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Chapter 36 (How long is this story, I fell like I'm writing War and Peace"
It was almost the weekend, and Rachel was starting to get worried, Eddie had signed his contract and was due to start as Head Master of John Fosters in the summer, but Rachel was worried about something else.
She woke up early on the Friday Morning, and was feeling sick again, she had been like this every morning for almost a week, she quickly got dresses in her most comfortable trousers and top, she was feeling bloated, but knew this was because her period was late, it happened to her quiet a lot, she had never been one of these woman who was bang on schedule every month, but there was something niggling in the back of her mind.
She got into the car and drove to the supermarket and went to the health care isle, she found the most expensive pregnancy test, and bought 2, she wanted to be sure. She walked to the self scanner, and started to ring up her items, when she heard the dreaded "Unexpected Item in bagging area", that is what she was dreading, she seen a cashier coming and was horrified to see it was Michaela White.
"All right Miss, not trying to steal anything are we" Michaela said whilst still out of view of the items.
"No, of course not" Rachel said nervously.
Michaela went to the screen and put in a code and the items suddenly flashed up on the screen. Michaela let out a snigger.
"Michaela, not a word to anyone, I'm warning you, no one knows, not even Mr Lawson"
"What's in it for me Miss"
"I don't know, how about I tell your boss that you told the world what I bought"
"I don't care, this is a rubbish job, I'm only doing it to keep my Dad off my back"
"Michaela, no one else knows, so if the whole school is talking about this today, you will be in big trouble, do I make myself clear"
"Yes Miss" Michaela said.
"Don't be late" Rachel said to the teen and walked off.
Rachel got into her car, this was not the way she planned it, she was going to have to tell Eddie soon, there was no way, Michaela big mouth would be able to keep her mouth shut.
She drove home without thinking about what she was doing and went straight to the main bathroom in the house, she didn't use the En Suite in case Eddie walked in.
She just opened the box when she heard people moving around the house, Michael knocked on the door to the Bathroom.
"Aimee, Philip, who's in the toilet, I need a wee" Michael shouted through the door.
"It's Mummy" Rachel said to her youngest son and opened the door for him, the youngster ran to the toilet.
"I was bursting" he said to his mother.
Rachel hadn't put the boxes away yet, and she heard Eddie up, so she hid them underneath some towels, Philip and Aimee were both ready and downstairs eating breakfast.
"Your up early" Eddie said and put his arms around his wives neck before kissing her cheek.
"Yeah, couldn't sleep" she said and kissed him more passionately.
Michael ran downstairs he wanted to play with his paint set, and make a nice picture. When Eddie and Rachel made it downstairs, Rachel went to the kitchen to make Michael toast and Eddie went into the living room, Michael was sitting with his paint set, and the room was a mess, there was paint on the couch, on his clothes, on the carpet and all over the young boys face, hands and arms.
"Michael, look at the mess you have made" Eddie scolded. Aimee looked up from her book, and Philips eyes were glued to the TV.
"And you two, should be keeping an eye on him" he shouted to the teens, "The two of you can clean up this mess" he said pointing at the floor.
"I didn't make the mess" Aimee said, "No, neither did I" Philip said.
"NOW!!" Eddie yelled, and they both got up and started clearing away the paints.
Eddie went upstairs with Michael to get him cleaned up.
Rachel heard the commotion in the living room, and walked in with Michaels Toast. "What is going on in here" she asked as she walked through the door.
"Michael made a mess, and we are getting made to clean it up" Aimee said
"Well you better Hurry up, we are going to be late" Rachel said before going into the kitchen to clean up.
Eddie took his son upstairs to the bathroom, and got him washed up and lifted a towel from the shelf, she dried his son and got him into new clothes, they were leaving the bathroom when Eddie seen the pregnancy test sitting un opened.
"What the hell" he thought, he picked it up and walked downstairs. Danielle had been at the house the night before, and why did she not take it then, it was unused.
"Philip, a word please" Eddie said in a firm voice as he walked into the living room
"Sure, what's up" he said.
"How could you have been so irresponsible, you know to take precautions" Eddie said showing him the pregnancy test.
"Eh, that's not mines" he said
"Philip, it was in the Bathroom next to your bedroom, it is only you, your brother and sister that use it" he said.
"Maybe it's hers" he said, pointing to his sister
"What, don't be daft" Aimee said looking around the room.
"Well, it must belong to one of you, so come on, you better start talking!!!"
"Dad, it's not mines" Aimee said, "And I can't believe that you think it is, I'm 13 for god Sake"
"I should hope it's not yours" Eddie said exasperated.
Rachel could hear the shouting again, she walked in and seem Eddie franticly waving her pregnancy test around.
"Eddie, can we talk" Rachel said. He turned around to her and looked.
"How could you be so Irresponsible Eddie, you know to take Precautions" Philip said sarcasticly.
"That is enough you two, get your brother, and get into the car" Rachel said. They did as they were told, this was not a conversation, they wanted to be in the middle of.
"So, why didn't you tell me" Eddie said.
"Because, I'm never on time, never have been regular, I didn't want to say anything in until I had a better idea, I'm sorry"
"So, Rach, how's this going to work, I mean with both of us working at different schools"
Rachel hugged her husband "Well, I'd take some time off, leave Waterloo Road to my new deputy, and you would work as normal, and then, the baby, can go to the crèche once I get back to work"
Eddie smiled, he would have loved a baby a few moths ago, but he has 3 kids now, and he loved his family the way it was, he wasn't sure if he really wanted another kid.
"Eddie, you are happy about this, aren't you?" she asked.
"Yeah, I guess I' am, just shocked" Eddie replied, Rachel glance at the clock it was almost 9, they were never going to make it in on time.
"We better go" she said and they ran to the car, Eddie still had the pregnancy test in his hand, they dropped Michael off first, before heading to school.
They got to school in the nick of time, and Aimee and Philip went to their classes, they had both been warned that this was to be kept strictly between the family, and no one else was to find out.
Eddie and Rachel were walking upstairs when Michaela came up behind them.
"Morning Sir, Miss Mason, you look a little sick this morning!!" she said emphasising the word Morning.
"Michael, I'm serious, not a word to anyone" Rachel said.
"What, she knows" Eddie said to his wife.
Michaela smiled and walked off.
"How does she know, before I did?" he asked annoyed.
"She seen me buying the test, that's all, look I've told her to keep her mouth shut, and at the moment, we don't even know, so once the kids are all in class, I will take the test, OK"
The bell rang, and Rachel went to the staff toilet, Eddie was patiently waiting outside, Rachel opened the door, and they went to her office which was across the hall. They sat in silence waiting for what seemed like an eternity, before Rachel picked up the test and looked to see the result, it was …………..
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