked amused.
"Twice," I answered proudly.
"And it only took you a week. I thought you would hold out on the poor guy, turns out you're a slut like the rest of us." She said with a hint of admiration.
"The rest of who?" I asked confused.
"Me and Dana take after Dad, he's a big time whore." She answered with a grin.
"Nice," I muttered rolling my eyes.
The door opened and a middle aged honey blonde came walking into the room with a clip board under her arm. She had a kind face and was really very pretty with a fit body. "Hello Willa, I didn't think I'd be seeing you for a few more months, is there something wrong with your birth control?" She asked worryingly.
"Yeah, I think I'm pregnant." Willa snapped.
Dr. Woodham seemed taken back for a second before she gathered her wits. "Oh, well let's take some blood and find out for sure." She said walking up to Willa's side, setting her clip board on Willa's knee's and taking her left wrist and searched for her pulse. "Did you take any home pregnancy tests?" She as watched her silver wrist watch.
"Dr. Woodham, I live in a town where everyone knows who I am and who my father is, I'd rather come to the one person that can't tell him anything even if you wanted to." Willa answered irritated.
"Good point," Dr. Woodham murmured with guilty look as she dropped her hand then looked at me. "I don't think I've met you before." She said confused.
"No, I'm her older sister Claire." I said with a tiny smile.
"I knew she had an older sister, Dana, but I never knew about you." She noted shocked.
"Family drama, just got back." I said quickly.
"Oh, well it's nice of you to come with your little sister." She said adoringly.
"I do what I can." I sighed, fidgeting a little. I wasn't used to being on this part of the doctor's office and I was having a little trouble with this whole 'my-little-sister-is-possibly-pregnant' deal.
"When was your last period?" Dr. Woodham asked Willa as she picked up the chart again.
"Three months ago, but I've been spotting since." Willa answered, her face screwed in thought.
"Okay, any mood swings?" Dr. Woodham asked writing something down.
"Yes," Willa said annoyed, more at the mood swings in question then the good doctor.
"You can tell the difference?" I mumbled. Willa threw me a nasty look.
"Throwing up?" Dr. Woodham asked not paying attention to our sisterly dispute.
"Yes," Willa seethed. Yeah, I'd hate that part too.
"Fatigue?" Dr. Woodham asked almost expectantly.
Willa was confused by that question. "No," She answered shaking her head.
Dr. Woodham nodded and wrote more on the paper. "Anything else you have noticed that has changed in that time?" She asked.
"Yeah, I cry a lot more." Willa snapped.
"I will send in a nurse to get some blood from you and will be back in after that." Dr. Woodham smiled as she looked up from her clip board then backed out of the room.
Willa groaned and curled up on the exam table, her pretty face twisted in discontent. I wanted to reach out and comfort her but her phone started to ring. I had her purse next to me so I handed it to her as soon as I heard it start. She dug through her bag and pulled out her slim red flip phone. "What?!" She yelled as soon as the phone was too her ear. A few seconds later she rolled her eyes. "Yes, she's with me. Here," She said thrusting the phone in my direction.
I took her phone from her cautiously and held it to my ear. "Hello?" I asked confused.
"Are you okay?" I heard Quil's voice ask in distress.
"Yeah, I'm fine, me and Willa are shopping." I answered simply.
"You're lying." He pointed out sternly.
I sighed, he was really good at point out my flaws. "Don't worry, everything is fine, I just promised I wouldn't say anything to anyone." I said apologetically.
"Can you tell me where you are?" He asked, his voice hard and tense.
Is he really going to be this protective every time I leave his sight? "Quil, don't worry, I'm fine." I said tiringly.
"There's a blood-sucker heading this way, I need to know where you are." He said angrily.
I froze. There was a possible hostile vampire in the area, which means Quil has every right to be angry that I'm withholding information. "We're in Port Angles." I said quietly.
"Let me talk to Willa," He said a little calmer than before.
I pulled the phone away from my ear and held it out for Willa. "For you," I muttered.
She rolled her eyes and snatched the phone away. "Can't you leave her alone for two seconds?" She asked annoyed. She became deadly silent and her face dropped. "Dr. Woodham's office, she's in the phone book." She said quickly before hanging up. "Seth and Gavin will be joining us soon." She said settling back against the exam table.
"Gavin?" I asked confused. I didn't know anyone here by that name.
"He's the youngest little wolf." She answered knowingly. "They'll be waiting by my car." She added.
"They aren't driving here, are they?" I asked carefully.
"Nope," She answered.
"That's gonna freak me out." I mumbled. It already was. They could get here on foot, in less time it took us to get here by car.
"How do you think Quil got to Seattle so fast that day?" She asked with a snort.
"He ran?!" I shrieked, stunned. My jaw was on the ground as Willa nodded.
The door opened a few seconds later and a short, plump, older woman came in with a portable kit and smile. "Hello," She said kindly.
Willa thrusted her arm toward the nurse. "Take what you need." She said absently.
The nurse took three small vials of Willa's blood and she didn't even flinch when the nurse had to stick her the second time. I was wriggling in my seat the whole time, I hated the feeling of needles under my skin. Dr. Woodham came back in a few minutes later and gave Willa a few papers about pre-natal care, adoption, abortion and the footnotes of pregnancy. Willa stuffed them all into her purse and quickly changed into her clothes, leaving the gown a heap on the floor.
We walked out of the back of the office and Willa paid with a check and left just as quickly as we walked out. Just as she said Seth's massive form and another, taller and leaner, man were waiting next to her Mustang. Seth was smiling brightly while Gavin seemed a little upset.
"Hey Asher sisters!" Seth called out as we neared him.
"Clearwater," Willa spat with her arms crossed in front of her chest.
"She's just angry that I can make her smile." Seth said to me as he smiled widely. Willa looked away from him as she started digging around in her purse.
She pulled out her keys and handed them to Seth begrudgingly. "Where are we being shuffled to?" She asked annoyed.
"You're going to be with Emily and the boys at my mom's house with Jasper, and you're going to Nessie's." Seth said pointing to Willa then to me. Gavin walked up to the passenger side and opened the door and motioned for me to get in as Seth did the same for Willa.
"Same-old, same-old." Willa grumbled as we both ducked into the back seat of her Mustang.
"I'm confused." I said looking between Willa and Seth. Seth whipped out of the parking lot as Willa answered me.
"When ever there is a vampire in the area they move everyone around to mix up their scents and confuse it, keeps everyone safe I think." She said coolly, because apparently this is an everyday occurrence here.
"It does, and don't worry Claire, this shouldn't take long." Seth said soothingly.
"Does Dad know?" I asked concerned. I didn't want him to worry about us.
"Yup, Jasper was with him when he found out." Seth answered.
"Is everyone going to be okay?" I asked worryingly. The last thing I needed was one of my new friends or family members to get hurt.
"Its one against more than a dozen, we'll be fine." Gavin answered that time, his handsome face cracking into a cocky grin and I couldn't help but believe him because he looked so damn sure of himself.
AN: Oooh, vampires lurking around, ornery werewolves, its a wonderful place, Washington. Review!