Chapter 45
After the night of their honeymoon they returned to civilization, a married couple. They met up with their son and Bianca, Miranda, Zach, Kendall, Spike and Ian. They spent the next week in Rio, as a family. It wasn't your normal family but it was as close to perfect for them as it could get. Bianca had even decided that she would stay in Pine Valley for an indefinite period of time. She had hired a real estate agent to find a place for her and Miranda by the time they got back. Erica had insisted that she could stay with her and David but she felt that she needed to give them their own space, after all they just got married. She also added the fact that if she lived there she would be made permanent live-in babysitter. She didn't mind watching her brother. She loved him and would always be there for him, but everyday with his crying would be too much and if she lived somewhere else it would be peaceful. It was nice to be able to give him back after watching him for a while, living in the same house would make that impossible.
They had a good time being away from Pine Valley over the week, not to mention it was in the 80's while at home it was in the mid-teens. They had quite a few running jokes between them, poking David and Erica about how DJ was younger than his niece and nephews. And David threw back the fact that if Erica had married him the first time that DJ would be older. She hated that he made it sound like it was all her fault and often told him he'd be sleeping on the couch if he didn't stop saying that.
Most of the week was spent together but there were three days that they weren't. One day the girls went out together while Zach and David watched the kids and one day where the guys went out and the women watched the kids. The third day was spent each family did their own thing, spending quality family time on vacation.
They all enjoyed a great week away but it was time to head back home. David and Erica both thought that if this is the way the first week of the rest of their life was going than the rest of it was going to be amazing.
Erica was due back for a three month check-up, which would be the final one. DJ had his most recent check-up the day before and passed with flying colors. Everything was falling into place much to his parents' relief. David had offered to come with her to this appointment but she insisted he didn't need to, that him and DJ should have some quality time together.
She had walked into Dr. Coburn's office and sat in the waiting room a few minutes until the nurse had come out to get her. While she waited, she looked through her purse to find her lipstick. She wanted to reapply after noticing that it was messed up, probably from the long goodbye kiss she hit David with before she left the house. It took her a few seconds of searching until she found the color she was looking for. When she found it and pulled it out, she noticed a piece of paper under it. She pulled in out and opened it, reading the words on it. It was the prescription for birth control Dr. Coburn had given her two months ago. Oh shit! She thought to herself. She had completely forgotten to get it filled. She had been busy with DJ's appointment right after hers and then David had told her about the wedding that would be within a few days. She was so preoccupied with wedding details that she forgot she even had it. They had made love so many times in the last two months that it was entirely possible she could be pregnant.
The nurse had called her name, jarring her from her thoughts. She went back with her and completing all the necessary procedures before Dr. Coburn would come see her. She just kept thinking that it wasn't possible, that she wasn't pregnant again. She couldn't be, not so soon after DJ. At least she hoped and prayed she wasn't.
Dr. Coburn came in and examined her and they were just waiting on the test results before she could send her home. She was completely healed and in great health but she was nervous as hell waiting for those results. There was a knock at the door and Dr. Coburn answered it and took hold of the results the nurse had given to her. She walked back inside reading over the results and notes. Erica sat there, watching for her doctor's expression hoping it would reveal to her what she felt was going to be told to her.
"All of your test results are where they should be."
She let out the breath she was holding when she heard those words. She was ready to leave, moving to get up knowing that that meant she could leave.
"Considering that you are 7 weeks pregnant." She pointed out almost as confused as Erica was when she first realized the possibility. Erica kept moving to leave, not even registering those last words said to her. She was moving toward the door when it hit her like a ton of bricks, 7 weeks.
"Did you say pregnant? I think I'm hearing things." She told her, trying to take it all in.
"No you aren't hearing things Erica. I have the proof right here."
"The tests are wrong."
"Not even birth control is 100 percent." She reminded Erica who was already cursing herself for forgetting about it. She had guilty written all over her face and Dr. Coburn could read it. "You did use it didn't you?"She asked, knowing by her look that she hadn't.
"I completely forgot about it. With DJ's appointment and then David's proposal, I had so much on my mind that I forgot. He is going to kill me when he finds out."
"Well, what's done is done and you are now going to be the proud parents of a second child."
"I don't know whether I should be upset or ecstatic. A ten month old and an infant? What have we done?"
"Although I am not all that thrilled about this given your recent pregnancy complications, you should be able to have a normal, healthy pregnancy this time. But I want to see you twice a month, starting in two weeks. If you need anything else don't hesitate to call. Good luck." She said to Erica as she left the room for her next appointment.
She made her way home. The whole way home she seemed to be in a cloud, lots of thoughts running through her head. Questions about how she was going to tell David, the rest of the family.
She came in the front door making very little sound but the fact that David was sitting on the couch and could see her coming in made her attempts to delay the inevitable useless.
"How did everything go?" Were the first words out of his mouth as he got up to meet her.
She was silent, still trying to make it out of the haze she had been in. "Did you say something?" She asked not hearing what he said.
"What did Coburn have to say?" He asked again. He could tell she wasn't ok. Something happened but whether it was good or bad had yet to be seen.
"Oh yes, she said that everything is good. I'm fine." She said half in her haze now, taking off her coat.
"And?" He asked knowing there was more, related or not but it was there.
"And that's it David." She said looking around for their son.
"He's sleeping. I can see it in your eyes, there is something else you aren't telling me."
"I'm pregnant! There are you happy now?" She spit out heading towards the steps and upstairs.
"You are? I mean that's wonderful." He exclaimed in spite of the fact he thought she had bad noting her demeanor. "Wait, its' mine right?" He asked half joking half serious.
Hearing those words from him near about opened the gates of hell. "Of course it's yours!" She barked angry he would even suggest something like that. "We've been married two months and you think I was already cheating on you? You obviously don't know me." She flipped her hair now angrily making her way to the first step. He grabbed her arms, pulling her back to his front.
"I'm sorry. I just thought this would be something that makes you happy which you don't seem to be. I couldn't be happier and here you are looking as though someone told you they are discontinuing your line of cosmetics. What was I supposed to think?"
"I'm sorry I made you feel that way but what are we going to do. Our three month old son is going to be a big brother in a matter of months. I can't help but be distressed by this fact." She told him nearing tears.
He put his head on her shoulder. "We're husband and wife now we'll get through this together. One step at a time. Okay?" he asked wrapping his arms around her as she leaned into him. "We're having a baby. Well another one." He joked
"I love you." She told him as the tears started falling.
"I love you too." He told her lacing his fingers in hers and resting them over her belly, where their newest addition was now growing safely inside.
