Another thing I should clarify, The Spectator in this fanfic is just a normal news thing, and Diana will be Nate's boss, but he's with Vanessa.
November 1st... Sunday... 11:34 am...
Tianna's first Halloween had been a great night. She'd been so cute in her fairy costume, and we all dressed up too. Chuck decided he was going to be a male fairy, to match the baby. Eric was a pirate. Vanessa and Alison matched dressed up as princesses. Nate was a prince. Dad and Lily were the king and queen. Dan dressed up as a dog, Serena was a cat and Brent (who'd turned a year old a few weeks ago) was a cat/dog mix. It was weird. I dressed up as a vampire, for no exact reason.
The night was great, and Dan added to it by proposing to Serena right before we went home.
When we got home, Tianna started throwing a random, no reason fit. At least I was used to it, so it didn't really bother me anymore. After almost nine months of being a mother, nearly nothing bothered me anymore. In around another nine months, we'll have another little person to take care of. Well, maybe less than that. We didn't know the due date yet, since we hadn't been to the doctor.
I was choosing not to go yet, mainly because I was nervous that something bad would happen to the baby. I'd go in a few weeks, by then we'd actually be able to see the baby on the ultrasound moniter. Eric respected that decision.
"When are we going to tell our family about the baby?" He asked me as we sat in our kitchen that afternoon.
"Definitely not until after I've had an ultrasound."
"I meant how soon after that."
"I don't know. When we announce it, I want it to be cute."
"We could look online for some ideas."
"Ok. Let's do that." I agreed.
We pulled out Eric's laptop and started searching for ideas.
"This is cute. Tianna would be thing 1, and then you'd hold a thing 2 sign against your stomach." He pointed out.
"My children are not things. I'm sorry, but that idea is ass."
"Ok, it's up to you. As long as we find something cute, I'm down with it."
A few minutes later, it randomly came to me.
"I know what we should do!" I exclaimed.
"Let's hear it."
"A sign on Tianna that says 'oldest' and a sign to put on my stomach saying 'youngest, soon to arrive.' with my due date underneath the words, and you could be holding it up from behind me."
"I really like that idea. Are you sure that's what you want to do?"
"I think it's a good idea, but do you like it?"
"Didn't I just say I did?"
"But did you mean it?"
"Jen, I wouldn't lie to you."
"I know. I'm just being an asshead." I laughed, kissing him.
3 weeks later... Monday... November 23rd... 2:19 pm... The doctor's office...
"You seem to be about seven and a half weeks along." My doctor stated as she moved the ultrasound thing around on my abdomen. "Your due date is August 25th of next year, though babies normally are not born on their due date exactly." She added.
"I know. Tianna was born a few weeks early. Luckily she was healthy.
"I'm predicting we'd be able to determine your baby's gender around 20 weeks, but it could be different."
"When should I come in again?"
"I'd suggest you come in for another ultrasound in 6 weeks. Then you'll be right out of your first trimester."
"Ok, can we schedule the appointment now? And does Tianna need to come in any time soon?"
"Yes, of course we can schedule now, and she doesn't need to that I know of."
We scheduled an appointment and left the building.
The next day... Nate and Vanessa's new apartment...
Vanessa and Nate had gotten an apartment in the same building Eric and I were in, and I went to see Vanessa while Nate was working on The Spectator.
When I knocked on the door, I heard her tell me to come in, but I could barely hear her.
I went inside and found her sitting on the bathroom floor.
"V, are you ok?"
"Not really, but it'll go away soon."
"What?"
"I feel like total fucking shit-" She suddenly stopped, bent over the toilet and retched.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Do you know what's causing it?"
"Not even the slightest idea."
I went over to her and gently hugged her from behind.
"Wait- I might actually have an idea. I just- I don't know how it's even possible."
"What's the idea?"
She got off the floor and went to her phone. I looked over her shoulder. It was a period tracking app. And she was late.
"I don't even know how it would be possible. I'm on the pill, and we use protection-"
"Things can still happen. I wasn't on the pill when I got pregnant with Tianna but the condom broke."
Vanessa gagged and covered her mouth.
"Maybe you should take a pregnancy test." I suggested gently.
"Maybe it could explain this."
"I'll be back in a minute." I said, getting up to go to my apartment for a moment. I brought back three tests, since we had a random stash of them.
"Where did that come from?"
"My house. Just use them and we'll see what they say." It was strange for me to be saying this, being pregnant myself. I couldn't tell anyone yet though.
20 minutes later...
"Oh my fucking god." Vanessa said in awe as she looked at the results.
"Wow. Alison is going to have a little sibling."
"Yeah. I guess she is. Can you help me tell Nate?"
"Sure, but why do you need my help?"
"Well, I've never actually told anyone I'm pregnant. I've told them I was pregnant, but obviously I wasn't pregnant at the time."
"Ok, I understand what you're saying."
Just then, Nate came into the apartment. "I'm home! Are you here?" He called out.
We went into the living room with the test results.
"Oh, hey Jenny. What are you two up to?"
"There's some special news that we just figured out." I told him, smiling at Vanessa.
"Yeah. I'm pregnant." V told him, holding up the test sticks.
"What? You're serious?" Nate asked, a smile creeping onto his face.
"Uh, yeah..."
"Baby that's great!" He exclaimed, hugging Vanessa.
"Careful!" I blurted, making him jump away.
"What?"
"Morning sickness. Really- bad!" V said as she scampered back into the bathroom to vomit.
So, Vanessa and I were both pregnant. Only, I knew she was, but she didn't know I was. No one did. For now, our baby was just going to be Eric's and my little secret.
